Special-interest groups, too, are deeply invested, and thus highly engaged in the politics of entitlement reform.
Some senior commission officials fret about a ticking time-bomb of populism, waiting to be triggered by special-interest groups.
But the evidence suggests that large spending by special-interest groups by no means guarantees the passage of a measure.
Special-interest groups are pushing Gov. Spitzer to do pretty much that, rallying as recently as Saturday to try to force his hand.
The high court's 5-4 ruling also upheld the law's restrictions on political advertising by special-interest groups in the weeks prior to an election.
When money is created for political purposes, including the purposes of special-interest groups, it is less useful for its natural social function, the facilitation of trade.
" Oxbow Group, an energy company run by billionaire William Koch, noted a "volatile" debate about global climate change and worries about "aggressive actions by individuals and special-interest groups deeply opposed to the continued use of carbon-based fuels.
Elisabeth Gerber, of the University of California in San Diego, has found that opulent special-interest groups such as the oil and tobacco industries almost never succeed in pushing through self-serving initiatives, though they can sometimes block measures aimed against them.
The Japan he took up the leadership of in 2001 had lain in the doldrums for 11 years, never having had the crisis that might have forced it into reform, but also never achieving a gradual, consistent, consensual reform either, thanks to the power of special-interest groups to obstruct change.
Make no mistake: As long as Washington possesses so much power over our lives, people and special-interest and advocacy groups will find ways to get their points of view across.
However, until the passing of credible campaign-finance reform legislation, which prevents special interest groups, businesses and unions from buying influence in the American Congress, the path to the courthouse will remain well trodden.
The representatives of 192 national governments, along with countless lobbyists and special interest groups, will gather between 7-18 December against a backdrop of increasingly gloomy academic papers, all predicting dramatic and catastrophic changes to the world -- unless we act right now.
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Before elections, candidates of both parties are happy to boast about their clever get-out-the-vote operations, special-interest campaigns or ballot initiatives designed to lure specific voter groups to the polls.
Other policies and special interest groups help entrench these policies, whether we are talking about for-profit prisons, prison guard unions, or citizen groups, many people have a stake of one sort or another in keeping the prisons full.
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Nonetheless, there are no cocktail committee bylaws prohibiting campaigning on the part of special interest groups, and the Negroni has been legitimately crowned the most delightful warm-weather drink, with 30% of the votes.
These special interest groups lobby to make it harder for shareholders to unseat crony boards and under-performing CEOs.
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For starters, eliminating anything from the Code has become an exercise in futility in light of the army of special interest groups and professional lobbyists who fight on behalf of even the most narrow, industry-specific provisions contained in the law.
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