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Business groups strike back against disclosure advocacy

National Association of Manufacturers, Business Roundtable among groups urging members not to reveal political spending The Grocery Manufacturers Association has pumped $11 million into a campaign to defeat a Washington state ballot initiative concerning genetically modified foods, and—rare in association advocacy—voters know exactly where the money is coming from. Pepsi and Coca-Cola were revealed as two of the major donors in GMA's fight against the initiative after the association recently agreed to list the companies that had contributed to its campaign, all part of its effort to avoid a lawsuit brought by the Washington state attorney general's office for allegedly… Read More