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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Die Another Day — The Supreme Court takes a big step closer to gutting the last bits of campaign finance reform. — Back when Justice Elena Kagan was Solicitor General Kagan, she argued to the Supreme Court in favor of the ban on corporate spending in the Citizens United case.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
John Roberts's rules of money in politics — Chief Justice John Roberts has a blunt message for wealthy donors tired of campaign finance rules: Fund a super PAC. — It's simpler, he wrote in his McCutcheon v. FEC opinion Wednesday, than dealing with a web of interlocking fundraising committees.
Gail Collins / New York Times:
Surprise! The Rich Won One — Today, we are going to discuss the Supreme Court decision on political donations. Already, we have run into a terrible problem, which is the difficulty in having a fun conversation about campaign finance laws. — Let me try for a second: On Wednesday …
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Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
A Few Data Points on the Supreme Court's Donor-Limit Decision
A Few Data Points on the Supreme Court's Donor-Limit Decision
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Washington Post:
Congress must stem the flow of campaign cash in wake of ‘McCutcheon’
Congress must stem the flow of campaign cash in wake of ‘McCutcheon’
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Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Power Surge for Donors as Terrain Is Reshaped on Campaign Money
Power Surge for Donors as Terrain Is Reshaped on Campaign Money
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Lawrence Lessig / The Daily Beast:
Originalists Making It Up Again: McCutcheon and ‘Corruption’
Originalists Making It Up Again: McCutcheon and ‘Corruption’
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Bradley A. Smith / National Review:
Free Speech at Last: McCutcheon Decision Just Right
Ann M. Ravel / New York Times:
How Not to Enforce Campaign Laws
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The chief either doesn't believe, or doesn't care, that money corrupts politics.
The chief either doesn't believe, or doesn't care, that money corrupts politics.
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Shaun McCutcheon / Politico:
I Fought the Law and I Won
I Fought the Law and I Won
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Politico:
Supreme Court strikes down aggregate campaign giving limits
Supreme Court strikes down aggregate campaign giving limits
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Caps on Total Campaign Giving Voided by U.S. High Court
Caps on Total Campaign Giving Voided by U.S. High Court
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CBS News:
At least 4 killed in shooting at Fort Hood; gunman among dead — Fort Hood on Google Earth CBS/GOOGLE EARTH — Shares - — FORT HOOD, Texas - A soldier opened fire Wednesday at Fort Hood, killing three people and wounding several others before taking his own life, law enforcement sources told CBS News.
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New York Times:
Iraq Veteran at Fort Hood Kills 3 and Himself in Rampage — KILLEEN, Tex. — A soldier who was being evaluated for post-traumatic stress disorder opened fire at Fort Hood on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding 16 before killing himself, the authorities said.
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Four dead, 16 wounded in new mass shooting at Fort Hood — A gunman on Wednesday killed three people and wounded 16 others at Fort Hood before killing himself, as tragedy again struck a Texas military base that saw one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history in 2009.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Kelly refuses to use Ft. Hood shooter's name
KWTX-TV:
One Death Confirmed In Fort Hood Shooting
One Death Confirmed In Fort Hood Shooting
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Dana Ford / CNN:
Fatalities reported in Fort Hood shooting
Fatalities reported in Fort Hood shooting
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Charles G. Koch / Wall Street Journal:
Koch: I'm Fighting to Restore a Free Society — Instead of welcoming free debate, collectivists engage in character assassination. — I have devoted most of my life to understanding the principles that enable people to improve their lives. It is those principles—the principles of a free society …
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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Harry Reid Now Spreading Baseless Claim that Koch Brothers Don't Pay Corporate Taxes
Harry Reid Now Spreading Baseless Claim that Koch Brothers Don't Pay Corporate Taxes
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Associated Press:
US SECRETLY BUILT ‘CUBAN TWITTER’ TO STIR UNREST … WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government masterminded the creation of a “Cuban Twitter” - a communications network designed to undermine the communist government in Cuba, built with secret shell companies and financed through foreign banks, The Associated Press has learned.
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Phil Berger:
Tillis, Berger Issue Joint Statement On Newly Discovered, Alarming Evidence Of Voter Error And Fraud — Raleigh, N.C. - House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) and Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) issued a joint statement Wednesday in response to more alarming evidence of voter error …
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Laura Leslie / WRAL-TV:
State elections officials seek tighter security
State elections officials seek tighter security
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Kathryn Mayer / BenefitsPro:
Gibbs predicts employer mandate will be killed — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— A former longtime advisor to President Barack Obama predicted Wednesday that the employer mandate — a key piece of Obamacare — will not survive. — It was among several predictions Robert Gibbs …
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
DOJ silent on spy chief investigation — Months after requesting an investigation into Director of National Intelligence James Clapper for lying to Congress, lawmakers have yet to get an update from the Justice Department. — Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), the original author of the Patriot Act …
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Tom Williams / Roll Call:
Intelligence Director Appears to Concede NSA Searched Communications (Video)
Intelligence Director Appears to Concede NSA Searched Communications (Video)
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Daniel Malloy / Political Insider blog:
Video: David Perdue knocks the “high school graduate in this race” — WASHINGTON — With David Perdue's ascent to the top of the polls in the Senate race comes additional scrutiny for his record and statements. Thus, a source passed along the above video of Perdue speaking in Bibb County …
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Health Enrollment Numbers Lift Democratic Hopes — WASHINGTON — After months of pummeling by Republicans and with a grim election season approaching, Democrats on Tuesday had a rare bright day. President Obama's announcement that the new health care plan had enrolled 7.1 million Americans coincided …
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Emily Le Coz / Reuters:
Mississippi Governor To Sign Anti-Gay Bill Into Law — Mississippi's governor said he will sign a religious freedom bill approved by state lawmakers over the objections of opponents who say it could be used as an excuse to refuse services to gays and minorities.
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Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Glenn Beck Does Not React Well To Obama's Health Care Victory Lap — These days, Glenn Beck's TV and radio programs are little more than exercises in projection and hypocrisy, so it was no surprise to see him have a complete meltdown on his radio program today over President Obama's remarks …
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