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FEC Explains Soft Money Law to Lawmakers

April 24, 2003
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 




WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal election officials said Thursday
that the president and members of Congress can headline
fund-raisers in which state candidates collect ``soft
money,'' but they can't be the ones asking for 
the big checks.


http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Campaign-Finance.html?ex=1052241507&ei=1&en=ac39ec0dfceb0510



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