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In the House, the Republican leadership intends to bring a plan to impose new restrictions on 527 groups to the floor next week to spur action in the Senate, where Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, a champion of the campaign finance bill that bears his name, is offering similar legislation. Pat Toomey, president of the Club for Growth, an antitax group that has been sued by the election commission over the conduct of its 527 in a 2004 Senate race, unless and until they actually manage to repeal the First Amendment itself, we are going to find a way to give voice to the tens of thousands of people who share our views and want to have a voice in the political process. Veteran Democratic operatives just established a new group called Fresh Start for America, which is expected to engage in Senate races this year.