Citizens United

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First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 1 Documents

Eric Schneiderman Takes on Citizens United

Eric Schneiderman, New York State attorney general$ discusses his support of a Montana effort to curb the effect of the Citizens United ruling on campaign finance spending. Plus, mortgage fraud, stop and frisk, and Skechers. ... [ Published May 21 2012 by WNYC ]
First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated May 20 2012 - 1 Documents

Montana Citizens United Battle Heats Up

HELENA, Mont. -- Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia are backing Montana in its fight to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision from being used to strike down state laws restricting corporate campaign spending.The states ... [ Published May 20 2012 by Newsvine ]
First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Citizens United could be Obama's friend in Ohio

During his 2010 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama made headlines by directly criticizing the Supreme Court for its decision in Citizens United v. FEC, the political funding case. He said Citizens United would "open the floodgates for ... [ Published May 16 2012 by Channel4000 ]
First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Unleash the Hounds

The New Yorker’s Jeffrey Toobin this week revealed  juicy bits from the Supreme Court’s deliberations as it considered Citizens United, the thunderous case in which the court allowed corporations and unions to spend unlimited sums on candidate elections, ... [ Published May 16 2012 by Slate Magazine - Dilettante, The ]
First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Political Ads Really Do Provide A Bonanza For TV Stations: Report

The Columbia Journalism Review  provides a useful look at the economics of political TV ads here as it tries to answer an important, and deceptively complicated, question: Will much of the record $3B+ in estimated campaign spending this election cycle ... [ Published May 16 2012 by Deadline.com ]
First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Bill Maher

may have a book out called “The New New Rules,” but he has been re-writing the rules since he started hosting “Politically Incorrect” back in 1993.That show received credit — and blame — for turning politics into entertainment, with celebrity guests weighing ... [ Published May 16 2012 by Metromix Louisville ]
First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 1 Documents

In election 'a seat at the table' costs $5,000

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (CNN) -President Obama appeared at two recent fundraisers with some serious sticker shock.About 200 people ponied up at least $5,000 per ticket for an event hosted by Ricky Martin. That was followed by a function at a private home ... [ Published May 15 2012 by Channel4000 ]
First Reported May 14 2012 - Updated May 14 2012 - 1 Documents

Floyd Elliot: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

The fact that the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision paved the way for corporations and billionaires to use their wealth anonymously to influence elections has many people up in arms, from Senator Bernie Sanders and Occupy Wall Street's General ... [ Published May 14 2012 by Huffington Post ]
First Reported May 10 2012 - Updated May 11 2012 - 1 Documents

Clooney's Obama event uses star power

George Clooney's Obama fundraiser uses star power with a twist Clooney's Obama fundraiser is expected to raise $15 million, mostly from general public donations for a chance to attend. It comes as fundraising changes. As political fundraisers go, it's ... [ Published May 10 2012 by Los Angeles Times ]
First Reported May 07 2012 - Updated May 07 2012 - 1 Documents

Sue Handrich-Herr: Use your vote to recall corporate tools

Dear Editor: In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a century of campaign finance law that had helped limit corporate and special-interest group influence on elections. It protected their right to free speech. They can now spend unlimited money on ... [ Published May 07 2012 by Capital Times ]
First Reported Apr 28 2012 - Updated Apr 28 2012 - 1 Documents

Lindsay Lohan -- Better Late Than Never

After finally arriving in Washington, D.C. this morning, Lindsay Lohan attended the White House Correspondents' Garden Brunch this morning ... posing for a photo with Susan Axelrod, chair and founding member of Citizens United for Research in… ... [ Published Apr 28 2012 by Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Celebri ... ]
First Reported Apr 27 2012 - Updated Apr 27 2012 - 1 Documents

A lot of weeds in the silly season

... and, we’re deep in the midst of the silly season.My annual revisiting of “... mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain ...,” while a bit quotidian in my realm, is still not sufficient enough to say this is the silly season. Nor ... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Pagosa Springs Sun ]

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"We are deeply concerned about the rise of unlimited, anonymous money now funding our elections," McCain and Whitehouse said in a joint statement. "This unregulated and unaccountable spending invites corruption into our political process and undermines our democracy. We urge the Supreme Court to make clear that legislatures can take appropriate actions against corrupting influences in campaigns."

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Brad Pitt's Movie Critiques American Financiers [ Published May 24 2012 by Progree Report ]
Eric Schneiderman Takes on Citizens United [ Published May 21 2012 by WNYC ]
Montana Citizens United Battle Heats Up [ Published May 20 2012 by Newsvine ]
Unrestricted campaign spending risks turning el... [ Published May 20 2012 by Staten Island Live ]
Frances Moore Lappe: How I Stopped Being a Pani... [ Published May 17 2012 by Huffington Post ]
Media Teams with Obama Campaign to Intimidate S... [ Published May 17 2012 by Breitbart.com ]
Jesse Ventura book rails against party system a... [ Published May 17 2012 by MinnPost ]
Wisconsin's Recall [ Published May 17 2012 by The Nation ]
Unleash the Hounds [ Published May 16 2012 by Slate Magazine - Dilettante, The ]
Citizens United could be Obama's friend in Ohio [ Published May 16 2012 by Channel4000 ]
Political Ads Really Do Provide A Bonanza For T... [ Published May 16 2012 by Deadline.com ]
Bill Maher [ Published May 16 2012 by Metromix Louisville ]
In election 'a seat at the table' costs $5,000 [ Published May 15 2012 by Channel4000 ]
Spoonshine Duo plays the Rockfish on Wednesday [ Published May 15 2012 by GoSkagit.com ]
Floyd Elliot: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy [ Published May 14 2012 by Huffington Post ]
Clooney's Obama event uses star power [ Published May 10 2012 by Los Angeles Times ]
Doris E. Kegl: If GOP wins presidency, bad thin... [ Published May 10 2012 by Capital Times ]
TIMBERRRR! [ Published May 10 2012 by Helena Independent ]
George Clooney's Obama fundraiser uses star pow... [ Published May 10 2012 by WGN Radio 720 ]
College Students Following Colbert's Lead To Fo... [ Published May 09 2012 by Huffington Post ]
Sue Handrich-Herr: Use your vote to recall corp... [ Published May 07 2012 by Capital Times ]
Lugar Struggles In Race Flooded By Outside Spen... [ Published May 05 2012 by WNYC ]
Amy Goodman: Follow the money behind political ads [ Published May 04 2012 by Capital Times ]
Moral Authority: The U.S. Supreme Court and La ... [ Published May 04 2012 by LatinoLA ]
Thanks SuperPACs! Negative Political Ads Up 70 ... [ Published May 03 2012 by WNYC ]
SuperPac American Crossroads says goal is win e... [ Published May 02 2012 by CBS News ]
On May Day, the Occupy movement asks: What's next? [ Published May 01 2012 by Channel4000 ]
Bill Lichtenstein: Will Power to the People (to... [ Published Apr 30 2012 by Huffington Post ]
Political TV Ad Spending Picking Up After A Slo... [ Published Apr 30 2012 by Deadline.com ]
Ed Garvey: No time for fatigue — let’s make som... [ Published Apr 30 2012 by Capital Times ]
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Political Ads Really Do Provide A Bonanza For T... [ Published May 16 2012 by Deadline.com ]
The Columbia Journalism Review  provides a useful look at the economics of political TV ads here as it tries to answer an important, and deceptively complicated, question: Will much of the record $3B+ in estimated campaign spending this election cycle ...
Political TV Ad Spending Picking Up After A Slo... [ Published Apr 30 2012 by Deadline.com ]
The conventional wisdom holds that the 2012 campaign will set records for TV spending. But that’s now how things have gone so far, says Wells Fargo Securities analyst Marci Rivicker — who follows political ads closer than just about anybody on Wall Street. ...
Lindsay Lohan -- Better Late Than Never [ Published Apr 28 2012 by Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Celebri ... ]
After finally arriving in Washington, D.C. this morning, Lindsay Lohan attended the White House Correspondents' Garden Brunch this morning ... posing for a photo with Susan Axelrod, chair and founding member of Citizens United for Research in… ...
Evan Shapiro: TV's 17 Best Issue-tainment Shows... [ Published Apr 19 2012 by TV Squad ]
On April 7, Mike Wallace, the lion of the TV news magazine died. Wallace was more than a news man. He was a former actor and game show host who found a way to seamlessly blend news and entertainment into a combination that was far more than a sum of ...
Evan Shapiro: TV's 16 Best Issue-tainment Shows... [ Published Apr 19 2012 by TV Squad ]
On April 7, Mike Wallace, the lion of the TV news magazine died. Wallace was more than a news man. He was a former actor and game show host who found a way to seamlessly blend news and entertainment into a combination that was far more than a sum of ...
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Only in America: Money buys influence, legally [ Published Apr 26 2012 by Current - YouTube ]
Super PACs: Changing the shape of American elec... [ Published Feb 24 2012 by Current - YouTube ]
Russ Feingold condemns Citizens United, stresse... [ Published Feb 24 2012 by Current - YouTube ]
Is Citizens United keeping Gingrich afloat? Bri... [ Published Jan 27 2012 by Current - YouTube ]
Occupy the courts: Josh Harkinson comments on t... [ Published Jan 21 2012 by Current - YouTube ]
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