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By Sean Parnell
There are many reasons other than “corrupt” ones that a donor to an independent nonprofit organization might want to remain anonymous (“Our view: Presidential race not the place for secret donors”). Citizens United, the 2010 ruling that famously led President Obama to wag a disapproving finger at the Supreme Court during his State of the Union address, held that businesses have a right to engage in political campaigning.
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