And there is a limit to what technology can achieve: deft hands are needed for soft fruit.

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The Shays-Meehan bill, like the McCain-Feingold legislation, would ban soft money -- unregulated, unlimited funds to political parties -- and would raise the limit on hard money contributions to individual candidates.

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The Shays-Meehan bill would ban soft money -- unregulated, unlimited funds to political parties -- and it would raise the limit on hard money contributions to individual candidates.

CNN: Supporters vow to vote on campaign finance reform