Headline from September 29, 2006 Issue:
LOBBYING
House Unlikely to Finish Promised Agenda on Lobbying Reform, Rep. Boehner Suggests
ELECTION REFORM
House Committee Considers Need for Paper Trail in Electronic Voting
PUBLIC FINANCING
Clarification
Headline from September 28, 2006 Issue:
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
U.S. Ambassador to Norway Pays $5,000 to Resolve FEC Violations
ELECTION REFORM
Senate Democrats Threaten Delays Over House-Passed Voter ID Legislation
CONGRESS
Senate Effort to Eliminate Secret 'Holds' Appears Dead as Session Ends, Lott Says
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Three-Judge Court Dismisses Challenge to BCRA Ad Restrictions by Maine
Group
PUBLIC FINANCING
Reformers Ask Hill Candidates to Pledge to Support Public Financing of Campaigns
Headline from September 27, 2006 Issue:
UNIONS
Supreme Court to Rule in Union Case Involving Use of Agency Fees for Politics
FEC
FEC Filing Argues Against Court Deadline To Explain Handling of Section 527
Iss
Headline from September 26, 2006 Issue:
FEC
FEC Asked for Ruling on Disclaimers In Ads Aired in Casey-Santorum Race
Headline from September 25, 2006 Issue:
PACS
Federal Court Says San Jose's Limits On Independent PACs Unconstitutional
Headline from September 22, 2006 Issue:
CONGRESS
Regional Development Bill Fails In House on Earmark Concerns
ETHICS
House Ethics Panel Urged to Clarify Rules on `Personal Use' of Leadership PAC Money
CONGRESS
House Speaker Hastert Expects Issue of Ney's Status to Be Resolved Soon
Headline from September 21, 2006 Issue:
ELECTION REFORM
GOP Prevails as House Votes to Mandate Photo IDs at the Polls
EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS
Court Set to Rule on Tax Status of Democratic Leadership Council
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
Former N.C. Lottery Commissioner Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Charges
Headline from September 20, 2006 Issue:
EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS
Lawmakers Urge IRS to Clarify Rules for Prohibited Campaign Intervention
ELECTION REFORM
House Set to Vote on Divisive Bill Requiring Proof of Citizenship at Polls
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
FEC Counsel Suggests Pending Cases May Clarify Legal Status of 527 Groups
CONGRESS
Expressing Sympathy, Boehner Says House Will Not Push Ney to Resign House His Seat
FEDERAL COURTS
Federal Judiciary Able to Handle Complaints About Judges' Misconduct, Committee Says
Headline from September 19, 2006 Issue:
ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS
Court Hears Debate Whether to Exempt `Grass Roots Lobbying' From BCRA Limits
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Poll Sees Voters Angry at Money in Politics But Optimistic About Strategies
for Reform
CONGRESS
Ney Resigns Subcommittee Top Spot, No Word Yet on Overall House Seat
EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS
All Saints Church Says It Has Been Ordered to Turn Over Documents on Anti-War Sermon
EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS
Church-State Separation Group Launches Campaign Aimed at Clergy's Election Efforts
Headline from September 18, 2006 Issue:
LOBBYING
Ney's Guilty Plea in Abramoff Matter Leaves Questions Where Probe Is Headed
Headline from September 15, 2006 Issue:
LOBBYING
House Votes Overwhelmingly for Changes to Earmark Process
LOBBYING
Lawmakers Pledge Oversight on New Spending Database Effort
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
FEC to Respond to Shays-Meehan Bid for Court Deadline on 527 Organizations
ELECTION REFORM
Panel Advances Bill to Require Voters to Provide Photo ID to Prove Citizenship
Headline from September 14, 2006 Issue:
EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS
Anti-Abortion Group Reorganizes After IRS Revokes Exempt Status
LOBBYING
Republicans Continue Earmark Fight; Appropriators Looking for New Language
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ENFORCEMENT
Ohio Republican Fund-Raiser Noe Sentenced To Prison for Illegal Gifts to Bush
Campaign
Headline from September 13, 2006 Issue:
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGNS
Democratic Candidates' Finances Improved, But Role of Outside Groups Still in Question
LOBBYING
Earmark Debate Still Ongoing; House Consideration Set for Sept. 14
Headline from September 12, 2006 Issue:
CONGRESS
Probe of Rep. Jefferson Still on Hold Even as Businessman Sentenced to Jail
Headline from September 11, 2006 Issue:
LOBBYING
Database Bill Moves Forward, Bloggers Seen as Key to Approval
ELECTION REFORM
Owner of Connecticut Polling Company Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in Federal Court
OREGON
Measures to Limit Campaign Money Will Remain on the Ballot, Court Says
Headline from September 8, 2006 Issue:
ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS
Federal Court Denies WRTL Bid to Air Ads Setting Up Possible Supreme Court Appeal
ELECTION REFORM
House to Vote on Bill Requiring Photo Identification for Voter Registration
JUDICIAL ELECTIONS
Campaign Money, TV Ads in Judicial Races Expected to See New Heights Again in 2006
ILLINOIS
Former Illinois Governor Ryan Receives 78-Month Prison Term in Corruption Case
Headline from September 7, 2006 Issue:
LOBBYING
Senate Bill to Provide Funding Transparency Has Wide Support But Some Key Opponents
LOBBYING
Definition of Tax Earmark in Rules Package May Prompt Resistance From Appropriators
ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS
Three-Judge Panel Considers New Attempt by WRTL to Block BCRA Restrictions on Ads
Headline from September 6, 2006 Issue:
LOBBYING
Boehner Says GOP Leaders Still Working to Resolve Differences on Lobby Reform
LOBBYING
Abramoff Sentencing Off Until December Because of Cooperation With Prosecutors
ALASKA
Criminal Probe of Alaska Lawmakers Casts Shadow Over Gas Pipeline Project
Headline from September 5, 2006 Issue:
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ENFORCEMENT
Appeals Court Says `Honest Services' Law Cannot Be Used in Election Fraud Matters
LOBBYING
ADM Says Plans for Expanded Role in D.C. Prompted Decision to Register
Under LDA
Headline from September 1, 2006 Issue:
LOBBYING
U.S. Attorney's Office Eyeing Complaint That Ethanol Group Understated Lobbying
TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS
Internal Revenue Service Ends 2004 Audit Of NAACP, Finding No Political Intervention
