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Bloggers plead for freedom from election laws
http://news.com.com/Bloggers+plead+f...3-5767156.html
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At a public hearing convened by the Federal Election Commission, both liberal and conservative political commentators lauded the brand of freewheeling online politicking that has characterized recent elections. The FEC is under a court order to extend campaign finance rules to the Internet, and the Democratic commissioners voted not to appeal.
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Say bloggers are journalists: RedState.org's Krempasky and Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, editor of the liberal DailyKos.com site, argued that bloggers should be viewed as media organizations that have long been exempt from campaign finance laws.
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Last edited by Gabriel_Etranil; Jun 28, 2005 at 09:56 PM.
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