We're pledging not to give a penny more to congressional candidates who don't support the Durbin-Specter bill to fundamentally reform our congressional elections so they are citizen-funded, not special-interest funded.
To Dewey's frustration, most of the foundation's members were more interested in figuring out how to use cycles to outsmart the stock market, but he was mindful that their self-interest funded his efforts to determine what the Something might be.
7 of the top 10 interests funding Jim Himes' campaign committee and leadership PAC were financial services institutions.
Coverage in all three countries focused on human-interest stories, dominant framing as a "celebration of progress", and had limited discussion of risks, research design, conflicts-of-interest, funding sources, and research timelines.
Missouri Building Bond and Interest Fund, $106.1 million of general obligation bonds.
But Ray Sullivan, a spokesman for the Bush campaign, replied, "When it comes to special interest funding and support, Al Gore knocks it out of the park".
Now it is looking to establish a different model for community charities by encouraging donors to give to any of five "field of interest" funds.
Of the $1.2 million in PAC money received by Senator Bennet, about 10% was from special interest funds representing the health insurance committees, the oil industry, and banks.
More importantly, it will give candidates a way to fight that deluge without themselves becoming even more dependent upon private, special interest funding.
By saying 'no national earmarks' -- earmarks that do not involve secret, incremental, or special interest funding -- the Congress is making a statement and a choice.
Stripped of the taint of special interest funding, members of the public could once again believe in the integrity of public policy.
