Group May Become Conservative Version of MoveOn

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Source: Associated Press

By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 1 minute ago

WASHINGTON - They raise millions of dollars, conduct provocative ad campaigns, work with a vast network of like-minded allies and have the power to frame the presidential election going forward as much as the candidates themselves.

That used to define only the liberal MoveOn.org, an organization of 3.3 million members that has raised $25 million in the past 18 months and is helping spearhead an anti-war coalition.

Now, a group of conservatives and Republicans with close ties to the White House have formed their own enterprise, Freedom's Watch, landing on the political scene with a $15 million ad campaign to defend President Bush's Iraq war strategy.

But this is just the start. Its organizers don't see themselves as the single-cause Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, who aimed to sink John Kerry's presidential bid in 2004. Instead, they hope to fill what they say is a void on the right, becoming a permanent, well-financed conservative voice on social, economic and national security issues.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070928/ap_on_el_ge/outsiders_politics

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"Group May Become Conservative Version of MoveOn" was what appeared on the Yahoo front page. This is from the article itself: "Outsiders aim to frame political debate"

"Outsiders?!" They have Ari bloody Fleischer and Mary Matalin heading up the project!