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Panelists talked about the new book by Ken Gormley, “Archibald Cox: Conscience of a Nation.” Mr. Cox served as Solicitor General and was also the special prosecutor during the Watergate…

Following the Senate’s first cloture vote on the McCain-Feingold bill, President Clinton, Vice President Gore, and Common Cause President Ann McBride stressed the need for campaign finance…

Supporters of campaign finance reform talked to reporters about President Clinton’s support of the McCain-Feingold bill. Common Cause President Ann McBride described Senator Trent Lott’s…

The House Ethics Committee Task Force heard comment from four witnesses on a new report detailing how the House will deal with future complaints against its members. The report includes…

A bipartisan task force of freshman members of Congress heard from former members, campaign finance experts and public interest group representatives. Representatives Asa Hutchinson (R-AR)…

Common Cause representatives and others released a report on broadcast spectrum allocation titled “Channeling Influence.” The report examined how major U.S. broadcasters have lobbied to…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes…

The Creative Coalition held a forum at Sardi’s Restaurant to discuss solutions to campaign finance reform in a time of enormous campaign contributions and fears of influence-buying. It was suggested…