Dodge the Money by Publicly Funding Elections

By Laura MacCleery
Special to Roll Call
Feb. 25, 2008, 12 a.m.

Money, it appears in this campaign cycle, does grow on trees. Some $552 million already has been showered on the presidential candidates, breaking all previous fundraising records for primary elections and more than doubling the substantial sums ($273 million) raised during the same period in the 2004 election.



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Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article

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