41. He had initially planned to decide in the fall whether to reject federal subsidies, allowing his campaign to spend beyond federal limits. 42. He said that a group could form committees to buy these ads with contributions that fall under strict federal limits. 43. He faces no federal limits on what he can spend because he has not applied for matching federal funds and has been financing most of his campaign. 44. Hemlepp said that those problems had been fixed and that the emissions were well within federal limits. 45. Hicks Muse has been one of the biggest buyers of radio stations since federal limits on ownership were eased last year. 46. Hicks Muse has been one of the biggest buyers of radio stations since the easing of federal limits on ownership last year. 47. I am persuaded that three interests provide a constitutionally sufficient predicate for federal limits on spending by political parties. 48. However, Lewis said the campaign has now decided to accept federal matching funds and abide by federal spending limits. 49. If the allegations involving Aqua-Leisure are true, the transactions circumvented federal limits on contributions and camouflaged the real source of the money. 50. If so, that may have violated the federal spending limits he agreed to when he accepted taxpayer financing of his campaign. |