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Steve Duin: A small opening to confront big money in Oregon politics

2015-04-08 05:14:54| Footwear - Topix.net

What happens when the "progressive" majority in Oregon politics is offered a progressive solution to the problem of unlimited campaign contributions? The U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Citizens United gave corporations free rein to buy elections . The Koch Brothers' cash is uniquely corrosive.

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NAACP, Steve Forbes Accuse DISH of Bilking Taxpayers Out of $3 Billion

2015-03-14 15:46:55| Telecom - Topix.net

The NAACP and free-market evangelist Steve Forbes joined a growing chorus this week in criticizing DISH Network's scheme to bilk taxpayers out of more than $3 billion. In a letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Thursday, the Communications Workers of America and the NAACP claimed that in the FCC's most recent spectrum auction, "the largest beneficiary of the 'small business' bidding credit was DISH Network, a company with a $34.6 billion market cap."

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