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Soft Money

The Federal Election Commission imposed new limits on non-party political groups that want to use large donations to influence this fall's elections. NPR's Peter Overby reports Republican leaders and campaign reformists say all money raised by groups independent of party candidates should be off limits.

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Peter Overby has covered Washington power, money, and influence since a foresighted NPR editor created the beat in 1994.