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Olympia Snowe

Unfortunately, money in politics is an insidious thing - and a loophole in our campaign finance system was taken advantage of with money going to existing or new 527 groups with the sole purpose of influencing the election.

Olympia Snowe

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Olympia Snowe is saying that the influence of money in political campaigns can be harmful and sneaky. She points out that some people exploited a gap in the rules by giving money to certain political groups (called 527 groups) just to sway the election.

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