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May 25, 2012

Amazon Drops Out of American Legislative Exchange Council 
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Amazon has announced it will drop out of the American Legislative
Exchange Council, a conservative legislative group with ties to the Koch
Brothers. ALEC has come under intense criticism for promoting
restrictive voter ID laws and the so-called “Stand Your Ground”
self-defense law.

 

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