FEC Ruling on Voter Guides Sets Bad Precedent

By Bradley A. Smith
Special to Roll Call
Nov. 20, 2006, 12 a.m.

Years ago, a national newspaper described campaign finance reform as “Frankenstein’s monster.” It still is. The latest reminder comes in a confused Federal Election Commission ruling that fines the Sierra Club $28,000 for illegal corporate spending, based on voter scorecards issued in Florida in 2004.



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Stier: Detecting a Bad Breast Cancer Bill

July 1, 11:28 a.m.

Who could blame hundreds of Members of Congress for joining with a colleague and breast cancer survivor, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), in co-sponsoring legislation aimed at promoting breast cancer education? The problem, according to leading breast cancer scientists and advocacy groups, is the bill would do more harm than good. Read Full Article

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