US Supreme Court lifts campaign finance limits By Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington Published: January 21 2010 17:08 | Last updated: January 21 2010 17:08
In a sweeping decision that will change the face of the 2010 US mid-term election and beyond, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision on Thursday to lift limits on corporate spending in campaigns. The long-awaited decision is expected to open the floodgates on corporate money in elections, reversing restrictions that have been in place since the 1940s that prohibited corporations from buying campaign ads from their own treasuries. It also reversed rules that prevented corporations from explicitly supporting candidates in campaign ads... http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f17287a0-06aa-11df-b426-00144feabdc0.html __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/
