Karpinski says to do that, the League of Conservation Voters has mounted a nation-wide campaign to build support for new climate legislation among labor,industry and veterans groups, who have been suspicious of the measure's potential impact on the American business community.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

Indeed, legislation designed to force disclosure on those groups, known as 527 committees, named for a section of the federal tax code, recently was approved by the House and Senate.

CNN: latimes.com: Talking baseball and politics with George W. Bush

It based the draft legislation on proposals created by 16-member bicameral working groups on the topics of gun violence, school security and mental health.

CNN: Connecticut panel crafts gun law overhaul

Human rights groups have said the legislation places severe restrictions on the rights to free expression and free association and assembly.

BBC: UAE authorities 'detain 18-year-old blogger'