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Peter Stone, McClatchy Newspapers: ''The chamber s biggest donors for political, lobbying and other programs have in recent years included energy giants, the pharmaceutical industry, insurance companies and Wall Street firms. After it unsuccessfully opposed creating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the chamber and its center have tried to limit the bureau s powers and budget.''

http://www.truth-out.org/big-money-chamber-commerce-impact-elections-mostly-gop/1331302661



Five Million Voters May Lose Rights in the 2012 Elections

Brentin Mock, Colorlines.com: ''Many voter ID proponents might argue that voter ID are made possible by the success stories of the civil rights movement, but they also want to place barriers to voting because civil rights legislation may have been too successful, as evidenced by a U.S. president who s not only a Democrat but is black. Those working to put voter restrictions in place don t want that kind of election to happen again.''

http://www.truth-out.org/five-million-voters-may-lose-rights-2012-elections/1331310979



The Transparently Secretive Chamber of Commerce

Robert Weissman, Public Citizen: ''Well, the Big Business guys are transparent about one thing: They can t stand the idea of the public holding them to account for their attempts to buy elections and influence policy, or even that they be prevented from corrupting the government contracting process through campaign spending. The latest: They are so terrified even of having their political spending disclosed that they are pushing in Congress legislation that would prohibit the government from requiring contractors to disclose their campaign-related spending.''

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/9579-the-transparently-secretive-chamber-of-commerce

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NAACP Looks to UN in Fight Against US Voter Suppression
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/03/09-0



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