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As the roll call proceeded and the number of Senators voting to reject Hagel's soft-money provision grew, McCain and Feingold headed to the press gallery, and Feingold checked with the clerk. It was 59 to 40, with one Senator out.
By the end of the day, however, the chances looked considerably better; the two sides agreed to increase the amount of hard money individuals could give candidates and parties, and that compromise paved the way for the historic vote to ban the unlimited soft-money donations that parties could collect...
They decorated benches with posters that listed principles they hope Harvard will adopt with respect to the provision of housing.
The key proposal in the bill is its elimination of soft money, the unregulated donations that have removed all accountability from political fundraising. The provision that most worries Democrats, the added increase in hard money spending limits, is necessary both to garner Republican support and to help challengers of incumbents...
The fate of the measure seems to be riding on whether and by how much to raise the hard-money limits. Hagel, whose alternative bill limiting but not banning soft money has the quiet support of the White House, told TIME he is ready to offer his measure if no...