Claim: A third-party group, the Committee for Truth in Politics, is out with an ad blasting the House's "Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act." The group, which has no Web site and has made no disclosures to the Federal Election Commission, was created by a North Carolina GOP operative, according to National Public Radio, and is represented by lawyer James Bopp, who sued the FEC on the grounds that the group shouldn't have to file any kind of spending report to that agency.
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Verdict: a third-party group, the committee for truth in politics, is out with an ad blasting the house's "wall street reform and consumer protection act." the group, which has no web site and has made no disclosures to the federal election commission, was created by a north carolina gop operative, according to national public radio, and is represented by lawyer james bopp, who sued the fec on the grounds that the group shouldn't have to file any kind of spending report to that agency.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2010-02-03T22:39:45