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N.Y. Activist Finances Online Lobbying Campaign

By NICOLE WALLACE

An activist in New York has invested $43,000 of her own money -- and countless hours of her time -- in an online lobbying campaign to persuade Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.

Irene Weiser, a mediator at a dispute-resolution center, also heads the board of a domestic-violence organization in Ithaca,...

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