Fred Hiatt writes Time to Draw the Line.. The Christian Science Monitor offers Gerry-Meandering.

The Washington Post offers this report.

Roll Call offers this report (paid subscription required), which begins: “In a last-ditch effort to craft a compromise for the increasingly rancorous debate over 527 groups, one Republican and one Democrat on the Federal Election Commission have unveiled a new… Continue reading

I have an oped in Monday’s Roll Call with this title. You can view it (even as a nonsubscriber) here (reprinted with permission).

See this report by Greg Palast in The Nation.

The New York Times offers this report, which begins: “Never mind that the new campaign finance law was intended to keep big-ticket donors from buying access to federal officials. At least one company has figured out how to let… Continue reading

The Washington Post offers this editorial on Vieth. See also this Newsday editorial. In somewhat related news, A.P. reports here that “The U.S. Supreme Court could announce next week whether it will settle Colorado’s redistricting fight or leave a… Continue reading

The New York Times offers this report. See also reports in: the Los Angeles Times; Oakland Tribune; Sacramento Bee; San Francisco Chronicle; San Diego Union-Tribune.

Become a “Super-Ranger,” of course, by raising an additional $300,000 in contributions for the Republican Party’s victory fund. See this Atlanta Journal-Constitution article (free registration required).