What you need to know about the IRI

The Raw Story has some interesting information about an organization called the International Republican Institute, which ". . .has been associated with unscrupulous and undemocratic campaign practices both at home and overseas. "

Remember these names: Tony Marsh and Lance Copsey

The International Republican Institute, though billing itself as an independent nonprofit unaffiliated with the Republican Party, acts essentially as a wing of the GOP. Its is chaired by party presidential frontrunner Senator John McCain (R-AZ), and Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and Representatives David Dreier (R-CA) and Jim Kolbe (R-AZ) serve on its board of directors. Many of IRI’s high-ranking staff members have at some point worked directly for the Bush administration.

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