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...independent expenditures on behalf of candidates, even by corporations, therefore cannot be limited - would the campaign finance system be better off with a regime of no limits plus full and timely disclosure of donations? In other words, a world...
...separates these candidate-specific super PACs from the candidates and of the danger that this development poses to a campaign finance system premised on limited contributions and full disclosure.Presidential candidates may accept contributions of...
...laws. But there was a flaw in his plan: The campaign-finance system already is a parody. Standing on a platform...super PAC, should thank him for undermining the campaign-finance system. "I just made it perfectly above-board legal...
...who helped lead the effort, argued that the victory will build momentum for broader efforts to overhaul the campaign finance system. ''This is not the end. This is the beginning,'' said McCain, who, with the others has worked for years...
...comments about Social Security and the obligation to the next generation. And a sermon about the need to cleanse the campaign finance system and cure the pervasive cynicism engulfing politics. But this time, instead of snowy New Hampshire, Sen. John...
...campaign finance bill but Bush might veto it. During the campaign, Bush argued that McCain's bill would produce a campaign finance system unfairly skewed in favor of Democrats' labor union allies. In the most recent Congress, the House passed legislation...
...achievement. No new ethical tone is likely to mean much if the new president doesn't work with Congress to reform a campaign finance system that has grown hideously corrupt. Boosting morale in the armed forces will depend on how the new team responds...
...to digital broadcasting signals. CAMPAIGN FINANCE The Senate passed Gov. Jesse Ventura's plan to change the campaign finance system for state candidates with only minor changes. That plan gives candidates more power to fight advertising campaigns...
...overhaul. Recurring scandals capped by the collapse of the Enron Corp. eroded political support for the current campaign finance system -- even by President Bush, one of its most skilled practitioners. But the reformers' road to victory also...
...have been charged with corruption fueled by their chase after huge sums of money for campaigns. "Wisconsin's campaign finance system is broken," said Mike McCabe, executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, a nonpartisan campaign...