News Clips 1/30/2008

"Nonprofit group presses DOJ & Mukasey for stricter LDA enforcement..."

"527s, PACs and nonprofits rally huge support for presidential candidates..."

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News Clips 1/29/2008

• "In final SOTU, Bush urges Congress to keep “charitable choice” provisions designed to benefit religious nonprofits..."
  
  
• "Could charities soon see voluntary donor disclosure?"
  

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News Clips 1/28/2008

"In response to Senate inquiry, preacher pledges holy war against “Brother Grassley..."

"Fearing defeat, Senate GOP leader backtracks on FEC vote..."

"FEC Vice-Chairman Mason: “We are proud of our record of accomplishment..."

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News Clips 1/25/2008

"The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), California's political watchdog group, is considering several proposals to the state's disclosure laws..."

"The nonprofit coalition Independent Sector is urging Congress to consider key tax incentives for charities in its upcoming economic stimulus package..." 

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News Clips 1/24/2008

"In an effort to ease the transition for nonprofits, instructions for complying with the IRS' recently revised Form 990 will be released this year in segments..."

"The Planned Parenthood Action Fund announced this week that the organization would launch "an unprecedented voter-mobilization effort targeting the young..." 

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News Clips 1/23/2008

"From multi-million dollar ad campaigns supporting the war in Iraq to localized efforts in congressional races, the article notes "that there will be no limits to what [Freedoms Watch] might do..."

"The article explores the evolution of charitable donations, specifically focusing on "donor intent," and how the practice has changed the way many nonprofits utilize funding..."
 

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News Clips 1/22/2008

"The House and Senate Ethics Committees are in disagreement over renewed interest regarding a longstanding loophole to 1995's Federal Lobbying Disclosure Act..."

"While 2007 may be known to lobbyists as a year of ethics reform, "much of the 2008 agenda is likely to be consumed with figuring how to implement last year’s reforms and identifying where additional fixes will be required..." 

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News Clips 1/18/2008

"A Washington, DC-based nonprofit is asking the Internal Revenue Service to investigate whether a Las Vegas church violated its tax-exempt status..."

"Yesterday's meeting of the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform featured comments from multiple House members that "they may introduce legislation aimed at helping donors better understand the finances of nonprofit groups..."

"Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa is once again asking that several high-profile televangelists comply with a Senate inquiry into the legality of the so-called "prosperity gospel..."

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News Clips 1/17/2008

"James Bopp, the attorney representing conservative group Citizens United, has filed an appeal regarding Tuesday's ruling by a three-judge panel that the group's documentary Hillary: The Movie must abide by FEC rules regulating political ads in the days leading up to an election..."

"The article, submitted by the Campaign Legal Center, boasts that although the legislation is not without flaws, "the law, with its new restrictions on lobbyists’ gifts and travel and increased disclosure requirements, is a significant improvement..."
 

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News Clips 1/16/2008

"A Washington, DC federal court has ruled that commercial ads for the documentary Hillary: The Movie, constitute as "electioneering communications...."

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