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Salon.com March 28, 2001 Jake Tapper |
It's in the Democrats' hands As the compromises on McCain-Feingold get pounded out, skeptics wonder if Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle is really willing to bend... |
Salon.com March 30, 2001 Jake Tapper |
McCain-Feingold seems a done deal After a dramatic final tussle, the first sweeping campaign reform since the 1970s seems ready to pass the Senate... |
Salon.com March 27, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Poison Paul? Passed by the Senate, Paul Wellstone's amendment to McCain-Feingold could kill tough campaign finance reform this year. Do the Democrats really want to clean up politics? |
Salon.com March 29, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Die hard, too? McCain-Feingold gets a big hand from former actor Sen. Fred Thompson. But it ain't over 'til they roll the credits... |
Salon.com March 16, 2001 Jake Tapper |
McCain's last stand? As the renegade senator readies his campaign-finance bill, plenty of people are lining up against him -- including his old opponent, the new president. |
Salon.com March 21, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Campaign reform diary Day 2 of the Senate's debate over campaign finance reform. Even a mild-mannered amendment can be a "poison pill" in disguise. |
Salon.com March 20, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Campaign reform diary Day 1: A march, some speeches and a noble old lady. But the good vibes can't last. |
Salon.com March 13, 2001 Anthony York |
On the road again Pushing his campaign-finance bill, McCain swings through California. But Bush is out there too, and this time he's getting all the press... |
Salon.com July 12, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Is campaign reform dead? Just months after McCain-Feingold's stirring victory in the Senate, it seems to be headed south in the House... |
Salon.com March 23, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Campaign reform diary After senators come together to make a little Boy Scout's dreams come true, a warm glow fills the chambers. But darkness lurks... |
Salon.com July 13, 2001 Alicia Montgomery |
Processed to death House GOP leaders lose a procedural battle to block campaign finance reform, but win the war. R.I.P. Shays-Meehan... |
Salon.com March 22, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Campaign reform diary Day 3: A moist moment between Kennedy and Hatch and a no-bad-news day for McCain-Feingold, but there's an awfully eerie calm. |
Reason May 2007 David Weigel |
More Money, No Problem The death of taxpayer-financed campaigns: Taking the money out of campaigns is supposed to clean up politics; the fact that 2008 might become the first $1 billon presidential campaign is considered a sign of a broken democracy. |
Salon.com June 27, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Black Democrats vs. McCain Campaign reform prepares to heat up the House -- and Congressional Black Caucus members emerge as the bill's first major foes... |
Salon.com June 30, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Campaign reform chic What made 33 Republicans suddenly change their minds about a bill that cracks down on stealth PACs? |
Salon.com March 20, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Finally, a little mud Before Congress even starts the day, a card-carrying member of the right-wing fringe labels McCain a "Manchurian Candidate." |
Reason December 2005 Bradley A. Smith |
John McCain's War on Political Speech How the Arizona senator and other campaign finance reformers use the law to muffle critics and trample the First Amendment. |
Salon.com February 21, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Bush to Democrats: I'm your man, not McCain A Bush liaison tries to work with Democrats on a patients bill of rights -- but only if his former campaign rival is not involved... |
InternetNews April 28, 2004 Roy Mark |
McCain Blasts Access Tax Ban Maneuvers Arizona senator calls an amendment to Internet access tax bill a 'parliamentary charade,' as the deadline for compromise looms. |
Reason July 2001 Michael W. Lynch |
Prof. Smith Goes to Washington Federal Election Commission member Bradley A. Smith takes on campaign finance laws... |
Salon.com June 6, 2001 Jake Tapper |
McCain stands firm In an exclusive interview, the Arizona maverick says he really isn't leaving the GOP to run for president. Really... |
Reason December 2004 Jacob Sullum |
Ad Blockers U.S. politicians vs. free speech. |
Salon.com June 13, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Health showdown looms on Capitol Hill The patients bill of rights shapes up as the first true battle between Bush and the newly aligned Congress... |
Reason July 2004 Matt Welch |
Only Money Campaign finance reform in the U.S. bites supporters in the rear. |
Salon.com October 21, 2000 Jake Tapper |
McCain's awkward embrace of Bush Preparing to stump for the Texas governor, he becomes sick to his stomach -- as do some of his supporters... |
Salon.com September 29, 2000 Alicia Montgomery |
Bush and Gore dead even Nader's raiders get thrown in jail... McCain burns Bush on campaign finance reform... Lazio and Clinton stay soft on their pledge... Martin Sheen shoots off his mouth.... |
Salon.com March 24, 2001 Arianna Huffington |
The education of John McCain Stabbed in the back by his congressional colleagues, the nation's campaign finance crusader should take his battle to the people... |
InternetNews June 28, 2006 Roy Mark |
Telecom Reform Debate Enters Third Day While delaying network neutrality vote, lawmakers deal with a vast array of amendments to overall bill. |
Salon.com December 16, 2000 Anthony York |
Will Republicans be Bush's worst enemies? From John McCain to Tom DeLay, members of his own party could make the most trouble for the president-elect... |
Salon.com December 9, 2002 Arianna Huffington |
The righteous wrath of John McCain Betrayed by the White House on campaign reform -- "They flat out broke their word," he says -- the straight-talking GOP maverick is fighting back. |
Knowledge@Wharton July 2, 2003 |
Soft Money, Hard Money: Campaign-Finance Reform's Impact on Business The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act's ban on corporate and union political donations may be made permanent, and the business community will be forced to find alternative ways of advancing its agenda on Capitol Hill. |
Reason Aug/Sep 2000 James V. DeLong |
Free Money Campaign finance "loopholes" are the best part of the system. |
BusinessWeek April 21, 2010 Barrett & Salant |
Campaign Spending: Why Companies Are Holding Fire The high court ruling on corporate campaign spending hasn't been a game-changer. Yet. |
InternetNews April 27, 2004 Roy Mark |
New Maneuvers on Internet Access Ban Parliamentary maneuvering bottles McCain amendment for a four-year ban on taxing Internet connections. |
Salon.com September 28, 2000 Jake Tapper |
Show me the loopholes Both George W. Bush and Al Gore have done their best to exploit a weakness in the campaign finance laws... |
Salon.com September 8, 2001 Jake Tapper |
The crusade against pork John McCain's moves to cut legislators' pet projects out of the federal budget aren't likely to gain many supporters, despite looming deficits... |
Salon.com June 20, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Dueling horror stories Congressional advocates of competing patients rights bills stage rival Capitol Hill press events as the health war heats up... |
Mother Jones Nov/Dec 1998 Jason Vest |
Interview with John McCain Back in 1998, when he was just a potential 'dark horse presidential candidate', Mother Jones magazine interviewed John McCain. |
Salon.com March 30, 2001 Suzy Hansen |
Let them spend millions Campaign finance reform stifles grass-roots organizing and harms American politics, says a member of the Federal Election Commission.... |
Managed Care July 2001 Michael Levin-Epstein |
Tilt of Senate to Democrats Speeded Debate on Patients' Rights The Senate debate over the Patients' Bill of Rights made for great theater, but was the outcome ever in doubt? |
BusinessWeek July 22, 2010 Salant et al. |
The Republicans' Money Momentum The GOP is out-raising Democrats in races for open Senate and House seats, a sign of more trouble for Obama's party in November. |
Salon.com December 19, 2000 Anthony York |
Hillary's book deal blues The Congressional Accountability Project asks Sen.-elect Clinton to give up her $8 million advance and just collect royalties... |
Reason June 2008 David Weigel |
Union Rules The Democratic coalition rubs its hands at the prospect of taking over Washington. |
IndustryWeek October 20, 2010 |
DISCLOSE Opponents Gain a Victory Senate Democrats failed to advance the DISCLOSE Act for the second time. But new coalitions launch to push reform. |
BusinessWeek January 24, 2005 Howard Gleckman |
The Beltway Battle Ahead If Bush is willing to deal, he'll have a chance to fix Social Security, say both Democratic and Republican insiders. But he'll need to build bridges with Democrats and sell economic conservatives on compromise. |
Salon.com May 21, 2001 Jake Tapper |
The Kennedy compromise Conservatives might be screaming the loudest, but Democrats made their share of concessions in the House and Senate education bills... |
Inc. September 2003 Patrick J. Sauer |
Rich Man, Politician Could campaign finance reform put more entrepreneurs in office? |
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004 Alexandra Starr |
Democrats: A Hill Too Far? Not so long ago, Democrats were bragging that they could win back the Senate this November -- and it didn't seem like bravado. Now, two seats short of a Senate majority, the party faces a risk of backsliding. |
BusinessWeek February 24, 2010 Paula Dwyer |
How the Political Gridlock in Washington Might End Anger at Washington and midterm elections are driving both parties to recalibrate their self-interest. A tentative bipartisanship is emerging. |
U.S. Banker March 2010 Alan Kline |
Dysfunction in D.C. The sight of Democrats cheering and Republicans sitting on their hands when the president plugged financial reform was disheartening to anyone who believes the system needs fixing. |