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General News 4/25/2011 at 8:45 PM EDT

Dan Froomkin: Maryland To Require Companies To Post Election Spending Online

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A bill awaiting the Maryland governor's signature could serve as a template for national campaign finance reform laws, in light of last year's Supreme Court decision that opened the floodgates to unlimited spending. Full disclosure of who is paying for what is the main focus these days for reformers who worry that massive, secret spending inevitably leads to corruption and scandal.

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