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Open, Honest and Accountable Government

We will end the Republican culture of corruption and restore a government as good as the people it serves, starting with real ethics reform.

The Democratic Party is committed to real ethics reform and meaningful campaign finance reform that protects our rights and ensures that elected officials act ethically -- not just within the law, but within the spirit of the law. Democrats offer an aggressive reform package to reverse Republican excesses and restore the public trust.

We are committed to immediate change to lead our country in a new direction, to put an end to Republican business as usual, and to make certain our nation's leaders serve the people's interests, not special interests. For us, this commitment spans our lifetime, as we were elected to represent the people, not the powerful.

Our goal is to restore accountability, honesty and openness at all levels of government. To do so, we will create and enforce rules that demand the highest ethics from every public servant, sever unethical ties between lawmakers and lobbyists, and establish clear standards that prevent the trading of official business for gifts.

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McCain Pushed Regulators on Land Swap

October 28, 2008 - McClatchy reports that John McCain pushed regulators to support a land swap deal despite a pledge to never again intervene with regulators after his brush with corruption in the Savings & Loan scandal. The deal would have benefited owners of the Spur Cross Ranch, including a company ran by a former associate of Charles Keating, the S&L head at the center of the scandal.
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Ted Stevens Found Guilty on All Seven Charges

October 27, 2008 - A jury in Alaska found Senator Ted Stevens (R) guilty of all seven felony charges of making false statements about gifts he received from close friend, Bill Allen, CEO of VECO Corp.
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DNC Files FEC Complaint Over McCain Campaign's Missing, Excessive and Anonymous Donors

October 25, 2008 - The Democratic National Committee today announced that it will file a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Monday morning to request a thorough investigation of the McCain campaign's most recent attempt to skirt campaign finance laws. According to the complaint, an analysis of the information provided by the McCain Campaign on its website shows that the campaign received 6,653 contributions that were at least $1,000 in excess of legal limit of $2,300--including one donor who contributed $56,047. The McCain Campaign website also lists 23 anonymous contributions in excess of fifty dollars, despite the legal requirement to maintain the name and address of each contributor any amount in excess of $50, and dozens of additional donors who provided incomplete information.
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McCain Claims He Hasn't Flipped on Anything from 2000

October 23, 2008 - John McCain told the local CBS affiliate in Washington, D.C. that ''I'm the same guy'' from 2000, claiming that he hasn't flipped on any issue since his last run for the presidency.
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McCain Employing GOP Operative Accused of Voter Registration Fraud

October 20, 2008 - John McCain's hyperbolic claims about ''the fabric of democracy'' ring incredibly hollow when, at the same time, he pays dirty tricksters like Nathan Sproul $175,000 to ''register voters.''
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McCain Hits Up Russian Envoy for Donation

October 20, 2008 - According to a letter released by the Russian envoy to the United Nations, John McCain contacted Vitaly Churkin seeking a campaign donation.
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Freddie Mac Paid GOP Firm to Kill Regulatory Bill

October 20, 2008 - In the New York Post, Freddie Mac paid a Republican consulting firm, DCI, whose chief executive was Doug Goodyear, the lobbyist that was tapped to run the Republican National Convention but later resigned when his connections to the brutal regime in Myanmar were unearthed.
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23 New Fact Checks Added to the Count the Lies Counter

October 16, 2008 - The Democratic National Committee today updated the Count the Lies counter to reflect the 23 new fact checks published during and after last night's third and final Presidential debate. McCain showed how desperate and erratic his campaign has become by choosing to repeats some of the most widely debunked campaign lies on everything from health care to taxes.
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Can You Hear Me Now?

October 16, 2008 - John McCain received free-of-charge portable cell towers from Verizon and AT&T, two companies that, as the ranking minority member on the Commerce committee, McCain oversees in the Senate.
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