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Finance law called unfair to poor
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Finance law called unfair to poor
Higher limit on campaign donations favors rich, 3-judge panel told
By NEELY TUCKER Washington Post
Friday, December 6, 2002
Washington -- The nation's new campaign finance law discriminates
against low-income Americans because it doubles the amount that
individuals can give a candidate, rendering small donations
ineffective, lawyers told a panel of federal judges Thursday.
On the second and final day of hearings on the campai...
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