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FECOK allows big donations to presidential conventions
The FEC ruled the campaign finance law does not apply to fundraising by local convention committees. Democrats meet in Boston next July and Republicans in New York City in August 2004. Critics call the decision ludicrous as it keeps soft money channels open and expands who can contribute, while chairwoman Weintraub notes Congress did not mention conventions in the law.
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