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The '''Center for American Progress''' (CAP) is a [[liberal]] [[progressive]] [[politics|political]] tax-exempt 501c [[activist]] group headquartered in [[Washington D.C.]]
The '''Center for American Progress''' (CAP) is a [[liberal]] [[progressive]] [[politics|political]] [[activist]] group in the [[United States of America|United States]]. The CAP says they are "dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through ideas and action". The CAP is headed by [[John D. Podesta]], former [[chief of staff]] to [[President of the United States of America|President]] [[Bill Clinton]]. <ref>http://www.moveon.org/about.html</ref> The liberal activist [[George Soros]] donated three million dollars in 2004 in an unsuccessful attempt to defeat the reelection of [[President of the United States of America|President]] [[George W. Bush]]. <ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A24179-2003Nov10?language=printer</ref>
The CAP says they are "dedicated to improving the lives of [[American]]s through ideas and action". In reality, it's a secret "brain trust" within the Democratic National Committee and developed specifically to promote Democrat ideas and candidates. <ref>[http://www.undueinfluence.com/cap.htm Center for
American Progress] Green Tracking Library</ref> According to their website, “expose the hollowness of conservative governing philosophy, and challenge the media to cover the issues that truly matter.” The liberal activist [[George Soros]] donated three million dollars in 2004 in an unsuccessful attempt to defeat the re-election of [[President of the United States of America|President]] [[George W. Bush]]. <ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A24179-2003Nov10?language=printer</ref>
The Center for American Progress participates in the [[Americans Against Escalation in Iraq]] [[coalition]]. <ref>http://www.noiraqescalation.org/about/</ref>
The Center for American Progress began as the American Majority Institute in 2002, a way to cope with the new funding restrictions of the McCain-Feingold Campaign Reform Act. In 2003, they created the companion lobbying group Center for American Progress Action Fund. CAP has a powerful lobbying agenda, spending $700,000. so far in 2009. <ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?year=2009&lname=Center+for+American+Progress&id= Center for American Progress] OpenSecrets.org</ref> A number of the CAP lobbyists have jobs in the [[Obama Administration]]. John Podesta, President and Chief Executive Officer of CAP was [[John Podesta]], he is now director of the CIA. They built infrastructure to construct a permanent campaign outside of actual campaigns.
The Center for American Progress participates in the [[Americans Against Escalation in Iraq]] coalition. <ref>http://www.noiraqescalation.org/about/</ref> In addition, another liberal group [[Media Matters for America]] was jump-started by the Center for American Progress and with millions in dollars from wealthy liberals. <ref>[http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/4183 The Marxist Media Analysis of the Center for American Progress] Canadian Free Press, July 29, 2008</ref> They push regulation of "free speech", the Center for American Progress published a report detailing how [[conservative]]s dominate the talk radio. CAP employs 11 full-time bloggers who contribute to two liberal Web sites, ThinkProgress and the Wonk Room; others prepare daily feeds for radio stations. CAP has 180 staffers and a $27 million budget. <ref>[http://www.thenextright.com/jon-henke/left-watch-center-for-american-progress Left Watch: Center for American Progress] TheNextRight.com, November 19,2008</ref>
CAP has allowed their computer servers to be utilized for vandalism against this wiki website. <ref>[block log- Use of confirmed proxy server to engage in harrassment: XO Communications, Center For American Progress, Arlington, Virginia (foi.americanprogress.org) 21:14 July 8, 2009]</ref>
==References==
==References==
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*http://www.americanprogress.org/ Official Website
*[http://www.americanprogress.org/ Official Website]
*[http://www.facebook.com/americanprogress Official Facebook Page]
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[[Category:United States Political Organizations]]
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