Dems Sue to Cap McCain Spending

The Democratic National Committee yesterday filed a federal lawsuit to limit the amount John McCain can spend on his campaign before the GOP national convention. In apparent violation of federal law, McCain's once-foundering campaign used expected federal matching funds as collateral for a bank loan, but then opted out of the public financing system—and the restricted spending that come with it.

McCain, a proponent of campaign finance reform, has "an apparent belief that the reforms he championed apply to everyone but himself," charged the chairman of the Democratic committee. (More John McCain stories.)