Democrats Sue to Force U.S. Election Agency to Reveal Political Donations

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Democrats Sue to Force U.S. Election Agency to Reveal Political Donations

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/22/us/politics/22campaign.html?_r=2

By ERIC LICHTBLAU
Published: April 21, 2011

WASHINGTON — Unable to stanch the flow of corporate money to Republican causes, Democrats tried a new tack on Thursday by bringing a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission to force the disclosure of tens of millions of dollars in secret donations.

The lawsuit seeks to close “a major loophole” that allows private companies and nonprofit groups to operate “under a veil of anonymity” in raising money for political work, said Representative Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat who brought the lawsuit along with lawyers for several liberal groups.

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