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a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote
promised that as governor he would never be beholden to special interests
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Dunn has donated a majority of its funds, lending it the air of a special interest group of one.
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Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
The woman rejected from the mine tour happened to be part of a special interest group.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 25 Sep. 2024
He’s given millions of dollars more on the federal level backing Democratic candidates and special interest PACs, records show.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2024
Phoenix will be a city where the people—not special interests—are heard and represented.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
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Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
The woman rejected from the mine tour happened to be part of a special interest group.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 25 Sep. 2024
He’s given millions of dollars more on the federal level backing Democratic candidates and special interest PACs, records show.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2024
Phoenix will be a city where the people—not special interests—are heard and represented.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
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