OMB Watch's report on the PACI Project seems to have spurred debate on a bright line rule for 501(c)(3) issue advocacy during elections. From the LA Times: The OMB Watch report, Schiff said, has motivated him to again seek a response from the IRS and the Treasury Department. He wants the report's recommendations to be adopted. "I think the guidelines are so ambiguous and unclear, anyone standing behind the pulpit has to be wondering what they can say on the most important issues of the day," he said.

Congress Daily (subscription req'd) is reporting that even if the minimum wage hike amendment in the House Labor-H funding bill is stripped out and put up for a vote in its own bill, Labor-H appropriations would still not see a full floor vote before September. The measure also faces criticism from both wings of the GOP -- conservatives don't like the numerous earmarks; moderates argue it underfunds education and health programs.

More on the Logic Puzzle from Chronicle on Philanthropy. Mr. Greene hopes that the coalition's efforts will persuade lawmakers that online activism offers them "a bonanza of data." He says that legislators can use the names and e-mail addresses that constituents provide to set up a two-way conversation. "It's not just, then, constituents who are hitting their members with all these messages," says Mr. Greene. "Members are able to communicate back to their constituents and say, 'Here's what's happening. Here's where I stand on this. I'd like to hear more from you.'"