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"[...] Staggering discrepency in decibles [...]"
Candidates Appear at AIPAC
June 3, 2008
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/06/candidates-appear-at-aipac.html
For an organization that doesn't make campaign contributions, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is remarkably influential in U.S. politics, […] AIPAC, which spent just under $1 million on federal lobbying last year, is joined in its efforts to influence Washington policymakers by a network of local political action committees, which do make campaign contributions, and bundlers who raise money for pro-Israel candidates. Together, this network's goal is to garner support for U.S.-Israel relations and Israel's stances with its Arab neighbors. […]Compared to the pro-Israel lobby, the voices of pro-Arab groups are far more muted, however. […]The staggering discrepancy between the decibels of these two interests is nothing new, however. […]”
