Politico: Coburn Helping Feds in Ensign Probe
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Muskogee, said he turned over some e-mails to Justice Dept.…
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Norman Native at Center of Debate Over New Consumer Chief
Elizabeth Warren, a native of Norman, is the person some Democrats want to head the consumer protection agency created by the new financial reform law. But she reportedly would have trouble with some Republican senators. The Hill’s report is here.…
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Another Business Group Steps in to Help Thompson
The Washington-based business political action committee known as BIPAC has spent $11,726 on direct mail pieces for state Rep. Mike Thompson’s campaign for Congress, according to reports filed today with the Federal Election Commssion. It spent another $14,000 on get-out-the-vote calls for him.
The group, which also goes by the name of Business Institute for Political Analysis, has a large board of directors made up of the leaders of businesses and trade groups.
Among those on the board, according to the group’s web site, are J.…
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Money Still Coming In
State Rep. Mike Thompson still leads 5th District candidates in the dollar amount of big contributions collected in the last two weeks, but he hasn’t reported any new ones this week. Fellow Republicans James Lankford and Kevin Calvey have reported donations in the last few days.
Thompson has reported a total of $22,800 in late contributions. The contributions that must be reported in the days leading up to the election are those of $1,000 or more. As of mid-afternoon on Friday, Thompson hadn’t filed a new report since Sunday.…
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Roy Files Quarterly Campaign Finance Report … With Mistakes
Republican Johnny Roy of Edmond, who is running for the 5th District congressional race, raised $45,000 from April to July 7, with $30,000 coming from his own funds, according to an overdue report filed with the Federal Election Commission.
The report shows Roy loaned himself another $15,000 and donated $15,000. He had $87,334 in the bank when the period ended.
The report doesn’t make a whole lot of sense in a couple of sections. Though the campaign reported $45,100 in receipts in the last period alone, it says $33,455 has been raised in the entire election cycle.…
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Where’s Dr. Roy’s Latest Campaign Report?
Dr. Johnny Roy, an Edmond Republican making his second run for the 5th District congressional seat, still hasn’t filed the campaign finance report that was due last week. And the Federal Election Commission has warned his treasurer that the campaign may be fined … or worse.
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Coburn Statement Opposing Kagan
Here is the statement released today by U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Muskogee, after he voted against Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan in the Senate Judiciary Committee:
“By her own words, Elena Kagan will violate her oath as soon as she’s sworn in. Kagan believes wrongly-decided Supreme Court precedents trump the original intent of our founders.
“With Kagan on the Court, Congress and the executive branch may succeed at sweeping away whatever limitations remain on its power to micromanage the decisions of states and individuals.…
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Contractors, Others Spent Nearly $64,000 for Mike Thompson
Business Leaders of Oklahoma, a group organized recently to get involved in political races, has spent nearly $64,000 on advertising to help state Rep. Mike Thompson, R-Oklahoma City, win the Republican primary for the 5th District congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Mary Fallin.
A report filed with the Federal Election Commission shows several construction and development companies in the Oklahoma City area made $74,000 worth of donations to the group.
There was a quick turnaround: The first donations were made on June 30, and the Virginia-based media company that did the ad was paid a week later.…
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GAO to Coburn: Can’t Quantify DOJ Spending on Recreation
The Government Accountability Office sent a letter to Sen. Tom Coburn today saying that it could not figure out how much Justice Department grant money goes to recreational activities (such as sports programs to prevent juvenile delinquency). According to the GAO, Congress’ auditing arm, the Justice Department doesn’t require grant recipients to break down spending in that way.
The report is here.…
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Coburn Says He’ll Oppose Elena Kagan
U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn said today that he would vote on Tuesday against the nomination of Elena Kagan to be a U.S. Supreme Court justice. Coburn, R-Muskogee, is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is scheduled to vote Tuesday morning on Kagan’s nomination. The full Senate may vote on the nomination sometime in the next few weeks.
Coburn said he wasn’t satisfied with Kagan’s answers on whether she would consider foreign law in making up her mind on cases.…
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