While the lobbyists worked behind closed doors, the industry financed citizens' groups to bring its message to the public.
"RKO 281," a movie shown last November on HBO and now out on video, tells the story of the making of "Citizen Kane" ("RKO 281" was the way RKO, the studio that financed "Citizen Kane," referred to Welles's project before its release).
Lessig hopes to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court campaign finance case Citizens United with a constitutional amendment.
The finances of Citizens for Better Medicare had been shrouded in secrecy for months.
If QE helps preserve them from further upheaval, that will at least be some comfort to finance-weary citizens.
The statue, named the Peace Monument, was financed with citizens' donations and installed Wednesday, when five women in their 80s and 90s, who were among thousands forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese military during World War II, protested in front of the embassy, joined by their supporters.
The reason that the idea of this Kabuki dance was entertained is an anomaly in the otherwise excellent public-finance provision of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act, under which each of the major candidates for President is given a check, financed by citizens who have ticked off boxes on their income-tax returns, with which to conduct his general-election campaign.
In that case, the recovery of administration capacity and responsibility of management finances to citizens are considered relevant.
— ON Tuesday the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, potentially the most significant federal campaign finance case since Citizens United in 2010.
In turn, the Bush administration has refrained from criticizing Saudi silence over the American-led counterattacks against Osama bin Laden and the Taliban, nor has it spoken out about evidence that Saudi citizens finance Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda network and other radical Islamic organizations.
