Headline from October 31, 2005 Issue:
CONGRESS
NRCC Says DCCC Should Give Up Money It Got From Convicted Former Rep.
Ballance
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
FEC Settlement Sets $33,000 Fine Against Campaign of Rep. McKinney
Headline from October 28, 2005 Issue:
OHIO
Former Ohio GOP Fund-Raiser Noe Charged With Giving Illegal Money to
Bush Campaign
ALABAMA
Former Alabama Gov. Siegelman Faces Federal Racketeering Charges
Headline from October 27, 2005 Issue:
LOBBYING
Feingold, Meehan See Support Rising for Changes in Lobbying, Ethics
Rules
SECURITIES
Lawyer Says Advisers May Lack Procedures to Prevent Pay-to-Play
LOBBYING
House First to Reform Regulation of Housing Government-Sponsored
Enterprises
Headline from October 26, 2005 Issue:
FEC ENFORCEMENT
Machinists' Union Locals Fined $151,000 By FEC for Illegal Financing
of Union PAC
Headline from October 25, 2005 Issue:
FEC
D.C. Circuit Turns Back FEC's Bid To Rehear Case Striking BCRA Rules
Headline from October 24, 2005 Issue:
FEC ENFORCEMENT
FEC Settlement Sets $85,000 Fine For Contributions by AMEC
Construction
TEXAS
DeLay Legal Team Seeks New Judge Before Campaign Finance Trial Begins
Headline from October 21, 2005 Issue:
FEC
Witnesses Debate If FEC Should Move On Issuing New `Electioneering'
Rules
TEXAS
Ellis, Colyandro Deny Charges, Back DeLay, on Eve of Court Date
COMMUNICATIONS
Senate Committee Approves Bill For Disclosure of Video News Releases
Headline from October 20, 2005 Issue:
FEC
FEC Ruling Reinforces `Allocation' Rule Requiring PACs to Use More
Hard Money
HOUSE CAMPAIGNS
House Candidates Setting Records In Campaign Fund Raising for 2006
ELECTION REFORM
Federal Judge Grants Injunction In Challenge to Georgia Voter ID Law
Headline from October 19, 2005 Issue:
LEADERSHIP PACS
McCain, Feingold Credited for Senate Move To Drop PAC Item From
Appropriations Bill
Headline from October 18, 2005 Issue:
LOBBYING
Safavian's Lawyer Fighting Charges, Tells Judge Case `All About
Abramoff'
LEADERSHIP PACS
Senate Said to Drop Provision Boosting `Leadership' PACs' Power
TEXAS
DeLay Lawyer Says He Was Offered Deal to Plead Guilty to Misdemeanor
Headline from October 17, 2005 Issue:
ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS
Democratic Lawyers Back Pro-Life Group In Opposing Limits on Political
Advertising
SUPREME COURT
Low Spending on Ads for Miers Undercuts Predictions of TV War Over
Supreme Court
CALIFORNIA
Governor Signs Bills on Electronic Voting, Vetoes Disclosures for
Ballot Measure Campaigns
Headline from October 14, 2005 Issue:
FEC
FEC Draft Would Set Firm Minimum Of 50% For `Hard Money' Use by PACs
Headline from October 13, 2005 Issue:
FEC
FEC Set to Clarify New Rule Requiring `Hard Money' Use by Independent
Groups
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Deal to Bring GSE Bill to Floor Vote Hinged On Banning Electioneering
by Housing Groups
TEXAS
DeLay Attorneys Subpoena Prosecutor In High-Stakes Campaign Finance
Case
WASHINGTON
Consumer Group Urges Enforcement Of Disclosure Law against U.S.
Chamber
Headline from October 12, 2005 Issue:
FEC ENFORCEMENT
FEC Tells Lawmakers They Can Give Westar Contributions to Charity
FEC ENFORCEMENT
FEC Fines House Lawmaker's Campaign $2,500 for Failing to Disclose
Spending
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Bush Choice for Deputy Attorney General Withdraws Nomination as
Questions Persist
Headline from October 11, 2005 Issue:
DISCLOSURE
Judge Quashes Subpoenas Demanding Disclosure of Reform Groups'
Finances
FEC ENFORCEMENT
Matter Involving Pro-Kerry Union Web Site Dismissed Due to
`Prosecutorial Discretion'
HOUSE ETHICS
Democrats Push for Ethics Committee To Hire Staff, Investigate Pending
Cases
Headline from October 7, 2005 Issue:
LOBBYING
Hill Democrats Urge Special Counsel To Investigate GOP Lobbyist
Abramoff
Headline from October 6, 2005 Issue:
LOBBYING
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Safavian On Charges Involving 2002 Scotland
Trip
FEC
'Electioneering Communication' Rules Eyed Though Courts Could Preclude
FEC Action
CALIFORNIA
Assembly Speaker Returns Candidate Money After Governor’s
Lawyers Complain to FPPC
Headline from October 5, 2005 Issue:
FEC ENFORCEMENT
FEC Fines Missouri Democrats $110,000 For Several Accounting,
Reporting Offenses
TEXAS
DeLay Charged With Money Laundering In New Indictment by Texas Grand
Jury
COLORADO
Federal Court in Colorado Strikes State Limits on Right-to-Life Group
Headline from October 4, 2005 Issue:
LOBBYING
Link Between Lobbying, Campaigns Outlined in New Study by Nonprofit
CONGRESS
Questions Continue About Delay's Role In Congress as He Faces Texas
Indictment
Headline from October 3, 2005 Issue:
FEC ENFORCEMENT
FEC
Dismisses Complaint That Candidate Received Too Much Salary From Campaign
COMMUNICATIONS
Kennedy, Lautenberg Seek Return Of `Propoganda' Funds by Education
Department
COMMUNICATIONS
Analysis Reveals Big Spending by SBC, Cable Industry on State Lobbying
Efforts
NEW MEXICO
Treasurer Loses Bid for Recusal; N.M. Governor Calls for Impeachment
TEXT
Justice Department Reveals First Cases Settled Under Lobbying Disclosure
Statute
The Justice Department
revealed for the first time Aug. 15 that it has reached three settlements
since April 2004 resolving federal lobbying disclosure violations. The
settlements called for a total of $47,000 in fines and for the reporting
problems to be corrected.
Text of the three settlements:
1.
Justice Department Settlement with Natsource LLC,
April 22, 2005
2.
Justice Department Settlement with CHG and
Associates, May 7, 2005
3.
Justice Department Settlement with Unnamed
Defendant, April 22, 2004
