POE Asks DOJ/FBI To Expand Its Investigation Of Clarence And Ginny Thomas In Light Of New Financial Disclosures
June 8, 2011- Today POE sent a new letter to the DOJ & FBI asking that they expand their investigation of Clarence and Virginia Thomas based on newly released financial…
Truthout: Secret Cash: The Worst Political Scandal of All
-by: Michael Winship June 5, 2011- Sometimes I feel like Gus, the father in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" -- you know, the guy who thinks you can cure all…
Daily Kos: Bringing Breitbart (And Thomas) To Justice (MOAR)
-Originally blogged by Stranded Wind on the Daily Kos June 2, 2011- As the situation becomes more clear the need for accountability becomes equally clear. Congressman Anthony Weiner was stalked,…
Huffington Post: Lobbying Group For Lobbyists Demands Obama Drop Executive Order On Contracting Donations
-By Sam Stein June 1, 2011- There are some occasions when a politician is better served facing opposition from a political entity than earning its endorsement. On Wednesday, President Barack…
Press Release: POE Calls for Investigations Into Justice Thomas in Light of New Financial Disclosures
New Information Reveals Thomas Invested In Lobbying Firm Tied To Tea Party and Engaged In "Judicial Insider Trading" To Enrich His Wife WASHINGTON, June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ProtectOurElections.org, a…
Talking Points Memo: Judicial Takebacks: Reagan Nominee Overlooked Supreme Court Ruling On Corporate Donations
-By Ryan J. Reilly May 31, 2011- Last week a federal judge nominated by President Ronald Reagan rocked the campaign finance world when he ruled that corporations could give directly…
Fox News: Groups Target Thomas’ Wife’s Work to Force Him to Sit Out High Court Rulings on Health Care
May 30, 2011- Eyeing a potential 5-4 decision on President Obama's Affordable Care health care reforms, some Democratic lawmakers are trying to pressure Justice Clarence Thomas to sit out any…
The Brad Blog: WI State Election Board Failed to Review Minutes from Waukesha County ‘Recount’
Mountains of irregularities, more than 800 official exhibits, and objections by candidate's attorneys never examined by top state election authority before razor-thin results for 10-year seat on state's high court…
NYT: Republican Legislators Push to Tighten Voting Rules
-By Lizette Alvarez May 28, 2011- Less than 18 months before the next presidential election, Republican-controlled statehouses around the country are rewriting voting laws to require photo identification at the…
Cap times: Why voter ID bill may be unconstitutional
-By Scott Ross May 28, 2011- We believe Wisconsin’s new voter ID law is overly burdensome on voters and that the state is simply unequipped to administer this law and…
Politico: Kathy Hochul: From unknown to overnight star
-By Marin Cogan May 25, 2011- Virtually overnight, Democrat Kathy Hochul went from little-known county clerk to a national standard-bearer and symbol of hope for her party in 2012. But…
Huffington Post: Anthony Weiner Tweet-Taunts Clarence Thomas About Financial Records News Dump
May 27, 2011- Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) spent his Friday afternoon pestering Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for executing a classic news dump: a release of his financial disclosure filing…
St.Petersburg Times: Elections supervisors in key counties refuse to implement new law
-By Marc Caputo May 28, 2011- The elections supervisor in Rick Scott's home county refuses to recognize a new law the governor signed out of concerns that the U.S. Department…
Salon: Another fake “grass-roots” group exposed
The GOP campaign outfit American Action Network was funded in its first year by just a handful of super-rich donors -By Justin Elliott May 26, 2011- Last year we spent…
LA Times: GOP seeks to block disclosure requirements for political donations
Amendment is one of 152 offered to Defense spending authorization -By Kim Geiger May 25, 2011- House Republicans voted Wednesday to try to block the Obama administration from requiring companies…
MSNBC: Voter ID debate could change 2012 landscape
Wisconsin governor to sign photo ID law Wednesday, with bills being debated in Ohio, North Carolina, and other battleground states -By Tom Curry May 25, 2011- After raising the alarm…