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Entries by Fred Wertheimer from 07/2012

RNC Lawsuit Challenging Contribution Limit Would Open Door to Corrupting Million Dollar Party Contributions

| Posted 07.10.2012 | Politics
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There is little doubt that million dollar contributions would be solicited and given if the aggregate contribution limit is removed. History makes clear that when it comes to raising and spending political money, what can be done will be done.

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Fourteen Current Republican Senators Voted for Loophole-Closing Disclosure Legislation Enacted in 2000

| Posted 07.16.2012 | Politics
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Today's cloture vote on the DISCLOSE Act will put every Senator on record and will require each Senator who votes against the Act to take personal responsibility for the corruption and scandal that invariably will follow if new disclosure legislation is not enacted.

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