Clinton Presidential Bid Bolstered by Appointment of Ickes - March 11, 2005 - The New York Sun

Clinton Presidential Bid Bolstered by Appointment of Ickes - March 11, 2005 - The New York Sun: "Clinton Presidential Bid Bolstered by Appointment of Ickes
BY JOSH GERSTEIN - Staff Reporter of the Sun
March 11, 2005
The installation of one of Senator Clinton's closest political advisers, Harold Ickes, at the helm of the best funded independent political group in Washington could bolster Mrs. Clinton's chances of winning the White House in 2008, but in the short term, it leaves her with a difficult dilemma.
In the next few months, Mrs. Clinton may have to vote on whether Mr. Ickes's organization, America Coming Together, will, in essence, be put out of business.
Senator McCain of Arizona and Senator Feingold of Wisconsin are sponsoring a bill that would dramatically restrict the operations of so-called 527 organizations, which are named for the section of the tax code under which they were established. In the last election cycle, some 527 groups raised several million dollars at a time from wealthy donors like investor George Soros. Senators McCain and Feingold denounced the practice, as did President Bush."