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...years with no clear front-runner, the Academy membership needs to consult critics' prizes with even greater care. So the Oscar voters will listen to us. How do I know? Because they usually do. And how do I know that? I have the research to back...
AARP can certainly throw its weight around. The organization is one of the country's most influential lobbying groups, with a membership about 10 times that of the National Rifle Association. In Washington, politicians from both major parties covet AARP's backing on a range of issues. That is in part because 1 out of every 4 voters in the past election, according to exit polls, was a member of AARP...
Indeed, AARP wouldn't be the powerhouse it is today without those services. Royalties alone account for $379 million in revenue. That's more than annual membership dues, which bring in $229 million. In total, 40% of AARP's $878 million in 2004 revenue came from royalties and service fees. AARP increased its revenues last year about 10.3%, to $938 million, and spent about a third of that on getting current members or courting potential new ones...
...worldly for their attention. More than any other group, the coalition mobilized the religious right and gave evangelicals a taste of their potential clout on such issues as abortion and prayer in schools. But as most large political organizations eventually do, the coalition, which has recently weathered declining membership, shakeups in several state chapters and financial problems, has now started to splinter...
...would anyone in their right mind visit the Loch Lomond Golf Club during the dreich Scottish winter? Because it has a fantastic new spa, that's why. The exclusive 267-hectare club overlooking the country's largest loch has introduced a winter membership, at a fraction of[an error occurred while processing this directive] the normal cost, coinciding with the recent launch of its Spa in the Walled Garden. The clean, modern lines of the glass, stone and wood sanctuary - boasting such sensory treats as a vitality plunge pool, a crystal steam room and massage therapists with seemingly magic hands...