Analyzes constitutional and legal issues involved in use of "soft money," funds not subject to regulation under the Federal Election Campaign Act but that appear to be raised and spent in an effort to affect Federal elections. Covers recent legislation to curb use of political party and corporate and labor union soft money, and soft money used for issue advocacy. Also summarizes pertinent court cases and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002.
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