<p>Here is a news review:</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.allgov.com/news/where-is-the-money-going/another-longstanding-montana-campaign-funding-law-struck-down-121005?news=845869">Another Longstanding Montana Campaign Funding Law Struck Down</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2012/10/1/headlines#1015">Youngest Gitmo Prisoner Transferred to Canada</a></li>
<li><a href="https://inthesetimes.com/article/13809/legislate_first_ask_questions_never1/">Legislate First, Ask Questions Never</a></li>
<li><a href="https://peoplesworld.org/california-approves-election-day-voter-registration/">California approves election-day voter registration</a></li>

<li><a href="https://www.thestand.org/2012/09/small-nfib-gets-big-bucks-from-gop-funders/">‘Small’ NFIB’s big bucks from GOP funders</a></li>
<li><a href="https://torrentfreak.com/prq-raid-targets-revealed-pirate-party-gets-boost-plot-thickens-121003/">PRQ Raid Targets Revealed, Pirate Party Gets Boost, Plot Thickens….</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/governor-browns-vetoes-california-electronic-privacy-protection-again">Governor Brown Vetoes California Electronic Privacy Protection. Again.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121004/12122520595/why-mpaa-cant-win-hearts-minds-public-file-sharing-is-mainstream.shtml">Why The MPAA Can't 'Win The Hearts And Minds' Of The Public: File Sharing Is Mainstream</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121004/09270920593/report-internet-freedom-shows-were-seeing-less-less-it.shtml">Report On Internet Freedom Shows We're Seeing Less And Less Of It</a></li>
<li><a href="https://torrentfreak.com/megaupload-seized-data-case-will-get-a-hearing-court-rules-121005/">Megaupload Seized Data Case Will Get a Hearing, Court Rules</a></li></ul>
<p>Other Headlines:</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://maggiemcneill.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/so-close-and-yet-so-far/">So Close and Yet So Far</a></li>
<li><a href="https://maggiemcneill.wordpress.com/2012/10/01/thought-control/">Thought Control</a></li>

<li><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2012/10/4/expanding_the_debate_exclusive_third_party">Expanding the Debate Exclusive: Third Party Candidates Break the Sound Barrier As Obama-Romney Spar</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sacsis.org.za/site/article/1447">Washington Doesn't Like Democratic Elections in Venezuela, Because of the Result</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sacsis.org.za/site/article/1443">France's Bold Plan to Tax the Rich</a></li></ul>
<p>News from "techdirt.com," "thestand.org,"&nbsp; "inthesetimes.com,"
and
"allgov.com" used
under&nbsp;arranged
permission.</p>
<p>News
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under
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<p>News from "democracynow.org," and
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<h2>Links</h2><ul>
<li><a href="https://www.allgov.com/news/where-is-the-money-going/another-longstanding-montana-campaign-funding-law-struck-down-121005?news=845869">https://www.allgov.com/news/where-is-the-money-going/another-longstanding-montana-campaign-funding-law-struck-down-121005?news=845869</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2012/10/1/headlines#1015">https://www.democracynow.org/2012/10/1/headlines#1015</a></li>
<li><a href="https://inthesetimes.com/article/13809/legislate_first_ask_questions_never1/">https://inthesetimes.com/article/13809/legislate_first_ask_questions_never1/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://peoplesworld.org/california-approves-election-day-voter-registration/">https://peoplesworld.org/california-approves-election-day-voter-registration/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thestand.org/2012/09/small-nfib-gets-big-bucks-from-gop-funders/">https://www.thestand.org/2012/09/small-nfib-gets-big-bucks-from-gop-funders/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://torrentfreak.com/prq-raid-targets-revealed-pirate-party-gets-boost-plot-thickens-121003/">https://torrentfreak.com/prq-raid-targets-revealed-pirate-party-gets-boost-plot-thickens-121003/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/governor-browns-vetoes-california-electronic-privacy-protection-again">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/governor-browns-vetoes-california-electronic-privacy-protection-again</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121004/12122520595/why-mpaa-cant-win-hearts-minds-public-file-sharing-is-mainstream.shtml">https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121004/12122520595/why-mpaa-cant-win-hearts-minds-public-file-sharing-is-mainstream.shtml</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121004/09270920593/report-internet-freedom-shows-were-seeing-less-less-it.shtml">https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121004/09270920593/report-internet-freedom-shows-were-seeing-less-less-it.shtml</a></li>
<li><a href="https://torrentfreak.com/megaupload-seized-data-case-will-get-a-hearing-court-rules-121005/">https://torrentfreak.com/megaupload-seized-data-case-will-get-a-hearing-court-rules-121005/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://maggiemcneill.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/so-close-and-yet-so-far/">https://maggiemcneill.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/so-close-and-yet-so-far/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://maggiemcneill.wordpress.com/2012/10/01/thought-control/">https://maggiemcneill.wordpress.com/2012/10/01/thought-control/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2012/10/4/expanding_the_debate_exclusive_third_party">https://www.democracynow.org/2012/10/4/expanding_the_debate_exclusive_third_party</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sacsis.org.za/site/article/1447">https://sacsis.org.za/site/article/1447</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sacsis.org.za/site/article/1443">https://sacsis.org.za/site/article/1443</a></li>
</ul>