Rep. Flake (R-AZ), in his Feb. 24 op-ed in the NY Times, called on Congress to break the conduit that links contributions to appropriations earmarks....

Donations that exceed $200 in the aggregate must be itemized and reported to the Federal Election Commission....Updated 1/8/09

Ever since the Campaign Finance Institute (CFI) first published an analysis of the Obama small donor numbers several weeks ago, the ink has been flowing....

Just one day before his arrest on corruption and bribery charges, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich confidently remarked at a press conference....