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Old 08-24-2012, 12:09 PM
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http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slate...l_donors_.html


Not a lot is known about the CNP, which appears to be just the way its members like it. The New York Times did some digging back in 2004 and filed this report on the group and its "strictly confidential" membership. Here's a few snippets to whet your appetite:

Three times a year for 23 years, a little-known club of a few hundred of the most powerful conservatives in the country have met behind closed doors at undisclosed locations for a confidential conference, the Council for National Policy, to strategize about how to turn the country to the right. Details are closely guarded. ...

Mr. Bush addressed the group in fall 1999 to solicit support for his campaign, stirring a dispute when news of his speech leaked and Democrats demanded he release a tape recording. He did not.
Not long after the Iraq invasion, Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld attended a council meeting.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/28/po...7dcad1&ei=5070


the latter link is to the ny times article about the group. and one member...grover norquist. who is that guy??
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