Sunday, October 31, 2010



  • "House Committee Overseeing Elections Could See Big Shift in Agenda After Nov. 2" http://bit.ly/9MbJQf #elections
  • Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity was BIG but does size really matter? http://bit.ly/d2ADWb #reform

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Saturday, October 30, 2010



  • Sunlight Foundation: Sunlight’s Politiwidgets Makes Your Reporting Brighter. One Widget at a... http://bit.ly/dbX2cv #gov20 #opengov
  • Going to D.C. for Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity? Then follow these tips http://bit.ly/aW4kfn #reform
  • The Midmorning Refill: Crazy for Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity http://bit.ly/dBuoHz #reform
  • "Third Party U.S. House Candidates Spike to Largest Midterm Election Mark Since 1934" http://bit.ly/9X7JdK #elections
  • Will "Lisa M. Lackey" Ruin Sen. Murkowski's Chances of a Successful Write-In Vote http://bit.ly/bKiZ4U #elections
  • "Instant Runoff Voting as a 'Game Changing' Alternative Voting System?" http://bit.ly/aIHOnY #elections
  • "Essential Research Needed to Support UOCAVA-MOVE Act: Implementation at the State and Local Levels" http://bit.ly/9ClR01 #elections
  • Sunlight Foundation: Join Sunlight on Election Night for Live Reporting of the Money Behind ... http://bit.ly/dmiiKo #gov20 #opengov
  • "Roberts Court rulings on campaign finance reveal shifting makeup, forceful role" http://bit.ly/bBY6Ji #elections
  • USA Today: A Decade After Florida Fiasco, Voting Remains a Hodgepodge http://bit.ly/9Ap9mf #elections
  • Federal District Court in Maryland Rules that Rights of Military Voters to Have Their Votes Count... http://bit.ly/clSePZ #elections
  • "Dem Prevents Civil Rights Panel Vote On New Black Panther Report (VIDEO)" http://bit.ly/ceWX3R #elections
  • Audio of ACS Event on Legal Issues to Watch in the 2010 Elections Now Available http://bit.ly/cnOwzv #elections
  • Sunlight Foundation: Operation Transbearency: Coming to a Rally for Sanity Near You http://bit.ly/dq90Wp #gov20 #opengov
  • Sunlight Labs: Influence Explorer Gets New Election Tools and More http://bit.ly/cL4V9b #gov20 #opengov
  • Another Bopp Loss at the Supreme Court on a Request for Emergency Relief http://bit.ly/abwY81 #elections
  • iVotronic Expert Offers Insights on North Carolina “Vote-Flipping” http://bit.ly/a7pb4P #elections
  • Alaska Supreme Court, Relying in Part on the Democracy Canon, Orders Election Officials to Provid... http://bit.ly/ajI5nB #elections

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Friday, October 29, 2010



  • Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: RightChange.comInc funded by the pharmaceutical industry http://bit.ly/atQwwk #gov20 #opengov
  • The Midmorning Refill: How do you follow the money from K Street to Main Street? Look for the slime ... http://bit.ly/bHdVzc #reform
  • Prop 8 Invalid Because California Initiative Process Violates the Guarantee Clause? http://bit.ly/dfJJV9 #elections
  • "Tea Party Candidate to Appeals Court: Let Me Circulate My Own Petitions" http://bit.ly/bSKUhT #elections
  • "On Road to Unrestricted Campaign Donations, Social Groups Pave the Way" http://bit.ly/aOrzQ3 #elections
  • "Gillespie: Secret Campaign Money Spent By Outside Groups Resulted From BCRA" http://bit.ly/9bSktn #elections
  • President Obama Mentions Lobbying Reform, the Need for Redistricting Reform, During His "Daily Sh... http://bit.ly/dbhTYP #elections
  • Very Curious Alaska Supreme Court Order in Murkowski Write-In Case, Leading Potentially to a Majo... http://bit.ly/cZNmCF #elections
  • "Election officials say fraud allegations unsubstantiated, reckless" http://bit.ly/9snrm6 #elections
  • New Database on Recount Laws from the Citizens for Election Integrity Minnesota http://bit.ly/a5NL6W #elections
  • Sunlight Foundation: Follow the dark money: Secret donors target Obama’s old seat http://bit.ly/djOQLm #gov20 #opengov
  • Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: Dark money groups spend $110 million in 168 races http://bit.ly/aNE05G #gov20 #opengov
  • Sunlight Foundation: Tools for Transparency: Enhance Blog Comments with Disqus http://bit.ly/dbEnz6 #gov20 #opengov
  • With New Video Feature, OpenSecrets.org Shows You How Political Groups Are Spending Their Millions http://bit.ly/aJzw7e #elections
  • von Spakovsky Submits Affidavit in NBP Case Before Civil Rights Commission http://bit.ly/9UfqWz #elections
  • "For a Small Amount of Doctrinal Gain, the Citizens United Majority Produced a Maximum Amount of ... http://bit.ly/ahEcqu #elections
  • NC Republicans Threaten Lawsuit Over 'Widespread' Touch-screen Failures, Votes Flipping to Dems http://bit.ly/cQvQIV #voting
  • "NC Republicans Threaten Lawsuit Over 'Widespread' Touch-screen Failures, Votes Flipping to Dems" http://bit.ly/ddp8P0 #elections

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Wednesday, October 27, 2010



  • [feed] Pricey Colorado Senate Race Now Tied, Political Frenzy in Alaska and More in Capital Eye Opener: ... http://bit.ly/cdkPgq #elections
  • [feed] The Midmorning Refill: New book looks at the underbelly of the sub-prime mortgage beast http://bit.ly/9FyfXI #reform
  • [feed] Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: DCCC accuses McCain of flouting election laws he helped... http://bit.ly/bEMOJD #gov20 #opengov
  • [feed] The Open House Project: The Day in Transparency 10/26/10 http://bit.ly/be4QgB #gov20 #opengov
  • [feed] "Evil Men in Black Robes: Slate's judicial election campaign ad spooktacular!" http://bit.ly/cSJkXl #elections
  • [feed] Did Justice O'Connor Wake You at 1 AM to Talk About Judicial Elections? http://bit.ly/cVppDx #elections
  • [feed] Court may take another look at case that pits software maker Autodesk against eBay resellers http://bit.ly/9kBss7 #reform
  • [feed] Breaking News: Ninth Circuit, on 2-1 Vote with Strong Kozinksi Dissent, Holds that Arizona Requi... http://bit.ly/cAYGKw #elections
  • [feed] Sunlight Foundation: Local watchdogging starts with one good question http://bit.ly/dqybwS #gov20 #opengov
  • [feed] " Symposium - Statutory Interpretation: How Much Work Does Language Do?" http://bit.ly/bkk02R #elections
  • [feed] Sunlight Foundation: Swing State Confidential: Colorado;Disclosure Lacking http://bit.ly/bLvn47 #gov20 #opengov
  • [feed] Sunlight Foundation's Political Party Time: When PAC money is a source of pride http://bit.ly/cC87SG #gov20 #opengov
  • [feed] "Vince McMahon files lawsuit over Bysiewicz ruling banning WWE garb at Conn. polls (With court do... http://bit.ly/ch2kiL #elections
  • [feed] "This Isn't Working Out: Gold's Gym Franchises Split with Parent Co. Over CEO's American Crossroa... http://bit.ly/dqpptr #elections
  • House elections will cost more than $1 billion. If corporate money wins, we all lose. Vote http://bit.ly/c7JGxo #theywinyoulose #elections
  • [feed] Ct. Sec. of State Issues "Clarification" on WWE Gear to Polls http://bit.ly/cmSTZH #elections
  • [feed] "Arizona Voter Law Requiring Citizenship Proof Invalidated by Appeals Court" http://bit.ly/cUmqQj #elections
  • [feed] Has the Nevada Secretary of State Forgotten the Notorious Ben & Jerry's Incident? http://bit.ly/bfEbR8 #elections

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010



  • Understanding the New Black Panthers Controversy in Four Easy Steps http://bit.ly/cOqKij #elections
  • "Companies that received bailout money giving generously to candidates" http://bit.ly/95M7up #elections
  • Sunlight Foundation: Making Senate amendments more transparent http://bit.ly/cHc0iI #gov20 #opengov
  • "The One-Person Funded Super PAC: How Wealthy Donors Can Skirt Campaign Finance Restrictions" http://bit.ly/bAhbfW #elections
  • WWE Clothing Gets Smacked Down, A Weekend Flood of Independent Expenditures and More in Capital E... http://bit.ly/cm377D #elections
  • As Election Day approaches, sources of campaign funding still a mystery http://bit.ly/cDh8qR #reform
  • Sunlight Foundation: Take Transparency Offline and into Your Mailbox http://bit.ly/dnsJx5 #gov20 #opengov
  • Trailer: HDNet's 'Dan Rather Reports' to Run Another Investigative Report on E-Voting Tuesday http://bit.ly/9qWfSx #voting
  • Sunlight Foundation: Swing State Confidential: Colorado What (Senator) Do Women Want? http://bit.ly/cMSfog #gov20 #opengov
  • Washington Times Editorializes About New Hires at DOJ Voting Section http://bit.ly/aPMaJL #elections
  • Federal District Court Decisions Finds VRA Section 2 Violation When County Seeks to Close All Pol... http://bit.ly/adDPBg #elections
  • Federal District Court Dismisses NOM's Challenge to Political Committee Disclosure Rules on Stand... http://bit.ly/9gEHL4 #elections
  • GOP Presidential Hopefuls Shower Congressional Candidates With Cash, Attention Ahead of Own Poten... http://bit.ly/cfSDX4 #elections
  • Sunlight Foundation's Political Party Time: Ayotte pops down to D.C. one last time http://bit.ly/dwre4K #gov20 #opengov
  • "Military Vote in Question After DOJ Gives Illinois 'Pass' on MOVE Act, Advocacy Group Warns" http://bit.ly/bC6aTH #elections
  • OpenSecrets Blog PolitiQuizz: Which Industry has Spent the Most on Lobbying in 2010? http://bit.ly/9Bbb5K #elections
  • USA Today's Richard Wolf Files 5-Year Old E-Voting Piece (Or One That Sure Reads Like It) http://bit.ly/beQLvD #voting
  • "Kamala Harris filing complaint over GOP group's ad, 'shouting from the rooftops' about its backers" http://bit.ly/d5lsKZ #elections
  • Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: Super PAC discloses donors http://bit.ly/a6PhgP #gov20 #opengov
  • California Appellate Court Rejects Another (Indirect) "Birther" Challenge http://bit.ly/cUj7ZV #elections
  • "House and Senate shatter fundraising records for midterm election" http://bit.ly/9GqjCr #elections

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Monday, October 25, 2010



  • NC Touch-Screen Machine Flips Straight-Party Vote Four Times in a Row from GOP to Dem http://bit.ly/d383XW #voting
  • DOJ Amicus Brief in Irving Texas Case Urges Total Population Standard http://bit.ly/92AkeD #elections
  • Schleicher: "El Partido del Te? Party Polarization in Comparative Perspective" http://bit.ly/an2myh #elections

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Sunday, October 24, 2010




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Saturday, October 23, 2010



  • "Soros Bets on Nevada; The campaign to hijack state judicial selection." http://bit.ly/bzNpmb #elections
  • "Suit Against FEC Challenges Ban on Campaign Contributions From Foreign Nationals" http://bit.ly/cnk3Te #elections
  • "Justice Department agreement with Illinois officials extends time to count military ballots" http://bit.ly/a36Q6h #elections
  • Sunlight Foundation: Ads Are No More Negative In This Election Than Previous Years http://bit.ly/cyTcpy #gov20 #opengov
  • "It's another 'royal screwup' as sample ballots are printed with wrong directions for voters" http://bit.ly/cmtF5j #elections
  • Sunlight Foundation: Is AFSCME or the Chamber the top political spender? http://bit.ly/aCAX9r #gov20 #opengov
  • Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: Dems narrow the outside spending margin http://bit.ly/bGsDsY #gov20 #opengov
  • Election Lawyer Jerry Goldfeder Named New York "Influencer" by Campaigns and Elections Magazine http://bit.ly/a3aBEV #elections
  • SCOTUSBlog Names Cert Petitions in Arizona Public Financing Case Its Petitions of the Day http://bit.ly/ba3o8v #elections
  • Washington Post Publishes Extensive, Even-Handed Piece on New Black Panthers Case http://bit.ly/b3mshS #elections
  • Awaiting Word on Maine Campaign Finance Application for Emergency Injunction http://bit.ly/bxWBfv #elections
  • "American Crossroads Spends Big Bucks in Hopes of Helping GOP Regain Control of Congress" http://bit.ly/aiqGTD #elections
  • "A Cautionary Tale of Corporate Political Spending Emerges in Minnesota" http://bit.ly/crev5j #elections
  • Breaking News: Supreme Court, on Bopp's Second Try, Denies, Over Two Dissents, Request for Injunc... http://bit.ly/9xzjmI #elections
  • "Secretary of State finishes reviewing voter fraud allegations against Charlie White" http://bit.ly/acfi6J #elections
  • "Despite tea party energy, outside groups funded by Swift Boaters, other old hands" http://bit.ly/dfaYzm #elections
  • Video Shows Touch-Screen Voting Machine Purportedly Flipping Vote From Republican Perry to Green Par... http://bit.ly/9DTGvt #voting
  • Why Did Donna Brazile Use the F-word in Oprah's Magazine? (And Did She Really Mean It?) http://bit.ly/ch6e1J #voting
  • Think Progress Publishes Invitation to Secret Planning Meeting of Rightwing Billionaires, Astroturfe... http://bit.ly/akV7SY #voting

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Friday, October 22, 2010



  • Torres-Spelliscy on Shareholder Protection at Harvard Corporate Governance Blog http://bit.ly/8Yu5Kz #elections
  • "Democrats: McCain is violating campaign spending law bearing his name" http://bit.ly/dAFHZu #elections
  • Sunlight Foundation's Political Party Time: One on one with a Congressman: $1,000 http://bit.ly/9YthrS #gov20 #opengov
  • Sunlight Foundation: Hydra of independent groups fuels Republican side http://bit.ly/91q47x #gov20 #opengov
  • Sunlight Foundation: Introducing Operation Transbearency: Follow the Honey http://bit.ly/bfg0kr #gov20 #opengov
  • The Midmorning Refill: This lesson was sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce http://bit.ly/cPYiS3 #reform
  • Sunlight Foundation's Political Party Time: Fundraising insiders figure in outside spending http://bit.ly/dc4Qlr #gov20 #opengov
  • Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: Outside groups are insiders on D.C.'s fundraising scene http://bit.ly/dtEyh5 #gov20 #opengov
  • Chief Executive of Pharmaceutical Research Company Bankrolls Scores of Last-Minute Attacks on Dem... http://bit.ly/d388i2 #elections
  • Sunlight Foundation: Tools for Transparency: Easy Ways to Organize Your Events http://bit.ly/dwnHaz #gov20 #opengov
  • Sunlight Foundation: Senate Candidates Still Hiding Contributions http://bit.ly/b9NBT0 #gov20 #opengov
  • "Campaign's Big Spender: Public-Employees Union Now Leads All Groups in Independent http://bit.ly/bF4zFC #elections

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Thursday, October 21, 2010



  • The Midmorning Refill: Is the government serious about getting to the bottom of shady foreclosures? http://bit.ly/culS3K #reform
  • "Following the Aftermath of High Court's Corporate Campaign Finance Decision" http://bit.ly/bJvDgI #elections
  • Sunlight Foundation: Sunlight Blogger Round-up: Open Access week begins http://bit.ly/cjMeUd #gov20 #opengov
  • Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: Dark money: Super PACs fueled by $97 million that can't... http://bit.ly/bHP0Xe #gov20 #opengov
  • Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: Dead end disclosure: Super PAC's biggest giver is a sha... http://bit.ly/clQWTA #gov20 #opengov
  • "Dark money: Super PACs fueled by $97.5 million that can't be traced to donors" http://bit.ly/9zNj7T #elections
  • "Playing 'Whac-A-Mole' With Campaign Finance Disclosure. But, where’s the mallet?" http://bit.ly/91FqDa #elections
  • "Hidden Money in the 2010 Elections: A Pre-election Primer on Recent and Recently Exploited Avenu... http://bit.ly/czcAtP #elections
  • "How Much Does Law Matter? Theory and Evidence from Single Subject Adjudication" http://bit.ly/afc3hm #elections
  • Political Action Committees Boost Vulnerable Dems, But Some Candidates Distance Themselves From P... http://bit.ly/cH6vga #elections
  • "Secretary of State's Office looks into justice candidate's voting" http://bit.ly/bnjJrU #elections
  • 30% See No Point In Contacting Their Senator or Congressman - Rasmussen Reports™ http://bit.ly/aDvT0u
  • Very Interesting Order in Don't Ask Don't Tell Stay Keeps Issue Before Same Ninth Circuit Panel http://bit.ly/aUKBmo #elections
  • DOJ Probes TX Voter Intimidation Complaints During Tea Party Anti-Voter Fraud Drive | TPMMuckraker http://bit.ly/df00C8

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010



  • Washington Post: Flaws in D.C.’s online voting system should serve as a warning to all states http://bit.ly/bhrcxv #elections
  • Public Citizen unveils database to track record amounts of secret money being funneled into November... http://bit.ly/9QNSPY #reform
  • "Anti-abortion group sues to erect billboards critical of Driehaus" http://bit.ly/9rgKHQ #elections
  • Is Justice Kennedy to Blame for the Disclosure Problems in this Year's Election? http://bit.ly/cdJyPj #elections
  • Searchable Version of Persily-Ansolabehere Constitutional Public Opinion Data http://bit.ly/ctkpi9 #elections
  • We May Soon Learn Whether the Supreme Court Will Draw the Line at Campaign Spending for Foreign N... http://bit.ly/aGAki3 #elections
  • "Legal Center Files Brief in Ongoing Disclosure Challenge, Real Truth About Obama v. FEC" http://bit.ly/b8xABy #elections
  • Sunlight Foundation: Citizens United: Before, After, What’s Next? http://bit.ly/c8sWGL #gov20 #opengov
  • Project movtivates even climate change skeptics to reduce energy usage http://bit.ly/aAmNOQ #reform
  • "Texas Democrats: Department of Justice investigating reported voter intimidation in Houston" http://bit.ly/atxc4Z #elections

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