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» (8/27/04 ) Presidential Candidates Should Ask Supporters to Discontinue 527 Activities; Public Citizen Notes Close Ties Between 527s and Bush, Kerry » (4/7/04 ) Public Citizen Submits Comments to the FEC Calling for Regulation of Section 527 Groups » (2/4/04 ) Public Citizen Urges FEC to Reject Proposal to Regulate Political Activities of Independent Groups » (7/23/03 ) Campaign Finance Reform Organizations Call on Sen. Cornyn to Recuse Himself from Pryor Nomination Vote » (7/2/03 ) IRS Makes Strides in Improving Section 527 Internet Disclosure System, but Shortcomings Exist » (2/3/03 ) Public Interest Groups Call on the IRS to Lift the Veil of Secrecy Over Political Activities of Non-Profits » (11/1/02 ) Top 527 Stealth PACs Collect $115 Million in Soft Money to Influence Congressional Elections » (10/24/02 ) Top 527 Political Groups Collect Nearly $108 Million in Soft Money to Influence Congressional Elections » (10/18/02 ) Congress Passes New “Stealth PAC” Disclosure Law » (8/13/02 ) $78 Million in Soft Money Flows to Top 527 Political Groups As They Gear Up For Congressional Elections » (8/1/02 ) Thousands of Errors and Omissions Plague Bush-Cheney Recount Fund Disclosure Forms » (7/26/02 ) Bush-Cheney Campaign Violated Soft Money Disclosure Law » (6/5/02 ) $10.8 Million in Soft Money Flows to Top 527 Groups Gearing Up For Congressional Elections » (4/25/02 ) Rep. Tom Davis Dodges Campaign Finance Disclosure Law » (4/10/02 ) Joan Claybrook Statement on Defeat of Taxpayer Protection and Accountability Act, Which Would Have Limited Disclosure by Section 527 Political Groups » (4/9/02 ) Outlawed Soft Money Likely to Flow to Shadowy "527 Groups" That Skirt Flawed Disclosure System » (4/9/02 ) Deja Vu: Outlawed Soft Money Contributions Likely to Flow to Shadowy "527 Groups" That Skirt Flawed Disclosure Law » (2/26/02 ) Using Shadowy “527 Groups,” Corporations Give Unlimited Dollars Directly to Members of Congress » (7/18/00 ) Public Citizen Calls on IRS to Require Congressional "Leadership PACs" to Fully Disclose Contributions and Expenditures Under New "Section 527" Campaign Finance Reform Law » (6/29/00 ) Public Citizen Applauds the Senate’s Approval of H.R. 4762 to Force Disclosure of Secret "Section 527" Money in Elections >> more press releases ...

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