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America Votes - Briefing on Independent Voter Mobilization Efforts - August 25, 2008 08-01-08

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AFL-CIO launches campaign to dispel Obama rumors 07-29-08

(CNN) — The nation's largest labor conglomerate says it's set to launch a major effort Tuesday to dispel ongoing rumors surrounding Barack Obama that continue to percolate more than 18 months after the Illinois senator launched his White House bid.

The organization is set to send out mailers to more than 600,000 union homes in crucial battleground states — including Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin — that directly address the false rumors that he is not a Christian, refuses to wear a flag pin on his lapel, and was not sworn into the Senate on the Bible.

Q & A: Martin Frost, America Votes 07-21-08

Former Texas congressman leads coalition looking to reap progressive gains beyond presidential race.

By Bob Deans
WASHINGTON BUREAU
Statesman.com
Sunday, July 20, 2008

WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Martin Frost, D-Dallas, is the president of America Votes, a coalition of 48 activist groups out to increase voter turnout this year for progressive causes, from organized labor and expansion of minority rights to the protection of the environment and gun control.

As a nonpartisan organization, America Votes doesn't endorse specific candidates. Its interest groups, though, and the 35 million people they represent, are hoping to swing independent voters over to the positions largely represented by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama.

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