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NAM
National Association of Manufacturers

represents small businesses across the country
AFL
American Federation of Labor

Early labor union (1886)
WCTU
Women's Christian Temperance Union

Promoted prohibition (1874)
Lobbyist
Interest group representative looking to influence legislation
NY times Co. v. Sullivan
established the actual malice standard to be met before things are considered libel (1964)
Off the record
Information given to a journalist not presented to the public
On background
info presented to a journalist that will remain fomr an anonymous source
Press Conference
an unrestricted session between a press secretary and the press
Press Briefing
A relatively restricted session between a press secretary and the press
NY times v. U.S.
Allowed the NY times to print secretive information under Nixon (1971)
History of Fairness Doctrine
a policy that required the holders of broadcast licenses to present controversial issues of public importance in an honest and unbiased fashion
Equal time rule
requires stations to sell equal time to candidates in an election
Mass Media
The array of sources of information presented to the public
527s
unintended result of the BCRA- unregulated interest groups
Soft Money
flexible money (illegal most of the time)
Public Funds
Donations from general tax revenues
Buckley v. Valeo
Put limitations on campaign funds (1976)
PACs
Groups dedicated to raising money for a candidate (2003)
McConnell v. Federal Election Committee
ruled to support BCRA (2003)
BCRA
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act -chaned campaign funding laws (2002)
Paul Wolfowitz
-DEPUTY Secretary of Defense from 001-2005

-Big on the oil gain of the Iraq war
Ba'athist Party
Party supporting Hussein
5 pillars of Islamic Faith
-Faith or belief in the Oneness of God and the finality of the prophethood of Muhammad;
-Establishment of the daily prayers;
-Concern for and almsgiving to the needy;
-Self-purification through fasting; and
-The pilgrimage to Makkah for those who are able.
Condaleezza Rice
US secretary of State after Collin Powell
Abu Ghraib
Prison where Iraqi prisoners were tortured
Provisional Authority Order #2
Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA)
Provisional Authority Order #1
De-ba'athification
General Franks
Leader in search for WMD in Iraq
General Sanchez
Leader of Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq
Rumsfeld
Secretary of Defense from 2001-2006
Green Zone
Officials of the US troops met here, very lazy
Fallujah
City and site of much discord between US troops and Iraqi citizens
Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA)
Transitional government put into action after getting rid of Hussein
Paul Bremmer
In charge of post-war reconstruction of Iraq, blamed for much of the insurgency
Shiite
Believe Muhammed's ancestors should inherit authority of Islamic faith
Sunni
Believe authority should pass to those capable of leading the Islamic faith
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