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    <title>An Advocacy Group for Startups Is Funded by Google and Run by Ex-Googlers (David Dayen | The Intercept)</title>
    <dc:date>2018-06-04T13:17:27+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[" A Washington-based advocacy organization that purports to be a voice for startup tech companies is actually a sock puppet for Google, according to a report released Wednesday that details numerous links between the two.

" According to the report, startup advocacy group Engine has at least seven former Google employees and consultants on its board of directors and advisory board. Its three founders all previously worked at Google; they founded a startup incubator that Google eventually bought. Google has given Engine an undisclosed amount of funding over the past five years. The two share a lobbying firm called S-3 Group that has worked for both Engine and Google. The initial launch party for Engine in 2011 had attendees RSVP to a Google email address, which is reserved primarily for employees, unlike the Gmail address that is offered to the public.

" On numerous issues, from patent reform, anti-piracy efforts, and high-skilled immigration, to the recent changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, Engine’s advocacy and Google’s stated policy preferences are in alignment, the report explains. Google even funded a research paper that Engine later released.

" “Public officials need to be aware that this so-called startup advocacy group is really in bed with Silicon Valley’s foremost D.C. influence machine, whose interests are often in conflict with those of disruptive entrepreneurs,” said Daniel Stevens of the Campaign for Accountability, which released the report. There are no clean hands here: The Campaign for Accountability gets major funding from Oracle, a chief antagonist to Google. "]]></description>
<dc:subject>interest-groups industry-associations astroturfing political-organization</dc:subject>
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    <title>Prison Economics Help Drive Ariz. Immigration Law (Laura Sullivan, KQED)</title>
    <dc:date>2010-12-18T22:35:32+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.kqed.org/news/story/2010/10/27/36639/prison_economics_help_drive_ariz_immigration_law?source=npr&amp;category=politics</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[" NPR spent the past several months analyzing hundreds of pages of campaign finance reports, lobbying documents and corporate records. What they show is a quiet, behind-the-scenes effort to help draft and pass Arizona Senate Bill 1070 by an industry that stands to benefit from it: the private prison industry. "]]></description>
<dc:subject>policy-production interest-groups</dc:subject>
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    <title>Health industry bolts Dems for GOP (Sarah Kliff, Politico)</title>
    <dc:date>2010-10-04T18:17:36+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/43058.html</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["A new portrait of the health industry landscape has begun to take shape, with some of those major players shifting their dollars from the very Democrats who passed the law they seemingly endorsed at the White House. "
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    <title>GM Asks Employees to Beg Congress for Money (Ben Mack, Wired)</title>
    <dc:date>2008-11-14T01:52:05+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["General Motors, teetering on the brink of insolvency, has taken the extraordinary step of calling on employees and dealers to personally urge lawmakers to approve another loan package that might keep the beleaguered automaker from going under. In an e-mail obtained by Wired.com, Troy Clarke, president of GM North America, urged 29,000 employees to contact their representatives and senators and tell them to support the automaker and the domestic auto industry, saying 3 million jobs are at stake."
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    <title>US think-tanks: casualties in the war of ideas [2005 Dec 20] (James McGann @ openDemocracy)</title>
    <dc:date>2007-02-02T21:29:04+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Think-tanks, long recognised for their independent analysis [chuckle snort], are now at risk of losing their credibility and independence as they get drawn into and polarised by this conflict."
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    <title>Collective Unconscionable (Arthur Levine, Washington Monthly)</title>
    <dc:date>2007-01-30T03:24:48+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Why, then, was the leadership of the APA, an organization representing one of the most liberal professions imaginable, so willing to essentially acquiesce with a conservative administration’s efforts to torture prisoners?"
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    <dc:date>2007-01-04T20:06:08+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["The Free Speech Coalition is now leading the fight against proposals for mandatory reporting... Led by conservative fixtures such as direct-mail guru Richard Viguerie and Free Congress Foundation chief Paul Weyrich, ..."
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<dc:subject>astroturfing interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:f36dba03a0a8/</dc:identifier>
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    <title>Building a Nest Egg for You and Your Grandchildren: The 7.65% Solution [1.35M PDF] (American Institute for Full Employment)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-11-03T19:00:55+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.fullemployment.org/book765solution.pdf</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A 2004 book put out by Richard L. Wendt's American Institute for Full Employment (of which For Our Grandchildren is a subsidiary), advocating the personal accounts proposal. Favorable blurbs from FreedomWorks, NCPA, and ICPR.
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<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups framing</dc:subject>
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    <title>The 7.65% Solution for Retirement Security (Chris Kinnan @ FreedomWorks)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-11-03T18:46:18+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/?p=493</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Check out this new web site, America is Listening,... Many of the folks in the video are FreedomWorks members– great work!"
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<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups information-ethics framing</dc:subject>
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    <title>Florida FreedomWorks &quot;Own Your Future Tour&quot; continues in Delray Beach! (2006 May 30) (FreedomWorks press release)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-11-03T18:44:57+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.freedomworks.org/newsroom/press_template.php?press_id=1825</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["FreedomWorks Florida State Director John Hallman spoke to the Delray Beach Womens Republican Club... John distributed the 7.65 solution brochure to the audience and urged everybody to read how we can fix both Social Security and Medicare."
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<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups framing</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:206d34c42a94/</dc:identifier>
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    <title>America Is Listening</title>
    <dc:date>2006-11-03T18:44:02+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.americaislistening.org/</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Joint project of the American Institute for Full Employment and FreedomWorks, and perhaps others. Advocates a private accounts "7.65% solution" for Social Security policy. The site does not identify its owners or backers in any way, disturbingly.
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<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups information-ethics framing</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:bec1cbd16993/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.ncpa.org/prs/rel/2006/20061027.html">
    <title>How Generous Is The Federal Government To Seniors? (@ National Center for Policy Analysis)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-29T20:48:22+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.ncpa.org/prs/rel/2006/20061027.html</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A variant of generational crisis framing, arguing that boomer retirees are scheduled to receive "surprisingly generous" benefits and so consequently are not as vulnerable a population / not as deserving of protection as is currently paradigmatic.
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<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups framing</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=75075">
    <title>The Fiscal WakeUp Tour Comes to Chicago (Concord Coalition, press release)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-29T20:40:43+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=75075</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Concord Coalition is also part of the "Fiscal Wake-Up Tour", which evidently is "a nationwide series of town hall forums on the nation's long-term fiscal challenge".
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<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups framing</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:d25be92e47e7/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.chieftain.com/national/1162102276/2">
    <title>Fiscal roadshow warns Americans of trouble ahead (Matt Crenson @ AP)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-29T20:37:56+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.chieftain.com/national/1162102276/2</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brookings, Heritage, and the American Enterprise Institute take fiscal constraint arguments to the public on a "fiscal wake-up tour". How, exactly, this article doesn't really say; this article gives the impression of itself being a vehicle of the tour.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups framing journalism</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:02296125025b/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.newbritainherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17384753&amp;BRD=1641&amp;PAG=461&amp;dept_id=10109&amp;rfi=6">
    <title>[Union] Seniors back Murphy (Scott Whipple, New Britain Herald)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-29T20:32:38+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.newbritainherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17384753&amp;BRD=1641&amp;PAG=461&amp;dept_id=10109&amp;rfi=6</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Chris Murphy, Democratic candidate for the 5th Congressional District, was endorsed by the [AFL-CIO subsidiary] Alliance for Retired Americans Thursday." Also backed by AFSCME.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:02050f6e7700/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.vcreporter.com/article.php?id=3924&amp;IssueNum=95">
    <title>A false sense of security (Matthew Singer, Ventura County Reporter)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-29T20:30:31+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.vcreporter.com/article.php?id=3924&amp;IssueNum=95</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Small protest of Rep. Gallegly's not having discussed Social Security with some constituents. Note this article's uncritical reliance on ratings from AFL-CIO subsidiary Alliance for Retired Americans as an indicator of Rep. Gallegly's senior record.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups journalism</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:4d7b8f7a422f/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061026/clth528.html?.v=30">
    <title>Revival of Social Security Privatization Proposal Threatens Working Families, Says AFGE National Social Security Council (press release)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-29T20:22:22+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061026/clth528.html?.v=30</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) comes out against private accounts.
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<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups framing</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:28311c9edf0e/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1132AP_Independent_Ads.html">
    <title>Independent groups increase advertising (Jim Kuhnhenn, Seattle Post-Intelligencer)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-20T15:54:41+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1132AP_Independent_Ads.html</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["In New Jersey, the Republican-leaning Free Enterprise Fund began airing an ad on Wednesday that portrays a "Sopranos"-like character seeking to protect Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez from his challenger Tom Kean Jr."
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<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:e717aace3d0d/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NDNiNWI4YTYxZjk3NzA2ZTFiYmI1NTJlOGE5NWVhOWY=">
    <title>New ad campaign exposes two faces of Harold Ford (Rich Lowry, National Review)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-18T14:37:11+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NDNiNWI4YTYxZjk3NzA2ZTFiYmI1NTJlOGE5NWVhOWY=</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Free Enterprise Fund is running ads against Ford in Tennessee.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:db42e369009c/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.helenair.com/articles/2006/10/17/montana/a08101706_02.txt">
    <title>Outside groups run ads in Montana Senate race (Noelle Straub, Helena Independent Record)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-18T14:22:33+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.helenair.com/articles/2006/10/17/montana/a08101706_02.txt</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Free Enterprise Fund and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are running ads in Montana and elsewhere. Interestingly, Americans United is also running ads in Montana about gas prices.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:8ff07cfc0f16/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.tcsdaily.com/">
    <title>TCS Daily: Technology Commerce Society (formerly TechCentralStation)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-16T02:58:19+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.tcsdaily.com/</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Free market / libertarian op-ed clearinghouse and discussion board. Commentators have argued Social Security crisis frames, promoted "ownership society" variants, and promoted private accounts proposals.
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<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups framing</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:02709c2d1ad0/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.dcigroup.com/tcsstatement/">
    <title>DCI Sells TCSDaily.com to Editor Nick Schulz (press release)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-16T02:39:49+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.dcigroup.com/tcsstatement/</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["DCI Group, a full-service public affairs company, today announced the sale of its on-line property TCSDaily.com [formerly TechCentralStation.com] to Nick Schulz, the longtime editor of this free market opinion website."
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<dc:subject>interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:ca364b2855cc/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.dailyitem.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061014/NEWS/610140303/-1/NEWS">
    <title>Devil is in the details (John Finnerty, The Daily Item)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-14T20:05:32+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.dailyitem.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061014/NEWS/610140303/-1/NEWS</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["The Guardian of Seniors' Rights award, is a top honor from the 60 Plus Association, and was presented to Sen. Santorum for his work to protect Social Security and Medicare." 60 Plus advocates private accounts.
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<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:a3f29bb01954/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2MDcmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcwMDQ2ODMmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXky">
    <title>Tax policy sharply divides Menendez and Kean (Herb Jackson, North Jersey Media Group)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-14T20:01:33+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2MDcmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcwMDQ2ODMmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXky</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Analysts differ on the benefits the tax cuts have provided. Kean relies on figures from the conservative group Americans for Tax Reform,..."
]]></description>
<dc:subject>interest-groups inexpert-policymakers</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.cepr.net/index.htm">
    <title>Center for Economic and Policy Research</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-14T19:46:43+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.cepr.net/index.htm</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Think-tank and media outlet. Run by Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot. Funded by non-conservative foundations. Active during Bush's 2005 private accounts push, debunking crisis framing and assessing the costs of private accounts.
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<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:079ede4b17db/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.ebri.org/">
    <title>Employee Benefit Research Institute</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-14T19:29:04+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.ebri.org/</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Think-tank "to contribute to, to encourage, and to enhance the development of sound employee benefit programs and sound public policy through objective research and education." Funded by numerous investment firms and insurance companies.
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<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:b744801b1d97/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://blog.nam.org/archives/2006/10/the_deficit_the.php">
    <title>The Deficit: The WaPo Gets It Mostly Wrong (Pat Cleary @ National Association of Manufacturers)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-14T16:55:53+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://blog.nam.org/archives/2006/10/the_deficit_the.php</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cleary / NAM frames Social Security as a looming crisis and again promotes the For Our Grandchildren / AIFE expand-the-policy-agenda pledge.
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<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups framing</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:06940fc1b70b/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Progress_for_America">
    <title>Progress for America (entry at SourceWatch)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-13T15:52:17+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Progress_for_America</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here's yet one more for CBS WDEF-TV 12 of Chattanooga, TN. In 2005, while a trustee for the Social Security Administration, Thomas R. Saving joined the pro-private accounts Progress for America as an advisor and spokesman.
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<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups journalism</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:b96888a6ef6c/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nysun.com/article/41396">
    <title>Avalanche of Cash Is Set to Descend on Election Battle (Josh Gerstein, New York Sun)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-13T15:47:30+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.nysun.com/article/41396</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Progress for America's financial backing from millionaire entrepreneurs and heirs, shuffling of accounts to render sources of ad funding untraceable for at least a year, and links to Republican consulting firm DCI Group.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/15698151.htm">
    <title>Conservative group campaigning with ads, e-mails and &quot;United 93&quot; (Jim Kuhnhenn, AP)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-13T15:41:46+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/15698151.htm</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[""We're looking for ways to grow the amount of people we communicate with directly,"said Stuart Roy,a GOP consultant for Progress for America. The organization is being financed by a handful of wealthy donors, including Univision founder Andrew Perenchi."
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<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:fce3ec4090db/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-abramoff13oct13,1,6987371.story?coll=la-headlines-nation&amp;track=crosspromo">
    <title>Abramoff Ties May Jeopardize Nonprofits' Tax Status (Tom Hamburger, Los Angeles Times)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-13T15:40:36+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-abramoff13oct13,1,6987371.story?coll=la-headlines-nation&amp;track=crosspromo</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["The National Center for Public Policy Research used money from Abramoff clients to pay for travel in 2000 and 2003 to Scotland for members of Congress. The details of that organization's involvement in the trip had come to light previously."
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<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:fa0a5e540279/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/10/12/111620.shtml">
    <title>Progress for America Set to Spend $35 Million (NewsMax)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-13T15:39:25+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/10/12/111620.shtml</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["The conservative group Progress for America is poised to spend $35 million to help Republicans maintain control of Congress in the November elections."
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<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:a3a4546cd321/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/12/AR2006101200889.html">
    <title>Report Says Nonprofits Sold Influence to Abramoff (James V. Grimaldi, Susan Schmidt, Washington Post)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-13T15:31:13+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/12/AR2006101200889.html</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Including Americans for Tax Reform and the National Center for Public Policy Research. Abramoff "leveraged the stature of the organizations to build support among conservatives for legislation or government action sought by [corporate] clients".
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<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:2c05561918bc/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.ktiv.com/News/index.php?ID=5543">
    <title>Nelson, Ricketts Clash Over Social Security (Sioux City, IA NBC KTIV 4)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-12T04:16:05+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.ktiv.com/News/index.php?ID=5543</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["In South Sioux City, today, the head of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare backed Nelson and presented him with a pair of boxing gloves to help Nelson "fight" for older Americans... and their social security benefits."
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:cca821be2e32/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.blacknews.com/pr/socialsecurity101.html">
    <title>African-Americans Deserve More from Social Security (Malcolm Moore, NCPPR @ BlackNews)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-11T03:31:57+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.blacknews.com/pr/socialsecurity101.html</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Op-ed from Malcolm Moore of the pro-private accounts think-tank and media outlet National Center for Public Policy Research. Previously published by DogonVillage (*last year*, 2005 July 22), the Chicago Defender (Sep 21), and NCPPR.
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<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups framing</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:42a51623ec18/</dc:identifier>
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	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:framing"/>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.newsvirginian.com/servlet/Satellite?c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1031781712656&amp;pagename=WNV/MGArticle/WNV_BasicArticle&amp;path=!news!opinions">
    <title>The writers behind the curtain [2005 Mar 20] (Bruce Potter, Publisher @ News Virginian)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-10T23:26:01+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.newsvirginian.com/servlet/Satellite?c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1031781712656&amp;pagename=WNV/MGArticle/WNV_BasicArticle&amp;path=!news!opinions</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Notes that "All Media General newspapers do support some basic editorial values", among them: "Individual freedom and responsibility", "Self-determination", "Free enterprise", and "Fiscal conservatism". Interesting.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>journalism pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:6b88baed51df/</dc:identifier>
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	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:interest-groups"/>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="http://greenecountyleft.blogspot.com/2006/10/aarp-magazine-with-2006-voters-guide.html">
    <title>AARP magazine with the 2006 Voter's Guide for Social Security (Greene County Democrats)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-10T21:06:27+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://greenecountyleft.blogspot.com/2006/10/aarp-magazine-with-2006-voters-guide.html</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Corker-Ford Tennessee Senate race. Responding to AARP's Social Security poll: Corker, no response throughout. Ford, opposes private accounts.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:75ce86c3a761/</dc:identifier>
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	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:interest-groups"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Thomas_R._Saving">
    <title>Thomas R. Saving (entry at SourceWatch)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-10T20:32:45+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Thomas_R._Saving</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here's more, CBS WDEF-TV 12 of Chattanooga, TN. Dr. Saving also serves on the advisory board of pro-private accounts organization For Our Grandchildren , a subsidiary of the American Institute for Full Employment.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups journalism</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:e2c06af7c436/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:pension-privatization"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:interest-groups"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:journalism"/>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.teamncpa.org/main/about.php">
    <title>Team NCPA: Working to Save Social Security</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-10T20:29:35+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.teamncpa.org/main/about.php</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[See, look, CBS WDEF-TV 12 of Chattanooga, TN. Thomas R. Saving. Click on the picture. Senior fellow at NCPA. Member of the Advisory Council of Team NCPA, which is NCPA's student-oriented pro-personal accounts outreach program.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups journalism</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:8a8c82e1b86e/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:pension-privatization"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:interest-groups"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:journalism"/>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.wdef.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WDEF/MGArticle/DEF_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1149191057021&amp;path=">
    <title>Social Security and Medicare Reform (Chattanooga CBS WDEF 12 / Media General)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-10T20:22:55+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.wdef.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WDEF/MGArticle/DEF_BasicArticle&amp;c=MGArticle&amp;cid=1149191057021&amp;path=</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Incompetently, does not mention ONCE that Thomas Saving is a senior fellow at the pro-private accounts think-tank National Center for Policy Analysis. NCPA runs a campaign aimed at selling the idea of personal retirement accounts to college students.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups framing journalism</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:bbcb5af2f8c7/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:pension-privatization"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:interest-groups"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:framing"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:journalism"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Peter_G._Peterson">
    <title>Peter G. Peterson (entry at SourceWatch)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-08T05:33:35+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Peter_G._Peterson</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[President of the Concord Coalition, co-founder of investment firm the Blackstone Group, author of _Running on Empty_ and _Will America Grow Up Before It Grows Old?_. Argues that Social Security is a threat to the economy and a Ponzi scheme.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups framing</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:338e6e63bed4/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:pension-privatization"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:interest-groups"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:framing"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/1996/11/dreyfuss.html">
    <title>The end of Social Security as we know it? [1996 November] (Robert Dreyfuss, Mother Jones)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-08T05:00:03+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/1996/11/dreyfuss.html</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On Third Millennium (now 18 to 35): "it lists only 1,700 members. ... funding by a blue-chip roster of Wall Street interests, including Merrill Lynch, David Rockefeller, and the ubiquitous Pete Peterson of the Blackstone Group."
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups astroturfing</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:fc18d17cf84f/</dc:identifier>
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	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:interest-groups"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:astroturfing"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.theihs.org/article.php/174.html">
    <title>Institute for Humane Studies, Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow Program</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-07T23:44:56+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.theihs.org/article.php/174.html</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The IHS at George Mason University funds summer internships at a variety of conservative and/or libertarian think-tanks, media outlets, and publications. Incongruously, among them is one student group: Students for Saving Social Security.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups astroturfing political-organization</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:86ff5f9d2cc4/</dc:identifier>
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	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:interest-groups"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:astroturfing"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:political-organization"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19782-2005Feb12.html">
    <title>Conservatives Join Forces for Bush Plans [2005 Feb 13] (Thomas B. Edsall, Washington Post)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-07T23:30:41+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19782-2005Feb12.html</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Describes business lobbying efforts during early 2005 to support Bush's Social Security reform push, and notes several incentives motivating businesses and industries to support private accounts plans.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:3197c0218913/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:pension-privatization"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:interest-groups"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.naw.org/">
    <title>National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-07T23:27:05+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.naw.org/</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Peak association, "represents the wholesale distribution industry". A leading organization in CoMPASS, strongly advocates "personal investment accounts". Students for Saving Social Security is based out of NAW's DC K Street office.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:bb55bcfe4cfc/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:pension-privatization"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:interest-groups"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/07/AR2005080700582.html">
    <title>An Early Introduction to the Ways of Washington [2005 Aug 08] (Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, Washington Post)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-07T23:18:39+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/07/AR2005080700582.html</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Describes the massive logistical support that pro-private accounts interest groups have provided to Students for Saving Social Security (S4) since its inception. Notably, the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors donates K Street office space.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups astroturfing</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:42abe427c65c/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:pension-privatization"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:interest-groups"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:astroturfing"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2006-06/Akl_Young_Broke.cfm">
    <title>Young and Broke in America [2006 June 25] (Aida Akl, Voice of America)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-07T22:02:23+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2006-06/Akl_Young_Broke.cfm</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[18 to 35 (Third Millennium)'s president Jonathan Zaff reiterates the Third Millennium frame from the mid 90s, again arguing that Generations X & Y should prepare for Social Security not being around when they retire. Also plugs Bush's "ownership society".
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups framing</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:555cf28a884c/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:pension-privatization"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:interest-groups"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:framing"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.socialsecurity4youth.org/">
    <title>SocialSecurity4Youth</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-07T19:20:34+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.socialsecurity4youth.org/</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Subsidiary of Generations United. Accordingly, opposes "private/individual accounts", arguing they would reduce Social Security benefits.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:55098a8492f0/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:pension-privatization"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:interest-groups"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.gu.org/">
    <title>Generations United</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-07T19:17:42+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.gu.org/</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Media outlet and lobbying organization, formerly a coalition. Notes funding sources on web site: AARP, non-conservative foundations, MetLife, Verizon, others. Opposes "personal/individual accounts", arguing they would reduce Social Security benefits.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:a95e9e34b17f/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:pension-privatization"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:interest-groups"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.18to35.org/">
    <title>18 to 35</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-07T18:59:29+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.18to35.org/</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Zaff's media outlet. Formerly the 90s "youth" group "Third Millennium" that advocated private accounts. (The old thirdmil.org redirects here.) Called itself "18 to 30" until lately. Youth-oriented materials advocate private accounts.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups astroturfing</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:bb12a6b18e90/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:pension-privatization"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:interest-groups"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:astroturfing"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.ncpssm.org/">
    <title>National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-07T18:55:30+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.ncpssm.org/</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[PAC, lobbying organization, media outlet, and ostensible membership organization. Funding sources and actual membership are unclear. Opposes Social Security "privatization".
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups astroturfing</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:aaa7447b55ba/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:pension-privatization"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:interest-groups"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:astroturfing"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=16&amp;issue=20061002">
    <title>Dems Lining Up Behind Pledge To Fight Social Security Reform (Jed Graham, Investor's Business Daily)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-06T00:08:18+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=16&amp;issue=20061002</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dueling quotes from Americans United, Concord Coalition, and For Our Grandchildren/American Institute for Full Employment. Note the lumping (again) of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid costs as a single drain on GDP at the article's end.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups framing</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:45d9382c3d26/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:pension-privatization"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:interest-groups"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:framing"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://blog.nam.org/archives/2006/10/rangel_levin_de.php">
    <title>Social Security: The Buzz Begins Anew (Pat Cleary @ National Association of Manufacturers)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-05T23:57:40+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://blog.nam.org/archives/2006/10/rangel_levin_de.php</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Maybe people will get serious about this issue in the next Congress, make some tough decisions and maybe even take some radical steps [N.B. the leap to the radical] to ensure the long-term viability of Social Security."
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups framing</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:861d3badfd4f/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:pension-privatization"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:interest-groups"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:framing"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://blog.nam.org/archives/2006/10/social_security_1.php">
    <title>Social Security: Who Will Sign the [For Our Grandchildren / AIFE] Pledge? (Pat Cleary @ National Association of Manufacturers)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-05T23:53:03+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://blog.nam.org/archives/2006/10/social_security_1.php</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Reps. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) and Sander Levin (D-MI) ... blasting the group as "pro-privatization," and noting "The appearance of this pledge and its carefully-veiled language, shows that the privatizers haven't given up." "
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups framing</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:0bfc57fd1939/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:pension-privatization"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:interest-groups"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:framing"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2006/10/04/news/metro/a5a30ec3fe89a805862571fd0045e065.txt">
    <title>AARP talks health care, Social Security for election season (Jens Manuel Krogstad, Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-05T01:42:58+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2006/10/04/news/metro/a5a30ec3fe89a805862571fd0045e065.txt</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Iowa representatives of the American Association of Retired Persons stopped in Waterloo on Tuesday for a voter education forum on Social Security, Medicare and rising health-care costs."
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups framing</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:e39b931b46f5/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:pension-privatization"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:interest-groups"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:framing"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Peter_J._Ferrara">
    <title>Peter J. Ferrara (entry at SourceWatch)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-03T00:18:42+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Peter_J._Ferrara</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Associations with Americans for Tax Reform, Free Enterprise Fund, Institute for Policy Innovation, American Civil Rights Union, Cato Institute, Heritage Foundation, National Center for Policy Analysis, others.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:4d17f82a6b83/</dc:identifier>
<taxo:topics><rdf:Bag>	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:pension-privatization"/>
	<rdf:li rdf:resource="https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/t:interest-groups"/>
</rdf:Bag></taxo:topics>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.cbpp.org/">
    <title>Center on Budget and Policy Priorities</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-03T00:07:46+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.cbpp.org/</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["The Center conducts research and analysis to inform public debates over proposed budget and tax policies and to help ensure that the needs of low-income families and individuals are considered in these debates."
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<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:9becd65a2ae2/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.cbpp.org/12-10-03socsec.htm">
    <title>The Ferrara Social Security Plan [2003 Dec 22] (Robert Greenstein, Richard Kogan, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-03T00:06:57+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.cbpp.org/12-10-03socsec.htm</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["The plan shifts huge sums from the Social Security Trust Fund to private accounts and then backfills the Trust Fund with extraordinarily large general revenue transfers from the U.S. Treasury."
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups policy-production</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:1bb2c2296555/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.cato.org/commentary/index.html">
    <title>Tackling the Third Rail [2005 Jan 24] (Michael Tanner, Cato Institute)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-03T00:04:33+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.cato.org/commentary/index.html</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Instead, Mr. Ferrara backs a plan that would permanently guarantee all future promised Social Security benefits in perpetuity. ... His proposal is, by far, the most expensive of all the major Social Security reform plans being considered."
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization policy-production interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:4f19a8e84856/</dc:identifier>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.freecongress.org/">
    <title>Free Congress Foundation</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-03T00:01:04+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.freecongress.org/</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Conservative think-tank and media outlet. "Will America return to the culture that made it great, our traditional, Judeo-Christian, Western culture?" Has recently issued op-eds favoring "private accounts" / "investment accounts".
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:e60a9f4b75ca/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_27268789.shtml">
    <title>Hope For Social Security Reform in the Ferrara Plan (Paul M. Weyrich, Free Congress Foundation @ National Ledger)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-02T23:42:15+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_27268789.shtml</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Under the [2003] Ferrara plan, Social Security recipients would be held harmless. If they did not want to switch to private accounts they would be guaranteed the benefits for which they are now eligible."
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups policy-production framing</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:a22838d5316f/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.atr.org/">
    <title>Americans for Tax Reform</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-02T16:41:04+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.atr.org/</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Conservative media outlet and lobbying group. Led by Grover Norquist. Funded by conservative foundations, tobacco companies, Jack Abramoff. Advocates "personal investment accounts" for Social Security and opposes public employee pensions.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:f1c2b48d5516/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-na-pensions2oct02,1,351907.story?coll=la-headlines-business">
    <title>Private-Sector Anger Builds as Public Pension Costs Rise (Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-02T16:21:47+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.latimes.com/business/la-na-pensions2oct02,1,351907.story?coll=la-headlines-business</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Some in the AFL-CIO say pension changes are driven less by pension envy than by conservative groups such as Americans for Prosperity, Americans for Tax Reform and the Heritage Foundation. [also] Wall Street money managers"
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups framing policy-production</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:c3bb5d6e4070/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/02/AR2006100200070.html">
    <title>Democrats Want to Revive Soc. Sec. Issue (Will Lester, AP)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-02T15:48:15+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/02/AR2006100200070.html</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Democratic leaders are advising their party's congressional candidates to focus on what the Republicans might do to Social Security given the chance. ... And Republicans have made clear they're not giving up on changing the program."
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:5268cfabe25f/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/01/AR2006100100872.html">
    <title>A Party Without Principles (Sebastian Mallaby @ Washington Post)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-02T15:45:49+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/01/AR2006100100872.html</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["A conservative group [For Our Grandchildren / AIFE] circulated a petition calling for bipartisan talks on Social Security, with all potential solutions [yes, and For Our Grandchildren / AIFE advocates private accounts] to be part of the discussion."
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization framing interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:609a09ad955c/</dc:identifier>
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</item>
<item rdf:about="http://blog.rockthevote.com/">
    <title>Rock the Vote Blog</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-01T16:40:14+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://blog.rockthevote.com/</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The first two "current issue links" are to the "12 Reasons Why Privatizating Social Security is a Bad Idea" article and to AARP's site. No Social Security posts since at least May.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups framing</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:e5ea57c3f32a/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.rockthevote.com/socialsecurity/getitstraight.php">
    <title>Rock the Vote - I Love Social Security!</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-01T16:37:30+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.rockthevote.com/socialsecurity/getitstraight.php</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ye gods, it's still there - the Flash slideshow ("Social Security: It will NEVER go bankrupt!", ""But just one-third of the money from the president's tax cut would be enough...") with the hip Electrelane soundtrack. 2005 effort with AARP.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization framing interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:5cff11d88148/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://washingtontimes.com/commentary/20060930-095008-4977r.htm">
    <title>Retiring with dignity (William G. Shipman, Cato Institute @ Washington Times)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-10-01T15:40:16+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://washingtontimes.com/commentary/20060930-095008-4977r.htm</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Raj Chohan, take note: "Privatization would offer a choice -- to stay with Social Security or participate in an alternative retirement plan. No one would be forced to leave Social Security, but everyone would be allowed to."
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization framing policy-production interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:f9eb38248f2e/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://thewalshwatch.blogspot.com/2006/09/pushback.html">
    <title>The Pushback (Maffei campaign press release @ The Walsh Watch)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-09-30T00:44:01+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://thewalshwatch.blogspot.com/2006/09/pushback.html</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["Walsh wants the voters to think he stands up to George Bush when it comes to our seniors. If that were true, why did the [AFL-CIO subsidiary] Alliance for Retired Americans give him a rating of 0% in 2005?" etc.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:20d682decf09/</dc:identifier>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.socialsecurityforall.com/2006/09/28/were-new-and-improved-if-only-we-could-say-the-same-for-social-security/">
    <title>We’re New and Improved! (If only we could say the same for Social Security…) (@ Social Security for All)</title>
    <dc:date>2006-09-29T04:57:41+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.socialsecurityforall.com/2006/09/28/were-new-and-improved-if-only-we-could-say-the-same-for-social-security/</link>
    <dc:creator>kellyramsey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Social Security for All revives its blog 28 September 2006, late for the November elections but well ahead of the impending 2007-2008 Social Security agenda push. "Yes, it’s been nearly a year since our last post." - i.e., since Bush's 2005 attempt.
]]></description>
<dc:subject>pension-privatization interest-groups framing astroturfing</dc:subject>
<dc:identifier>https://pinboard.in/u:kellyramsey/b:5e76a88de903/</dc:identifier>
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