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23 Mar 2007, 7:20 am
The Washington Post reports: The three Democrats on the Federal Election Commission revealed yesterday that they strongly believe President Bush exceeded legal spending limits during the 2004 presidential contest and that his campaign owes the government $40 million. [read post]
4 Apr 2014, 9:51 am by Ruthann Robson
Federal Election Commission, When Money Speaks: The McCutcheon Decision, Campaign Finance Laws, and the First Amendment is an ebook by ConLawProfs Ron Collins and David... [read post]
1 Feb 2012, 9:49 am by By DEALBOOK
Filings to the Federal Election Commission showed a crucial source of support for Mitt Romney in the form of millions of dollars from financial industry executives, senior executives at Goldman Sachs and some of the most prominent and politically active Republicans in the hedge fund world, Nicholas Confessore and Michael Luo reported for The New York Times. [read post]
20 Jul 2009, 8:23 am
Federal Election Commission, the so-called 'Hillary - The Movie'... [read post]
20 Jul 2012, 5:07 am by Isaac Gorodetski
Federal Election Commission, which prevented the government from restricting political expenditures by corporations, caused much Sturm und Drang among some politicos... [read post]
5 Jun 2008, 1:14 pm
The Detroit News reports: Though acquitted of criminal campaign finance charges, Southfield attorney Geoffrey Fieger still faces possible civil prosecution by the Federal Elections Commission for reimbursing employees and others for donations to the 2004 presidential campaign of Democrat John... [read post]
5 Jul 2008, 3:42 pm
., is asking the Federal Election Commission whether he can use campaign money... [read post]
18 Feb 2007, 6:35 pm
The Tulsa World reports: A private watchdog group said Friday it has filed an official complaint with the Federal Election Commission against the 2004 campaign of U.S. [read post]
26 Sep 2007, 8:23 am
Dahlia Lithwick writes on Slate.com: Another one for you to file under "fox guards the henhouse": The Senate rules committee votes tomorrow (Wednesday) on whether to give Hans A. von Spakovsky a full six-year term on the Federal Elections Commission.... [read post]
8 Nov 2007, 2:38 pm
TPMmuckraker has this post, which begins: "Hans von Spakovsky, whose nomination for the Federal Election Commission is currently stalled in the Senate, may have left the Justice Department in 2005, but his influence remains. [read post]
22 May 2008, 4:04 pm
AP offers this report, which begins: "The White House nominated a senior Republican Senate aide Thursday to fill a seat on the Federal Election Commission, replacing a nominee who withdrew in the face of Democratic opposition. [read post]
31 Oct 2007, 10:13 am
The Honolulu Advertiser offers this report, which begins: "The Federal Election Commission has admonished the U.S. [read post]
8 Jun 2008, 10:47 pm
The Washington Independent reports: Throughout this presidential primary season, the Federal Election Commission, which polices spending on campaigns for Congress and the presidency, has been dormant. [read post]
11 Jun 2015, 12:05 am by Paul Caron
Wall Street Journal editorial, Return of the Speech Police: You won’t read much about it in the Beltway press corps, but a behind-the-scenes effort is under way to lobby the Federal Election Commission and Justice Department to stifle free political speech the way the Internal Revenue Service did in 2012.... [read post]
23 Aug 2015, 12:55 am by Paul Caron
: As some at the Federal Election Commission seek to broaden the power of the agency, critics are arguing that it's beginning to look increasingly like the Internal Revenue Service under Lois Lerner, who has been accused of using her office for... [read post]
13 Oct 2011, 1:52 pm by Nonprofit Blogger
According to an article posted on the NY Times website, the section 501(c)(4) Americans for Prosperity reported spending $1.3 million on electioneering communications to the Federal Election Commission during 2010 (see FEC filings) but reported no political activity expenditures on... [read post]
16 Jul 2009, 8:26 am
BNA reports ($): "The Federal Election Commission is set to consider July 16 two competing draft advisory opinions regarding a key legal issue -- 'political committee' status -- with the dueling drafts suggesting that the FEC commissioners may again be... [read post]
18 Mar 2007, 8:33 pm
The Las Vegas Review Journal reports: The Federal Election Commission has dismissed a complaint against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada for using $3,300 of his campaign funds to give Christmas bonuses to workers at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in... [read post]