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Oregon Independent - news and information from Oregon and the Pacific Northwest - Campaign finance reform http://www.progressivetrail.org/taxonomy/term/103/0 en SCOTUS Strikes Down Millionaire's Amendment Just in Time for Gordon Smith to Dig Deeper Into His Fortune http://www.progressivetrail.org/node/276 <p><img src="http://wisdc.org/images/buckspent/fatcatburingmoney.jpg" align="left" height="120" width="160"> Lost in the punditry about Barak Obama’s decision to opt-out of public funding for the general election is Thursday’s United States Supreme Court ruling eviscerating part of the McCain-Feingold federal election reforms, and giving the wealthiest another tool with which to dominate federal politics. In <a href="http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/07slipopinion.html"> Davis v. FEC </a></p> <p><a href="http://www.progressivetrail.org/node/276">Continue reading</a></p> http://www.progressivetrail.org/node/276#comments Campaign finance reform Gordon Smith McCain-Feingold news Senate Oregon Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:25:21 -0500 liwi 276 at http://www.progressivetrail.org Tawdry Story of Financing Campaigns http://www.progressivetrail.org/node/117 <p>Oregon has no limits on political campaign contributions for state races. Although federal election law imposes some limits, federal political spending is running amok. Thanks to MSNBC.com here’s the tawdry story of huge spending by progressives and business interests in a Maryland House Democratic primary race. Excelon, the Big Nuke builder mentioned in the article is the same Big Nuke/Big Bucks outfit with radioactive leaks at its Illinois plant that has donated <A href="//www.huffingtonpost.com/taylor-marsh/obama-hearts-nuke-giant-e_b_84824.html”">$227,000<A /> to Barak Obama.</p> <p><a href="http://www.progressivetrail.org/node/117">Continue reading</a></p> http://www.progressivetrail.org/node/117#comments Campaign finance reform comment news Obama contributor Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:24:40 -0600 liwi 117 at http://www.progressivetrail.org