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Candidates file to seek political offices
El Dorado News-Times
Partisan candidates had to file a notice of candidacy, affidavit of eligibility and political practice pledge, along with the appropriate filing fees.

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Boston Globe

Google's DC ties worry some consumer advocates
Boston Globe
... didn't see any problem with Google offering political help to candidates, because they offer their services to everyone, regardless of political party. ...

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Some Republicans dub Nevada Tea Party candidate a fake
CNN
New to the political scene, he personally gave CNN directions to his house for an interview that his wife, daughter and bulldog attended. ...

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Corporations, Unions Expected to be Active in Upcoming US Congressional Campaigns
Voice of America
Corporations are still prohibited from donating directly to political candidates. But a majority of the Supreme Court's nine justices accepted the argument ...
Campaigns will always rely on big spendersHonolulu Advertiser

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Assessing the Eric Massa impact (or lack thereof)
Washington Post (blog)
Still, for political junkies like us, the iterations of what the field might look like and what that would do to various candidates' support level is ...
Winner: Paterson to call special electionCorning Leader
Massa Headache Creates Upstate New York Free-for-AllCQPolitics.com
Deja vu all over again in NY?Politico
USA Today
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San Francisco Bay View

Act to negate ruling on campaign financing
Bloomington Pantagraph
... funding of political broadcasts in candidate elections cannot be limited as long as they are independent of the candidates' own campaign organizations. ...
Legislature should respect free speechDesMoinesRegister.com
To Fix the Supreme Court's Citizens United Decision, Copy the BritsU.S. News & World Report
A bipartisan push to clean up the Supreme Court's messWashington Post
Patriot-News
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Herb Strentz: Why Don't Iowans Turn to Their Own Problems Instead of Picking ...
Nieman Watchdog (blog)
What are Iowans doing screening presidential candidates, when within your own state your political parties can't field good candidates for governor? ...

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BBC News

Burma Election Rules Requires Opposition Party to Expel Democracy Leader
Voice of America
... yet decided if it will field candidates. The election law also forbids civil servants and members of religious orders from joining political parties. ...
Burma Junta Bars Suu Kyi From NLD, ElectionsJakarta Globe
Myanmar opposition must be free to fight electionsAmnesty International
Myanmar's junta passes election lawsUPI.com
The Associated Press
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ABC News

Chief Justice John Roberts: Scene at State of Union 'very troubling'
Washington Post
... and unions had a First Amendment right to use their general treasuries and profits to spend freely on political ads for and against specific candidates. ...
Roberts: Corporate $peech Good, Presidential Speech "Very Troubling"Huffington Post (blog)
Chief justice unsettled by Obama's criticism of Supreme CourtLos Angeles Times
Roberts: Scene at State of Union `very troubling'The Associated Press
Estes Park Trail-Gazette -ABC News (blog) -Politics Daily (blog)
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Legislature votes $800 limit on local campaign donations
Seattle Times
"I don't think that candidates can be bought. I have much more faith in our political system and our candidates," said Jim Hill of Kemper Development, ...

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