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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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Of special interest to the Harris campaign may be where those Fox News viewers were watching on Wednesday.
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Mark Joyella, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
When bad things happen, when the system seems weak, corrupt, absurd, captured by special interests, or plain unjust, people will actively seek alternatives.
—Vuk Vukovic, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
And none of this will be addressed by a corrupt council that’s paid for by developers, the apartment association Disney, and Anaheim’s other wealthy special interests.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
State supreme courts have increasingly become a target of special interest groups in recent years, attracting record-breaking spending that reflects the courts' power as the final say in high-profile cases, according to the Brennan Center for Justice, which tracks spending in judicial races.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
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Mark Joyella, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
When bad things happen, when the system seems weak, corrupt, absurd, captured by special interests, or plain unjust, people will actively seek alternatives.
—Vuk Vukovic, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
And none of this will be addressed by a corrupt council that’s paid for by developers, the apartment association Disney, and Anaheim’s other wealthy special interests.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
State supreme courts have increasingly become a target of special interest groups in recent years, attracting record-breaking spending that reflects the courts' power as the final say in high-profile cases, according to the Brennan Center for Justice, which tracks spending in judicial races.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
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