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National Political Index: Contacting Political Activist Groups
The National Political Index is probably the most comprehensive guide to political resources on the Web (thus, can be a bit daunting). This section lists interest groups that can be reached over the Web - of course there are some missing, but at last count there were about 600 groups listed in 21 different categories. Some of the most famous interest groups are listed below for this chapter. Note that this is a selective list, not of the most important groups, and certainly not of the "best" or "correct" groups - that is a decision that we make ourselves as informed citizens. The groups listed are some of the most famous in different areas of policy, and have been selected mainly for illustrative purposes. For information on any other issue areas, and groups representing the wide range of positions on these issues, be sure to browse this National Political Index site.
http://www.politicalindex.com/sect10.htm

Site for the AARP
(American Association of Retired Persons), a major interest group for the elderly.
http://www.aarp.org/

Site for the ACLU
(American Civil Liberties Union), a major interest group concerned with the Bill of Rights.
http://www.aclu.org/

Site for the ACU
(American Conservative Union), a major conservative interest group.
http://www.conservative.org/

Site for the ADA
(Americans for Democratic Action), a major liberal interest group.
http://adaction.org/

Site for the AFL-CIO
(American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations), a major labor interest group.
http://www.aflcio.org/home.htm

Site for the AMA
(American Medical Association), a major interest group concerned with medical/health-care issues.
http://www.ama-assn.org/

Site for the CDF
(Children's Defense Fund), a major interest group for children's issue advocacy.
http://www.childrensdefense.org/

Site for the Christian Coalition, a major interest group for religious conservatives.
http://www.cc.org/

Site for Common Cause, a major interest group concerned primarily with political reform and campaign finance.
http://www.commoncause.org/

Site for the Concord Coalition, a major moderate interest group focused on deficit-related issues.
http://www.concordcoalition.org/

Site for the FAS (Federation of American Scientists), a major interest group concerned with issues of science and technology.
http://www.fas.org/

Site for the LCV
(League of Conservation Voters), a major environmental interest group. Note: there are many other major environmental interest groups you may want to browse, including Greenpeace, the National Resources Defense Council, the Nature Conservancy, the Sierra Club, and the World Wildlife Fund.
http://www.lcv.org/

Site for the NAACP
(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), a major civil rights interest group.
http://www.naacp.org/

Site for the NEA
(National Education Association), a major interest group concerned with education issues.
http://www.nea.org/

Site for the NOW
(National Organization for Women), a major feminist and pro-choice interest group.
http://now.org/

Site for the NRA
(National Rifle Association), a major interest group concerned with gun-related issues.
http://www.nra.org/

Site for the NRLC
(National Right to Life), a major pro-life interest group.
http://www.nrlc.org/

Site for the UI
(Urban Institute), a major interest group concerned primarily with various city-related issues.
http://www.urban.org/

Site for the UST
(United States Taxpayers), a major conservative and anti-tax interest group.
Constitution Party (formerly the US Taxpayers Party http://www.constitutionparty.com/pr03.htm)Website:
http://www.ustaxpayers.org/

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