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SHRED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-18-10 07:54 AM
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"2010 A Record-Breaking Year"
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Citizens United Decision Allows Corporations To Make 2010 A Record-Breaking Year In Campaign Spending

The 2008 presidential election ushered in an unprecedented amount of campaign spending, with the presidential candidates taking in over $1.7 billion in donations. But, according to new research, corporations and their allies will trounce 2008’s “political spend-a-thon” in the 2010 midterm election season. “Liberated” by the Supreme Court’s recent Citizens United decision, corporations and “well-established political players” will pump in 10 to 15 percent more cash in 2010 to “disrupt” races with more negative ads:

More:
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/09/17/citizens-united-corporations-spending/



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AmericanMan1958 Donating Member (189 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-18-10 07:59 AM
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1. Unbelievable...
Spend Millions on the GOP
But can't spend a penny to create Jobs..
:mad:
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madmax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-18-10 08:13 AM
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2. Surprised?
It's the American way. :sarcasm:
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