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Clean Elections in the News
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5-8	Lawyers, coal, doctors top contributors in Supco races
5-8	As Election Nears, Candidates Continue to Raise Money
5-8	Ireland adds new features to online election reports
5-6	Lawyer, gambling-interest money pours into court race
5-5	Latest ad in Supreme Court race sparks controversy
5/4	Lawyers give most money to Maynard
4-23	Election ad restrictions loosened
4/23	W.Va. ad rules partly blocked
4-22	Putting a Check on Corporate Power
4-15	The Selling of the Judiciary: Campaign Cash ‘in the Courtroom’
4-14	Upcoming election forums
4-14	Voters should know who contributes to candidates
4-12	Delegates selected for state convention
4-10	Massey Coal's Don Blankenship Shows his Hand
4-10	Lawyers argue over rules for political ads
4-8	Candidates, unions seek dismissal of W.Va. electioneering law challenge
4-8	Supreme Court race shaping up to be expensive
4/3	Coal Boss: If You Take Photos, 'You're Liable to Get Shot'
4-3	Massey boss threatened, grabbed reporter, ABC News says
3-23	Campaign finance has become constant fight for improvement
3-22	Justice for Sale
3-2	Campaign money corrupts
3-2	Perception that justice can be bought harms the judiciary
2-29	Clean Elections Update
2-27	There's no need to take sides in campaign
2-26	Conflict: Disturbing problem
2-24	We could have clean elections in W.Va. for just $6 apiece
2-22	Justice refuses to disqualify himself from Massey case; Benjamin says ($3.5 million) 'innuendo' not basis for recusal
2-21	Clean Elections Update
2-21	It's always the public who pays
2-21	Starcher Steps Aside in Massey Case, Lashes Out at Court
2-20	Massey incest: Mining CEO so insinuated in W. Va. politics that they can't find judges to hear his case
2-17	Heard Off the Street: Massey Energy estimates $240 million judgment will cost it $16 million
2-15	Clean Elections Update
2-15	Beth Walker tries to explain ties to Don Blankenship in Supreme Court race
2-13	Benjamin asked to withdraw from $240m Massey case
2-8	Clean Elections Update
2-7	Panel Proposed to Consider Recusal Requests
2-7	CALA blasts Grisham over W.Va. comments about his new book
2-1	Clean Elections Update
2-1	Beyond campaign finance reform
1-30	John Grisham disses Blankenship, WV court; Cites 2004 election as example of judicial corruption
1-30	Q&A: Michael Shnayerson, Author of Coal River
1-30	Novel linked to state election: Author details idea on 'Today'
1-30	Electing judges – with cash; Merit, not money, should sway judicial elections.
1-29	Senate debates merits of appointed versus elected judges
1-27	‘Clean elections’ bill gains support
1-24	Clean Elections Update
1-24	In wake of photos, recusal, Supreme Court to rehear Massey case
1-22	Starcher stepped down from ’96 case; Motion cited campaign contributions; high court debate to resume Thursday
1-19	Big Coal objects to being called an "outlaw industry," but facts are facts.
1-18	Coal Industry Plugs Into the Campaign
1-17	Clean Elections Update
1-16	My Oh Monaco
1-16	Maynard admits Monaco meeting; Blankenship not an influence on rulings, justice says
1-15	Maynard trip raising more questions
1-15	Motion Ties W. Virginia Justice to Coal Executive
1-11-08	Clean Elections Update
12-12	Our view on elections: 5 reasons for public financing -- Opposing view: No welfare for politicians -- Public Campaign's response to opposition view
12-5	Returns On Investment
11-26	The huge return on the campaign investment
11-19	Churches want state campaign financing reform
11-16	US power company linked to Bush is named in database as a top polluter
11-9	Connecticut Politics Tarnished by Corruption
11-2	Clean politics; Public financing
11-1	Carol Warren LTE in The Pocahontas Times
10-31	Public campaign financing proposed
10-9	Carol Warren: Residents already pay for campaigns
10-5	Woman pushes for clean election
9-30	Delegate wants public financing law
9-10	Blankenship could influence WV Supreme Court election
9-10	GOP not counting on Blankenship in 2008
8-28	The Campaign Finance Institute has released a new study: Party Money in the 2006 Elections: The Role of National Party Committees in Financing Congressional Campaigns - Download the report here
8-26	Public Financing Would Mean Cheaper Elections
8-24	Mining Rove’s Katrina Legacy
8-23	The deeper danger of Crandall Canyon
8-8	‘What you see is what you get’: Utah mine owner blunt, controversial
7-22	Relative handful of West Virginians funding White House race
7-19	Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to send a message: Author lists mountaintop removal among 'Crimes Against Nature'
7-17	Read an interview with West Virginia Clean Elections supporter Senator Dan Foster
7-13	Monongalia senator not running in '08
7-2	Why I chose not to vote
6-18	Si Galperin, former state senator, dies
6-18	Galperin remembered as strong advocate
6-11	What Do Subsidized Corn, A Militarized Border, and Finance Reform Have To Do With It?
5-27	Gaming donations up in legislative races, group says
5-23	Justice's contentious campaign lands big-time invitation
5-20	Racetrack lobbyists not biggest spenders
4-26	Justices Reconsider Campaign Finance
4-25	Power to the Public Financing
4-24	Breaking Free with Fair Elections: A New Declaration of Independence for Congress
4-10	‘Granny D’ Pushes ‘Politics of Love’
3-21	Campaign cash: Public financing works in other states
3-2	Clean Election Update
2-28	Campaign funding issue gaining support, says group
2-28	Clean Elections and Walt Helmick
2-26	Candidates Who Shun Corporate Cash Are Winning
2-23	Clean Election Update
2-19	Certain measures just keep returning
2-16	Clean Election Update
2-9	Clean Election Update
2-9	Campaign financing advances in W.Va. Senate
2-5	People are electing candidates who shun corporate cash
2-2	This should be the year for public funding of campaigns
2-2	Clean Election Update
2-1	2007 may offer best chance for publicly funded campaigns in W.Va.
1-29	GUEST COMMENTARY: A True Freedom Bill: Clean Elections
1-27	Clean Election Update
1-26	Legislators split on odds for campaign finance bills
1-20	Clean Elections Update (pdf)
1-19	High Court To Revisit Campaign Finance Law
1-19	Senate Measure Puts Spotlight on Fund-Raising
1-10-07	A true 'freedom bill': Public financing act will ensure voters are heard
12-22	Big spending failed to sway W.Va. voters
12-18	White addresses 'dirty election' at area luncheon
12-17	Blankenship's spending rivaled House, exceeded Senate field
11-24	Mining CEO seeks stacked regulatory deck
11-23	Dems Must End Legalized Bribery of Campaign Finance
11-17	Truth In Advertising
11-9	Blankenship hurt GOP, chairman says
11-8	Blankenship fails to sway legislative races
11-6	Blankenship's money key in statehouse races
11-6	Green outspending Weeks in 9th District battle
11-5	Is the West Virginia Legislature for sale?
11-5	Blankenship money shakes up sleepy races: Turnout could determine control of Legislature
11-3	Who's Buying Congress Now
11-1	Fixing Democracy: The Clean Election Movement
11-1	Campaign costs rising, filings show
10-31	Blankenship Election Spending Nears $2 Million
10-30	Statehouse power at stake in '06
10-27	Final campaign finance reports show incumbents leading
10-25	Pull the Plug on E-Voting
10-24	Candidates for House spar over money from Blankenship
10-23	Byrd-Raese contest priciest W.Va. race
10-22	Wealthy Coal Executive Hopes to Turn Democratic West Virginia Republican
10-20	Votes for Sale?
10-20	Two for the money: When McConnell's pull fails, his Labor secretary wife fills in
10-18	Look Who's Signed the Clean Election Pledge!
10-15	Senator's pet issue: money and the power it buys
10-11	W. Virginia Businessman Finances Campaigns
10-3	Instead of buying votes, we’re selling candidates
10-1	Pollsters’ new tactic: profiling: Right-leaning surveys ‘micro-target’ voters
10-1	Campaign Cash Mirrors a High Court’s Rulings
10-1	Case Studies: West Virginia and Illinois
9-25	Vast political money
9-22	Blankenship says Casey ‘lying’ about illegal workers
9-22	GOP leaders blasts 527s: Groups have no contribution limit, congressman says
9-20	Why won't Sobonya back clean elections?
9-20	Group targets Mingo delegate: White questions source of support for foundation
9-19	The Blankenship Factor
9-17	JANET KEATING: Is Blankenship's concern really for 'sake of the kids'?
9-17	Report show modest fund-raising in legislative races
9-16	Mike Green has spent over a quarter of a million dollars in state Senate seat race
9-15	Starn accepts Blankenship’s contribution
9-10	W.Va. Legislature Election Preview: House races center stage: Blankenship’s vow to unseat Dems heats up usually sedate campaign
9-6	Blankenship's Money at Center of Political Debate
9-6	Republicans divided on Blankenship
9-1	Casey speaks against Blankenship
9-1	Dems: State is not for sale
9-1	Republican Scott returns Blankenship donation
8-20	GOP's Financial Edge Shrinks
8-18	Reform Worth Rescuing
8-13	GOP’s Raese activates ‘millionaire’s provision’: Byrd, already well ahead, can triple his fundraising after opponent adds funds
8-11	Massey sues state Supreme Court
8-11	Massey Energy Sues W.Va. Supreme Court
8-6	Governors' Groups Tops in Raising Cash
8-4	State lobbyists randomly selected for Ethics audits
8-3	‘For the Sake of the Kids’ Blankenship should give back some of his millions
7-31	How our current campaign finance system breeds political corruption
7-27	President hears cheers, jeers: Bush helps raise money for Capito
7-26	Bush helps raise $500,000 for West Virginia congresswoman
7-21	Payola: Don't conceal it
7-21	Republican Raese raises funds in-state
7-21	Byrd holds fundraising edge over Raese
7-19	Mollohan, Wakim report contributions
7-19	In-state donors aid Capito, Callaghan
7-18	Campaign funds, politics -- watch out
7-16	Tiny minority funds state campaigns, report says
6-29	Coal-Mining Contributions in the States
6-28	Blow To Fair Elections
6-27	High Court Strikes State's Campaign Fund Limits
6-27	Cabell library to show election documentary
6-26	Justices Block Vermont Campaign Finance Law
6-25	Weeks, Green spar over gambling money
6-24	Mingo County senate race costs a whopping $350K
6-22	Do you know where your candidates stand on climate change?
6-21	Public Campaign and other national partners launch their “Seize the Moment Campaign
6-21	National survey of Democrats and Republicans indicates that the American Public overwhelmingly supports Clean Elections
6-19	Coal chief, gambling spend big in primary
6-18	Dictionary of deceit: Author compiles thick volume on W.Va.'s corrupt political leaders
6-9	DeLayed Exit
6-6	Privately Funded Trips Add Up on Capitol Hill: Report: $50 Million Spent in 2000-2005
6-5	Feds to take flying squirrel off endangered species list
6-4	Global Warming vs. Election Integrity
6-1	Coal-Mining Contributions in the States (pdf)
6-1	Rigging the rules in their favor
5-31	Gale Norton in Slacks: Dirk's Dirty Money
5-20	State campaign laws could be eclipsed, panelist says
5-19	527 Group Fundraising Grew More Slowly in First Quarter of 2006 than 2004
5-17	Voter-Owned Election (VOE) Brings People-Powered Politics to Portland
5-16	Some disagree about election spending laws
5-8	Lobbyist spending reports come in
5-7	Legislative races rake in $3.2 million as primary draws near
5-5	W.Va. deserves clean elections
5-4	With Just Minutes Left, CT Legislature Approves CE Fix
5-2	Clean Elections Meeting Notice
4-19	Mollohan fills his war chest
4-17	W.Va., Minn. have similar problem
4-16	Newcomer helps put Senate race at top in spending
4-12	Political cash: Mollohan allegations
4-12	Frivolous rumors hurt our legal representatives
4-10	Candidates amass $1.9 million
4-7	Bill Moyers: A Culture of Corruption
4-4	Closer, But Still No Cigar
3-26	W.Va. sets standard for 527s
3-24	Interior Secretary Nominee Mined Industries for Campaign Cash
3-22	Time for Heresy
3-8	Hidden Ties: Big Environmental Changes Backed by Big Industry
3-3	Clean Elections Dead Again Update
2-28	Action Alert on Clean Elections!
2-24	Fate of Clean Elections Uncertain Update By Julie Archer
2-24	Discussion but no action on campaign financing
2-24	Public financing of campaigns bill appears dead
2-24	Campaign finance reform works, Arizona official says
2-16	Clean Elections Clears Senate Judiciary, Needs Your Help in Senate Finance Update By Julie Archer
2-13	A Coal CEO's Unusual Pastime: Firing Up West Virginia Politics
2-13	Senate panel endorses publicly funded campaigns
2-3	Clean Elections ...Legislation on Track Update By Julie Archer
2-3	527 Groups to Play By New Rules; Some disclosure issues may remain from 2004 election for consumers group.
1-27	Critical Vote for “Clean Elections”; Ask Senators to Support S.B. 124 Update By Julie Archer
1-25	It's time for Democrats to put up or shut up
1-22	Some House Democrats seek election public funds
1-20	Clean Elections Needs Your Help! Update By Julie Archer
1-19	Bribery; Washington sleaze
1-16	Blankenship takingaim at Bob Kiss
1-13	Summary of West Virginia Public Campaign Financing Act (pdf) 1/13
1-13	"Clean" Can Be "Green"
1-9	Coal companies are big political donors
1-3	Mine Safety a Matter of Politics; Lax enforcement from Washington is no accident

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