Senate kills constitutional amendment on elections

Published September 11, 2014 6:22pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have killed a Democratic-written constitutional amendment aimed at big spending in election campaigns by corporations, wealthy individuals and candidates themselves.

The defeat was not a surprise. The measure never had a chance to survive in Congress.

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