These leaders agreed that
poverty, equitable globalization, climate change, education, Middle
East and global governance merit the most attention.C. OAKLAND, Calif." AB 583 faces a vote
on the Assembly floor later this month.
"Our electoral system should not be the exclusive playground of the
wealthiest individuals or those beholden to deep pocket corporate interests,"
Burger said ."
A primary example of the abuse is the extensive problems evident in the
Bush administration 's new prescription drug program, Burger noted.

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Steven W. Wall Former Counsel to Sen. Trent Lott Joins Brownstein Hyatt + Farber

C., Denver, Albuquerque, and Aspen, Colorado. From 1956 to 1990, 83%
of the state's most expensive initiatives were funded by business groups,
according to the Center for Government Studies in Los Angeles
As nurses, said Burger, "we see the money that is spent by corporate
interests and wealthy individuals against nurses and patients every year.

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"
In January 2005, the Global Voices methodology was used at the
World Economic Forum in Davos, where more than 5,000 global leaders
gathered to discuss the global agenda.

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Wall has joined the firm as Of
Counsel in its Washington, D. Not coincidentally, the healthcare industry has spent
some $500 million in federal lobbying the past year and a half, far outpacing
any other sector.

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While the title of the initiative is the California Nurses Clean Money and
Fair Elections Act of 2006, Burger said some might just refer to it as "the
Abramoff Antidote Act" -- rooting out the graft and greed symbolized by now
disgraced federal lobbyist Jack Abramoff and one of his allies, indicted
former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. An alternative version of the initiative
would provide funding through an oil extraction fee; that is the only
difference in the two versions.

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C. Lott's office, Wall managed Commerce
Committee and Judiciary Committee issues related to
telecommunications, media ownership, technology, and intellectual
property, in addition to providing general legal counsel on a variety
of issues. Before joining Senator Lott's staff, Wall was an associate
with Currie Johnson Griffin Gaines and Myers in Jackson , Mississippi.C.

Politics is the art of reforming a society through public policy, and a hallmark (and curse) of civilization.

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Global Voices Offers High-Tech Approach to Strengthening Democracies Worldwide; Organization Led Global Town Hall at World Economic Forum in Davos

globalvoices.AmericaSpeaks.org

Non-profits as well as
individual donors are exempted from the prohibitions.

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The firm 's attorneys
and legislative consultants handle work for leaders in industries
ranging from telecommunications , technology, homebuilding,
manufacturing, and consumer products to retail, hospitality,
construction , energy, entertainment, insurance and banking and
finance.

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California Nurses to Sponsor Clean Money Initiative to Stem Corruption of Elections Ballot Campaigns

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Since its founding in 1995, AmericaSpeaks has conducted its
21st Century Town Meetings(R) across the U.S.
"At a time of widening public disgust with the debasement of our political
system by a culture of corporate corruption and lobbying scandals, this
initiative gives Californians the tools to clean up the mess and take back our
democracy ," said CNA President Deborah Burger, RN.
"Now the legislature can show their commitment to genuine campaign finance
reform by enacting the bill and supporting the initiative so that Californians
can benefit from its provisions as soon as next January.

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"The strength of democracies everywhere depends on the level of
participation of its citizenry," said Carolyn J. At these meetings,
participants working in small groups with trained facilitators discuss
issues at length, exchange ideas and use wireless keypads to register
their opinions.
Circulation of the initiative is expected to begin in about two months
with a goal of placement on the November, 2006 general election ballot .
Burger noted that as many as 13% of all corporations operating in
California paid no state income tax in 2004 while spending millions of dollars
on political contributions "that have unduly influenced public policy and
fueled public disenchantment with our political system.

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While serving in Sen.
Wall earned his law degree from Vanderbilt University School of
Law, his Master's Degree in Social Sciences (European and
International Politics) from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland ,
and his Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration from the University
of Mississippi.
For more information on Global Voices please visit
www." By
contrast, said Burger, CNA relies on grassroots activism of its nurses to
advocate for patients in the political system.

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Clean Money candidates
The first half of the initiative parallels a bill now in the state
legislature , AB 583, which would establish a system under which participating
"clean money" candidates who pledge not to accept private contributions
qualify for public funding of their campaigns.
Clean Money candidates would draw from a public fund supported by a small
. In Arizona and Maine, the result has been a
surge of diversity in the number of women, minorities, and working people who,
no longer dependent on corporate cash, are able to run for office and win.
Under the initiative, corporations would be barred from funding ballot
measure campaigns, including candidate-controlled ballot committees which have
become a common abuse in California elections.

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Lukensmeyer said Global Voices will grow in scope over time as it
forms partnerships with organizations around the world that share a
commitment to citizen engagement and building stronger democracies. An estimated $200 million would be needed for
the fund; any surplus would go to the state's general fund.

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, office. At this event, Lukensmeyer and
her team of trained facilitators provided support to these leaders
during a Global Town Hall in which they discussed and prioritized
world issues that most need their attention ., is a nonprofit,
nonpartisan organization that seeks to transform democracy by engaging
citizens more directly in the public decisions that impact their
lives. and internationally on
such issues as policy development, budgeting, planning, and
multinational collaboration.

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Wall served for six years as
Legislative Counsel in the office of Senator Trent Lott (R-MS) prior
to joining the Denver -based law and legislative consulting firm.

About Brownstein Hyatt + Farber: Founded in 1968, Brownstein Hyatt
+ Farber today has a national client base with offices in Washington,
D.

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WASHINGTON----AmericaSpeaks, Inc.org

About AmericaSpeaks

AmericaSpeaks, based in Washington, D. It's time for the
corporations to pay their fair share to correct this abuse.

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Lukensmeyer, founder
and president of AmericaSpeaks and general manager of Global Voices. It also sets mandatory limits
on money non-participating candidates may receive from private donors.2 increase in the bank and corporation tax rate - roughly a 2 percent
increase in what they already pay.
"Repairing out political system and reducing this enormous, unwarranted
sway is a pre-requisite to achieving the reforms we so desperately need --
including transforming our healthcare system, a living wage for all
Californians, effective workplace protections, secure funding for quality
public education, assurances that working people can retire with dignity, and
enhanced environmental standards.

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Initiative reform
A second major component of the initiative targets ballot measures which
have increasingly been co-opted by wealthy special interests in California.

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"Steven Wall has a wide range of experience before Congress and
the FCC in matters relating to telecommunications and media," said
Tommy Hudson, who leads Brownstein Hyatt + Farber 's D.

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Business Editors/Legal Writers

WASHINGTON----Brownstein Hyatt +
Farber announced today that Steven W.
"Our model of deliberative democracy ensures that organizations and
governments gain valuable input from citizens on such issues as
budgeting, land use planning and policy development --input that leads
to more transparency, accountability and better decision-making.
Global Voices brings together hundreds and even thousands of
people during its 21st Century Town Meetings(R). Laptop computers are used to document key themes at
every table and the results are instantly shared with participants,
media and policy-makers and others in leadership positions. It
has been estimated that from $250 million to $300 million was squandered just
in the special election last November , including over $80 million bankrolled
by the pharmaceutical industry in support of a drug pricing plan intended to
pre-empt real drug pricing reform.

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"His
experience will be of great benefit to our clients in these
industries., a
nonprofit that pioneered electronic town meetings to engage citizens
in public decision-making, today announced that it will make its
services available internationally under the Global Voices brand."
Three other states, Arizona, Maine, and as of last fall Connecticut , have
adopted clean money elections. The
system has become so popular that every year more candidates participate in
the program, and voter turnout has also increased.

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Burger said the initiative is an important companion to AB 583 which would
ultimately need approval by the voters even if approved by the legislature. Individuals
must go through private insurers, and drug companies are still allowed to
charge premium prices.

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For more information, please visit:
www.
Additionally , corporations, lobbyists, and state contractors are barred
from donating to political candidates , a major blow at the cash register
politics that many Californians have come to associate with Sacramento .

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office., The California Nurses Association
late Monday introduced a broad reform initiative to transform politics in
California by providing for public financing of elections and tough
restrictions on the corrupting influence of corporations, lobbyists, and other
big money donors in candidate elections and ballot measure campaigns.

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