Observing the Restricted Speech Zone
Special to Roll Call
For the second consecutive election cycle, the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law will prohibit certain political ads from running during the last 60 days before Congressional elections. These are ads that refer to a federal candidate, are paid for out of a corporation or unions general treasury funds and are broadcast to the candidates voters. Nothing more than the mere mention of a candidate is required for the ban to apply. No corporation is too small, or its purposes so educational or charitable, that it is excused from this law.
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Stier: Detecting a Bad Breast Cancer Bill
July 1, 11:28 a.m.
Who could blame hundreds of Members of Congress for joining with a colleague and breast cancer survivor, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), in co-sponsoring legislation aimed at promoting breast cancer education? The problem, according to leading breast cancer scientists and advocacy groups, is the bill would do more harm than good. Read Full Article










