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...contributions and the givers insist that no public official is for sale, that no favors are granted in exchange for cash. Few people believe that; U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter summed up the prevailing public attitude during arguments in a case that led the Justices last week to uphold the current $1,000 limit on individual campaign contributions. (Donations to parties are still unlimited.) Said Souter...
Senate Foreign Relations chairman Helms announced plans to make Elian a U.S. citizen when Congress reconvenes Jan. 24--a move that could stall repatriation procedures. Though conservatives regularly uphold the sanctity of the family against intrusions by the government, Helms and others have reversed course in this case. Explains Jose Garcia Pedrosa, a lawyer fighting to keep Elian in the U.S.: "Which kind of a family is a less important factor in how this boy should be raised than which kind of state...