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  • Anti-Clinton Film Panned As Advertising

    01/11/2008 5:29:05 PM PST · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 15 replies · 94+ views
    GOPUSA ^ | January 11, 2008 | Matt Apuzzo (Associated Press)
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The early reviews are in, and three federal judges appeared in agreement Thursday that a movie lambasting Hillary Rodham Clinton seemed an awful lot like a 90-minute campaign advertisement. Citizens United, a conservative advocacy group, is challenging the nation's campaign finance laws, which require disclaimers on political advertisements and restrict when they can be broadcast. The group argues ''Hillary: The Movie'' and related television advertisements are not political advertising even though the New York senator is in the presidential race. Attorney James Bopp argued that they should be considered ''issue-oriented'' speech because viewers aren't urged to vote...