Tags: Campaign Finance

By $2 million

Campaigner-in-chief

Lawyer says they are cooperating with the Office of Congressional Ethics and that Bachmann is not the target

Allows bigger donations directly to candidates, but also orders more rapid disclosures

Won't take case on century-old ban

Free speech victory possible

Discouraged donations of equipment to Dominican Republic so private contractor could get the work

But denies trying to intervene on behalf of a donor

Nothing is beyond the reach of regulators

You can't punish people if you don't know who they are

They're not technically for sale, but ...

Accused of using taxpayer-funded lottery ads to help unsuccessful gubernatorial run

The phone company does a lot of business with the U.S. government.

You can't punish speakers if you don't know who they are

This Internet thing is handy, after all

Efforts to keep “outside groups” from speaking are equally efforts to keep voters from hearing what they have to say.

Bob Erb has been buying lottery tickets for 43 years, and his persistence finally paid off.