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| * [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Interest_group/Catalogs/Ratings Political interest groups which maintain Congressional Ratings listings] | | * [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Interest_group/Catalogs/Ratings Political interest groups which maintain Congressional Ratings listings] |
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| ==Interest group catalog==
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| '''[[American Civil Liberties Union]]'''
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| :''Acronym:'' ACLU
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| :''National HQ:''
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| :''Web site:'' http://www.aclu.org
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| :''Year founded:'' 1920
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| :''Notable founder(s):'' Roger Baldwin
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| :''Main issue(s):'' Preserving the civil rights of persons in the U.S., especially those rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights -- most notably those in the First Amendment (freedom of speech and religion) and the Fourth Amendment (prohibition of unreasonable search and seizure).
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| :''Political description:''
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| :''Activities:'' Education and legal action in re civil liberties issues
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| :''Political ratings:'' [http://scorecard.aclu.org American Civil Liberties Union]
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| '''[[American Conservative Union]]'''
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| :''Acronym:'' ACU
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| :''National HQ:''
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| :''Web site:'' http://www.conservative.org
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| :''Year founded:'' 1964
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| :''Notable founder(s):''
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| :''Political ratings:'' [http://www.acuratings.org American Conservative Union]
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| '''[[Americans for Democratic Action]]'''
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| :''Acronym:'' ADA
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| :''National HQ:''
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| :''Web site:'' http://www.adaction.org
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| :''Political ratings:'' [http://www.adaction.org Americans for Democratic Action]
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| '''[[Cato Institute]]'''
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| :''Acronym:''
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| :''Web site:'' http://www.cato.org
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| :''Political ratings:''[http://www.cato.org/trade-immigration/congress Cato Institute]
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| '''[[Christian Coalition]]'''
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| :''Acronym:''
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| :''Web site:'' http://www.cc.org
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| :''Political ratings:''[http://www.cc.org/files/3/2008_Scorecard_11x17.pdf Christian Coalition]
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| '''[[Human Rights Campaign]]'''
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| :''Acronym:''
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| :''Web site:'' http://www.hrc.org
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| :''Year founded:''
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| :''Notable founder(s):''
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| :''Main issue(s):'' Civil liberties
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| :''Political description:''
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| :''Political ratings:''[http://www.hrc.org/laws_and_elections/your_elected_officials.asp Human Rights Campaign]
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| '''[[League of Conservation Voters]]'''
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| :''Acronym:'
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| :''Web site:'' http://www.lcv.org
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| :''Political ratings:''[http://lcv.org/scorecard/ League of Conservation Voters]
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| '''[[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]]'''
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| :''Acronym:'' NAACP
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| '''[[National Abortion Rights Action League]]'''
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| :''Acronym:'NARAL
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| :''National HQ:''
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| :''Web site:'' http://www.ProChoiceAmerica.org
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| :''Political ratings:''[http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/choice-action-center/us-gov/congressional-record-on-choice/ National Abortion Rights Action League]
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| '''[[National Education Association]]'''
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| :''Acronym:'' NEA
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| :''National HQ:''
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| :''Web site:'' http://www.nea.org
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| :''Political ratings:''[http://www.nea.org National Education Association]
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| '''[[National Rifle Association]]'''
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| :''Acronym:'' NRA
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| :''National HQ:''
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| :''Notable founder(s):''
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| :''Main issue(s):''Gun rights, Second Amendment
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| '''[[National Right to Life Committee]]'''
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| :''Acronym:''
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| :''Web site:'' http://www.nrlc.org
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| :''Political ratings:''[http://nrlc.www.capwiz.com/nrlc/home/ National Right to Life Committee]
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| '''[[National Taxpayers Union]]'''
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| :''Acronym:''
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| :''Web site:'' http://www.ntu.org
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| :''Political ratings:''[http://www.ntu.org/main/misc.php?MiscID=13 National Taxpayers Union]
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