Watchdogs: Anti-Bush Group Breaking Law

Khephra

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Tue Jun-22-04 11:50 AM
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Watchdogs: Anti-Bush Group Breaking Law

WASHINGTON -- A pro-Democratic group that criticizes President Bush in its fund-raising letters is breaking the law in the types of contributions it uses to finance the mailings, campaign finance watchdog groups said in a complaint.

The three groups said America Coming Together should be using limited "hard money" donations, not unlimited contributions, to pay for the solicitations. The groups -- Democracy 21, the Center for Responsive Politics and the Campaign Legal Center -- planned to file the complaint on Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission.

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Tue Jun-22-04 12:09 PM
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1. I am an ACT volunteer, and we are very careful not to

co-ordinate with the local or national Democratic Party. The focus is to register voters and get out the vote

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