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	Political Action Committees (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Political Action Committees (PACs) are an important aspect of American politics and the American electoral system.
		Political Action Committees exist legally as a means for corporations, trade unions etc. to make donations to candidates for Federal office - something that they cannot do directly.
		The input by PACs has been largely negative during elections and seem to concentrate on condemning the opponent of the person they are supporting rather than highlighting the achievement and policies of their own candidate.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /political_action_committees.htm (1082 words)

	Newman Study Site Political Action Comm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		PACs are allowed to collect funds from their members and make contributions much larger than those allowed to individual contributors.
		The average amount of tobacco PAC contributions given to the 62 senators who voted "yes" was $19,003; the average amount contributed to the 38 senators who voted "no" was $2,436.
		The average amount of oil and gas PAC contributions to the 69 senators who voted "yes" was $64,460; the average amount given to the 29 senators who voted "no" was $12,002.
	www.pineforge.com /newman4study/resources/pacs.htm (859 words)

	AllRefer.com - political action committee (Political Science: Terms And Concepts) - Encyclopedia
		Political action committees were first organized in the 1940s.
		The Political Action Committee organized by the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in 1943 was a model for later PACs.
		Most PACs have directed their contributions toward congressional elections, in which they can contribute up to $5,000 to a candidate for each campaign (primary, runoff, and general election).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/polactcom.html (334 words)

	ACCCA - Political Action Committee :: Constitution
		The Political Action Committee (PAC) is a voluntary, non-profit, unincorporated committee operated in conformance with state and federal law.
		The PAC is composed of five members: the President or his designate, the Director of the Legislative/Finance Commission, and three other members appointed by the President.
		Members to this committee shall be appointed on the basis of demonstrated leadership and involvement in activities of political organizations.
	www.accca.com /acccapaccon.shtml (592 words)

	Political action committee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the United States, a political action committee, or PAC, is the name commonly given to a private group, regardless of size, organized to elect or defeat government officials in order to promote legislation, often supporting the group's special interests.
		However, PACs are not limited to advertising spent on the support of their own issues.
		In the 2004 elections, the top 10 PACs by money spent by themselves, their affiliates and subsidaries were:
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Political_action_committee (188 words)

	Political Action Committee (PAC)
		PAC also is always on the lookout for more people to join the committee and help us increase political awareness in the Yale South Asian community; anyone with ideas on speakers, events, or political issues that we should address is also welcome.
		PAC is committed to sponsoring speakers and organizing panels and conferences that work towards informing the general student body of South Asian Issues.
		PAC is working on a number of issues, all of which it would like to address in the coming weeks.
	www.yale.edu /sas/political (334 words)

	Political action committee - SourceWatch
		A political action committee (PAC) is "a monetary fund set up by an organization for the purpose of making political contributions to candidates running for elective office.
		This ensures their voices are heard in the political process and offers candidates additional campaign support in conjunction with individual and political party donations.
		Although most political action committees would be considered either conservative or liberal -- Republican or Democrat -- many are non-partisan, favoring neither political party, and focus on issues rather than party affiliation.
	www.disinfopedia.org /wiki.phtml?title=Political_action_committee (415 words)

	political action committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the USA, any lobbying organization that raises funds for political candidates and in return seeks to commit them to a particular policy.
		In 1990, there were about 4,300 PACs, controlling 30% of all funds spent in elections for Congress.
		Donations to candidates amounted to $358.1 million, the largest PACs being the National Association of Realtors and the American Medical Association.
	tiskali-portal.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0007145.html (170 words)

	ANLA - Legislative Center - ANLA Political Action Committee
		A "political action committee" (PAC) is a very important part of the legislative process.
		A PAC is a monetary fund set up by an organization for the purpose of making political contributions to candidates running for elective office.
		PAC contributions are not tax deductible or charitable.
	www.anla.org /legislative/politicalaction/index.htm (304 words)

	Political Action Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The PA State Nurses Association Political Nursing Network, PA Nurses' voluntary grassroots lobbying force is proud to announce the availability of its handbook entitled "Political Nurse the New Breed: A Primer for Becoming Involved in Your Government." The primer was originally developed by the Legislative Committee from PA Nurses' District 6.
		The Political Handbook for Nurses was developed to compliment the Political Primer for the nursing professional who is ready to be active in the legislative arena and wishes to go beyond the basics.
		The Political Handbook for Nurses was based on the original District 6 primer and was updated by Sue Kelly, BSN, RN; Susan Kostkas, JD, RN; Barbara Piskor, MPH, RN CNAA; and Kathleen Winter, PhD, RN with administrative and printing support funded by a mini grant from the PSNA Legislative Program.
	www.psna.org /c_pac_polprimer.htm (239 words)

	Political Action Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The PAC is currently collecting recipes for its first-ever cookbook to be sold in the fall of 2005.
		The PA Nurses-PAC educates PA Nurses members about political candidates and collects and distributes funds to candidates and to elected officials who support nursing's legislative agenda at the state level.
		The PAC's efforts are supported through contributions from individuals and by money raised during its Silent Auction to be held at PA Nurses' 2005 Annual Meeting on September 24 at the Wyndham Harrisburg-Hershey Hotel, Harrisburg, PA.
	www.psna.org /c_pac.htm (442 words)

	PoliticalMoneyLine
		Bill Crocker, Republican National Committeeman from Texas, registered a new Section 527 committee with the I.R.S. The Texas Republican Legislative Campaign Committee registered on 10/17 with the purpose stated as "to accept political contributions and make political expenditures." The committee will file in Texas and reported it had no related entities.
		United Parcel Service PAC reported giving out $160,074 to federal candidates and committees in September and another $35,600 to state candidates.
		Federal Express PAC reported giving out $129,000 to federal candidates and committees and $21,199 to state candidates.
	www.tray.com (2080 words)

	political action committee -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		PACs are formed by corporations, labour unions, trade associations, or other organizations to solicit voluntary campaign contributions from individuals and channel the resulting funds to candidates for elective offices in the federal...
		A Republican citizen's committee in Whittier was considering Nixon as a candidate for Congress in the 12th Congressional District.
		Political action committee representing members of Generation X. Provides information on current legislative issues, and offers election endorsements and membership information.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9060630 (892 words)

	HOOFPAC Political Action Committee
		In spite of public outrage, this bloody traffic continues unabated, and it is the firm belief of the committee that this senseless slaughter must be brought to an end.
		The Farm Bureau Federation argues that the initiatives private right of action is "illegal" or "improper" because "courts have found in the past that private parties cannot enforce criminal statutes." The statement of the general legal principle is correct.
		That general principle does not apply here, however, because the private right of action created by the initiative is civil rather than criminal in nature.
	www.hoofpac.com /legislation/massachusetts/bb_legal_analysis.html (1216 words)

	MMBA - Advocacy - Political Action Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Massachusetts Mortgage Bankers Political Action Committee was formed a number of years ago as a mechanism for mortgage bankers from throughout the Commonwealth to actively participate in the political and legislative process.
		According to the Commonwealth's campaign finance law, a political action committee, or PAC, is "any committee, association, organization or other group of persons, including a national, regional, state, county or municipal committee, which receives contributions or makes expenditures for the purpose of influencing the nomination or election of a candidate, or candidates"
		All PACs are registered with the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance and must meet strict disclosure, contribution and expenditure requirements under Massachusetts General Laws and associated regulations.
	www.massmba.com /mmb_news.html (1188 words)

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		The AFL Political Action Committee works hard to promote rank-and-file union interest and participation in civic, provincial and federal elections.
		Political Action Committee report to the AFL's 2003 Convention
		Political Action Committee report to the AFL's 2001 Convention
	www.afl.org /about-afl/about-political.cfm (51 words)

	::: NEXT PAC ::: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		is a political action committee dedicated to encouraging youth involvement in the political process in Washington state and to supporting legislation, campaigns, and candidates that represent the progressive interests of younger voters.
		Political campaigns ignore younger voters because they do not vote and younger voters do not vote because campaigns do not try to appeal to them.
		Our goal is to try and change the face of political participation by having it include more adults under 40 and, in turn, change the process by which campaigns attempt to appeal to them.
	www.nextpac.org (306 words)

	HRC \| HRC Political Action Committee
		In-kind contributions – which include postage for mailings or fund-raisers incurred by a PAC on behalf of a candidate – must be reported to the FEC as well.
		Action Network, are also responsible for organizing and coordinating volunteer efforts of other HRC members in local congressional or Senate campaigns targeted by HRC.
		And Action Network members educate federal lawmakers during their visits to their home districts on issues affecting their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender constituents.
	www.hrc.org /Content/NavigationMenu/HRC/Get_Informed/Campaigns_and_Elections/Political_Action_Committee/HRC_Political_Action_Committee.htm (314 words)

	BIA Southern California
		The Building Industry Association of Southern California Political Action Committee (BIA/SC PAC) is one of the largest and most active local building industry PACs in California.
		This group meets monthly to discuss Southern California’s political scene and which city council members, water board members and school board members have demonstrated a commitment to increasing the local housing supply and making homes more affordable to working California families.
		The PAC’s mission is to identify, educate and support candidates for elected office who maintain integrity, have some understanding of and are supportive of the building industry and are committed to the American Dream of homeownership and free enterprise.
	www.biasc.org /section.cfm?id=43 (228 words)

	ACA-PAC
		The ACA-PAC is the Political Action Committee of the American Chiropractic Association.
		The ACA-PAC is the voice of the ACA and Doctors of Chiropractic in the political arena.
		Led by ACA-PAC Chairman and ACA Connecticut Delegate, Dr. Keith Overland, the ACA-PAC Board's mission is to assess the political climate across the country and support the election campaigns of pro-chiropractic candidates to Congress.
	www.acatoday.com /membersonly/acapac (321 words)

	POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
		If you are enrolled in a political party, you may vote in that party’s primary election and help select the candidates who will run on that party’s ticket in the general election.
		By participating in PEOPLE (AFSCME's political, legislative and fundraising arm), you can have a direct impact on the political process from helping shape policies on privatization and other issues that affect us to helping elect the public officials who are your bosses.
		PEOPLE is AFSCME’s political action committee and lobbies Congress on behalf of public employees and their families.
	www.dc37local2021.com /poliagenda.htm (2151 words)

	Political Action Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Surveys of members by Democratic pollster Geoff Garin show that a phone call from a fellow union member or a flier distributed at the workplace by a union member or union leader are among the most effective tools, while direct mail and newsletters are among the least effective.
		Next month, the barrage of political persuasion begins with the first in a series of fliers contrasting Bush's stands on issues--from health care to "right-to-work" laws barring union shops--with Vice President Gore's, distributed to workers by fellow union members.
		The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is not only rejuvenating a moribund political action committee to channel money to candidates but also plans to initiate a multimillion-dollar program to spend up to $100,000 in 35 or more key House races, and larger sums in 10 to 12 Senate contests, much of it as independent expenditures.
	home.earthlink.net /~local1613/pac.html (1379 words)

	Iranian American Political Action Committee: IAPAC
		IAPAC is a registered bipartisan federal political committee that contributes to candidates for public office who are attuned to the domestic concerns of the Iranian American community.
		Taeiss Mojazza Haghighat was recently appointed as the Development Director of the Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC).
		In her new position, Taeiss is responsible for the planning and execution of fund development activities...
	www.iranianamericanpac.org (301 words)

	political action committee on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Analysis: Texas judge rules that the treasurer of a political action committee set up by Tom DeLay broke Texas law regarding the use of campaign contributions
		Eddie BROWN, a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from the North, is arrested and calmly carried away by Albany police after a (NYC17739)
		Frederick County, Md., chamber to form political action committee.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/p1/polactcom.asp (699 words)

	Is WEA a Political Action Committee?
		The judge’s decision affirms that a union is a political action committee if it holds politics as one of its primary functions.
		Williams added that unfortunately the court decision will not rule on whether WEA is a political action committee until June 1999, at the earliest.
		If the court finds that WEA is a political action committee, then all member dues will be protected under the 1992 payroll-protection law.
	www.effwa.org /press_releases/1998_07_08.php (718 words)

	Chicago Media Watch
		Chicago Media Watch's Direct Action Committee seeks to organize around specific political actions to oppose media deregulation and ownership consolidation, among other issues.
		Barbara Popovic of CAN-TV (Chicago Access Network Television) noted that her channels had run 300 shows on local political races in the most recent Chicago elections, and argued that competition among cable companies is critical for the funding of public access television.
		On October 18, 2002, Representatives from the Chicago Media Watch Direct Action Committee held a press conference at Columbia College in downtown Chicago, then walked through downtown Chicago for a walking tour on a cloudy, damp (but mostly rain-free) Friday morning.
	www.chicagomediawatch.org /cmwpac.html (994 words)

	Political Action Committee
		The purpose of ABC's Political Action Committee (PAC) is to work within the federal election process to further the goals of the association through direct involvement in supporting and opposing candidates for The United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
		The PAC Board of Trustees work with the Regional Vice Chairs and chapter leadership to promote political involvement and assist in raising PAC funds.
		PAC members' donations are combined with others to jointly support candidates.
	www.abc.org /wmspage.cfm?parm1=1071 (285 words)

	Political Action Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Rather than back away from the political process, they embrace it as a means to make our schools better and to improve conditions for school employees.
		Association members are encouraged to appreciate the importance of participation in the American political process.
		Members are encouraged to register to vote, help others to register, become educated on a wide variety of public issues, support candidates for public office, communicate frequently with public officials, and speak out on issues they deem important, particularly public education.
	www.okea.org /LPO/pac.htm (254 words)

	Small Business Action Committee - SBACTION.ORG
		We also support a ballot initiative to stop State Employee Union bosses from taking a part of their members’ salary for political uses without getting the permission of the person earning the money.
		It is clear that California's budget deficit is a spending problem, not a revenue problem, This report was prepared pursuant to a grant from the Small Business Action Committee Foundation.
		action by taking positions on candidates for public office.
	www.sbaction.org (536 words)

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