Reducing Risks from Natural Hazards: 

CREW NEWS RELEASE JANUARY 4, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich will do anything to make a buck, including, it seems, violate campaign finance laws. After reports of his shady financial dealings first surfaced in theWashington Post, we asked the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to investigate whether or not Mr. Gingrich illegally funneled $42,000 dollars from his campaign to his own pocket.

Mr. Gingrich joins a growing list of candidates, like Rep. Rob Andrews (D-NJ) and Christine O’Donnell (R-DE),who have been caught using their campaign funds for personal gain. At some point, even the generally indifferent FEC — which is at least supposed to enforce campaign finance laws — should find this trend troubling.

• Learn more.
• Read our complaint against Newt Gingrich. [PDF]
• Read our complaint against Rep. Andrews. [PDF]

(cnbnews.net) On Tuesday, January 2 a letter was received by CNBNews with the heading, Cold Springs School Makes three-year-olds Wait Outside In Freezing Wind. We sent a copy of the parent\’s letter to Gloucester City School Superintendent Paul Spaventa along with two school board members asking for an explanation. Spaventa e-mailed the following response.

Sixth Annual Browning Ross Bob Kupcha Run

President Obama has been saying for months he won\’t wait around for Congress to get middle-class families and working Americans back on their feet. He\’ll work with Congress when he can, but if they refuse to act — he will.

Statement of Jonah Minkoff-Zern, Senior Organizer, Public Citizen’s Democracy Is For People Campaign

This week, New York City is poised to become the latest in a string of cities across the country working to counter the U.S. Supreme Court’s disastrous decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.

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