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  • Censorship of web a matter of time?

    11/03/2005 4:43:26 PM PST · by Whitehawk · 51 replies · 677+ views
    AP ^ | 11/3/05
    House Defeats Bill on Political Blogs WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (AP) Online political expression should not be exempt from campaign finance law, the House decided Wednesday as lawmakers warned that the Internet has opened up a new loophole for uncontrolled spending on elections. The House voted 225-182 for a bill that would have excluded blogs, e-mails and other Internet communications from regulation by the Federal Election Commission. That was 47 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed under a procedure that limited debate time and allowed no amendments. The vote in effect clears the way for the FEC to...