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Comedian Stephen Colbert addresses the media after attending a Federal Election Commission hearing on June 30, 2011 in Washington, DC.
Thursday, Jun. 30, 2011

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  • STEPHEN COLBERT,
  • after receiving approval from the Federal Election Commission to form his own "Super PAC" to mock the Supreme Court's decision to allow unlimited corporate donations to political action committees
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