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FEC Undermining Campaign Finance Reform, Critics Say

Advocates of campaign finance reform say the Federal Election Commission has "cut the guts" out of changes imposed after Congress passed the McCain-Feingold measure and its ban on "soft money" in political campaigns. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

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Peter Overby has covered Washington power, money, and influence since a foresighted NPR editor created the beat in 1994.
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