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House Passes More Campaign Finance Reform
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The House approved campaign finance legislation last night that would benefit Republicans by placing strict caps on contributions to nonprofit committees that spent heavily in the last election while removing limits on political parties' spending coordinated with candidates. (Washington Post [1], Thursday)
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Campaign-Finance Reform Will End Corruption? It Just Ain't So! [2] by Sheldon Richman
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[1] Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/05/AR2006040501902.html
[2] Campaign-Finance Reform Will End Corruption? It Just Ain't So!: http://www.fee.org/publications/the-freeman/article.asp?aid=1833
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