BNA Money and Politics Report offers this report ($), which begins: “The Federal Election Commission voted May 31 to accept but modify FEC staff recommendations that Sen. John Kerry’s (D-Mass.) presidential campaign should repay the U.S. Treasury more than $1 million in public funding it received for the 2004 general election campaign. The FEC commissioners reduced the staff-recommended repayment of over $1.4 million by more than $100,000. At least two of the commissioners—Democrats Robert Lenhard and Ellen Weintraub–also indicated they were sympathetic to the arguments of Kerry campaign officials and inclined to further reduce the repayment determination in future FEC proceedings.” The Politico reports that Kerry’s lawyer has said he will appeal the decision.