2008 News - National

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Articles that focus on reform across the U.S.

Date	Title	Source
9/30/08	Lawyer to Continue Inquiry Into Prosecutor's Firing	Washington Post
9/30/08	Ex-CIA Official Pleads Guilty in Corruption Case	Washington Post
9/29/08	Orange County pastors test the IRS rule against politicking Dozens nationwide use their pulpits to endorse presidential candidates.	LA Times
9/28/08	In Consulting Group, Hints of How Albany Works	New York Times
9/26/08	Campaigns Pressure Stations Over '527' Ads	Wall Street Journal
9/26/08	Palin Accepted $25,000 in Gifts, Alaska Records Show	Washington Post
9/26/08	Palin to return donations from tainted politicians	Associated Press
9/25/08	Confusing Voter Registration Laws Could Affect Presidential Election	US World and News Report
3/16/08	Investigators Seek Records of Spitzer Campaign’s Payments to a Consultant	New York Times
2/15/08	Spitzer Utilities Nominee Started Job While Still an Industry Lobbyist, Report Finds	New York Times
2/14/08	CAMPAIGN '08 From small donors come big rewards Grass-roots giving is reshaping campaign fundraising, and Barack Obama has been particularly adept at cultivating it.	LA Times
2/13/08	Exemptions subvert open records laws	Associated Press
2/7/08	Lobbyists Sue Over Disclosure In Ethics Law	Wall Street Journal
2/7/08	Obama Raises $5.8 Million on Line After Super Tuesday	Bloomberg
1/30/08	Obama cuts Rezko ties CAMPAIGN CASH \| Senator's camp says he's giving up rest of tainted donations	Chicago Sun-Times
1/28/08	ACLU Sues Over Paper Ballots in Ohio	AP
1/28/08	Obama Kept Contributions From Accused Fixer's Wife And Others ABCNews.com Analysis Shows the Campaign Still Hasn't Returned More Than $100,000 in Questionable Contributions	ABC News
1/27/08	Barack Obama challenged over 'slumlord' ties	Daily Telegraph
1/24/08	8 things you need to know about Obama and Rezko Tale in national spotlight, thanks to Clinton	Chicago Sun-Times
1/21/08	Election 2008 Examining Obama's 'Present' Votes in Illinois	NPR
1/21/08	A Site Follows the Money So Users Can Slice and Dice	New York Times
1/21/08	The Truth About Ethics Reform (editorial)	New York Times
1/19/08	Sun-Times Exclusive: Obama surfaces in Rekzo's federal corruption case Source confirmed Obama is the unnamed "political candidate" referred to in document which outlines case against Rezko	Chicago Sun-Times
1/16/08	Free food OK for lawmakers -- if it's on a toothpick	Detroit Free Press
1/15/08	State House leaders to create ethics panel	Honolulu Advertising
1/11/08	Louisiana senator Landrieu faces questions on earmark that benefited Dallas firm Landrieu's education earmark in '01 benefited Dallas donor's firm	Dallas Morning News
1/8/08	FCC to probe Comcast data discrimination	Associated Press
1/1/08	Outside Groups Spend Heavily and Visibly to Sway '08 Races	New York Times

7/28/2008 - ICPR Settles a Complaint with State Board of Elections

5/31/2008 - REFORM ADVOCATES CALL ON GOVERNOR TO STOP ACCEPTING CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM STATE CONTRACTORS

4/21/2008 - ICPR Finds $5 Million in Lobbying Spending by Units of Illinois Government

2/19/2008 - Midwest Democracy Network Calls for Presidential Candidates to Clarify Reforms Positions

10/9/2007 - Read Cindi Canary's Letter to House Leaders Urging the Passing of HB1

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