The case, Citizens United v. FEC, presents some very difficult free speech questions, and I'm deeply ambivalent about the court's ruling. There are several dubious aspects of the majority's opinion (principally its decision to invalidate the entire campaign finance scheme rather than exercising "judicial restraint" through a narrower holding). Beyond that, I believe that corporate influence over our political process is easily one of the top sicknesses afflicting our political culture. But there are also very real First Amendment interests implicated by laws which bar entities from spending money to express political viewpoints.
Online Posts Show Families’ Grief for Flood Victims on Tibet’s Side of
China-Nepal Border
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The authorities have not released an official list of those missing in the
Tibet flood, creating an information void that people have tried to fill.
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