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Federal Election Commission Quiet Despite Record Campaign Spending in 2010

Campaign spending skyrocketed in 2010, thanks to a Supreme Court ruling that opened the floodgates. So why was the FEC so quiet? Laurel Adams reports.

Laurel Adams
Laurel Adams
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Steven Walther, chairman of the Federal Election Commission poses in the FEC's hearing room in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 13, 2009. (Photo: Bill Clark / Getty Images)
Laurel Adams

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