The Supreme Court of the United States handed down a decision today that will enhance the ability of the deepest-pocketed special interests to influence elections and the U.S. Congress, according to a pair of leading national campaign finance reform organizations, Common Cause and Public Campaign. The decision in Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission,…
Daily Archives: January 21, 2010
Obama Gets a C from the Center for Biological Diversity?
President Barack Obama’s first year in office has been a good news/bad news story for the environment, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. Overall, the Center for Biological Diversity gives the president’s environmental record so far a “C.” Why? “Obama’s record, while much better than Bush’s, is disappointing so far,” the group’s executive director,…
