{"id":2279,"date":"2014-09-01T18:08:33","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T18:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=2279"},"modified":"2014-09-01T18:08:33","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T18:08:33","slug":"the-senate-judiciary-committee-just-backed-an-amendment-to-overturn-citizens-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/tranzitioning\/?p=2279","title":{"rendered":"The Senate Judiciary Committee Just Backed an Amendment to Overturn \u2018Citizens United\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'http:\/\/billmoyers.com\/2014\/07\/12\/the-senate-judiciary-committee-just-backed-an-amendment-to-overturn-%E2%80%98citizens-united%E2%80%99\/','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/cdn.billmoyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/iStock_000003498630Small.jpg\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'http:\/\/billmoyers.com\/2014\/07\/12\/the-senate-judiciary-committee-just-backed-an-amendment-to-overturn-%E2%80%98citizens-united%E2%80%99\/\\'&gt;The Senate Judiciary Committee Just Backed an Amendment to Overturn \\'Citizens United\\' | Blog | BillMoyers.com&lt;\/a&gt;This post originally appeared at The Nation. 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