Ashcroft's senate campaign fined $37k for violations

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Yeah, we knew he was sleazy to the bone!

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=542&u=/ap/20031216/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/ashcroft_fec_1&printer=1

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WASHINGTON - Attorney General John Ashcroft (news - web sites)'s 2000 Senate campaign and his political action (news - web sites) committee have agreed to pay a $37,000 civil fine for campaign finance violations.

The Federal Election Commission (news - web sites) on Tuesday disclosed the agreement it reached with Ashcroft 2000 and the Spirit of America PAC. The campaign and PAC denied any wrongdoing. The agreement left it to them to work out how to divide the fine between them.

At issue was the Senate campaign's use of a mailing list developed by Ashcroft's PAC.

The commission concluded Ashcroft 2000 received about $110,000 in list-related income, resulting in an excessive contribution to it by the political action committee. PACs are allowed to give up to $5,000 per election to a federal candidate.

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1. And remember

He still lost to a dead guy!

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2. and, to think ... he's the appointedstration's Atty General

he knows the ins and out of breaking the law ... praise the Lord!

[SoCalDem]

3. $110,000 ..for only $37,000...not a bad deal..

Now if he had to give back the 110,000 AND pay a $37,000 fine, I would go for that..

Sleazy through and throough

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4. But...haven't all his sins been forgiven?

This is, after all, a SIN, right?