Campaign Finance Law (BCRA) Continues to Push Parties, Candidates to Raise Money From Individuals in 2006.
Major New Report by the BYU Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy to be Released at Biennial Event at The Pew Charitable Trusts Monday WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Candidates and congressional committees had a banner cycle in money raised and spent in 2005-2006, according...

DNC: No Negotiation, McCain's Given Up on His Principles.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is a release from the Democratic National Committee: Senator John McCain is facing questions about his commitment to his own principles as his do-anything-to-win campaign to secure the Republican presidential nomination continues. A new report in the New York Times this...

Manitoba.
On November 15, 2006 Lieutenant Governor John Harvard delivered the NDP government's ninth Speech from the Throne. The address conveyed a range of government proposals and commitments, including: * $4-billion plan to modernize highways over the next 10 years; * University and college graduates to...

Smart candidates know how to act.
Byline: Jim Keogh COLUMN: Film Clips When Ronald Reagan declared for president, there was a debate about whether his opponents should be given equal airtime whenever one of his old movies was broadcast. I don't recall the specifics, but I believe it was decided that...

Ads trump news. (Free Press).
Local television news viewers are four times more likely to see a campaign ad than an election story, according to a recent report. The report says only 37 percent of 4,850 local newscasts studied included campaign coverage. However, during 72 percent of those broadcasts, a political commercial...

America: From Freedom to Fascism.
The success of Michael Moore's engaging first-person political documentaries virtually guaranteed imitators. Enter Aaron Russo, Hollywood producer turned libertarian politician (he has run for President and Governor of Nevada). Russo's "quest" to uncover the unconstitutional grounds for America's personal income tax leads him to investigate the IRS's use of...

Lifetime Television and REDBOOK Poll Shows Majority of Americans Think There Will Be a Woman President Within 10 Years.
- Women Viewed as More Trustworthy and Ethical, the Two Top Qualities Cited for Political Leaders Today - - Senator Hillary Clinton Named the Most Welcomed Guest at Thanksgiving Day Dinner - - Overwhelming Number Prefer Chelsea Clinton as the 'Presidential Daughter' to Run for...

'Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz(TM),' Oh What a Competition It Is.
Alka-Seltzer(R) Challenges America to Rewrite Classic Jingle With Cyndi Lauper as Judge; Grand Prize Winner has Chance to Appear in National TV Ad During Pre-Game of the Big Game MORRISTOWN, N.J., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Get out your guitar, warm up your vocal cords and reunite your...

Richmond Chapter SCLC to Hold Day of Prayer & Candlelight Vigil at the Brook Road, Richmond, VA Wal-Mart Thursday, December 14, 2006, 5:30 P.M.
Local Community & Faith-Based Leaders Will Call on all Americans to 'Pray for Wal-Mart to Change for the Better, This Holiday Season' RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Local citizens, community activists, and faith-based leaders will hold a day of prayer and candlelight vigil at the Brook...

Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer on Court Decision Yesterday Involving Key BCRA Provision.
District Court Panel Strikes Down Application of BCRA to Specific Corporate- Funded Ads; Refuses to Grant General Exemption from BCRA for Grassroots Lobbying Ads WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer on yesterday's court decision involving a key...