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Taxpayers for Common Sense

Web site: http://www.taxpayer.net/

Taxpayers for Common Sense works to achieve a government that spends taxpayer dollars responsibly and operates within its means.

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Ryan Alexander , President

651 Pennsylvania Ave, SE• Washington, DC 20003 Phone: 202-546-8500
Fax: 202-546-8511
Email: info@taxpayer.net

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U.S. Public Interest Research Group

Web site: http://www.pirg.org/

U.S. PIRG, the federation of state Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs), stands up to powerful special interests on behalf of the American public, working to win concrete results for our health and our well-being.

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Andre Delattre, Executive Director

U.S.PIRG,
44 Winter Street, 4th Floor•
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: (617) 747-4370
Fax: (617) 292-8057
Web contact form:http://www.webaction.org/site/Survey?ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&SURVEY_ID=1513&__utma=1.479722930.1299084327.1299084327.1299084327.1&__utmb=1.8.10.1299084327&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1299084327.1.1.utmcsr=%28direct%29|utmccn=%28direct%29|utmcmd=%28none%29&__utmv=-&__utmk=33656097

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Center for Responsive Politics

Web site: http://www.opensecrets.org/

The Center for Responsive Politics tracks money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy.

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Sheila Krumholz, Executive Director

1101 14th St., NW, Suite 1030 • Washington, DC 20005-5635
Phone: (202) 857-0044
Fax: (202) 857-7809
Email: info@crp.org

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Center for Effective Government

Web site: http://www.foreffectivegov.org

The Center for Effective Government exists to increase government transparency and accountability; to ensure sound, equitable regulatory and budgetary processes and policies; and to protect and promote active citizen participation in our democracy.

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Sean Moulton, Director, Federal Information Policy

Address: 1742 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. • Washington, D.C. 20009
Phone: 202-234-8494
Fax: 202-234-8584
Web contact form: http://www.foreffectivegov.org/contact

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No More Guantanamos

Web site: http://www.nogitmos.org/

No More Guantánamos ensures justice for the prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, Bagram air base in Afghanistan, and other offshore prison sites maintained by the CIA and the Pentagon around the world.

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Nancy Talanian, Director

PO Box 618, Whately, MA 01093
Email:info@nogitmos.org
Phone: 413-665-1150

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Electronic Privacy Information Center

Web site: http://www.epic.org/

EPIC focuses public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and protects privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values.

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Marc Rotenberg, Executive Director

1718 Connecticut Ave. N.W. , Suite 200 •Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202)483-1140
Fax: (202)483-1248
Web contact form:http://epic.org/contactus.html

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Electronic Frontier Foundation

Web site: http://www.eff.org/

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) confronts cutting-edge issues defending free speech, privacy, innovation, and consumer rights.

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Shari Steele, Executive Director

454 Shotwell Street• San Francisco CA 94110-1914
Phone: (415)436-9333
Fax: (415)436-9993
Email: information@eff.org

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DownsizeDC.org, Inc.

Web site: http://www.downsizedc.org/

DownsizeDC.org works to end laws and programs that don't work, cause harm, and violate the Constitution.

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Jim Babka, President

1931 15th St. • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44223
Phone: 703-236-5205
Email: comments@DownsizeDC.org.

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Common Cause

Web site: http://www.commoncause.org/

Common Cause acts as a vehicle for citizens to make their voices heard in the political process and to hold their elected leaders accountable to the public interest. 

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Bob Edgar, President

1133 19th Street NW, 9th Floor •Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 833-1200
Email: CauseNet@commoncause.org

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Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Web site: http://www.citizensforethics.org/

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) promotes ethics and accountability in government and public life by targeting government officials -- regardless of party affiliation -- who sacrifice the common good to special interests.

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Melanie Sloan, Executive Director

1400 Eye Street NW, Suite 450 • Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202)408-5565

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