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Headline Archives - December 2006

Headline from December 29, 2006 Issue:

CAMPAIGN FINANCE 
FEC Collects Record-Setting $6.2 Million in Civil Penalties in '06

CALIFORNIA
California Supreme Court Says Tribes Subject to State Campaign, Lobbying Rules

NOTICE 
Holiday Schedule

Headline from December 28, 2006 Issue:

MAINE 
Group That Promoted TABOR Must File Campaign Expenditure Data, Agency Rules

Headline from December 27, 2006 Issue:

FEC 
Watchdog Says FEC Policy Fall Short of Full Disclosure of Campaign Spending

Headline from December 22, 2006 Issue:

ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS 
WRTL Ads Aimed at Feingold in 2004 Were Protected, Court Majority Decides

CONGRESS 
Jennings Asks U.S. House to Investigate Disputed Election in Florida's 13th District

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS  
Holiday Schedule

Headline from December 21, 2006 Issue:

FEC ENFORCEMENT 
FEC Fines Missouri Nonprofit $45,000 For Failing to Follow Federal PAC Rules

Headline from December 20, 2006 Issue:

CONGRESS 
Pelosi Picks Tubbs Jones for Ethics Chair, Millender-McDonald for Administration Panel

FEC ENFORCEMENT 
Failed Illinois Senate Campaign Fined $76,500 Under Settlement With FEC

ALASKA 
Alaska Lawmaker's Trial Set as Scandal Spurs Ethics Reforms at Local, State Levels

Headline from December 19, 2006 Issue:

FEC ENFORCEMENT 
IBEW Union PAC, Texas Republican Party Fined a Total of $16,000 in FEC Settlements

TENNESSEE 
Former State Sen. Ford Indicted On Charges Relating to Contractors

Headline from December 18, 2006 Issue:

FEC ENFORCEMENT 
FEC
Program Fines Specter Campaign, Washington Dems for Reporting Offenses

Headline from December 15, 2006 Issue:

HOUSE ETHICS 
House Democrats' Ethics Proposals Include Task Force to Eye New Enforcement Process

FEC 
FEC OKs Proposal to Allow Realtor Group To Pay State Affiliates to Raise PAC Money

TEXT 
House Democratic Leaders Proposal for Lobbying and Ethics Rules Changes, Obtained by BNA Dec. 14, 2006

Rationale for Democratic Rules Change Proposal, Obtained by BNA Dec. 14, 2006

Headline from December 14, 2006 Issue:

SECTION 527 GROUPS 
FEC Fines 3 Major 527 Groups $630,000; Finds Them Subject to `Hard Money' Limits

CALIFORNIA 
Appeals Court Finds Rule To Limit Ballot Measure Contributions Invalid

Headline from December 13, 2006 Issue:

HOUSE ETHICS 
Action in McDermott Case Signals Panel Could Rule on Other Pending Ethics Matters

HOUSE ETHICS 
Key Democratic Panel Backs Pelosi, Keeping Jefferson Off Ways and Means

PENNSYLVANIA 
Caucus Not Immune From Staffer's Claim That Termination Violated First Amendment

Headline from December 12, 2006 Issue:

FEC 
FEC Draft Would Deny Realtors' Bid To Trade `Soft Money' for PAC Funds

CONGRESS 
Pelosi Unmoved By Jefferson's Win; Tax Panel Slot Not Likely to Be Returned

Headline from December 11, 2006 Issue:

ETHICS 
Committee `Disturbed' by Foley Matter But Says No House Rules Were Broken

LOBBYING 
Abramoff Sentencing Date Delayed As Cooperation in Probe Continues

ETHICS 
Alaska Democrats Push Ethics Bills In Wake of Federal Corruption Probe

Headline from December 8, 2006 Issue:

FEC 
With Toner's Departure Imminent, FEC Dominated by Temporary Appointments

Headline from December 7, 2006 Issue:

FEC ENFORCEMENT 
FEC Investigates but Dismisses Charges Of Coordination by Bush, Martinez Camps

JAPAN
Japan Easing Limits on Political Money From Firms Owned by Foreign Investors

Headline from December 6, 2006 Issue:

CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM 
Campaign Finance Advocates to Push Comprehensive Reform Bills Next Year

ELECTION REFORM
Congress Likely to Require Paper Trail, Election Commission Vice Chairman Says

Headline from December 5, 2006 Issue:

LOBBYING 
Hill Officials to Improve LDA Filing System Ahead of Other Anticipated Changes in Law

CAMPAIGN FINANCE 
Gov.-Elect Spitzer Will Voluntarily Adhere to Widespread Reform Agenda

Headline from December 4, 2006 Issue:

CAMPAIGN FINANCE 
Judicial Watch Gets Fees for Legal Battle Over Trading Campaign Money, Trade Trips

WASHINGTON 
Washington Seeks to Ban Campaign Ads Funded By Firms, Unions in State-Level Races

Headline from December 1, 2006 Issue:

FEC 
New FEC Enforcement Process Includes Closed Hearings With Accused Violators