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Telco PACs Gave $8K to Dems Who Changed Their Vote on FISA

How much is the Fourth Amendment worth? For some Dems, less than a compact car.
June 24, 2008  |  
 

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HOUSE DEMS WHO CHANGED THEIR VOTE TO SUPPORT FISA BILL, GIVING IMMUNITY TO TELCOS, RECEIVED, ON AVERAGE, $8,359 IN PAC CONTRIBUTIONS FROM VERIZON, AT&T, AND SPRINT

 

Lindsay Beyerstein a New York writer blogging at Majikthise.

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