Charities Supporting AT&T's Buyout of T-Mobile Have Financial Incentive
Center for Public Integrity, October 17, 2011
By Jason McLure
Earlier this year, merger endorsements by the NAACP and the GLAAD made headlines after it was revealed they had received AT&T funds. GLAAD's executive director and several board members resigned following the revelations. A new investigation shows the effort to get groups that receive AT&T charitable donations to write letters supporting the transaction went far beyond civil rights groups to include charities so small they have only a single staff member.
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