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Hey Freshman Congressmen: Quit Whining and Do Something About It
After Eric Massa's claim on Glenn Beck two nights ago that he no longer had the energy for the allegedly arduous, time-consuming task of fundraising, Politico sent some reporters to suss out the truth behind his defeated grousing. What they discovered was irritating.
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If Bayh Says Congress is Broken, He Should Fix It
Now that he’s on his way out the door, Evan Bayh is taking a public stand on bipartisan reform. As a senator defined more by unmet expectations than real accomplishments, his New York Times op-ed piece is a welcome bit of advocacy. He advances sound ideas – bipartisan lunches, more disclosure on campaign finances, filibuster reform -- but they would have more weight if he had been fighting for them all along instead of serving them up as justification for leaving the Senate. The son of a senator, Bayh remembers the camaraderie his father enjoyed with members of the opposing party, and proposes monthly luncheons as a way for Democrats and Republicans to restore some of that comity. Of course, back in the elder Bayh’s day, senators hadn’t yet discovered the three-day week, and spent more time in Washington where their families got to know each other. That social dynamic is lost to modern life; still, show-and-tell luncheons can’t hurt.
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Absurdly Premature 2012 Watch, Volume 8: Should the Tea Party Trust Palin?
Written by 2008 NEWSWEEK campaign blogger Andrew " Stumper " Romano, Absurdly Premature 2012 Watch is a weekly column that indulges our collective presidential-election fixation ... even though the next presidential election is still (ahem) nearly three years away.
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02/03/2010BlogsColin Powell Scuttles McCain's 'Don't Ask' Rationale
used to distinguish himself from his GOP colleagues by taking positions outside the Republican orthodoxy (see campaign -finance reform , immigration, torture), he did so by staking out a reasoned middle ground. But during the "don't ask
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02/03/2010BlogsDemocrats and Tea Party Activists Find Common Ground
…disadvantage. Similarly, Jim Knapp, a tea-party activist in Sacramento told TPM via e-mail: I believe that campaign finance reform is the most important political issue facing America. I would even go so far as to say that this issue is even …
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01/27/2010BlogsFive Things at the State of the Union That You Didn't See on TV
…thinking, which some in the press gallery picked up on. When Obama criticized the latest SCOTUS decision on campaign - finance reform , did Alito just mouth "not true," we asked? Yes, he did. A muted heckle: Many in the chamber were fearful …
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01/21/2010BlogsSCOTUS Ruling Spells Disaster for Political Transparency
It's hard to know just yet what the precise impact of the Supreme Court's landmark decision on campaign finance reform this morning will be. But one thing is for sure: it will be huge. Dramatic, sweeping, fundamental, seismic
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11/20/2009BlogsHigh Stakes For Online Gamblers
…advocacy groups , Frank has vowed to overturn what he says is an "outrageous" law. His plans have been sidetracked by finance reform , however, which has eaten up most of the Financial Services Committee's time this year. The morality debate over Internet …
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