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22 hours ago ago from more Word\'s works

Astroturfing is a word in American English describing formal political , advertising , or public relations campaigns seeking to create the impression of being spontaneous " grassroots " behavior, hence the reference to the artificial grass , AstroTurf . The goal of such a campaign is to disguise the efforts of a political or commercial entity as an independent public reaction to some political entity—a politician, political group, ...

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Ethics Commission Allegations Against a Candidate Soon Before an Election, and a Resulting Suit | CityEthics.org

17 hours ago ago from CityEthics.org |

Home Services Successes Model Code Links About Contact Us Search this site: Home » Blogs » Robert Wechsler s blog » Ethics Commission Allegations Against a Candidate Soon Before an Election, and a Resulting Suit Ethics Commission Allegations Against a Candidate Soon Before an Election, and a Resulting Suit Posted by Robert Wechsler | Filed under: Campaign Finance City Related Complaints/ ...

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New study: Politicians have no problem evading campaign finance laws

8 hours ago ago from First Amendment Coalition

A study by the Center for governmental Studies shows that finance laws aimed at taking the undemocratic influences of money out of elections have been circumvented by politicians who have been able to raise money far exceeding contribution limits. -DB Center for Governmental Studies Press Release December 17, 2009 Loopholes, Tricks and End Runs: Evasions of Campaign Finance Laws, and a Model Law to Block Them, a new report ...

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One year after American International Group (AIG) executives promised to repay millions in so-called retention bonus money in an effort to stem public outrage, less than half of the money has actually found its way back. According to a report from the government's bailout watchdog, only $19 million of a promised $45 million was repaid. The rest has likely vanished along with many of the employees who received the money last year. Source of ...

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