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  1. October 24, 2006

    John Tillman Interview

    John Tillman is the president of Americans for Limited Government, a tax-exempt organization in Chicago. He is also the elected president of Golf, a small village in Cook County, Illinois. Read more

  2. October 05, 2006

    Lori Klein Interview

    Lori Klein is the executive director of the Arizona Home Owners Protection Effort (Arizona HOPE). A political consultant and fundraiser, Klein is a founding partner of Academica Associates, which describes itself as “a private think tank serving the needs of a small client base in the international business community,” and she has been the director of Arizonans for the Fair Tax, which advocates replacing the federal income tax with a national consumption tax. Read more

  3. September 27, 2006

    Justin Hayes Interview

    Justin Hayes is the media director of Neighbors Protecting Idaho. He previously was program director of the Idaho Conservation League. Read more

  4. September 27, 2006

    Joe Balyeat Interview

    Joe Balyeat is the state chairman of Protect Our Homes Montana, the chief proponent of Initiative 154. Balyeat, a Republican, represents Montana’s 34th District in the state Senate and is a certified public accountant. Read more

  5. September 27, 2006

    Howard Fieldstead Ahmanson, Jr. Interview

    Howard Fieldstead Ahmanson, Jr. lives in Orange County, California. According to records filed with the California Secretary of State, Ahmanson’s Fieldstead and Company gave $200,000 on April 6 to the Protect Our Homes Coalition, the committee pushing the passage of Proposition 90. Read more

  6. September 25, 2006

    David J. Hunnicutt Interview

    David J. Hunnicutt is the president of Oregonians in Action, which calls itself “an association of property owners working together to protect property rights in Oregon.” In 2004, the organization was the chief proponent of Measure 37. Read more

  7. September 21, 2006

    Bob Stacey Interview

    Bob Stacey is the executive director of 1000 Friends of Oregon, an organization that he describes as being active in implementing state land-use planning laws and pioneering smart-growth policies. He led the group during its unsuccessful efforts in 2004 to defeat Measure 37. Read more

  8. September 20, 2006

    Tom Adams Interview

    Tom Adams is president of the California League of Conservation Voters, which describes itself as the “nonpartisan political action arm of California’s environmental movement.” Its Web site says: “At CLCV, we work to elect the best environmental leaders, keep them accountable, and implement strong environmental laws in California.” Read more

  9. September 15, 2006

    Douglas T. Kendall Interview

    Douglas T. Kendall is the founder and executive director of the Community Rights Counsel, which describes itself as “a nonprofit, public-interest law firm based in Washington, D.C., that was formed in 1997 to assist communities in protecting their health and welfare.” Read more

  10. September 12, 2006

    Kevin Spillane Interview

    Kevin Spillane is a spokesman for Protect Our Homes Coalition — Yes on 90, the chief proponent of California’s Proposition 90. Spillane heads The Stonecreek Group, a Republican political consulting firm that counts Protect Our Homes Coalition among its clients. Read more

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