Topic: Astroturf
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Vox News New anti-Rush Limbaugh ad campaign: Waste of money or coup de grace? (+video)
Liberal watchdog group Media Matters are running anti-Rush Limbaugh ads in eight cities in an attempt to get stations to drop his show. This might be a battle Limbaugh is more comfortable fighting.
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The time-honored practice of Astroturf lobbying
Grass-roots lobbying, or reaching out to potentially sympathetic groups and individuals, has grown into a huge and sophisticated business.
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Was a rowdy Virginia healthcare reform forum AstroTurfed?
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Energy and climate rallies – real or astroturf?
Energy rallies organized by coal and oil industry.
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Organized armies converge on healthcare town halls
Reform advocates are adapting to conservatives' tactics and aim to flood audiences to give Democrats cover from attacks.
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Hecklers turn Democrats' healthcare forums into 'town hells'
House members stumping for President Obama's reform plans return home to 'recess roasts.'
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How programmers helped make the case for camels
The Monitor's language columnist casts a wary eye on the practice of capitalizing letters in the middle of a word.
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