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Poll Finds Majority of Americans Support Limiting Corporate Spending in Election Campaigns RealAudio
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Interview with Drew Courtney, communications director with People for the American Way, conducted by Scott Harris 
A recent poll conducted by Hart Research Associates in early June for the group People for the American Way, found that there is widespread concern about the influence of corporations in U.S. politics. The survey also found a strong majority disagreed with the Supreme Court's January decision in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case. In that 5 to 4 decision, the justices overturned 100 years of precedents to remove restrictions on campaign spending by corporations, labor unions and non-profit groups, declaring these limits violated the constitution's First Amendment free speech principles. During his State of the Union speech on Jan. 27, President Obama urged Congress to pass legislation to reverse the Citizens United decision. To that end, a number of proposals have been raised in Congress to rein in corporate spending on campaigns. They include measures to give shareholders more power over corporate political spending, require companies that pay for campaign advertising to identify themselves -- and restrict corporations with big government contracts from buying campaign ads. Some groups are advocating an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would establish that money is not speech, and that human beings, not corporations, are entitled to constitutional rights. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Drew Courtney, communications director with People for the American Way, who discusses the survey results, legislation now being considered by Congress and his group's plan to ask federal candidates running for office in this November's election to support a constitutional amendment limiting corporate spending in U.S. election campaigns. Contact People for the American Way at (202) 467-4999 or visit their website at www.pfaw.org where you can read more about the poll on corporate influence. Related Links:
Gulf Region's Poor Communities Bring Health Concerns About BP Oil Spill to EPA RealAudio
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Interview with LaTosha Brown, executive director of the group Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health, conducted by Melinda Tuhus 
The meeting was one of several that have taken place with top EPA officials since the spill, which Brown said was a far cry from the dismissive treatment residents received from the Bush administration after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus, who made four trips to the Gulf region after Katrina -- and interviewed some of the Gulf Fund's grantees -- spoke with Brown after her meeting with EPA administrator Jackson. She said the group's members listed three top concerns: the health effects of the oil dispersants used to break up the oil spill; safe disposal of the oil collected on beaches and oil-absorbent booms - and questions about which federal agency is holding British Petroleum accountable for oil spill damages and protecting residents' health. ______________________________________________ See rush interview transcript. Sign up for Between The Lines Q&A interview transcripts. ______________________________________________ Contact the Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health New York office at (212) 812-4361 or visit their website at www.gulfcoastfund.org Related links:
Obama's Policy on Post-Coup Honduras Follows Same Old Washington Script Toward Latin America RealAudio
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Interview with Isabelle van Hook, a research associate with the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, conducted by Scott Harris  Initially, President Obama opposed the coup, but over succeeding months, his administration undercut multilateral negotiations to return Zelaya to office in order to oversee the scheduled November presidential election. With U.S. support, the election campaign was held as the Army shut down opposition radio and TV stations, tortured and killed anti-coup activists and arrested thousands of protesters. Most governments around the world rejected the legitimacy of the Nov. 29 election, whose winner was Porfirio Lobo, a conservative businessman with links to those who organized the coup. Now Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on behalf of the Obama administration, is pushing the Organization of American States to readmit Honduras, despite the fact that opposition organizations, activists and journalists continue to be targets of repression and assassination. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Isabelle Van Hook, a research associate with the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, who talks about her recent article, "Washington Strikes Out on Honduras," which examines President Obama's failure to depart from the Bush administration's often criticized policies relating to Latin America. Visit the Council on Hemispheric Affairs' website at www.coho.org to read Van Hook's article, "Washington Strikes Out on Honduras". Related links:
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