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- Already evading Campaign Finance Reform. Feldman, Bob // Dollars & Sense;Jan/Feb2003, Issue 245, p4
Focuses on an announcement by Democrats and Republicans regarding their separation from associations that support candidates for state office in the U.S. Background on the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform law prohibiting corporations from donating funds to national party campaign...
- SOFT MONEY, HARD MONEY, STRONG PARTIES. Ansolabehere, Stephen; Snyder Jr., James M. // Columbia Law Review;Apr2000, Vol. 100 Issue 3, p598
Examines the consequences of implementing campaign finance regulation in the United States. Importance of campaign funds; Contrast of campaign funds resources between political parties and candidates; Claims on campaign funds and party discipline in national politics; Use of campaign funds at...
- THE POLITICAL PARTIES AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM. Briffault, Richard // Columbia Law Review;Apr2000, Vol. 100 Issue 3, p620
Examines the role of political parties in funding political campaigns in the United States. Details on the constitutional doctrines considered in regulating political parties; Reasons for regulating party activities; Proposals for dealing with the party activities undermining campaign finance law.
- How a `soft money' ban would change politics. Grier, Peter; Thurman, James N. // Christian Science Monitor;8/07/98, Vol. 90 Issue 178, p1
Reports on the campaign finance reform bill sponsored by Representatives Chris Shays and Marty Meehan and its passage in the House in 1998. How the effort is seen as a benchmark for 1999; Banning of soft money donations which largely come from corporations and unions; Impact on the parties;...
- Third Parties Run With a Purpose. Rust, Michael // Insight on the News;11/06/2000, Vol. 16 Issue 41, p21
Deals with the issues governing the national third-party campaigns in the United States. Campaign strategy focus of Pat Buchanan, presidential nominee of the Reform Party; Two kinds of national third parties; Problems with doctrinal third party; Limitation imposed by campaign finance laws on...
- EVEN THE IRS IS A CAMPAIGN FINANCE COP. Carney, Eliza Newlin // National Journal;5/18/2002, Vol. 34 Issue 20, p1483
Focuses on the responsibilities of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in the implementation of the approved campaign finance law. Expected actions from several groups after November 5, 2002 when political parties may no longer raise and spend soft money; Controversy associated with the ban on...
- Plenty of election year left for pursing campaign stories. Pilhofer, Aron; Willis, Derek // IRE Journal;Jul/Aug2004, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p30
Looks at the impact of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 on campaign finance and the election system in the U.S. Implication of the eradication of soft money for political parties; Factor that lead to a renewed emphasis on political action committees; Provision of the 2002 reform law...
- OUT OF THE LOOPHOLE. // New Republic;3/31/97, Vol. 216 Issue 13, p7
Contends that U.S. Republicans are not determined to support a bill that would limit investigations into campaign funds raised through soft money in 1997. Efforts of Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott in blocking an attempt to expand investigations into fund raising abuses; Implication of the...
- Shutting Out the Social Right. Carney, Timothy P. // American Spectator;Feb2004, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p30
Discusses the influence of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law on political parties and the victory of political candidates in the U.S. Role of political advocacy groups in handling campaign funds; Provisions of the legislation; Contribution of wealthy benefactors in determining the...
