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Senate Battle Over FEC Nominee May Hamper Agency's Ability to Act« Thread Started on Oct 26, 2007, 9:01pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Senate Battle Over FEC Nominee May Hamper Agency's Ability to ActBy Matthew MoskWashington Post Staff Writer Friday, October 26, 2007; Page A19 read at source> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con....src=newsle tterWith no resolution in sight to a partisan stalemate over one of President Bush's nominees to the Federal Election Commission, campaign finance experts said yesterday that there is a real prospect the commission could start the 2008 election year without enough members to take any official action. "Right now, what we're watching is a game of chicken," said Bradley Smith, a former FEC chairman who has been monitoring a simmering Senate battle over Bush nominee Hans A. von Spakovsky. "If nobody blinks before the Senate recess, the commission will be immobilized."