I believe NRDC's Amicus Journal included an article about AAA one or two issues ago. > AAA "takes positions on transportation and the environment > largely without the knowledge or permission of its members ... Jane Clark [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Mathews <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 2:01 AM Subject: Foes of Amtrak > (2) Another link of interest is > <http://www.TomPaine.com/features/2001/05/01/index.html>, which was > publicized in an ad in yesterday's New York Times. The article discusses > the American Automobile Association's lobbying for more roads, and > relentless opposition to gasoline tax increases, noting charges from > critics that AAA "takes positions on transportation and the environment > largely without the knowledge or permission of its members ... [With 43 > million members, AAA] is the second largest membership organization in > the country. The only thing bigger is the Catholic Church." > > --Ross B. Capon, NARP Executive Director - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]