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- Capital Briefs. // Human Events;11/17/2008, Vol. 64 Issue 40, p4
This section offers news briefs on the U.S. politics and government as of November 2008. Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Mike Duncan said he will file lawsuits to end campaign spending restrictions in the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of Senators John McCain and Russel Feingold....
- The Week on the Hill. Dick, Jason; Gettinger, Steve // National Journal;6/19/2010, p6
The article offers updates on U.S. politics and government as of June 2010. President Barack Obama has secured an agreement from the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of BP oil company to set up a 20-billion-dollar compensation fund for the victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. It...
- The Lost Middle Ground. Cook, Charlie // National Journal;9/26/2009, p13
The author reflects on the deterioration of bipartisanship in U.S. politics. He notes that the Democratic Party nor the Republican Party should be blamed for the loss of bipartisanship. A survey conducted by NBC News and "Wall Street Journal" found that 61% of respondents believe that both...
- CAPITAL BRIEFS. // Human Events;4/25/2011, Vol. 67 Issue 16, p4
This section offers news briefs related to politics in the U.S. as of April 18, 2011. It cites an argument made by the U.S. Supreme Court to increase the campaign funds of a candidate when his opponent spends more. A statement is made by Representative Connie Mack on the goals of the Repeal Task...
- Capital Briefs. // Human Events;9/28/2009, Vol. 65 Issue 33, p4
This section offers news briefs on U.S. politics as of September 28, 2009. A decision issued by the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned regulations on campaign reform that have hindered the ability of independent expenditure groups to raise and spend funds. The group...
- Your brief guide to the 2012 Super PACs. HIRSCHHORN, DAN // Advertising Age;11/28/2011, Vol. 82 Issue 42, p3
The article examines the U.S. political action committees known as Super PACs which finance political advertising independent of political campaigns and operate under various sections of the U.S. tax code, allowing their donors to avoid campaign finance laws requiring their identities be made...
- Playing political PACman. JOHNSON, TED // Variety;1/23/2012, Vol. 425 Issue 10, p4
The article focuses on comedian Stephen Colbert. Satirical political television advertising created by Colbert and financed by his so-called SuperPAC political action committee as a means of offering criticism of U.S. campaign fund laws and political advertising is considered. Former Senator...
- LETTER FROM WASHINGTON. // National Review;1/31/1975, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p81
Reports on political developments in the U.S. Announcement presidential bid by former Oklahoma Senator Fred Harris; Information on campaign fund accumulated by Senator Henry Jackson for his presidential bid prior to the enactment of a campaign finance law that placed a cap on contributions;...
