See PAC Man, which begins: “Freshman Sen. Norm Coleman (Minn.) really wants to become the next chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, he may want to brush up on the federal law that prohibits fundraising on federal property.”
Watchdogs Warn of New Soft Money, which begins: “Campaign watchdogs have issued dire warnings that unless the Federal Election Commission revises its arcane allocation formulas that apply to 527 groups that conduct partisan voter drives, the agency runs the risk of opening up a massive loophole that could allow a new flood of soft money to wash into federal campaigns.”
FEC: Senator Violated Finance Law, which begins: “At the prodding of a government watchdog group, the Federal Election Commission ruled last month that Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) had violated campaign finance law in 2000. But the commission took no action against the Senator.”