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Congress passes campaign finance reform

By Marianne Holt

With a 92-6 Senate vote, Congress has passed the first campaign finance reform legislation in 21 years. The Ful

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Buying influence

By The Center for Public Integrity

Loophole allows donors to give without leaving a trace

By Marianne Holt and Kathryn Wallace

Impending ban hasn't stopped soft money rush by presidential hopefuls

By Alex Knott and Adam Mayle

Undisclosed

By Katy Lewis, Robert Moore, Leah Rush and MaryJo Sylwester

Big bucks flood 2012 election — What the courts said and why we should care

By John Dunbar

Court decisions opened floodgates for unlimited corporate and union spending in presidential election

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State bans on soft money

By Eric Marx

Important dates: Federal campaign finance legislation

By The Center for Public Integrity

Soft money primer

By John Dunbar

Shays-Meehan opens soft money loophole in the States

By John Dunbar