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Does campaign finance reform have a future?

Hello again, I'm Roman Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

By a vote of five to four, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken another swipe at 40-year-old Watergate-era reforms

designed to restrain the power of money in politics.

The majority says removing some limits on individual donors will strengthen democracy.

The dissenters call that a threat to the very integrity of government.

Political pros envision more money from mega-rich contributors as soon as this year's campaigns for Congress.

Will that mean increased corruption, real or apparent? Will what's left of campaign reform

survive the next challenge? Today's talking point is college admission really harder than it used to be?

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Warren. I'll hear back with To the Point. In the Citizens United case, if it opened the door to big money in politics four years ago, this week's McCutcheon decision will open a floodgate.

That's according to dissenters on the U.S. Supreme Court. But the majority calls it a victory for the First Amendment.

We heard about the latest decision on campaign finance reform. Today's talking point, there's a prevailing belief that colleges

are a lot harder to get into than they used to be. Is that a myth or a reality? Maybe it's both.

First this news update. Secretary of State John Kerry said today his effort to make peace

between Israel and the Palestinians may need to be re-evaluated. In Morocco, he told reporters

he'll confer with President Obama

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