Mitt Romney

Candidates disclose tax returns because media demand them. Why not use same strategy for campaign contributions?

BY PETER SCHEER–Everybody has a theory about why presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, in the face of mounting criticism even within his own party, refuses to make public more of his tax returns. My two cents: His returns for the years 2000-2005, before Romney had settled on a decision to seek the presidency, will show that he (and his wife) made generous charitable contributions to liberal causes that, while only slightly to the left

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Chicago: Cook County judge rules Illinois eavesdropping law unconstitutional

Ahead of the G-8 and NATO summits in Chicago in May, a county judge found that the state’s eavesdropping law was unconstitutional. The law makes it a felony to record any conversation without the consent of all parties and carries a penalty  of up to 15 years in prison if a police officer is recorded without his or her knowledge. -db From the Chicago Tribune, March 3, 2012, by Jason Meisner. Full story  

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First Amendment Center presents Romney’s views on First Amendment

Stances against campaign finance limits and the online piracy act are among Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s  views on First Amendment issues detailed in a roundup for the First Amendment Center. -db From the First Amendment Center, February 1, 2012, by Josh Tatum with research by Courtney Holliday. Full story  

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Opinion: NBC TV station obliged to run Romney ad the network objects to

After NBC TV station continued to air a Mitt Romney ad that the network wants pulled, they were charged with hypocrisy, but says Josh Gerstein in Politico, it’s not that the stations would sell out principles to make a buck, FCC rules say that stations have to take ads on a comparable basis from all viable candidates. -db From a commentary in Politico, January 29 2012, by Josh Gerstein. Full story  

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