House GOP Drops Campaign Finance Measure

By LIZ SIDOTI
The Associated Press
Sunday, December 18, 2005; 10:10 PM

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans abandoned a last-minute attempt to limit individual political donations to independent organizations Sunday, setting up for passage a military measure that had been stalled by the effort.

GOP leaders had sought to attach the campaign finance legislation to a final defense bill, a move aimed at hampering Democratic-aligned groups such as MoveOn.org that were a powerful voice in 2004 and could threaten GOP candidates next year.