California's Assembly votes to support a Constitutional Amendment to overturn Citizens United.

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By HANNAH DREIER, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thursday, March 22, 2012

State lawmakers are wading into the ongoing battle over corporate money in politics.

The California Assembly passed a resolution Thursday calling for a constitutional amendment to overturn the 2010 Citizens United decision, which held that corporations can spend unlimited sums to influence elections.

(See the full article here.)

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