Lobbying

Jack Black Takes on Liars for Hire

by Anne Landman — October 13, 2010 - 12:18pm

The U.S.

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PR Newswire, October 12, 2010

New Film Shows How Corporate America is Faking a Grassroots Revolution

by Anne Landman — October 7, 2010 - 3:18pm

The documentary film "(astro)Turf Wars: How Corporate America is Faking a Grassroots Revolution," explains the bizarre situation we face as America drowns in fake, corporate-funded "grassroots" movements.

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Huffington Post, October 4, 2010

Strange Brew From the Republican Governors Association

by Brendan Fischer — October 6, 2010 - 2:11pm
  • Topics: Right Wing, Election 2010, Democracy, Lobbying, Propaganda


    • The Washington-based Republican Governors Association is running a series of clever ads calling to mind the Miller Lite “great taste, less filling” ad campaign from years ago, and attacking Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett. Responsible voters should be suspicious of ads brewed up by this Washington-based group.

    News Corp Gives $1 Million to U.S. Chamber of Commerce

    by Anne Landman — October 1, 2010 - 9:55pm

    News Corporation, the parent company of Fox News, has donated $1 million to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the powerful business lobbying group that was recently accused of tax fraud and money laundering by two national watchdog groups.

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    Politico.com, September 30, 2010

    Beer Industry: This Bud's Not for You

    by Anne Landman — October 1, 2010 - 1:40pm

    California Beer and Beverage Distributors (CBBD) are fighting Proposition 19, a measure on California's ballot to legalize adult possession of marijuana and let local governments to regulate and tax its sale.

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    Huffington Post, September 21, 2010

    Spinning the Tax Cuts

    by Anne Landman — September 21, 2010 - 1:06pm

    Democrats argue that Republicans' plan to extend the Bush-era tax cuts for the nation's wealthiest citizens would add $700 billion to the national debt over the next ten years. While this is true, Democrats usually don't mention that Obama's plan to extend tax cuts for just middle and low income wage earners would also add to the national debt.

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    Associated Press, September 21, 2010

    U.S. Chamber Accused of Tax Fraud, Money Laundering

    by Anne Landman — September 17, 2010 - 1:16pm

    Two national watchdog groups, U.S. Chamber Watch and StopTheChamber.com, have filed complaints with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service asking the agency to investigate the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for criminal fraud and money laundering.

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    American Chronicle, September 15, 2010

    Philip Morris Astroturfs Australia's Plain Cigarette Pack Law

    by Anne Landman — September 10, 2010 - 1:09pm

    Earlier this year, Australia became the first country to announce plans to make tobacco companies use plain, uncolored cigarette packs with few or no logos that bear only graphic health warnings.

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    Sydney Morning Herald, September, 11, 2010

    Target's Falling Buzz Score

    by Anne Landman — September 7, 2010 - 1:55pm

    The Internet-based market research agency YouGov compiles a weekly report called the Brandweek BrandIndex, that measures "buzz," or consumer perceptions of the most talked-about brands.

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    BrandWeek, September 3, 2010

    Lauria Quit Cigarettes, But Now He's on the Bottle

    by Anne Landman — September 3, 2010 - 2:28pm
  • Topics: Lobbying, Marketing, Public Relations

    • Old tobacco industry PR flacks don't go away, they just defend different products for money. So it is with former Tobacco Institute spokesman Thomas Lauria, who is now defending bottled water.

    Seems benign enough. After all, fighting for water -- albeit in an over-commercialized, overpriced and polluting form -- instead of cigarettes would seem to be an improvement for Lauria. But just as he battled efforts to educate people about the health hazards of secondhand smoke, Lauria is now battling efforts to educate people about the hoax that is bottled water.

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