[CTRL] "527" Committees

2000-06-23 Thread William Shannon
SADDAM HUSSEIN, SICILIAN MAFIA: CAMPAIGN DONORS? '527s' Give them a way into American election campaigns. Larry Makinson is executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan, non-profit campaign finance watchdog group based in Washington, D.C. Editor's Note: In the face of

Re: [CTRL] 527

2000-06-15 Thread Tenorlove
--- William Shannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: << Candidates in New Jersey have long looked for ways to circumvent the strict fund-raising caps. >> You don't mean to tell me... we have corrupt politicians in New Jersey? OH MY GOODNESS... WHAT A SHOCK!! What a NOVELTY. what a redu

[CTRL] 527

2000-06-15 Thread William Shannon
N.J. Candidates Discover '527' Cash Cow By Marianne Holt and Kathryn Wallace The Center for Public Integrity (Washington, June 2) Two Republican candidates for the 2001 New Jersey gubernatorial race have set up "527 groups" a full year before the party primary. The 527 groups are so named becaus