Subject: news of the day 2/17/04
From: Rick Hasen
Date: 2/17/2004, 7:24 AM
To: election-law

"Kerry Gets a Lifeline from Wall Street"

The Wall Street Journal offers this report on financial industry contributions to John Kerry. (Thanks to Steven Sholk for the pointer.)


More on Oberweis campaigning

See here. Apparently the press will milk this for all it is worth.


More news coverage of tomorrow's FEC hearing on 527s

See here, here, and here,


"Election Panel Tells States Money Will Be Coming; $2.3 Billion to Be Disbursed for Voting Upgrades"

The Washington Post offers this report.


Chicago Tribune report on 527 AO

See here.


More possible evidence BCRA's "Stand By Your Ad" Provision is Affecting the Tone of Campaign Advertising

See this New York Times report.


New working paper on the ballot order effect

Ho and Imai have a new paper on the ballot order effect in California, downloadable here. Link via Chris Lawrence.



Time Magazine on 527s

See here.


More on False Statements and Kerry

UPDATE 2 And now the story has made the Washington Post. Any betting on how long the New York Times believes it can continue to ignore the story? UPDATE 3: Not long. See here.


Law.com report on Larios v. Cox

I missed blogging this report from last week.


 
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