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Submitted by Monica Rober on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 21:02

A story today at talkingpointsmemo.com discusses an appellate court case concerning campaign finance law that could undermine individual limits on contributions made to candidates. The case features none other than Ken Starr, known opponent of campaign finance laws.  Failure to overturn the original verdict in the case "would be a devastating blow to campaign-finance law," said Craig Holman of Public Citizen, who added that he expected the lower court's decision to be over-turned. For the full story, click here.

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