Capital Crimes

How our current campaign finance system breeds political corruption

Not surprisingly, many from the ranks of BushÂ’s Pioneers and Rangers would end up on the wrong side of the law in the current bribery scandals. A year and a half after the presidentÂ’s second inauguration, at least nine of his fundraisers find themselves under investigation, indictment or convicted of state or federal crimes; five of them for offenses specifically related to their political activity or exploiting the access that came with it. Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 1, 2008

Interesting report, but too few independent sources to confirm its accuracy. The author may well be right, but I would like to hear from others as well. Campaign finance is an important and complex issue, and I'd like to understand it better, by looking at it through a variety of viewpoints.

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