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Old 05-05-2010, 04:36 PM   #1
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Default Third-party election spending surges

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Outstanding! However, until state election laws are reformed, third parties do not have a chance. New court challenges to those laws may make some headway, but there is not a lot of cause for optimism on that front.
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