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...political opposition; of gunshot wounds in an attack while he was reading a newspaper near a Buddhist pagoda; in Phnom Penh. Chea Vichea is the latest victim in a series of at least four killings in the past year of individuals linked to political parties opposing Prime Minister Hun Sen. "It's very difficult to say it was not politically motivated," said Prince Norodom Sirivudh, secretary-general of the royalist FUNCINPEC party...
They battled frigid temperatures and fierce winds to campaign for Sen. John R. Edwards, D-N.C., John F. Kerry, D-Mass., Retired Gen. Wesley K. Clark and former Vermont Gov. Howard B. Dean...
...appearance of this undue influence—real or imagined—was widespread before the signing of the BCRA. Companies gave most to the very politicians who sat on the committees charged with regulating them. And they spent heavily on the campaigns of their strongest political advocates. Sen. Richard C. Shelby, R-Ala., a recipient of over $74,000 of auto industry donations from 1995 to 2000, led the fight against new rollover potential ratings for SUVs: a cause he dropped only after the Firestone-Ford debacle brought rollover tragedies to the forefront. When the House was still considering...
...shore up public funding for presidential campaigns, which provides candidates with matching public funds if they adopt voluntary spending limits. The current upper bound to these funds is too low—a fact illustrated by George W. Bush’s, Howard Dean’s and Sen. John F. Kerry’s decisions to forego federal funds in their primaries. This proposal is a necessary outgrowth of the BCRA, since it will encourage the adoption of spending limits and reduce further candidates’ exposure to special interest money. The second proposal, a bill introduced by Sen...
...Sen. John F. Kerry, D-Mass., appeared poised to win the election, while his opponents fought to secure coveted second and third-place finishes. The campaign of Gov. Howard B. Dean, hoping to rebound after a disappointing showing in Iowa last week, seemed particularly invested in tomorrow’s results...