Supreme Court strikes down part of campaign finance law- June 26, 2008 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court struck down on Thursday part of a U.S. campaign finance law that relaxes contribution limits for candidates facing wealthy, self-funded opponents, a ruling that could affect congressional elections in November.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/26/AR2008062601722.html?nav=r... Potomac Confidential- June 26, 2008 Potomac Confidential fills the midday lull with discussion by Metro columnist Marc Fisher who looks at the latest news with a rigorous slicing and dicing of the issues that define who we are and where we live.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2008/06/20/DI2008062001987.html?na... Americans Support Gun Rights and Gun Bans- June 26, 2008 By Jon Cohen In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today overturned a 32-year-old District of Columbia law limiting private gun ownership, for the first time expressly extending the Constitution's Second Amendment to private citizens. That ruling is also a split decision with respect to where the public stands on these issues. In a recent Washington Post poll, 72 percent of all Americans said they believe individuals have gun rights under the Second Amendment, that such protections are not..http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2008/06/26/BL2008062601651.html?nav=rss_... |