Thompson wants to probe all aspects of campaign finance activity with an eye toward possible legislation.

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Cole said the investigative subcommittee found that Gingrich was well aware of previous case law on use of tax-deductible contributions to finance such partisan activity.

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Recap activity is surging anew amid strong conditions in the leveraged finance market.

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But Mr. Parhar says that while some companies may need funds before then to finance an acquisitions, capital investments or even share buybacks, any increase in that kind of activity is likely to be moderate.

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