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Common Cause is a nonpartisan lobbying group based in Washington, D.C. in the United States. Its current president and CEO is Robert W. Edgar.[1][2]
Founded in 1970 by John W. Gardner,[3] Common Cause employs professional lobbyists, researchers and advocates who work with its members and activists for campaign finance reform, accountability in government, media reform and other issues.

Common Cause published Common Cause Magazine,[4] once termed "the little magazine that could,"[5] from 1980 through 1996.

[edit] References

1. ^ Associated Press. "NCC's Edgar to Head Secular Advocacy Group" (html), Christian Post, 25 May 2007.
2. ^ Shawn Zeller. "Five Questions for Bob Edgar" (html), CQ Weekly on Yahoo! News, 29 May 2007.
3. ^ Rick Stamberger and Tom Simon (Twenty-First Century Initative & Working Dog Productions). John Gardner: Uncommon American (Common Cause). Public Broadcasting Service.
4. ^ Robert Trautman. "Common Cause Magazine." (html). commoncause.org.
5. ^ Debra Puchalla (March 1997). "The Little Magazine That Could." (html). American Journalism Review.

[edit] External links

· Common Cause website.
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