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Cato Institute podcast on reform measures, from a 2007 briefing.
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 Best Practice in Internal Oversight of Lobbying Practice
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A report from a Yale University think tank on how lobbying can be self-regulated within industry.
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The Campaign Finance Institute is a non-partisan, non-profit institute, affiliated with The George Washington University, that conducts objective research and education, empanels task forces and makes recommendations for policy change in the field of campaign finance.
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National, nonprofit organization that helps charitable organizations increase their effectiveness and impact through advocacy. Civic participation is the essence of democracy, and nonprofit organizations are one of the most effective vehicles for engaging people in the democratic process. CLPI trains nonprofits and promotes increased advocacy within the nonprofit and philanthropy sector in order to create systemic change on the critical issues of our day.
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Nonpartisan organization that strives for transparency and openness in campaign finance reporting.
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Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting ethics and accountability in government and public life by targeting government officials -- regardless of party affiliation -- who sacrifice the common good to special interests. CREW advances its mission using a combination of research, litigation and media outreach. CREW employs the law as a tool to force officials to act ethically and lawfully and to bring unethical conduct to the public’s attention.
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Common Cause is a nonpartisan, nonprofit advocacy organization founded as a vehicle for citizens to make their voices heard in the political process and to hold their elected leaders accountable to the public interest. Common Cause strives to strengthen our democracy by empowering our members, supporters and the general public to take action on critical policy issues.
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Brookings Institution Report
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Democracy 21, and its education arm, Democracy 21 Education Fund, work to eliminate the undue influence of big money in American politics and to ensure the integrity and fairness of government decisions and elections. The organization promotes campaign finance reform and other political reforms to accomplish these goals.
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Factions and the Public Interest: Federalist No. 10 in 2001
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An Introductory Essay by Don Wolfensberger For the Wilson Center’s Congress Project Seminar on Congress, Lobbyists. and the Public Interest Friday, May 18, 2001. Even though this is several years old, the historical and philosophical analysis holds true today.
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Legislative Lobbying Reporting
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Congressional Research Service report: Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007: The Role of the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate
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Lobbying the Executive Branch: Current Practices and Options for Change
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Congressional Research Service report.
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A Cato Institute essay on the economics of lobbying.
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Lobbyists and Interest Groups: Sources of Information
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Congressional Research Service bibliography.
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Report from Politico magazine.
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Brookings Institution Report
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Highly informative portal for analysis and resourceful Web links by Eric Brown, Counsel at Federal Election Commission.
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Report from Politico magazine.
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Brookings Institution Report
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Analysis from the Harvard Political Review
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Organization working to make all campaign finance data easily available to citizens.
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Cato Institute analysis (also appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review).
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From the Foundation for Economic Education's The Freeman publication, this older, but well-researched article offers in-depth analysis from an economics perspective on the timeless issue of lobbying in the United States.
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Resource information on lobbying and advocacy.
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Press release from the U.S. Department of the Treasury on lobbying regulations.
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