Subject: news of the day 4/15/04
From: Rick Hasen
Date: 4/15/2004, 7:13 AM
To: election-law

"FEC Unlikely to Act This Year on Tax Exempt Groups"

USA Today offers this report. The report is in line with this post from yesterday.


"GOP: Donors, Including Five in Seattle, Broke the Law"

The Seattle Times offers this report on large contributors to Democratic-leaning 527s.


"RNC Chided for Absence at Hearing on 527 Rule"

The Washington Post offers this report.


Texas Congressman Sues over Recount

See this A.P. report.


"Bush-Cheney E-Mails Set Record at Election Commission"

Cox News Service offers this report. Thanks to Craig Holman for the pointer.


"FEC Opens Hearings on Interest Groups"

The Los Angeles Times offers this news update, with the following subhead: "Several commissioners appear willing to postpone action on so-called 527s groups, including MoveOn.org."

Vice-Chair Weintraub's Opening Statement at Today's Rulemaking

You can access the statement here. It is also available on the FEC website, but that is loading very slowly (no doubt, given everyone reading the 200,000 comments there). If I can find links to opening statement of other FEC members, I'll put them here in an update.


 
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