blog.thehill.com - 4/1/2009
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Sen. Dick Durbin filed a bill yesterday that would provide taxpayer financing of congressional campaigns. Durbin should have waited until today — April Fools Day — to unveil this silly idea.
The proposal would limit donors to $100, and the government would provide matching funds at a 4-1 ratio. ...
washingtonpost.com - 3/30/2009
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washingtonpost.com —
It is high time Americans heard an argument
that might turn a vague national uneasiness into a
vivid awareness of something going very wrong. The argument is that the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) is unconstitutional.
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Bailing Out of the Constitution
americannewsproject.com - 4/1/2009
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americannewsproject.com —
On Tuesday, Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced campaign
finance legislation intended to ease the rising fund-raising burden
on politicians. The legislation would give grants and matching funds to qualified candidates for federal office who ...
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Durbin: Time Spent Fundraising "Nothing Short of Amazing."
crooksandliars.com - 4/1/2009
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crooksandliars.com —
It may be April Fool's Day 2009, but
the Republican Party is playing the same joke on
the American people. After brushing off last week's calamitous Republican "road to recovery" blueprint as a "marketing document," Rep. Paul Ryan unveiled the GOP's ...
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April Fools: GOP Budget a New Windfall for the Wealthy
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