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First, the article's title is fallacious. None of the outstanding legislation, McCain-Feingold, Shays-Meehan or otherwise, puts a "cap" on campaign finance. For independently wealthy candidates or prodigal fundraisers with name-recognition, the sky will remain the limit. If all legislation does is limit contributions and make it difficult for less wealthy and less well-known individuals to raise funds, are we setting ourselves up for a plutocracy or, even worse to some, perpetual incumbency...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 4/15/1999 | See Source »

...realm of national security, the center is planning initiatives to limit America's exposure to Internet terrorists...

Author: By Jacqueline A. Newmyer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: At The Leading Edge of Internet Law | 4/13/1999 | See Source »

...realm of national security, the center is planning initiatives to limit America's exposure to Internet terrorists...

Author: By Jacqueline A. Newmyer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Berkman Center at Leading Edge of Internet Law | 4/13/1999 | See Source »

...reform. The bane of the Capital Hill establishment. Two years ago, Feingold, along with senior Sen. John McCain (R-Az.), introduced a remarkable piece of legislation, meant to effectively abolish the corrupt and undemocratic system of campaign finance. The McCain-Feingold Bill would limit Political Action Committee (PAC) contributions and ban "soft money," the unlimited contributions to political parties which are then diverted to individual campaigns. For the last two years, however, McCain-Feingold has been ignored by the United States Congress, left to languish in some subcommittee...

Author: By Vasant M. Kamath, | Title: Putting a Cap on Campaign Finance | 4/13/1999 | See Source »

...actively obstructing government actions that would curb global climate change, including the Senate ratification of the Kyoto Protocal, an international agreement that would obligate the United States to limit emissions of greenhouse gases. Calling for divestment demands that these companies stop funding the GCC, stop obstructing actions that would curb global warming and start implementing responsible solutions to global climate change...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 4/12/1999 | See Source »

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