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Lois Lerner, the head of the IRS unit at the heart of the scandal, retired with a full pension, and no disciplinary action was taken against any IRS employee. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)
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Remember the IRS targeting scandal? No one ever got punished for it

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How should we react when businesses donate to nonprofits, think tanks, and social welfare organizations? Should we feel fear and disgust that Big Money is corrupting our democracy? Or should we be glad that Americans are able to hear the perspectives of the business community, and that civically-engaged organizations are finding patrons for their efforts? (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
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The Left again tries to prohibit corporate giving to nonprofits and think tanks

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New Republican FEC commissioner nominee, same old smears from the opposition

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A Bloomberg columnist argues that the rise of the Internet and online mobs may require us to rethink
Beltway Confidential

How government enables online outrage mobs

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Parties bring the diverse interests of American voters into large governing coalitions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Is the Supreme Court about to give state and local political parties a boost?

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his is not fair to donors, it's not fair to challengers, and it serves no anti-corruption purpose. (iStock)
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Courts should undo this dumb, unfair rule on campaign finance

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Her efforts to pass a partisan agenda were stalled by the makeup of the FEC itself. (Screengrab/Youtube)
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Soon-to-be former Democratic FEC chair tried to politicize the bipartisan commission

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There’s no reason to be afraid of ‘dark money’ in politics

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Consider that Hillary Clinton's campaign outspent Trump by more than two-to-one. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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Kill the ‘money buys elections’ cliche

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Court ruling a boon to privacy, accuracy
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Court ruling a boon to privacy, accuracy

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