Political groups to pay campaign fines (Swift Liars)

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By JIM KUHNHENN
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and MoveOn.org Voter Fund, two outside groups that played key roles in the 2004 presidential election, reached an agreement with the Federal Election Commission to pay nearly $450,000 for various violations.

The group listed as Swift Boat Veterans and POWs for Truth will pay $299,500. In the 2004 campaign, the group spent $20.4 million criticizing Kerry's military record in Vietnam. Much of the group's claims about Kerry's service were never substantiated.

"We welcome the FEC clamping down on pop-up 527s, set up just to influence elections and funded only by big money, since that would almost certainly put Swift Boat Veterans and similar groups out of business," said Wes Boyd, a co-founder of MoveOn.org.

Lawyers for the Swift Boat Veterans told the FEC that they acted with "good-faith belief" that their communications were not affected by the campaign finance law. They argued that by not adopting specific rules in 2004, the FEC had left the law murky.

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Talk about too little and too late! At least the good little MSM whores mention Move On to ensure they remain "fair and balanced".

There is a special place in hell for the Swift Liars.

They got what they had coming to them and it shouldn't stop at just this fine.