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Die Another Day — The Supreme Court takes a big step closer to gutting the last bits of campaign finance reform. — Back when Justice Elena Kagan was Solicitor General Kagan, she argued to the Supreme Court in favor of the ban on corporate spending in the Citizens United case.
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Surprise! The Rich Won One — Today, we are going to discuss the Supreme Court decision on political donations. Already, we have run into a terrible problem, which is the difficulty in having a fun conversation about campaign finance laws. — Let me try for a second: On Wednesday …
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John Roberts's rules of money in politics — Chief Justice John Roberts has a blunt message for wealthy donors tired of campaign finance rules: Fund a super PAC. — It's simpler, he wrote in his McCutcheon v. FEC opinion Wednesday, than dealing with a web of interlocking fundraising committees.

Power Surge for Donors as Terrain Is Reshaped on Campaign Money
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Supreme Court strikes down aggregate campaign giving limits
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Caps on Total Campaign Giving Voided by U.S. High Court
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Opinion analysis: Freeing more political money
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SCOTUS on money and politics: A reader's guide
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How The Supreme Court Just Legalized Money Laundering By Rich Campaign Donors
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In 5-4 Decision, SCOTUS Strikes Down Aggregate Campaign Finance Limits
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At least 4 killed in shooting at Fort Hood; gunman among dead — Fort Hood on Google Earth CBS/GOOGLE EARTH — Shares - — FORT HOOD, Texas - A soldier opened fire Wednesday at Fort Hood, killing three people and wounding several others before taking his own life, law enforcement sources told CBS News.
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Iraq Veteran at Fort Hood Kills 3 and Himself in Rampage — KILLEEN, Tex. — A soldier who was being evaluated for post-traumatic stress disorder opened fire at Fort Hood on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding 16 before killing himself, the authorities said.
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One Death Confirmed In Fort Hood Shooting — At least one person is dead after a shooting late Wednesday afternoon on Fort Hood, a post spokesman confirmed. — Others were injured in the shooting, but the spokesman didn't say how many. — The gunman is still at large and the spokesman …
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Reports of a Shooting on Fort Hood — (KCEN) — We have reports of an active shooter on Fort Hood. — We have reports that there are several injuries from this shooting. There is at least one patient being transported to the hospital. — We are also getting reports of victims …


Fatalities reported in Fort Hood shooting
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Koch: I'm Fighting to Restore a Free Society — Instead of welcoming free debate, collectivists engage in character assassination. — I have devoted most of my life to understanding the principles that enable people to improve their lives. It is those principles—the principles of a free society …
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Harry Reid Now Spreading Baseless Claim that Koch Brothers Don't Pay Corporate Taxes
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Tillis, Berger Issue Joint Statement On Newly Discovered, Alarming Evidence Of Voter Error And Fraud — Raleigh, N.C. - House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) and Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) issued a joint statement Wednesday in response to more alarming evidence of voter error …
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State elections officials seek tighter security — RALEIGH, N.C. — State elections officials said Wednesday that they're investigating hundreds of cases of voters who appear to have voted in two states and several dozen who appear to have voted after their deaths.
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US SECRETLY BUILT ‘CUBAN TWITTER’ TO STIR UNREST … WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government masterminded the creation of a “Cuban Twitter” - a communications network designed to undermine the communist government in Cuba, built with secret shell companies and financed through foreign banks, The Associated Press has learned.
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DOJ silent on spy chief investigation — Months after requesting an investigation into Director of National Intelligence James Clapper for lying to Congress, lawmakers have yet to get an update from the Justice Department. — Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), the original author of the Patriot Act …
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Intelligence Director Appears to Concede NSA Searched Communications (Video)
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