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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: FEC

FEC stories: 10 news summaries

Court Rescinds Cap on Political Spending by Nonprofits

Emily's List wins ruling on 'soft money'

Sep 18, 09 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal appeals court today rescinded FEC limits on “soft money,” the Washington Post reports. The federal regulations had required that funds used by a nonprofit to influence a federal election be drawn from “hard money” accounts—individual contributions of “hard money” are capped at $5,... More »

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federal courts • US Appeals court • FEC • nonprofit • soft money • political donations • Emily's List • advocacy • Federal Court of Appeal • Brett Kavanaugh

Spreadsheets Can't Handle Democrats' Haul

FEC, watchdogs, Excel struggle to keep up with bulging bank accounts

May 26, 08 11:16 AM CDT
(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—... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • campaign finance • FEC • Federal Election Commission • campaign finance report

OPINION

How the Left Wing Brought Me Down

Ex-election watchdog nominee details 'poisonous tactics'

May 20, 08 4:30 PM CDT
(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 Journal. Asserting that “character assassination … has become the norm” for conservatives in confirmation battles, von Spakovsky says calling... More »

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

OPINION

 Election Watchdog Pick
 Absurdly Partisan 

Already-crippled FEC can't afford to see dismissed chief replaced by Bush crony: Times

May 8, 08 2:31 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Hillary Camp
in the Red
Last Month

Campaign raked in dollars but spent big and owes millions

Mar 22, 08 5:25 PM CDT
(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,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Clinton 2008 • FEC • campaign fundraising

Obama Pulled In $32M in January

Meanwhile, McCain makes headway after beginning '08 in debt

Jan 31, 08 11:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama has raised $32 million this month, the Washington Post reports—a massive number in such a short span. The Democrat's campaign manager reported 170,000 new donors in January, raising the total number of contributors to 650,000. The best fundraising day was immediately following Hillary Clinton’s... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Super Tuesday • FEC • campaign fundraising • New Hampshire primary • campaign advertising • advertising campaign • political donors

Deadlock Shuts Down Election Commission

Spat over nominees means no campaign funds after Jan 1

Dec 22, 07 9:57 AM CST
(Newser) - A standoff in Congress will force the agency that doles out federal campaign dollars and polices political spending to go dark on New Year's Eve—just in time for the start of the primaries, the Washington Post reports. The Federal Election Commission needs four votes from its six members to... More »

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Congress • campaign finance • presidential primaries • campaign funds • FEC • Election 2008 • George W. Bush

Edwards Could Lose Millions in Matching Funds

$4.3M in ActBlue
web donations may violate election law

Nov 19, 07 4:08 PM CST
(Newser) - A tricky online fundraising format could dent John Edwards’ clean donations reputation—and cost him millions in federal funds. Edwards is the only top-tier Democrat accepting public financing, which matches individual donations up to $250. The system's exclusion of  funds “drawn on the account of a committee” may imperil... More »

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John Edwards • campaign finance • FEC • ActBlue • public financing • political action committees

Blogger Claims Thompson Must Declare

Prolonged 'testing the water' status may violate election laws

Aug 21, 07 1:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fred Thompson’s continued undeclared status—even while headlining GOP dinners and glad-handing at the Iowa state fair—is beginning to raise hackles. Federal election law says non-candidates can't spend more than $5,000 on campaign activities; liberal blogger Lane Hudson has filed a complaint that charges the former senator... More »

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Fred Thompson • IRS • Pat Robertson • presidential primaries • FEC • candidacy • Lane Hudson • Election 2008

Democrats Winning Money Race

$100M ahead of GOP in fund raising

Jul 23, 07 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats are trouncing Republicans in the fundraising race leading up to 2008, raking in $100 million more in contributions for their presidential and congressional campaigns, the Journal reports. The trend puts the Democrats on track to outspend the GOP in a general election for the first time since records were... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • Rudy Giuliani • Democratic National Committee • fund raising • FEC • ActBlue

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