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/* Controversy over 2004 Election Financing */
{{Cquote|He was asked the direct question of how he voted in 1968. He said "if he had voted (which he did not), he would have voted for Nixon." <ref>[http://www.nixonlibrary.gov/virtuallibrary/documents/donated/042671_chotiner.pdf Memo from Chotiner to Mitchell], April 26, 1971.</ref> }}
===Controversy over 2004 Election FinancingViolation of election laws===In 2007 the [[Federal Election Commission]] finally issued a draft report <ref>[http://www.fec.gov/agenda/2007/mtgdoc07-37.pdf Agenda Document No. 07-37], Federal Election Commission, Washignton, D.C., May 21, 2007.</ref> stating fined the Kerry spent campign $1.4 3 million for spending more than federal rules allowed allow during his 2004 Presidential bid. In order to receive the public funds, Kerry, a former Democratic senator from Massachusetts, and his running mate, former North Carolina Sen. [[John Edwards]], agreed to spend $74.6 million or less on their general election campaign against President Bush. Kerry’s campaign may have to repay the overspending to the [[U.S. Treasury]], since his unsuccessful general election campaign was funded by tax dollars. The draft audit also found the campaign’s media vendor improperly invested and earned interest on public funds. And auditors allege the campaign misreported its media buys and its outstanding debt. <ref>[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0507/42444269.html FEC draft</ref><ref>[http: Kerry broke spending limits//www.fec.gov/agenda/2007/mtgdoc07-37.pdf Agenda Document No. 07-37], Kenneth PFederal Election Commission, Washignton, D.C. Vogel, May 3021, 2007.</ref> In 2009 the FEC fined a [[George Soros]]-backed group $775,000 for its unregulated spending during the 2004 election on behalf of [[Democrat]]s, including Democratic Presidential candidate John F. Kerry. <ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-501563_162-3222390.html</ref>
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