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Do you believe that our leaders should be chosen in the voting booth,
and not by the influence of special interest money? Find out how money in politics hurts you and what you
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speaks for the public interest against the special interests, on issues in the news and below the surface. When consumers are victims of private greed, U.S. PIRG is there; when average citizens suffer from the absence of government attention or an excess of government
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Widely acclaimed Project
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Highly recommended.
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Issues include special
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The Federal Election Commission features campaign finance reports
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It’s
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Access a vast archive about U.S. presidents which
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The Union of Concerned Scientists
(UCS) is an independent nonprofit alliance of 60,000 concerned citizens
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efforts to secure changes in government policy, corporate practices and
consumer choices that will protect and improve the health of our
environment globally, in the U.S., and in communities like yours.
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