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         <title>UPDATE: National Popular Vote Expected to Reach Massachusetts House</title>
         <link>http://www.commoncause.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&amp;b=4952189&amp;ct=7632017</link>
         <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#333333&quot;&gt;A bill that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;all but eliminate the Electoral College and create a national popular vote&amp;nbsp;in presidential elections is expected to reach the Massachusetts House before they recess&amp;nbsp;in mid-November. The proposal, which has been passed in five states already, is supported by 70% of Americans. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.commoncause.org/site/lookup.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&amp;b=5553821&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to send a letter to your legislators. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&amp;b=4952179&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to view a summary of the bill. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/186/ht00pdf/ht00660.pdf&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to view the full text of the bill. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/%7BFB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665%7D/National%20Popular%20Vote%20-%20Factsheet.pdf&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to download a factsheet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>UPDATE: It's Election Day in 54 Municipalities</title>
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         <description>&lt;p&gt;Nearly 1/6 of Massachusetts cities and towns --&amp;nbsp;including Boston -- will hold elections today for local offices.&amp;nbsp;In the words of the author Louis L'Amour,&amp;nbsp;&quot;To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elemun/munidx.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;to see the list of municipalities holding elections today. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/myelectioninfo.php&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;to find your polling place.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>UPDATE: Committee Hears Testimony on Massachusetts Freedom to Vote Act</title>
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         <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#000000&quot;&gt;Common Cause Massachusetts joined the Lawyer's Committee on Civil Rights Under Law, MassVote, Demos, MASSPIRG, and numerous&amp;nbsp;residents&amp;nbsp;in testifying in support of the Massachusetts Freedom to Vote Act, a comprehensive package of election reforms sponsored by Rep. Jay Kaufman and Sen. Jamie Eldridge. If enacted, the legislation would update existing voting laws to include Election Day registration, audits of electronic voting equipment, prohibit touchscreen voting and deceptive practices, and allow high schoolers to preregister to vote. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot; face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/186/st00pdf/st00348.pdf&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;to read the full text of the bill.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://www.commoncause.org/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&amp;b=5502943&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click here &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;to ask your legislators to support the bill.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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         <title>CLIP: The Accidental Lobbyist: Nonprofits Worry Over Ethics Law’s Effects | Worcester Business Journa</title>
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         <title>CLIP: What kind of a system is this? | Arlington Advocate | November 12, 2007</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Mass. gov.: No quid pro quo in Kraft donations</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Massachusetts Lawmakers Working Second Jobs (Fox News - November 16, 2009)</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Mass. gov.: No quid pro quo in Kraft donations (Associated Press - November 14, 2009)</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Mass. Gov.: No Quid Pro Quo In Kraft Donations - wbztv.com</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Massachusetts govenor:: No quid pro quo in Patriots owners' donations | AP Sports News - The Ne</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Patrick: No Quid Pro Quo In Kraft Donations - Project Economy News Story - WCVB Boston</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Patrick OKs expanded benefits for veterans - The Boston Globe</title>
         <link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/12/patrick_oks_expanded_benefits_for_veterans/</link>
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         <title>CLIP: WillYourVoteBCounted's Journal - 11/12. GA Court: E-vote at your own risk, some NY votes up in</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Missed Opportunity (Commonwealth Magazine, Fall 2009)</title>
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         <title>CLIP: State law blocks easy access to lawmakers’ outside earnings - Quincy, MA - The Patriot Ledger -</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Not-so-public disclosures - Framingham, MA - The MetroWest Daily News</title>
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         <link>http://events.thetranscript.com/cambridge-ma/events/show/89114190-electoral-reform-relying-on-the-popular-vote-in-presidental-elections</link>
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         <title>CLIP: Callahan Wants More Ethics Reform (Milford Daily News, October 15, 2009)</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Extortion Charge Could Mean Long Prison Sentence for Sal DiMasi (NECN, October 14, 2009)</title>
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         <title>CLIP: New ethics rules bring confusion, more paperwork to municipalities - The Boston Globe</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Editorial: Legislators, get to work | Daily News Tribune | October 11, 2009</title>
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         <title>CLIP: E-mail inquiry yields 2d computer | Boston Globe | October 6, 2009</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Workers Love Mayor 4 Times More Than Flaherty? | WCVB | October 6, 2009</title>
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         <title>CLIP: No time to rest for finalists | Boston Globe | September 27, 2009</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Legislators weigh proposal to appoint interim Kennedy replacement in Senate | NECN | September 9, 2009</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Taxes, charter schools, health care among 12 topics in play for state's 2010 ballot - Danvers,</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Free speech and our election laws | The Boston Globe |</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Cambridge resident receives award from Common Cause | Cambridge Chronicle | August 5, 2009</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Boehm Blasts Mass. AG Coakley in Honorary Degree Flap | National Legal and Policy Center</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Where our defense money goes | Boston Globe | August 5, 2009</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Disclosure forms for town officials help prevent conflicts of interest | Metro West Daily News | August 2, 2009</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Martha Coakley takes heat over Suffolk University honor | Boston Herald | August 4, 2009</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Mass. lobbyists on pace to have a record year | Boston Globe | July 18, 2009</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Political contributions awash at beach Family donates over $160,000 to politicians, causes | The Daily News | July 9, 2009</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Ethics reforms signed into law | The Republican - MassLive.com | July 2, 2009</title>
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Fund-raisers still a key resource for politicians | Boston Globe |</title>
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House, Senate to vote today; Bill would bar most gifts |Boston Globe| June 25, 2009</title>
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         <title>CLIP: Weakend watchdogs | The Phoenix | June 17, 2009</title>
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         <link>http://twitter.com/CommonCauseMA/statuses/5861089264</link>
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         <link>http://twitter.com/CommonCauseMA/statuses/5827180521</link>
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         <title>TWITTER: Today is the last day to register to vote before the December 8th Senate primaries. http://bit.ly/LeHBQ</title>
         <link>http://twitter.com/CommonCauseMA/statuses/5827113146</link>
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         <title>TWITTER: Thanks for retweeting, @lexschroeder, @DavidStephenson, and @mera28!</title>
         <link>http://twitter.com/CommonCauseMA/statuses/5802297141</link>
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         <title>TWITTER: Tomorrow is the last day to register for the Senate primary on December 8th! http://bit.ly/LdBls</title>
         <link>http://twitter.com/CommonCauseMA/statuses/5800183514</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:49:06 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>TWITTER: Interesting, @Fox25News has posted Massachusetts legislators' statements of financial interest. http://bit.ly/47yfMW</title>
         <link>http://twitter.com/CommonCauseMA/statuses/5770487458</link>
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         <title>TWITTER: RT @Gerrymandering1: New York Times on gerrymandering. This article could have been written for any number of states. http://bit.ly/4tn8x6</title>
         <link>http://twitter.com/CommonCauseMA/statuses/5685253015</link>
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         <title>TWITTER: RT @VerifiedVoting: Ohio Voting overhaul bill advances; House will vote next week. http://is.gd/4Ulw1</title>
         <link>http://twitter.com/CommonCauseMA/statuses/5685149076</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:22:59 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>TWITTER: Thanks for the retweet, @jenleahy!</title>
         <link>http://twitter.com/CommonCauseMA/statuses/5597616518</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:57:16 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>TWITTER: @RonyCamille, @gregorvios: This year's awards will be held on March 16th and the review period begins in January. http://bit.ly/1aBVkj</title>
         <link>http://twitter.com/CommonCauseMA/statuses/5595515223</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:28:49 -0800</pubDate>
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         <title>TWITTER: Health insurance industry donated $12.5 million to 215 U.S. Representatives who voted against the health care. http://bit.ly/1Kj6y3</title>
         <link>http://twitter.com/CommonCauseMA/statuses/5595359100</link>
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