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POLITICO Arena – Media Bias and Campaign Contributions

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:26:14 +0000

Scott Stanzel responds to the April 8, 2010, POLITICO Arena topic: Media bias or campaign contributions – which are worse?

Duration : 0:3:2

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Federal and state campaign contributions in one database!

admin — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:20:17 +0000

Tired of switching between two different databases to get state *and* federal campaign contribution data? We were. So we made TransparencyData – allowing you, for
the first time, to get a clear picture of campaign contributions at both the state and federal level. Before now, there were two datasets: the OpenSecrets data focusing on federal data, and the FollowTheMoney data, focusing on state data. Now, finally, you can use to query, filter, and download this data.

http://transparencydata.com

These two datasets are only the beginning of what you’ll be able to query via TransparencyData. We’ve already added lobbying information from the Senate Office of Public Records, and over the next few weeks we’ll build a query interface for that dataset too. We’ll also be adding new data on a regular basis. Look for government contracting, earmarks, and congressional biographical data coming shortly.

Jeremy Carbaugh, lead developer for Sunlight Labs, gives you a quick walkthrough of the current offerings.

http://transparencydata.com

AUDIO

Track: Soulja Boi
Artist: Ja Prawn
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ja_Prawn/Everybody/Soulja_Boi

Duration : 0:3:55

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Political mudslinging ahead of May Primary

admin — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:20:09 +0000

Political mudslinging ahead of May Primary

Duration : 0:2:36

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Our Brand Is Crisis Movie Trailer

admin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:52:14 +0000

For decades, U.S. strategists-for-hire have been quietly molding the opinions of voters and the messages of candidates in elections from the Middle East to the South American jungle. With flabbergasting access to think sessions, media training and the making of smear campaigns, we watch how the consultants’ marketing strategies shape the relationship between a leader and his people. Our Brand is Crisis is an astounding look at one group’s campaign to elect the President of Bolivia and its earth-shattering aftermath. For more information please visit www.ourbrandiscrisismovie.com.

Duration : 0:1:46

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Religion and politics in the Philippines

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:01:15 +0000

Religion has always played a powerful role in the Philippines, and is now emerging as a major issue with campaigning under way for forthcoming elections.

Filipinos, who will head to the polls in May to elect a new president and legislature, will also consider other familiar election themes, including corruption and family interests.

Al Jazeera’s Marga Ortigas reports. (Mar 31, 2010)

Duration : 0:3:23

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Labservative Re-election Campaign – the public react

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:01:08 +0000

Our chap on the street gathers reactions from the ordinary people of Britain. Some of them seem a little non-plussed by our re-election campaign – no matter; they’ll be putting their X by Labservative when the time comes.

Duration : 0:1:52

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Big Donors Wrote $1.7 Billion in Campaign Contributions…

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:46:17 +0000

More than $1.7 billion in big checks of $5,000 or more have been written to influence California Elections in the last five years.

Proposition 89 on California’s ballot this November will do away with such corrupting influences and return politicians to the service of the people instead of big business and multi-billion dollar lobbys.

Duration : 0:3:25

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Fair Elections Campaign Reform

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:46:15 +0000

Vote on our question that was submitted to http://www.10questions.com/. The 10 questions with the most votes will be presented to the presidential candidates. Let’s make sure they’re asked to make elections about us the voters instead of big money campaign donors! The first round of voting ends November 16 so vote today!

Duration : 0:0:42

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FCINO: Fiscal Conservative In Name Only

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:46:02 +0000

Carly for California released FCINO, exposing Tom Campbell as a Fiscal Conservative In Name Only. Since his flip-flop into the Senate race, Campbell has been calling himself a fiscal conservative based on his time as a member of Congress nearly two decades ago, hoping that voters will ignore his recent support for more government spending, increased borrowing, a $16 billion tax hike and a 32-cent gas tax increase.

Duration : 0:3:22

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SPECIAL REPORT on Supreme Court Ruling re Corporate Campaign Contributions

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:05:10 +0000

I felt compelled to make a video about this topic since I expect it to have huge implications for the nation’s future economic and political course.

Sorry that the video ran out a few seconds early; I couldn’t have guessed that the battery was almost dead.

Duration : 0:5:49

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