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Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond

by Compiled by Lorraine H. Marie
| December 10, 2024 7:00 AM

East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling:

Open Secrets: outside spending in the 2024 U.S. elections tallied a record-breaking $5.4 billion.

Sen. Bernie Sanders: At .0005% of the population U.S. billionaires accounted for 18% of electoral spending. “This is…oligarchy. Time to overturn Citizens United and move to public funding of elections.”

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