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  Justices Assail 'Millionaires' Amendment'
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Last EditedCBlock941  Apr 23, 2008 11:43am
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News DateWednesday, April 23, 2008 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionThe conservative justices on the Supreme Court yesterday all seemed to find something not to like about the McCain-Feingold campaign finance act's "Millionaires' Amendment," which provides special fundraising opportunities to congressional candidates who run against wealthy opponents.

But it was unclear at the end of a lively hour-long oral argument whether a majority of the entire court disliked it enough to junk the whole thing, or if there was a way to keep the essential elements and prune the parts deemed especially objectionable.
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