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How the SEC Is Violating My Wife's First Amendment Rights

Over the past 24 months, a deplorable activity in the money management business came to light. It got the name "pay to play" but was just another form of bribery. However, for some reason, the definition of this expanded to include any campaign contributions to any state or local officials.READ»

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Social Justice - Tracy Westen

"Democracy is an interactive form of government."READ»

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CNN/YouTube Debate: Thank God For Mike Gravel

Always entertaining; the only thing that would make this house party more fun is if he were actually in the room. Watching him take wild swings at his fellow candidates is never dull. He actually sputtered: You'll never get CHANGE ...READ»

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Fast Talk: The Democrats’ ATM

Matt Debergalis CoFounder, ActBlue Cambridge, Massachusetts Matt DeBergalis, 29, created ActBlue to be the "PayPal of political giving" in which anyone can become a Democratic fund-raiser by creating an online page and tapping ...READ»

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Google Fights for Underdog Candidates (And More Profits)

The search giant is lobbying the FEC for an election ad exemption that could bring in a bonanza of AdWords cash.READ»

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Leadership: How Obama Does It

It was widely reported that the Barack Obama for President campaign raised an astonishing $32.5 Million in the second quarter. I am not surprised and here's a little story as to one of the reasons why. A month or two ago, my friend ...READ»

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Innovation: When the REAL Customer is not the One in Front of You

It’s months until the first primary, and they’re everywhere. Campaign ads. You’ve probably already seen them: On TV, in newspapers, and plastered across your favorite websites. Thanks to the rise of social media, you’ll ...READ»

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Innovation: When the REAL Customer is not the One in Front of You

It’s months until the first primary, and they’re everywhere. Campaign ads. You’ve probably already seen them: On TV, in newspapers, and plastered across your favorite websites. Thanks to the rise of social media, you’ll even ...READ»

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Innovation: When the REAL Customer is not the One in Front of You

It’s months until the first primary, and they’re everywhere. Campaign ads. You’ve probably already seen them: On TV, in newspapers, and plastered across your favorite websites. Thanks to the rise of social media, you’ll even ...READ»

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When Politics Kill

When Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed me to serve as the Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency in 2003, my first challenge came not from the smoggy skies of Los Angeles or the pesticide-laden drainage ...READ»

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Astroturf by Lobbyists: An Assault on Democracy?

Sometimes corporate people will create fake fronts for their cause, to convince Congress that there's actually public support for their cause. Common Cause, formed to speak truth to power, has a great report on fake sites Wolves in ...READ»

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How High-Profile CEOs Could Revitalize the Libertarian Party

The time is right for Silicon Valley -- style progressivism to woo independents into a political force under the Libertarian Party banner. Here's how.READ»