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February 16, 2016

Bernie Sanders Protests DNC's Lifting of Ban on Lobbyist Donations
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On the campaign trail, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders
has launched a petition against the Democratic National Committee's
quiet lifting of a ban on donations from federal lobbyists and political
action committees. The rules were introduced by then-candidate Barack
Obama in 2008. But The Washington Post reveals the DNC quietly lifted
the rules at some point during the past few months. Critics say the
change could boost Sanders' rival Hillary Clinton, whose joint
fundraising committee with the DNC has raised about $27 million.


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