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	Home > Headline Archives > September 2004 Headline Archives - September 2004 Headline from September 30, 2004 Issue: LOBBYING Senate Committee Says Tribes Paid Over $66 Million to Abramoff, Scanlon TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS Pro-Choice Group Asks IRS to Revoke Tax Status of Rival for Campaign Activities ELECTION REFORM California Adopts Paper Trail Measure, Penalties for Tampering With E-Vote Systems Headline from September 29, 2004 Issue: FEC FEC Will Appeal Court Decision That Struck Down 15 BCRA Regulations CONTRIBUTORS Soros to Spend Up to $3 Million On Ad Campaign, Tour Against Bush FEC ENFORCEMENT Frist Leadership PAC Failed to Report Earmarked Contributions, FEC Audit Finds TEXAS Republican PAC Returns Contributions To Corporations in Wake of Indictments Headline from September 28, 2004 Issue: FEC ENFORCEMENT Reformers: Smith's Swift Boat Comments Disqualify Him From Considering FEC Case JUSTICE DEPARTMENT DOJ Aide Says Ashcroft Financial Report To Receive Sign-Off Within Coming Days FEC ENFORCEMENT Wisconsin Democratic Party Agrees to Pay FEC Fine of $9,000 for Reporting Violations Headline from September 27, 2004 Issue: FEC Draft FEC Ruling Suggests Recount Efforts Could Be Funded With Unlimited Donations JUSTICE DEPARTMENT Ashcroft's Financial Disclosure Form Not Certified 4 Months After Deadline CONNECTICUT Former Chief of Staff to Gov. Rowland Pleads Not Guilty To Corruption Charges Headline from September 24, 2004 Issue: CAMPAIGN SPENDING LIMITS Supreme Court Asked to Review Campaign Spending Limits Question WASHINGTON Local Business Groups Blast U.S. Chamber Over 'Advised' Ads in State A.G. Campaign Headline from September 23, 2004 Issue: CAMPAIGN FINANCE LEGISLATION New Bill by BCRA Sponsors Would Limit Sec. 527 Groups' Contributions to $25,000 Headline from September 22, 2004 Issue: HOUSE ETHICS Texas Indictments Cite TRMPAC Money As House Ethics Panel Eyes DeLay Probe FEC Bush Campaign Files New Suit Against FEC Seeking Tough Rules on Section 527 Groups Headline from September 21, 2004 Issue: CAMPAIGN FINANCE Court Says FEC Must Rewrite BCRA Rules But Refuses to Block Rules' Enforcement EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS Public Citizen Report Says Millions Spent by 501(c) Groups on Politics WASHINGTON Washington Agency Exchanges Lawsuits With Sponsor of Chamber-Funded TV Ads Headline from September 20, 2004 Issue: VOTING RIGHTS DOJ Official Says No Prosecutors Will Be in Polling Places in November FEC ENFORCEMENT Court Dismisses Lawsuit Charging FEC Took Too Long to Resolve Ashcroft Matter Headline from September 17, 2004 Issue: ETHICS House Ethics Committee Leaders Say Decision on DeLay Probe Due by Sept. 20 FEC ENFORCEMENT Weiner's Campaign Agrees to Pay FEC $47,000 Fine for Charges, Including Loan JUDICIAL ELECTIONS TV Ads in State Supreme Court Campaigns Setting Records Again in 2004, Survey Finds TENNESSEE County Election Commission Erred By Barring Tax Referendum, Court Rules Headline from September 16, 2004 Issue: FEC ENFORCEMENT Judge Denies Bush Campaign's Bid to Rule FEC Has Taken Too Long on 527 Complaints ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS Rehnquist Denies Bid by Wisconsin Group To Block Limits on Ads Mentioning Feingold TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS New Push for Church Political Advocacy In Export Tax Repeal Bill Raising Controversy COMMUNICATIONS FCC's Powell Unlikely to Pursue Rules Requiring Greater Campaign Coverage Headline from September 15, 2004 Issue: FEC BCRA Sponsors Sue FEC to Force Tougher Rules for Sec. 527 Groups ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS Solicitor General Asks Supreme Court Not to Block FEC Enforcement of BCRA Headline from September 14, 2004 Issue: ELECTION REFORM New Commission Sees Extreme Difficulty In Future Operations Due to Budget Woes NORTH CAROLINA Republican Governors Association Fined $197,000 for Ad Supporting Candidate CALIFORNIA California Court OKs Lawsuit Against Racial Privacy Backers Headline from September 13, 2004 Issue: FEC Weintraub Says Big Jump in Hard Money Will Push 2004 Election Cost to $4 Billion ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS Rehnquist Orders FEC to Respond To Wisconsin Group's Bid to Air Ads Headline from September 10, 2004 Issue: ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS FEC Defines Limits on Political Ads Set by BCRA `Electioneering' Provision TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS IRS Sending Letters to Ensure Compliance With Section 527 Disclosure Requirements ALASKA Alaska Supreme Court Restores Ballot Measure on Senate Vacancy Headline from September 9, 2004 Issue: FEC ENFORCEMENT FEC Fines Missouri Republican Party $128,000 for Problems in 2000 Election ELECTION REFORM California A.G. Joins Diebold Suit; Will Not Pursue Criminal Charges OKLAHOMA Two State Senate Democrats Seeking Grand Jury Probe of Tort Reform Group Headline from September 8, 2004 Issue: ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS Television Ad by Republican Group Not Limited by BCRA, FEC Draft Says ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS Wisconsin Group Asks Supreme Court To Allow Broadcast Ads Referring to Feingold Headline from September 7, 2004 Issue: ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS FEC Draft Says Citizens United Not Eligible For `Media Exemption' From BCRA Provision CONVENTIONS Lacking Soft Money, GOP Asked Donors To Pay Their Own Way at N.Y. Convention Headline from September 3, 2004 Issue: PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS Bush-Cheney Campaign Approved by FEC To Receive $74. 62 Million in Federal Funds CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING Federal Court Upholds Minnesota Law Prohibiting False Campaign Messages INDIANA Indiana High Court Calls for New Primary In East Chicago, Citing Corruption, Deception Headline from September 2, 2004 Issue: SECTION 527 GROUPS Bush Campaign Sues to Force FEC To Clamp Down on Democratic Groups PACS Latest FEC Report Tallies Major Increases In PAC Money Raised, Spent Under New Law Headline from September 1, 2004 Issue: ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS FEC Draft Says Car Dealer Ads Not Restricted by BCRA Provision TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS IRS Asked to Investigate Miami Church For Possible Partisan Political Activity Contact the Webmaster at webmaster@bna.com 1801 S. Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22202 - Phone: 1-800-372-1033 Copyright © The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. All Rights Reserved.