The book is a product of a bygone era, before campaigns tried to micromanage the press corps as they do now — granting interviews, for example, only on the condition that quotations for publication be subject to the campaigns' approval.
But he noted that gambling interests that campaign for approval of the November referendum, or make contributions to elected officials, must disclose their spending.
During an impromptu news conference, reporter after reporter sharply questioned him about how the attack commercial, which is being run by the Republican National Committee with the Bush campaign's approval, squared with his promise to take the high road.
Each chairman was given his "confidential" manual containing diagrams of precisely how his flow chart and his steering committee would look, and any changes had to be submitted to the campaign for approval.
The pollster Andrew Kohut points out that during the 78 days of the Kosovo campaign, American approval started to sag — until Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic caved in in the face of relentless NATO bombing and pulled his troops out of the contested province, at which point U.S. public support leapt up.
In fact, the emerging P.R. campaign for approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline pits job creation against serious environmental concerns, uncoupling rather than dovetailing these two issues.
Two major campaigns — seeking approval for the new $180 million building and the "aspiration funds" worth $1.65 million for each member — are bald attempts to siphon off money, critics say.
"You don't have to campaign for public approval.
The report is likely to spur a competitive lobbying campaign for regulatory approval of export terminals.
No one on Christie's campaign sought copyright approval for the election spot, and Monty Python is now considering suing Christie for copyright infringement.
