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washingtontimes.com - 3/29/2009
Public financing 'dead,' McCain says
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Questions Obama's bipartisanship vows Joseph Curl ( Contact ) and Stephen Dinan ( Contact ) Sunday, March 29, 2009 Sen. John McCain , an architect of sweeping campaign-finance reform who got walloped by a presidential candidate armed with more than $750 million, predicts that no one will ever ...

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McCain: Public Financing "Dead"
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... The former presidential candidate tells the Washington Times no one running for president will ever again accept federal matching funds. "The last candidate for president of the United States from a major party that will take public financing was me." ...

McCain Says Public Financing is Dead
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Sen. John McCain, "an architect of sweeping campaign-finance reform who got walloped by a presidential candidate armed with more than $750 million, predicts that no one will ever again accept federal matching funds to run for the nation's highest office," the Washington Times reports. ...

Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup
Pirate's Cove — ... Sunday! Another great day in America. This pinup is by, who else, Gil Elvgren, with a wee bit of help. What is happening in ye olde blogosphere?  Sister Toldjah brings us Hillary’s latest gaffe Over at Wizbang, HughS tells us about the weirdness of the media lionizing the media Oh, good, Iran is helping North Korea with its missile launch. Pat Dollard has the details It’s not the blogosphere, but, the Washington Times and John McCain tell us about public campaign financing ...

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Sister Toldjah — McCain: Public financing of campaigns is ‘dead’

"The last candidate for president of the United States from a major party that will take public financing was me."
Althouse — John McCain: "No Republican in his or her right mind is going to agree to public financing. I mean, that's dead. That is over." blog advertising blog advertising

John McCain: Public Financing of Elections is "Dead"! Hooray!
Hit & Run — From a Wash Times interview with the failed presidential candidate and senator from Arizona who was one of the guiding forces behind campaign-finance laws designed to abridge the First Amendment: Sen. John McCain, an architect of sweeping campaign-finance reform who got walloped by a presidential candidate armed with more than $750 million, predicts that no one will ever again accept federal matching funds to run for the nation's highest office. "No Republican in his or her right mind is going to agree to public financing. I mean, that's dead. That is over. The last candidate for president of the United States from a major ...

Quote of the Day
PoliPundit.com — ... Monday, March 30th, 2009 Quote of the Day John McCain (remember him?): The last candidate for president of the United States from a major party that will take public financing was me. -- ...

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