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  • May 2008

    • Spreadsheets Can't Handle Democrats' Haul

      Politico  |  May 26, 08 11:16 AM CDT

      Spreadsheets Can't Handle Democrats' Haul

      (Newser) - The Democratic presidential candidates have raised so much money that the FEC can’t handle the data, Politico reports. Barack Obama’s January report was so big that industry standard spreadsheet programs like Microsoft Excel 2003 couldn’t handle it. By March, Hillary Clinton had also broken the Excel barrier—a mere 65,536 rows and 256 columns. More »

    • How the Left Wing Brought Me Down

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 20, 08 4:30 PM CDT

      How the Left Wing Brought Me Down

      (Newser) - Controversial civil-rights lawyer Hans von Spakovsky, who last week withdrew from consideration for appointment to the Federal Election Commission, pens a post-mortem of his own candidacy in the Wall Street Journa l. Asserting that “character assassination … has become the norm” for conservatives in confirmation battles, von Spakovsky says calling out Justice left-wingers was a key part of his downfall. More »

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      Nazi  • ACLU  • partisanship  • Ku Klux Klan  • FEC  • Hans von Spakovsky

    • Election Watchdog Pick Absurdly Partisan

      New York Times  |  May 8, 08 2:31 PM CDT

      Election Watchdog Pick Absurdly Partisan

      (Newser) - President Bush’s latest maneuvering with the Federal Election Commission does nothing to fix the standoff over unacceptable nominees, New York Times editors argue. Instead, the White House has made it worse, moving to can the chairman who questioned John McCain’s “funding machinations”—and sub in a Tom DeLay ethics lawyer. With four vacancies on the six-member body—in an election year, no less—a quick fix is needed. More »

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      John McCain  • George W. Bush  • Tom DeLay  • FEC  • Hans von Spakovsky  • David Mason

  • March 2008

    • Hillary Camp in the Red Last Month

      Talking Points Memo  |  Mar 22, 08 5:25 PM CDT

      Hillary Camp in the Red Last Month

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s campaign is in debt despite a massive influx of donations last month, according to FEC filings. She raised $35 million in February, spent $31 million and ended up with $33 million—but most of it is reserved for the general election and the rest is owed. However, $5 million of that debt is to herself and need not be repaid. More »

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