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FEC allows McCain to withdraw from primary matching funds program

 

Published 8/21/2008 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

(CNN) – In a unanimous decision Thursday, the Federal Election Commission granted a request from John McCain’s campaign to withdraw from a program that provides presidential candidates with matching funds during the primary season. The Democratic National Committee filed a complaint with the FEC earlier this year after the McCain campaign announced that it was withdrawing [...] (link)

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