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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140715125303/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/amazon-alec-pressure_n_1544028.html" target="_blank">Amazon Drops ALEC Under Pressure From Advocacy Group</a></span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="press_clip" id="press_clip_8"> <div class="pr_content"> <div class="date_header"> <span class="date">Thu 17 May, 2012 - BET</span> <span class="block_title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140715125303/http://www.bet.com/news/features/vote-2012/news/politics/2012/05/17/commentary-attacking-obama-for-jeremiah-wright-is-so-2008.html" target="_blank">Commentary: Attacking Obama for Jeremiah Wright Is So 2008 </a></span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="press_clip" id="press_clip_9"> <div class="pr_content"> <div class="date_header"> <span class="date">Wed 16 May, 2012 - Politico</span> <span class="block_title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140715125303/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76425.html" target="_blank">New corporate foe: 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