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WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 - The McCain-Feingold law, which did more to change how American political campaigns are financed than any legislation since the 1970's, got its first real-world test in this year's election. And now its critics are more emphatic than ever in arguing that the law has fallen short of its goals, and even some supporters are calling for revisions. The 2002 law demolished the system that for more than a decade had allowed political parties to feed on unlimited soft-money contributions from companies, labor unions and donors. But what rose in its place remains the subject of fierce...

A non-profit Florida group is purchasing air time this weekend in major markets in eight battleground states to show a 30-minute television special featuring Swift Boat Veterans and POWs for Truth, the group challenging Sen. John Kerry's version of his war record and his antiwar activities. With 13 stations already lined up, including five in Florida, Campaign Truth says it can broadcast the special on three more stations if it can raise an additional $15,000 by noon Eastern time today.

Swiftvet TV special to air election eve Show hosted by John O'Neill slated for Florida markets Posted: October 26, 2004 5:00 p.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com Building on its nine-ad campaign, Swift Boat Veterans and POWs for Truth is featured in a half-hour television special that will air in key Florida markets on the eve of the election. Titled "Unfit to Lead," the program is hosted by swiftboat vet spokesman John O'Neill and includes some of the men whose testimonies about John Kerry were heard in the advertisements played in battleground states. The TV program is based largely on the...

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'Swifties' make $4.7 million ad buy Washington, DC, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Swift Vets and POWs for Truth said Thursday they had purchased nearly $5 million in television time for anti-Kerry ads in critical swing states. The group, a 527 organization representing more than 250 Swift Boat veterans who served in Vietnam with Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry along with a number of the American POW's held captive by the North Vietnamese, said it had purchased $3.2 million in TV time in Florida and $1.5 million in Ohio for ads that will run beginning Friday. The first of the ads...

The day John Kerry decided to apply for the commander-in-chief's job backed by a “war-hero” résumé, we felt compelled to come forward to explain why he is unfit for command. We formed Swift Vets and POWs for Truth as a way to reach out to the others who served with us and who know the real John Kerry. As more and more Americans discover the truth about John Kerry, we’ve decided to turn education into action. A petition has been drafted to demand that Senator Kerry to come clean about his war record and the irresponsible statements he made about...

fns@foxnews.com Chris Wallace just let Juan say that the Swift Boat Veterans and POWS for TRUTH had ALL been discredited .. we KNOW thats a lie....NO ONE Challenged him.....PLEASE WRITE to the above addy and tell them its ONLY FAIR AND BALANCED that they have John ONeil from the swifties ON to challenge what Juan said......HELP pals!! I've already dont my 10

Swift Vets Air Two Ads With Largest-to-Date $3 Million Ad Buy Swift Vets and POWs for Truth released two new ads yesterday, which will run in the final weeks of the presidential campaign. This $3.14 million ad buy on national cable stations and in the states of Ohio, Colorado and New Mexico is the largest in the Swift Vets' history. In Ohio alone, $2 million of the advertising dollars will be spent in the coming weeks. The two latest ads feature more than 75 Swift Vets united in their battle to know the truth about John Kerry. The first ad...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two groups of Vietnam veterans opposed to Sen. John Kerry once again have joined forces to run television ads against the Democratic . Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and POWs for Truth, which launched their joint ad campaign last month, unveiled two ads Thursday. In one commercial, the faces of dozens of men are shown as an announcer says: ``They're the men who served with John Kerry in Vietnam. They're his entire chain of command, most of the officers in Kerry's unit ... And they're the men who spent years in North Vietnamese prison camps. Tortured for...