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FEC rules in favor of American Future Fund

By Jason Hancock 5/12/09

The Federal Election Commission has rejected a complaint by the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party alleging Iowa-based American Future Fund violated federal election law by failing to register and report as a political committee.
The complaint alleged the conservative non-profit aired a television advertisement advocating the re-election of former Republican Sen. Norm Coleman. Under federal election law, the [...]

FEC clears Boswell campaign

By Jason Hancock 3/27/09

The Federal Election Commission has officially cleared Leonard Boswell and his 2008 campaign treasurer on allegations that they coordinated with a 527 organization in violation of election law.
The 527, called Independent Voices, attacked Boswell’s opponent in the Democratic primary, Ed Fallon, with direct-mail fliers accusing him of being soft on sex offenders and an opponent [...]

FEC closes case against Iowa Christian Alliance

By Jason Hancock 2/3/09

The Iowa Christian Alliance (ICA) and its president, Steve Scheffler, did not violate campaign laws by trying to influence an election, the Federal Election Commission ruled Monday.

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