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This article focuses on the decision of the American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) to launch its own political action committee (PAC). AIADA's board created a firestorm when it approved plans for its PAC in November 2005. Officials of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), which has its own PAC, the Dealers Election Action Committee, criticized the decision. NADA says that another dealer PAC could weaken the voice of dealers on political issues and perhaps cause legal problems if two separate retailer PACs try to solicit political contributions from dealers. Since November, officials of other industry groups and some of the manufacturers that support AIADA privately have criticized the plan, leaving AIADA standing alone. Reading Level (Lexile): 1150;
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Political Action Committees (PACs) are an important aspect of American politics and the electoral system. They allow trade associations and industry groups to have a voice in the laws and regulations affecting their markets and industry.
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According to data compiled by the Michigan Campaign Finance Network (MCFN), Michigan’s top 150 political action committees (PACs) are setting new fundraising records in the 2005-2006 election cycle. Through April, the top 150 PACs in Michigan have raised $22,943,869, a figure that is 22.8% higher than at this point in the 2003-2004 election cycle and 35.5% higher than the $16.9 million raised at this point in the 2001-2002 election cycle. Rich Robinson of the MCFN said that “Interest groups are investing more than ever before to move the political process in Lansing” and emphasized the fact that “Citizens should not be deluded into thinking they’re doing it for selfless reasons” in a press release accompanying the data.
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Talon News: Conservative political action group RightMarch.com has billed itself as the "leader in online conservative grassroots activism" to directly counter the leftist agenda of MoveOn.org. On Tuesday, RightMarch.com took out a full-page ad in USA Today containing excerpts from a passionate speech delivered by conservative Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) on the floor of the U.S. Senate recently.
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