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‘Bailouts for Politicians’ Is a Plus for Democracy in the United States

By Daniel Weeks
Special to Roll Call
Aug. 6, 2009, Midnight

It has been called “welfare for politicians,” a “restriction of speech and association rights,” and an “impressive failure” in the states (Bailing Out Politicians Won’t Improve Politics, Aug. 4).

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