1.   Attempts to rein in such independent advocacy efforts are among key provisions of the campaign finance proposals that are stalled in Congress.

2.   Abiomed has created an independent patient advocacy council that the company organized and financed but will not control.

3.   But there are no guidelines for working with businesses or independent advocacy groups.

4.   By drawing international attention to such dehumanizing conditions, his independent advocacy group hopes to hasten reform.

5.   In the last few years, independent advocacy groups have cropped up to to sponsor televised political attack ads that are not connected with any candidate or party.

6.   Rudman had nothing to do with that, and in fact McCain has amended his original proposal to add protections for independent advocacy groups.

7.   Some democracies, aware that information is more accessible and independent advocacy groups are more influential in their countries, are wary of the monitoring.

8.   The court would have to reverse a quarter-century of jurisprudence to accept a contributions limit on political speech by independent advocacy groups.

9.   The problem with that approach is that it would subject the school system to volatile political pressures and deprive it of the independent advocacy a separate board provides.