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Weekly column: Why campaign finance "reformers" are squirming over blog regulation [fs]
From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 01:43:20 -0500
Previous Politech message: http://www.politechbot.com/2005/03/25/bloggers-narrowly-dodged/ http://www.politechbot.com/2005/03/23/fec-releases-internet/ http://www.politechbot.com/2005/03/11/four-critiques-of/ --- http://news.com.com/2010-1071_3-5637778.html Blog rolling? D.C.'s new spin on Net rules March 28, 2005, 4:00 AM PT By Declan McCullaghAfter a public outcry over government regulation of bloggers, some of Congress' most ardent campaign finance reformers have found themselves in a politically uncomfortable position.
Three years ago, Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Russell Feingold, D-Wis., persuaded their colleagues to approve a campaign finance law with no exemptions for the Internet. But because that law now requires federal regulators to take a look at bloggers, McCain and Feingold are suddenly ducking for cover.
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