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MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2002

In an editorial today, The Christian Science Monitor says Congress should limit political contributions by tribes.

Currently, tribes aren't subject to "hard" money limits except $1,000 per candidate per electoral cycle The same rule applies to political action committees,, limited liability partnerships and other entities.

But the Monitor only points out the "loophole" affecting tribes. The editorial links Indian gaming to political contributions and criticizes former Assistant Secretary Kevin Gover and his aide Michael Anderson for being "campaign fundraisers."

"A sad comment on the lopsided relationship between money and politics," the paper writes.

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Editorial: Loopy Campaign-Finance Hole (The Christian Science Monitor 3/4)

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