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Supreme Court Ruling Could Prove Harsh for Minority Politicians

By Rafael Vela
Created Feb 5 2010 - 5:41pm

-- from NPR:

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a 63-year-old law and two of its own decisions that barred corporations and unions from spending money directly from their treasuries on ads that support or oppose candidates for President and Congress. Host Michel Martin talks with Angelo Falcon, president of the National Institute for Latino Policy, and Linda Chavez, chair of the Center for Equal Opportunity, about how the decision to overturn campaign finance law impacts minorities seeking elected office.

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