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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (70131)	6/7/2006 11:49:26 AM
From: Ron	Respond to of 361069

Feingold only accepts campaign contributions from individuals, no corporations or special interest groups. Amazing how candid and honest a polician can be when he is not out whoring for money from special interest groups. Taking the High Road In His Own Campaign: Senator Feingold's re-election to the Senate in 1998 was an historic campaign in which Senator Feingold turned down help from outside groups and voluntarily restricted expenditures. Senator Feingold ran his campaign as if his Campaign Finance Reform bill had been signed into law by refusing to accept soft money from the Democratic Party and requesting that the party and others not run phony "issue ads" that would have publicized his campaign. Despite being outspent by millions of dollars, the people of Wisconsin re-elected Senator Feingold. Strengthening Disclosure Standards: In June of 2000, Senator Feingold led the Senate to pass S. 527, legislation requiring stricter disclosure standards from Political Action Committees. Recognition from Business Groups: In May 2000, Senator Feingold was honored by the Committee for Economic Development, a nonpartisan business group, with the first ever Excellence in Public Policy Award for his efforts to reform the nation's campaign finance laws. "Profile in Courage" Award: In 1999, Senator Feingold received the John F. Kennedy "Profile in Courage" award for his decision to forgo soft money in his 1998 re-election campaign and for his and Senator John McCain's persistent crusade to curb their respective party's fundraising excesses and pass legislation that ends the widely abused process by which election campaigns are financed. russfeingold.org