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Remember those forged letters sent to a Virginia Congressman urging him to vote against the climate bill? The ones which claimed to be from an hispanic community group and from the NAACP? Well, five more fakes have been discovered, the Read the full story on TreeHugger

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I’m not saying there’s a linear connection between the news from two weeks back of lobbyists sending forged letters urging opposition to the climate bill to a Virginia Congressman, but it does show the level of manipulation going on to protect vested interests of polluters — Think Progress reports that Read the full story on TreeHugger

Prior to the vote on the climate bill back in June, Congressman Tom Perriello (D-VA) received a a letter from Hispanic community group Creciendo Juntos urging him to vote against the bill — the trouble is that the letter was forged and sent on behalf of an undisclosed client by lobbyists Bonner & Associates. The Charlottesvill…Read the full story on TreeHugger