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29 October 2013
CMD Submits Testimony to U.S. Senate on ALEC and “Stand Your Ground...

The Center for Media and Democracy is submitting testimony to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights for the hearing this week.

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29 October 2013
Waste Management Reaps Treasure from Your Trash and Taxes

The for-profit company Waste Management (WM) has recently been embroiled in a trashy dispute with the city of

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28 October 2013
Astroturf Tramples Grassroots in Washington State GMO Labeling Battle

Washington State voters are being subjected to nonstop ads about a ballot initiative to label genetically engineered foods, Initiative 522. Ads sponsored by industries that oppose it.

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Outsourcing America Exposed

Friday, 01 November 2013
Maximus' Pricey Advice May Cost Wisconsin Taxpayers Millions

Maximus, Inc. collected $3.4 million from the state of Wisconsin in consulting fees over the five-year period from 2004 to 2009, and now it turns out that the questionable advice the company gave may leave taxpayers out tens of millions...

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Thursday, 31 October 2013
Nightmare on Main Street: ALEC Policies Harm Working Americans

Just in time for Halloween, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) has produced the most in-depth study yet conducted...
Special Report
ALEC Exposed - A project of CMD
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
CMD Submits Testimony to U.S. Senate on ALEC and “Stand Your Ground”

The Center for Media and Democracy is submitting testimony to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on...
Op-Ed
ALEC Exposed - A project of CMD
Monday, 28 October 2013
ALECexposed: ALEC PR Creates Tempest in a Teapot for Senate Hearing

On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee is holding an important hearing examining the harmful effects of the so-...
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Syria 'expert' Elizabeth O'Bagy beat the war drum on Fox on September 5. (Source: Fox News)
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Experts Needed; Knowledge Optional

Amid the backward reeling of Washington's bid to launch yet another Middle Eastern invasion, there was one...
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J.B. Van Hollen and Leah Vukmir
Wednesday, 02 October 2013
CMD Pushes Back Against Attorney General’s Attack on Open Records in ALEC Lawsuit

On October 1, the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD)...
Editorial
Stop Suder's Sweetheart Deal
Saturday, 07 September 2013
Scott Walker Backs Down, Rescinds $500,000 Grant

Last week, CMD reported that a small GOP lobby shop tied to the Tea Party and David Koch's Americans for Prosperity...

Bill Moyers presents "United States of ALEC," a report on the most influential corporate-funded political force most of America has never heard of -- ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council.

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