By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Pro-life organizations are breathing a sigh of relief now that the DISCLOSE Act, which would have severely hampered their ability communicate with voters in the upcoming elections failed to pass.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In what is being billed as a major defeat for the White House, the Senate failed to garner enough votes to pass the DISCLOSE Act, a bill designed to negatively impact campaign contributions to conservative candidates in the upcoming election.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has caught the senate off-guard by calling for a vote tomorrow on a revised version of the DISCLOSE Act - a campaign finance bill that gives an unfair advantage to unions and other groups favorable to the Democratic party - in an effort to pass the legislation in time to influence the upcoming elections.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
With backroom tactics similar to those used to force health care reform through Congress, the U.S. House passed the highly partisan DISCLOSE Act designed to muzzle grassroots political voices such as the Tea Party in time for the November election.
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