Group Demands Probe of Soros ; Accuses Liberal Billionaire of Not Reporting All Spending

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A Virginia-based watchdog organization has asked the Federal Election Commission whether billionaire currency trader George Soros, who has spent millions in a bid to prevent President Bush's re-election, failed to fully disclose expenses during an anti-Bush speaking tour in several battleground states.

The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC), in a formal complaint, said Mr. Soros reported expenditures for two-page newspaper ads he bought in swing states and for mailings with a similar theme in several other states, but did not - as required by law - report expenses for travel, public relations and the other related tour costs.

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Group Demands Probe of Soros ; Accuses Liberal Billionaire of Not Reporting All Spending

"Soros is a hypocrite," said NLPC President Peter Flaherty. "First, he bankrolled the groups that lobbied for passage of McCain- Feingold, but now he's pouring millions through the law...

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