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<title>Vermont calls for Citizens United repeal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 23, 2012) Last week the Vermont legislature passed a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment overturning the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling. That’s the decision holding that under the First Amendment,  the government can’t limit  the amount corporations and unions spend on political campaigns.It’s fueled the formation of “Super PACS” and their heavy spending in the GOP primary.Sarah Harris has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19709/20120423/vermont-calls-for-citizens-united-repeal">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Last week the Vermont legislature passed a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment overturning the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling. That’s the decision holding that under the First Amendment,  the government can’t limit  the amount corporations and unions spend on political campaigns.It’s fueled the formation of “Super PACS” and their heavy spending in the GOP primary.Sarah Harris has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19709/20120423/vermont-calls-for-citizens-united-repeal">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<title>Vermonters protest Citizens United, call for constitutional amendment</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 23, 2012) Saturday marked the two-year anniversary of the supreme court Citizens United decision. The court voted 5-4, saying that corporations have the same protected speech rights as people, including the right to make unlimited financial contributions to groups who want to influence elections. That&apos;s upsetting to a lot of Vermonters. And as Sarah Harris reports, they&apos;re working to change it. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19171/20120123/vermonters-protest-citizens-united-call-for-constitutional-amendment">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Saturday marked the two-year anniversary of the supreme court Citizens United decision. The court voted 5-4, saying that corporations have the same protected speech rights as people, including the right to make unlimited financial contributions to groups who want to influence elections. That&apos;s upsetting to a lot of Vermonters. And as Sarah Harris reports, they&apos;re working to change it. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19171/20120123/vermonters-protest-citizens-united-call-for-constitutional-amendment">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>politics, vermont, bernie sanders, constitutional amendment, first amendment, citizens united, free speech, campaign finance reform, justice, supreme court, [loc:44.2600593 -72.5753869], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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