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Type: Organization

Name: Federal Election Commission

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

How socialists pushed back government effort to curb workers rights, and why bosses? press can?t explain it

?Socialist Workers Get Break on Donor List? was the headline of an article in the Wall Street Journal April 26. ?For American Socialists, there?s good news and bad news,? the Washington Post reported the same day. Related accounts were run by NPR and ... [Published The Militant - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Federal Election Commission, Workers, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Franklin D Roosevelt, Socialist Workers Party (US)

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Ensign to pay $32,000 fine over parents' payment

The Federal Election Commission says former U.S. Sen. John Ensign has agreed to pay a $32,000 civil penalty over a payment made by his parents to his one-time mistress.While he did not admit to any culpability, the Nevada Republican agreed to pay the ... [Published Las Vegas Sun - 18 hours ago]

Entities: John Ensign, Federal Election Commission, Douglas Hampton

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

US Securities and Exchange Commission

Other view: Make companies disclose political spending

Three years ago, when the Supreme Court opened the door to unlimited political donations by corporations, Justice Anthony Kennedy made the case for transparency as the best way to keep politics clean.Thanks to the power of the Internet, Kennedy wrote ... [Published Marshfield News Herald - May 18 2013]

Entities: Anthony Kennedy, Citizens United, US Securities and Exchange Commission, Donor, Supreme Court

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

Prosecutors Highlight Fundraising Efforts, Competition

NEW HAVEN — A federal witness testified Friday that the fundraising pressure was mounting last April as former House Speaker Chris Donovan’s congressional campaign headed into the last filing deadline before the Democratic convention.It was the “first ... [Published CT.com - May 18 2013]

Entities: Fundraising, Federal Election Commission, Donor, Deponent

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Guest speaker invited to talk at the Eagles

_ What: After the Amendment, Then What? featuring a special speaker from Move to Amend, a group seeking an amendment to overturn the Supreme Courts decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.Where: Heath Eagles, 1007 Hollander St., N ... [Published Newark Advocate - May 18 2013]

Entities: Federal Election Commission, Citizens United

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

John Ensign

Former Sen. Ensign, Parents Fined by FEC

LAS VEGAS -- The Federal Election Commission had found that the parents of disgraced former Sen. John Ensign of Nevada made excessive in-kind contributions to a former political action committee staff member.The commission also found that they failed ... [Published KLAS-TV - May 17 2013]

Entities: John Ensign, Federal Election Commission

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

FEC Fines Ensign Family

The Federal Election Commission has fined former Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) and his parents $54,000 for improper severance payments to Cindy Hampton, a former campaign aide who had an extramarital affair with the Nevada Republican, Politico reports."Doug ... [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 17 2013]

Entities: John Ensign, Federal Election Commission, Extramarital Affair, Chief of Staff

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Ensign And FEC Agree To Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars In Penalties

Tweet this storyFormer Sen. John Ensign (R-NV), his political committees, and his parents, have entered into conciliation agreements with the Federal Election Commission, to resolve allegations Ensign's parents violated campaign finance rules when they ... [Published Talking Points Memo - May 17 2013]

Entities: John Ensign, Federal Election Commission, Allegation

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Do nonprofits' names imply political activity?

Trevor Potter — a Republican lawyer and president of the Campaign Legal Center, which advocates for stronger campaign finance regulations — says that the Internal Revenue Service is right to be on the lookout for organizations with a “significant amount ... [Published Center For Public Integrity - May 17 2013]

Entities: IRS Internal Revenue Service, Integrity, Social Welfare, Organism

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Rand PAC Launches

A new super PAC, Rand PAC 2016, registered at the Federal Election Commission as an independent-expenditure-only committee, Roll Call reports.The super PAC website provides no names of sponsors or officers though it's presumably set up to support Sen. ... [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 17 2013]

Entities: Federal Election Commission, Rand Paul

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

OBAMA’S TRANSFORMATION: LAWLESS BUREAUCRATS

Where lawlessness comes from http://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2013/05/17/where-lawlessness-comes-from-n1598651/page/full Townhall – Ken Blackwell – 5/17/2013We should not, therefore, be surprised by the IRS scandal. It was completely predictable. ... [Published Northwoods Patriots - May 17 2013]

Entities: Barack Obama, anarchy, Henry II of England, Ken Blackwell

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Crapo throws himself at mercy of FEC

Web Search powered by YAHOO! SEARCHPublished: May 17, 2013In rare cases, absconding with campaign funds results in criminal action. In a recent California case, prosecutors likened Kinde Durkee to the Bernie Madoff of campaign treasurers.Durkee admitted ... [Published Idaho Statesman - May 17 2013]

Entities: Mike Crapo, Federal Election Commission, Affidavit, JUDITH INGRAM

Quotes

"The foregoing does not apply to any other jurisdiction that may have laws dissimilar to the state of Alaska" Americans for Job Security's deal says, implying that it would proceed on its merry way in other states

The Sacramento Bee Dan Morain column [Published Individual.com - 11 hours ago]

"With the national media finally catching on to the harassment of tea party organizations and conservative groups by the Obama administration's IRS, state reporters are busily looking the other way at an attempt by State Sen. Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo) and State Rep. Charlie Geren (R-Fort Worth) to do the same thing under the auspices of the Texas Ethics Commission" Sullivan wrote Monday on the website of the organization he runs, Empower Texans

Texas Legislature: Pact restores almost $4 billion for education [Published El Paso Times - 14 hours ago]

The scandals "confirmed some of our greatest fears about government: that your government is targeting you, that your government is spying on you, and that your government is lying to you" Lee said

Love formally announces bid for Matheson's seat [Published Central Utah Daily Herald - 20 hours ago]

"I'm concerned that if we don't impose some reasonable changes on ourselves, we risk having some extreme changes imposed on us by outside groups" he said Saturday morning

Utah Republicans elect new state party chairman [Published Central Utah Daily Herald - May 18 2013]

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Endorsements recap: The Times recommends [Published Los Angeles Times - 6 hours ago]
The Sacramento Bee Dan Morain column [Published Individual.com - 11 hours ago]
How socialists pushed back government effort to... [Published The Militant - 12 hours ago]
Investors urge companies to disclose political ... [Published STLtoday.com - 12 hours ago]
Texas Legislature: Pact restores almost $4 bill... [Published El Paso Times - 14 hours ago]
Compass: People reign supreme, not corporations [Published Anchorage Daily News - 15 hours ago]
Poll shows to expect tight race for Georgia's U... [Published OnlineAthens - 18 hours ago]
Ensign to pay $32,000 fine over parents' payment [Published Las Vegas Sun - 18 hours ago]
Love formally announces bid for Matheson's seat [Published Central Utah Daily Herald - 20 hours ago]
Obama?s Federal Gestapo is Going Down [Published Intellictual Conservative - 21 hours ago]
Utah Republicans elect new state party chairman [Published Central Utah Daily Herald - May 18 2013]
Danny Schechter: The News That Isn’t [Published ZNet - May 18 2013]
A Special Counsel No-Brainer [Published Breitbart Feed - May 18 2013]
Other view: Make companies disclose political s... [Published Marshfield News Herald - May 18 2013]
Opposition repeats Obama ‘spin’ accusation [Published Gibraltar Chronicle - May 18 2013]
Prosecutors Highlight Fundraising Efforts, Comp... [Published CT.com - May 18 2013]
Guest speaker invited to talk at the Eagles [Published Newark Advocate - May 18 2013]
IRS And 501(c)(4) Damned If They Do Damned If T... [Published Forbes.com - May 18 2013]
Government rests case vs. Braddock [Published Record-Journal.com - May 18 2013]
House Ways and Means Committee Investigating 50... [Published Blogcritics.org - May 18 2013]
FBI joins probe of Bachmann's presidential camp... [Published MinnPost - May 18 2013]
Focus Of Braddock Trial Shifts To Checks [Published Individual.com - May 18 2013]
Shareholders press companies to disclose more a... [Published Washington Post - May 18 2013]
Utah GOP preparing to pick new state party leader [Published Central Utah Daily Herald - May 18 2013]
Former Sen. Ensign, Parents Fined by FEC [Published KLAS-TV - May 17 2013]
FEC fines Ensign family $54,000 [Published Politico - May 17 2013]
FEC Fines Ensign Family [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 17 2013]
Obama, Congress promise probe of IRS [Published Anchorage Daily News - May 17 2013]

Blogs

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A Special Counsel No-Brainer [Published Breitbart Feed - May 18 2013] An independent investigation by a special counsel is tailor made for the Internal Revenue Service targeting scandal. In instances like this, national leaders like the President and Attorney General of the United States must transcend politics and ...
FEC Fines Ensign Family [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 17 2013] The Federal Election Commission has fined former Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) and his parents $54,000 for improper severance payments to Cindy Hampton, a former campaign aide who had an extramarital affair with the Nevada Republican, Politico reports."Doug ...
How the IRS's Nonprofit Division Got So Dysfunc... [Published TPMMuckraker - May 17 2013] by Kim Barker and Justin Elliott, ProPublica , May 17, 2013 The IRS division responsible for flagging Tea Party groups has long been an agency afterthought, beset by mismanagement, financial constraints and an unwillingness to spell out just what ...
Ensign And FEC Agree To Tens Of Thousands Of Do... [Published Talking Points Memo - May 17 2013] Tweet this storyFormer Sen. John Ensign (R-NV), his political committees, and his parents, have entered into conciliation agreements with the Federal Election Commission, to resolve allegations Ensign's parents violated campaign finance rules when they ...
A ‘Foolish Mistake’ Has Never Cost the IRS More [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 17 2013] “I think what happened here is that foolish mistakes were made by people trying to be more efficient.”Steven Miller, acting director of the Internal Revenue Service, told the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday morning that the targeting of conservative ...

Audio/Video

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Baucus Reintroduces Constitutional Amendment to... [Published Senator Max Baucus - YouTube Channel - Jan 28 2013]
Occupy 'Wedding' on Anniversary of Citizens United [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - Jan 21 2013]

Press Releases

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Windsor Brief: DOMA Affects Campaign Finance Laws [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - Mar 01 2013]