New York Times and MoveOn.org's 'Mistakes' Are Illegal Under Federal Campaign Finance Laws

From: U.S. Newswire | Date: September 24, 2007 | Copyright information

To: POLITICAL EDITORS

Contact: Audrey Mullen, +1-703-548-1160, for the American Conservative Union

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was issued by the American Conservative Union:

Following the American Conservative Union's FEC complaint against the New York Times Company and liberal PAC MoveOn.org, both have now admitted that the rate paid by MoveOn for its full page ad in the NYT was not a discount given to others in the ordinary course of business, a violation of federal law.

MoveOn.org paid the New York Times only $64,575 for its full-page attack ad on ...

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