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...heart of campaign finance reform is the notion that the rich shouldn’t be allowed to unduly influence politics. The appearance of this undue influence??real or imagined—was widespread before the signing of the BCRA. Companies gave most to the very politicians who sat on the committees charged with regulating them. And they spent heavily on the campaigns of their strongest political advocates. Sen. Richard C. Shelby, R-Ala., a recipient of over $74,000 of auto industry donations from 1995 to 2000, led the fight against new rollover potential ratings for SUVs...
...television or off television, there is an excitement and a constant fidgeting about Matthews that calls for a moderating influence??a Griffin...
...under the age of 25 has declined by between 13 and 15 percent since 1972, when 18-to-21-year-olds were first permitted to vote. This decline eclipses the decline among the general public and marks a significant decrease in both the political engagement—and political influence??of young people...
Whence the inspiration? It shouldn’t be hard to find, with life as rich and complex as it is. Contrary to what Harold Bloom has called “anxiety of influence,” Heaney proposes instead the “buoyancy of influence??: the dynamism of an old poem, with its wealth of experience, should offer something to get the young poet going...
...influence??and after his stint in the Air Force, Gong decided he wanted to become a politician...