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Jordan's king rejects pro-Israeli anti-Iran plans
Nov 17th, 2009 - Press TV
Jordan's King Abdullah II has expressed his country's â??rejectionâ? of any anti-Iran measure, speaking to a visiting group of a major pro-Israeli lobby group in the US. The rare pro-Iran expression by the King of Jordan...
Home Office mole in Damian Green saga sacked
Apr 24th, 2009 - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - The civil servant who leaked information from the Home Office that led to Conservative MP Damian Green being arrested said on Friday he had been sacked.
More than 1000 council staff earning over £100000-a-year
Apr 6th, 2009 - Telegraph
The town hall employees on six figure salaries has risen by a quarter in the space of 12 months and at least 16 council chiefs were paid more than the prime minister last year.

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What is a pressure group? - Greenpeace example
I made this for my business class. This simply gives the definition to what a pressure group is. It then follows with several examples, the main one being Greenpeace. This is also my first ever educational video. Under Pressure - Queen ...
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Private Censorship
. Private Censorship Does Not Exist. YouTube is incapable of Censorship. The standards laid out on the Terms of Service page are so broad and vague that any and every video you watch can be interpreted by the right pressure group to be in violation of the Terms of Service ...
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Ex-Rep. Gilchrest: Pressure Groups "Have a Hold on Congress!"
On April 7, 2009, a public hearing on the "True Costs and Benefits of US Military Aid to the Middle East, 1980-2010)," was held on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC, in the Rayburn House Building, room 2168. One of the speakers was ex-Rep ...
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Zionist Pressure Fails to Stop Overcoming Zionism Book
representativepress.googlepages.com * see link above for details and book info * * see link below for revealing quote * representativepress.googlepages.com Joel Kovel, author of Overcoming Zionism, said, "What we don't have is any kind of real debate on this subject in our country at this time ...

Pressure Group from WikiPedia:

An interest group (also advocacy group, lobby group, pressure group or special interest group) is an organization that seeks to influence political decisions. This can be done by explaining the benefits of a policy to the relevant politicians, by making financial contributions or incentives, or a combination of the two. Public and private corporations work with lobbyists to persuade public officials to act or vote according to group members’ interests.

Sectional groups represent the interests of their members. They include:

Trade associations, such as the Confederation of British Industry
Professional associations, such as the British Medical Association
Consumer organizations
Trade unions

In the course of representing the interest of their members these groups are often active participants in the political process. They may have both well defined political agendas and the financial resources necessary to exert broad influence on the political and regulatory process; utilizing direct lobbying, letter-writing campaigns, and voter turnout efforts during elections.