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Labor unions, environmentalists and liberal advocacy groups are getting behind president-elect Barack Obama s economic stimulus plans geared toward public works. The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Sierra Club , League of Conservation Voters , and the Economic Policy ...
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... The Phoenix Business Journal reported: "The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Sierra Club, League of Conservation Voters...are among groups launching a major lobbying push in favor of Obama's stimulus spending programs." ...
ACORN Helps Lead Action to Pass a Stimulus Package
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... wrote: “Labor groups and anti-poverty activists — some wearing faux bandages to represent the nation’s “injured” economy — rallied today to urge Congress to support President-elect Barack Obama’s recovery plan.” The Washington Business Journal reported: “The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Sierra Club, League of Conservation Voters…are among groups launching a major lobbying push in favor of Obama’s stimulus spending programs.” From the ...
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