Firm Applies to Lobby for Rights Group- September 28, 2006 Civil rights, says Wade Henderson , president of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, is not a partisan issue. And true to its beliefs, the conference has relied for some time on bipartisan PodestaMattoon for "strategic guidance" and communications support.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402430_xml/~3/24... Cancer Funding Gets Grass-Roots Effort- September 21, 2006 The march on Washington this week of an estimated 10,000 cancer patients, survivors and family members seemed to be the culmination of a campaign in recent years by the American Cancer Society to kick up its advocacy efforts for increased federal support for cancer research, prevention and care.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402430_xml/~3/24... Same Mission, New Look for Islamic Group- September 14, 2006 With too many Americans viewing their Muslim fellow citizens with suspicion because of the 911 attacks and other terrorist acts, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a civil rights and advocacy group, decided to launch "a new brand identity and logo."http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402430_xml/~3/24... Merger Adds to Humane Society's Bite- September 7, 2006 One would think that a membership roster of 9.5 million would make a special interest group quite special on Capitol Hill, but the Humane Society of the United States wants more firepower.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402430_xml/~3/24... |