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An interest group (also advocacy group, lobby group, pressure group or special interest group) is an organization that seeks to influence political decisions, typically through the use of financial contributions to politicians to bias political opinion to create incentives for politicians to receive further financial contributions. Public and private corporations work with lobbyists to persuade public officials to act or vote according to group members’ interests. Types of groupsSectionalSectional groups represent the interests of their members. They include:
In the course of representing the interest of their members these groups are often active participants in the political process. They may have both well defined political agendas and the financial resources necessary to exert broad influence on the political and regulatory process; utilizing direct lobbying, letter-writing campaigns, and voter turnout efforts during elections. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  sailmiami.com 188px x 250px | 12.30kB [source page] Boats anchored in waters in the Miami Beach area  bild.org.uk 448px x 319px | 30.40kB [source page] 2001 ISBN 1 902519 87 6 Price 8 00 Add to shopping basket See enlarged book cover Guidelines to citizen advocacy groups on good practice in areas such as basic principles individual rights and advocacy partnerships The book also  webreprints.djreprints.com 251px x 165px | 13.30kB [source page] Ms Bergeron and Mr Desai got to know each other at conventions sponsored by Down syndrome advocacy groups They went on their first date last year and were engaged in April From Yahoo Image Search: "Advocacy Groups"  spectator.org Matthew Vadum Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:09:01 GM Quoted from the American Spectator, HERE... "Newly discovered evidence shows the radical . advocacy group. ACORN has a man in the Obama White House. This power behind the throne is longtime ACORN operative Patrick Gaspard. ...  moleprogressive.blogspot.com mole333 hu, 24 Sep 2009 08:01:00 GM The Texas Fair Trade Coalition (TFTC) is a diverse, nonpartisan, coalition of unions, environmental . advocacy groups. , consumer . groups. , family farmers, religious organizations, women's . advocacy groups. , low-income and immigrant . advocacy. ...  straighttalkonmarriage.blogspot.com Andrew Eddins Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:34:01 GM Grass-Roots . Advocacy Group. , Love Honor Cherish, Launches California Ballot Initiative. Reuters September 25, 2009. While there are differing viewpoints regarding the best time to challenge California's Proposition 8, the "Love Honor ... From Google Blog Search: "Advocacy Groups"  news.google.com FOXNews But Scott Stanzel, former spokesman for President George W. Bush, said the White House, and not advocacy groups , are to blame. ... White House blames 'political groups ' for distributing unwanted ... Los Angeles Times White House Blames Political Groups for Spam Emails on Health Care ... LifeNews.com The White House speaks on SPAM Emails ( Fox Video) Examiner.com Gawker - FOXNews - FOXNews all 494 news articles » news.google.com Amarillo.com AARP and other advocacy groups have long complained that many seniors are pressured to make those investments without being told that if they withdraw their ... and more » news.google.com Washington Post Last week, the Center for Public Integrity found that 1150 firms and advocacy groups were lobbying over climate- change legislation. ... Oil Industry Backs Protests of Emissions Bill New York Times Greenpeace uncovers "astroturf" campaign to challenge US climate bill Business Green all 94 news articles » From Google News Search: "Advocacy Groups" Have gay rights advocacy groups failed to desensitize the main steam in accepting homosexuality ? Q. Have gay rights advocacy groups relied too heavily on the judicial system to make mainsttream America more tolerant of them ? Asked by Fearless - Thu Dec 13 15:41:55 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Yes, gay rights advocacy groups come across as too caustic and callous. They seem to be trying to bully people into being tolerant, and those two things just don't work together. Gays should back off and just cool it a little, and realise that just because some people believe their lifestyle is wrong, doesn't mean they are intolerant. It simply means the two groups of people have two very different sets of beliefs. Answered by Teresa - Thu Dec 13 16:01:16 2007 Any First Parent Advocacy Groups...? Q. Besides Origins, Ethica, and C.U.B. Asked by Camira B - Fri Oct 10 03:16:14 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Yes, there are several. There is one that has just started to address the issues of the EMS/BSE named Senior Mothers Adoption Activist Coalition or SMAAC, which you may have noticed in my signature line. It is totally an activist group. Then there are many that are activist and support, like First Mothers Connect, a yahoo group. That one is also for EMS era mothers, but there are several whose focus is not so specific. None of the above are 501c3's like the ones you mentioned, but are legitimate groups just the same. Ethica is really not a First Parent Group,although there are first parents who belong. The focus of that is Ethical Adoption, something that many of us feel is an oxymoron. There is also a group of first parents whose… [cont.] Answered by unknown - Fri Oct 10 10:29:11 2008 It seems some of the liberal Advocacy groups that campaigned for democrats in 2004 are now campaining for?
Q. Republicans , thats why the republican party campaigns have spent more in the campaign race or should I say mudslinging...Its going to be a sad time the next month, I will have to leave the cartoon network on for fear my little ones will have nightmares, hell, I get nightmares from the ads from both side of the coin...I dont understand how such violent ads can be put on in prime time, if it was any other time of year people would be screaming at the networks... Thad, if you looked at my questions I dont have a bias toward any political party, I hate them all, but being an american I live under the system as flawed as it is Asked by lost&confused - Sun Oct 1 07:59:11 2006 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Absurd. My party would never pay money or break bread with Liberals in any sense shape or form. Ever. Where is the evidence, I ask. The only DNA here appears to be your personal bias, which is fine, but why not be up front about it ?. It's a free country. Oh, wait...then the question couldn't be finessed the way you're trying to. Silly of me. Answered by Thad - Sun Oct 1 08:21:38 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Advocacy Groups"
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