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SEC and political spending
When the Supreme Court — in our view wrongly — ruled that corporations had a constitutional right to spend their money to influence elections, it also said that disclosure of such expenditures "permits citizens and shareholders to react to the...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Elections, Federal Election Commission
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Clinton plays down politics at event in Beverly Hills
Hours after Republican members of Congress sharply questioned Hillary Rodham Clinton and the State Department's handling of the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, the former secretary of State did not explicitly mention the controversy in an...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hillary Clinton, Republican Party, Politics, Asia
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MOCA's Deitch to New York Post: LACMA takeover still an option
Is Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art all-in when it comes to its own independence? The question arises from a recent comment by museum director Jeffrey Deitch in the New York Post. MOCA this week announced the launch of "MOCA Independence,...
Tags: Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Politics, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Artists
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Florida House passes major campaign-finance re-write
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — The Florida House voted Friday to open the doors to more money flowing directly into the coffers of state candidates as part of a sweeping campaign-finance reform that also shines more light on givers and bans some types of fundraising... -
On Education: Time to be a little less polite
Glendale Unified school board candidates are a very polite bunch. I am convinced, in fact, that our local education race might be the last bastion of civilized discourse in American politics. Two months of campaigning has seen a string of cordial forums...Tags: Michelle Rhee, Princeton University, PTA, Politics, School Examinations
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Enough fiddling around
Contrary to rumor, Nero did not fiddle while Rome burned. He couldn't have; fiddles did not exist in first century Rome. Far more likely, however, is that Nero lit the fire that burned nearly one-third of the city in 64 AD because he wanted to clear the...Tags: U.S. Senate, Newspaper and Magazine, Politics, Government Debt, U.S. Congress
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In Bucks, Fitzpatrick uses Pelosi to raise campaign cash
Of The Morning CallIt's been a while since Nancy Pelosi was in control of the House, but apparently she's still fund-raising gold for Republicans. After House Majority PAC rapped Republican Bucks County Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick for his support of Rep. Paul Ryan's...Tags: Real Estate, Mike Fitzpatrick, Paul Ryan, Politics, Parties and Movements
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Ban on political donations by liquor licensees proposed
An Elmhurst alderman has asked city officials to look at banning campaign contributions from city liquor license holders and applicants. Aldermen last week agreed to refer the request from Ald. Diane Gutenkauf to the council's Finance, Council Affairs...Tags: Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Ethics, Politics, Religion and Belief
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Russia ex-tycoon Boris Berezovsky found dead
MOSCOW — Boris Berezovsky, 67, an exiled Russian ex-tycoon who played a key role in bringing Vladimir Putin to power, only to have a bitter falling out, has died in Britain, according to his family and Russian news reports. Berezovsky had claimed...Tags: Roman Abramovich, Assassinations, Radio Industry, Human Interest, Moscow (Russia)
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For GOP substance, deregulate
WASHINGTON -- Because of the grotesquely swollen place the presidency now occupies in the nation's governance and consciousness, we are never not preoccupied with presidential campaigning. The Constitution's Framers would be appalled. The nation reveres...
Tags: Lyndon B. Johnson, U.S. Electoral College, Republican Party, Politics, Parties and Movements
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Column: Deregulation needed for Republican substance
WASHINGTON — Because of the grotesquely swollen place the presidency now occupies in the nation’s governance and consciousness, we are never not preoccupied with presidential campaigning. The Constitution’s Framers would be appalled....Tags: Lyndon B. Johnson, U.S. Electoral College, Republican Party, Politics, The Washington Post
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Americans and their guns
The 58% of Americans who favor a ban on assault weapons got a sad lesson in Washington politics this week when a major bill to end their sale, and to eliminate the high-capacity magazines that allow mass killers to do their awful work without pausing to...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Gun Control, Interior Policy, Assault, Politics
May 7, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 8, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 28, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 22, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
Mar 28, 2013
|Story| Glendale News Press
Mar 29, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Mar 27, 2013
| Allentown Morning Call
Mar 27, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Mar 23, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 25, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Mar 24, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Mar 21, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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