Court opens door to possibility of corporate political spending
By Reid Wilson
Posted: 06/30/09 06:26 PM [ET]
Campaign finance watchdogs are concerned that a little-seen order
issued on the Supreme Court’s final day could lead to tens of millions
of corporate dollars being spent on television advertising — an ad
blitz candidates would have difficulty countering.
Economist Peter Schiff is looking closely at joining the GOP primary to
face Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), and his polling shows he would be
competitive in the general election.