Encyclopedia of Interest Groups and Lobbyists in the United States.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Introduction -- PART I. INTEREST GROUPS -- Section 1. Banking, Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate -- American Bankers Association -- America's Community Bankers -- American Council of Life Insurance -- American Financial Services Association -- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants -- Credit Union National Association -- Independent Community Bankers of America -- Independent Insurance Agents of America -- Investment Company Institute -- Mortgage Bankers Association of America -- National Association of Independent Insurers -- National Association of Insurance Commissioners -- National Association of Life Underwriters -- National Association of Professional Insurance Agents -- National Association of Realtors -- National Venture Capital Association -- Securities Industry Association -- Section 2. Service, Trade, and Professional -- American Bar Association -- American Gaming Association -- American Hotel and Motel Association -- American Library Association -- American Association of Advertising Agencies -- Association of Trial Lawyers of America -- Food Marketing Institute -- Fraternal Order of Police -- National Association of Convenience Stores -- National Association of Retired Federal Employees -- National Association of Social Workers -- National Automobile Dealers Association -- National Beer Wholesalers Association -- National Federation of Independent Business -- National Funeral Directors Association -- National Restaurant Association -- Petroleum Marketers Association of America -- United States Chamber of Commerce -- Section 3. Media, Entertainment, and Information -- Accuracy in Media -- American Council on Education -- Association of American Publishers -- Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting.

Magazine Publishers of America -- Motion Picture Association of America -- National Association of Broadcasters -- National Cable Television Association -- Newspaper Association of America -- Recording Industry Association of America -- Software and Information Industry Association -- Section 4. Health and Medical -- American Academy of Ophthalmology -- American Cancer Society -- American Chiropractic Association -- American College of Emergency Physicians -- American Dietetic Association -- American Federation for AIDS Research -- American Healthcare Association -- American Heart Association -- American Hospital Association -- American Medical Association -- American Nurses Association -- American Occupational Therapy Association -- American Psychiatric Association -- American Society of Anesthesiologists -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association -- Section 5. Agriculture -- American Farm Bureau Federation -- American Agriculture Movement -- American Meat Institute -- American Sugarbeet Growers Association -- International Dairy Foods Association -- National Association of Wheat Growers -- National Cattlemen's Beef Association -- National Chicken Council -- National Cotton Council of America -- National Council of Farmer Cooperatives -- National Farmers Organization -- National Farmers Union -- National Grange -- National Pork Producers Council -- Organic Trade Association -- United Egg Association -- Section 6. Environment -- Environmental Defense Fund -- Friends of the Earth -- Greenpeace -- Izaak Walton League -- League of Conservation Voters -- National Audubon Society -- National Wildlife Federation -- Rainforest Action Network -- Sierra Club -- Wise Use Movement -- Section 7. Industry, Construction, and Transport -- Aerospace Industries Association -- Air Transport Association -- American Forest and Paper Association.

American Furniture Manufacturers Association -- American Textile Manufacturers Institute -- American Trucking Associations -- Associated Builders and Contractors -- Business Roundtable -- Chemical Manufacturers Association -- Distilled Spirits Council of the United States -- Edison Electric Institute -- National Association of Home Builders -- National Association of Manufacturers -- National Mining Association -- Nuclear Energy Institute -- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America -- Printing Industries of America -- Semiconductor Industry Association -- Technology Network -- Section 8. Labor -- Airline Pilots Association -- American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations -- American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees -- American Federation of Teachers -- American Postal Workers Union -- Communications Workers of America -- Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union -- International Association of Fire Fighters -- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers -- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers -- International Brotherhood of Teamsters -- International Union of Operating Engineers -- Laborers' International Union of North America -- National Education Association -- Seafarers International Union of North America -- Service Employees International Union -- Transport Workers Union of America -- Union of Needletrades, Industrial, and Textile Employees -- United Automobile Workers -- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union -- United Steelworkers of America -- United Transportation Union -- Section 9. Civil and Human Rights -- ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) -- American Civil Liberties Union -- Anti-Defamation League -- Freedom House -- Human Rights Watch -- League of Women Voters of the United States.

Legal Services Corporation -- National Coalition for the Homeless -- National Lawyers Guild -- Section 10. Political, Religious, and Ideological -- American Conservative Union -- American Enterprise Institute -- Americans for Democratic Action -- Americans for Tax Reform -- Brookings Institution -- Cato Institute -- Center for Public Integrity -- Center for Responsive Politics -- Christian Coalition -- Citizens for a Sound Economy -- Common Cause -- Economic Policy Institute -- Heritage Foundation -- Hudson Institute -- John Birch Society -- National Council of the Churches of Christ -- National Taxpayers Union -- Public Citizen -- United States Catholic Conference -- U.S. Public Interest Research Group -- Section 11. Single Issue -- Americans United for the Separation of Church and State -- Citizens Flag Alliance -- Council for a Livable World -- Handgun Control, Inc -- Mothers Against Drunk Driving -- National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League -- National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare -- National Rifle Association -- National Right to Life Committee -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals -- Planned Parenthood Federation of America -- Union of Concerned Scientists -- U.S. English -- U.S. Term Limits -- Zero Population Growth -- Section 12. Identity -- American Association of Retired Persons -- American Indian Movement -- American Legion -- Congress of Racial Equality -- Emily's List -- Human Rights Campaign -- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -- National Gay and Lesbian Task Force -- National Organization for Women -- Section 13. Foreign -- China -- Cuban Exiles -- European Union -- Israel -- Japan -- Mexico -- Nigeria -- Russia -- Taiwan -- Turkey -- PART II. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES AND LOBBYISTS: TABLES AND FIGURES -- Section 1. Political Action Committees.

Top Agriculture PACs -- Top Livestock/Poultry PACs -- Top Dairy PACs -- Top Tobacco PACs -- Top Forestry and Paper PACs -- Top Business PACs -- Top Food and Beverage PACs -- Top Retail PACs -- Top Miscellaneous Services PACs -- Top Gambling/Recreation/Tourism PACs -- Top Miscellaneous Business PACs -- Top Construction PACs -- Top Building Equipment/Materials PACs -- Top Engineering/Architecture PACs -- Top Contractors and Builders PACs -- Top Defense PACs -- Top Electronics/Communications PACs -- Top Electronic/Computer Manufacturing PACs -- Top Telephone PACs -- Top TV/Music/Movies PACs -- Top Telecommunications PACs -- Top Printing and Publishing PACs -- Top Energy/Resource PACs -- Top Oil and Gas PACs -- Top Mining PACs -- Top Electric Utility PACs -- Top Nuclear/Misc. Energy PACs -- Top Waste Management/Environmental Service PACs -- Top Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate PACs -- Top Commercial Bank PACs -- Top Savings and Loan/ Credit Union PACs -- Top Finance/Credit Company PACs -- Top Security and Investment PACs -- Top Insurance PACs -- Top Accounting PACs -- Top Real Estate PACs -- Top Health PACs -- Top Health Professional PACs -- Top Hospital/Nursing Home PACs -- Top Pharmaceutical and Health Product PACs -- Top Democratic/Liberal PACs -- Top Republican/Conservative PACs -- Top Women's Issue PACs -- Top Miscellaneous Human Rights/Identity Groups PACs -- Top Law Firm PACs -- Top Lobbyist Firm PACs -- Top Manufacturing PACs -- Top Chemical Manufacturing PACs -- Top Steel PACs -- Top Textile PACs -- Top Miscellaneous Manufacturing PACs -- Top Single-Issue PACs -- Top Pro-Israel PACs -- Top Environment PACs -- Top Gun and Gun Control PACs -- Top Pro-Choice arid and-Life PACs -- Top Miscellaneous Single-Issue PACs -- Top Transport PACs -- Top Air Transport PACs -- Top Automobile PACs -- Top Trucking PACs -- Top Railroad PACs.

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