http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/ en Copyright 2008 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 15:36:50 -0400 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.36 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The fight over immigration reform seems sure to dominate Capitol Hill over the next few weeks, but the lower-profile effort by Republicans to curtail the influence of 527 political groups could have a more direct impact on the 2006 midterm elections. Republicans in the House and Senate have introduced legislation that would force 527s (named for the section of IRS tax code that governs their activities) to comply with the same donation limits of federal political action committees, a move that would greatly reduce the ability of a single individual to donate millions of dollars to a group aimed at influencing the election. The push to regulate 527s came in the wake of the 2004 election when affluent progressives like financier George Soros and insurance executive Peter Lewis dumped tens of millions into pro-Democratic groups like America Coming Together and the Media Fund in hopes of defeating President George W. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2006/03/reforming_527s.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2006/03/reforming_527s.html PAC Watch Tue, 28 Mar 2006 15:36:50 -0400 http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2005/10/democrats_dodge_a_pac_bullet.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2005/10/democrats_dodge_a_pac_bullet.html PAC Watch Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:02:00 -0400 http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2005/10/emilys_list_turns_20.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2005/10/emilys_list_turns_20.html PAC Watch Tue, 18 Oct 2005 07:51:00 -0400 http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2005/10/california_democrat_forms_defe.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2005/10/california_democrat_forms_defe.html PAC Watch Wed, 05 Oct 2005 18:34:00 -0400