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Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:33:55 -0600
Subject: Note this announcement out today
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> Feingold Forms Political Group to Combat Corporate Influence
> By MICHAEL D. SHEAR
>=20
> Russ Feingold, the former Democratic senator from Wisconsin who lost his=
 bid
> for re-election in November, has formed a new political organization aim=
ed at
> countering the impact of corporate money in politics.
>=20
> In a video to supporters, Mr. Feingold said that the group, called
> Progressives United, would try to hold politicians =B3accountable to the=
 people=B2
> rather than to their big-dollar donors.
>=20
> =B3Washington, sadly, has become a playground for corporations and our
> lobbyists,=B2 Mr. Feingold said. =B3It=B9s time we stood up to the total=
 dominance
> of corporate power that=B9s invaded our democracy and hijacked our elect=
ions.=B2
>=20
> Mr. Feingold, who after losing in November took a job teaching at Marque=
tte
> University Law School, was a crusader against corporate financing of ele=
ctions
> while he was in the Senate. He joined with Senator John McCain of Arizon=
a, a
> Republican, to pass campaign finance laws that sought to limit corporate
> contributions.
>=20
> But a decision by the Supreme Court last year, Citizens United, overturn=
ed
> much of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, generally known as the
> McCain-Feingold act, by broadly allowing corporations to contribute to
> political campaigns.
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ia, Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:14.0px'>Russ Feingold, the=
 former Democratic senator from Wisconsin who lost his bid for re-election=
 in November, has formed a new political organization aimed at countering=
 the impact of corporate money in politics.<BR>
<BR>
In a video to supporters, Mr. Feingold said that the group, called Progres=
sives United, would try to hold politicians &#8220;accountable to the peop=
le&#8221; rather than to their big-dollar donors.<BR>
<BR>
&#8220;Washington, sadly, has become a playground for corporations and our=
 lobbyists,&#8221; Mr. Feingold said. &#8220;It&#8217;s time we stood up=
 to the total dominance of corporate power that&#8217;s invaded our democr=
acy and hijacked our elections.&#8221;<BR>
<BR>
Mr. Feingold, who after losing in November took a job teaching at Marquett=
e University Law School, was a crusader against corporate financing of ele=
ctions while he was in the Senate. He joined with Senator John McCain of=
 Arizona, a Republican, to pass campaign finance laws that sought to limit=
 corporate contributions.<BR>
<BR>
But a decision by the Supreme Court last year, Citizens United, overturned=
 much of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, generally known as the McCain=
-Feingold act, by broadly allowing corporations to contribute to political=
 campaig</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#004276"><FONT FACE=3D"=
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