FEC Votes to Curb Nonparty Donations
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The Federal Election Commission yesterday adopted new regulations that will make it significantly more difficult for independent political groups to continue to raise and spend millions of dollars in contributions for the 2006 ...
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Sen. John McCain and others pushing for tougher campaign finance rules won a surprising ally Wednesday as they announced a renewed effort to block partisan interest groups from spending millions of dollars in big donations in congressional and presidential races.
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In a move engineered by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R - Tenn.), the United States Senate on Saturday passed legislation that effectively makes it illegal for a bank or other institution to transfer funds to organizations that are involved in so-called "unlawful Internet gambling."
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The latest campaign finance reports filed late Thursday with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) by the national partiesÃ¢ÂÂ House campaign committees show that both spent freely in the run-up and immediate aftermath to the Nov. 7 elections.
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Presidential candidates have been selectively leaking their campaign fundraising numbers for the yearÃ¢ÂÂs second quarter, which ended June 30 Ã¢ÂÂ even though their official reports are not due to be filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) until Sunday, July 15. And the same is true of candidates for Senate and House races in 2008, especially those who think their money figures give them something to talk about.
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The Supreme Court ruled Monday that ordinary taxpayers cannot challenge a White House initiative that helps religious charities get a share of federal money.
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The Federal Election Commission has announced revised contribution limits that have been indexed for inflation and are effective for the 2007-2008 elections for President, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House of Representatives.
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NEWARK -- The US government rejected a request yesterday from Muslim groups to draw up a list of Islamic charities to which they could donate without being suspected of terrorist ties.
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The US Senate approved modifications to the Internet Tax Non-Discrimination Act Friday, clearing the way for House passage of the bill that would prevent taxing online purchases.
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The Republican National Committee (RNC) maintained a decisive advantage over the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in fundraising over the 2005-06 election cycle, as confirmed by the organizationsÃ¢ÂÂ periodic reports to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted 273-149 on Wednesday to slash federal subsidies paid to college student-loan companies such as Sallie Mae and Citigroup and boost grants to students, ignoring a White House veto threat.
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A federal judge struck down campaign finance regulations Wednesday that govern when candidates and independent groups can coordinate their political messages. The judge called on the Federal Election Commission to write stricter rules in time for the 2008 elections.
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A &#36;500,000 donation by Republican beer baron Pete Coors to his own Senate campaign has triggered a new federal law that eases fund-raising restrictions for his Democratic opponent.
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By Zane Wilson, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Feb. 16--COLUMBIA -- A Midlands Senator on Thursday blocked passage of a bill that would allow city and county council members to excuse themselves, rather than having to resign, if business with associates or relatives comes before them.
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The Federal Election Commission today unanimously approved an Advisory Opinion permitting Senator Barack Obama to solicit and receive contributions designated for the 2008 presidential general election while retaining the option of refunding those contributions and accepting public funding should he become the Democratic PartyÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂs nominee.
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The National People&#39;s Congress (NPC), China&#39;s parliament, has passed a law banning the buying or selling of blood to prevent the spread of AIDS and outlawing discrimination against victims of infectious diseases, Xinhua News Agency reported.
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Neither my constituents nor myself were bribed. A lot of the proposals in the White Paper are just that, proposals on which no votes involving constituency voters will be called.