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Campaign Finance Reform Advocates Face Uphill Battle

Campaign Finance Reform
GUESTBob Edgar, President, Common Cause

The 2012 Presidential election is expected to be the most expensive election in U.S. history. Observers say it should significantly outpace the $2.4 billion spent in 2008. All this money and where it's coming from is a constant source of concern for election reform advocates. Much of their concern can be focused on two words - Citizen's United.

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