Vectre Corp., based in Richmond, represents clients including Sentara Healthcare, American Home Products and Old Dominion Highway Contractors. ... Related stories:; - Reality check; - What a fine mess we're in; - Top lobbies; Top ten most effective lobbying groups; (Ranked by legislators; listed in descending order by...
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This year's Power 25 survey--FORTUNE's list of Washington's most powerful lobbying groups--reflects the change. For the first time in four years, the Power 25 has a new No. 1: the Mostly Republican National Rifle Association. ... American Israel Public Affairs Committee...
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READER TOPCAT came up with the Japanese version of an article describing how Asian-American lobbying groups, particularly the Chinese, are threatening to withhold support for American congressmen if they don’t back the resolution slamming Japan over the use of comfort women.
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An interest group (also called an advocacy group, lobbying group, pressure group, or special interest) is a group, however loosely or tightly organized, that is determined to encourage or prevent changes in public policy without trying to be elected. ... The American Citizen; Interest Groups in American Politics;
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lobbying Trying to influence decision makers. Interest groups use lobbying as a tactic to pursue the interests of their members, but individuals, too, can lobby. Lobbying can be done directly or indirectly, and can be aimed at any branch or level of government.
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Cuban-American lobby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cuban-American lobby is a general term for the various groups largely made up of Cuban exiles in the United States and their descendants who pressure the U.S. government over its policy toward C...
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The Top 10 alternative energy lobbying groups are largely biofuel, solar and wind trade groups, though the biggest contributor by far is the “American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity,” which is made up by companies that depend on coal to produce power.
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This thesis examines how American lobbying groups are able to play this game on an equal footing with European interests. I investigate the positions and actions of the;
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The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations was created in 1955 when the AFL and the CIO merged after an extended rift. From then until 2005, the AFL-CIO’s member unions represented virtually all union workers in the U.S. ... Groups Influencing Politics...
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