[EL] ELB News and Commentary 5/26/13

Sat May 25 20:35:00 PDT 2013

    "Inside IRS Unit Under Fire; Office at Center of Controversy Rankled
    Other Groups With Its Aggressive Tactics"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50988>

Posted on May 25, 2013 8:24 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50988> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

WSJ reports. 
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323336104578501522735423256.html>

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    Two from WaPo on Lois Lerner <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50985>

Posted on May 25, 2013 3:19 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50985> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

In Defense of Lois Lerner 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/05/24/in-defense-of-lois-lerner/>

Lois Lerner's "Worst Week" 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/05/24/lois-lerners-worst-week/>

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    Two from Texas Tribune <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50982>

Posted on May 25, 2013 3:17 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50982> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

House Approves Changes to Ballot Harvesting Bill 
<http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/25/house-approves-voter-harvesting-bill/>

Perry Vetoes "Dark Money" Bill 
<http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/25/perry-vetoes-dark-money-bill/>

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    "Dispute Over Budget Deepens a Rift Within the G.O.P."
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50979>

Posted on May 25, 2013 3:12 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50979> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Important NYT report. 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/25/us/politics/approach-to-debt-widens-rift-among-gop-senators.html?ref=politics&_r=0>

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    "Conservative nonprofit seeks to oust IRS official"
    <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50976>

Posted on May 24, 2013 3:13 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50976> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

CPI reports 
<http://www.publicintegrity.org/2013/05/24/12722/conservative-nonprofit-seeks-oust-irs-official>.

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    Quote of the Day <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50973>

Posted on May 24, 2013 12:33 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=50973> by 
Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

"I won't dispute for one second the problems of a system that demands 
immense amount of fund-raisers by its legislators...It's appalling, it's 
disgusting, it's wasteful and it opens the possibility of conflicts of 
interest and corruption. It's unfortunately the world we live in."

Representative Jim Himes, speaking to NYT 
<http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/banks-lobbyists-help-in-drafting-financial-bills/?smid=tw-share>, 
which described him as "a third-term Democrat of Connecticut, who 
supported the recent industry-backed bills and leads the party's 
fund-raising effort in the House. A member of the Financial Services 
Committee and a former banker at Goldman Sachs 
<http://dealbook.on.nytimes.com/public/overview?symbol=GS&inline=nyt-org>, 
he is one of the top recipients of Wall Street donations. "

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