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What Would Lincoln Say?
A few choice words from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address might set George W. Bush straight -- if only he would listen.On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg...
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Reform School
The Democatic candidates' fratricidal behavior on campaign spending works to nullify one of the most powerful issues they have against Bush -- that his White House is captive of special interests.The...
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Ohio: Ground Zero For Bush Fundraising
The battleground state of Ohio is one of Bush's most trustworthy sources of campaign contributions, as corporate donors vie to 'protect their investment.'On Thursday, March 4, President Bush's campaign...
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Industrial Money Laundry-ing
Six weeks after Cintas Corp.'s chairman co-hosted a $1.7 million fundraiser for George W. Bush, the EPA proposed exempting industrial laundries like Cintas from rules that protect workers from handling...
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Selling the White House to the Top Bidder
The Vice President claims that the economy has been boosted by the eBay phenomenon; however, if anyone has profited, it's the Bush administration.Last week Dick Cheney claimed that unemployment numbers...
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The Ethical Albatross
Negative opinion may have caught up with powerbroker Tom DeLay.Monday's stunning reversal by U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Sugarland, and the Republicans in Congress on the so-called DeLay Rule caught all by...
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Google Goes K Street
The web giant has gone to great lengths to keep the internet open to all, but by teaming up with Republican lobbyists, it's politics as usual.[Editor's Note: This op-ed originally appeared on CNet...
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Ralph Reed Did Not Repent
Ralph Reed's downfall suggests other politicians may be vulnerable to voter anger, unless they repent for their big money ways.Ralph Reed, the former head of the Christian Coalition, has become the...
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Voters Demand End to Abramoff Era
Blaming lobbyists for corrupt lawmakers is not enough; the Democrats must act on the public's mandate to clean up Congress.I don't find myself agreeing with Washington, D.C.-based lobbyists on money in...
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McConnell Gets His Payback from the Debt Industry
GOP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was instrumental in the passage of a bankruptcy bill that made it tough for Americans to deal with their debts -- and now the banking and credit card industry...
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Clean Elections Solution Arrives in Congress
The campaign finance system is spinning out of control, guzzling the money that should go to solving the real issues facing this country."Former President Bill Clinton will drop by a spinning exercise...
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7 Questions About What's Next For New York State's Working Families Party...
Whether progressives extract real concessions, like public financing, remains to be seen.On Saturday, the Working Families Party voted to provide its November ballot line to Governor Andrew Cuomo...
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Will CNN's Democratic Presidential Debate Tackle Campaign Finance Corruption?...
Americans are ready for a serious solutions to the big money problem.At the second Republican presidential primary debate in California, Jeb Bush was asked whether he’s a puppet of big donors. He said...
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