AP Wire | 03/30/2006 | Judge says FEC failed to curb soft money

AP Wire | 03/30/2006 | Judge says FEC failed to curb soft money: "Judge says FEC failed to curb soft money
TONI LOCY
Associated Press

WASHINGTON - The Federal Election Commission failed to give a good reason for refusing to rein in nonprofit political groups that spent huge sums in the 2004 presidential elections, a judge has ruled in a case brought by President Bush's campaign and lawmakers.

In a 34-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan said the FEC failed to give 'a reasoned explanation' for its decision not to issues rules to require so-called '527' groups to register as federal political action committees and face the same strict fundraising, spending and disclosure rules PACs do."