What's in a Name?
Corporate lobbyists often masquerade as consumer advocacy think tanks. Similar front groups surface during election season, so that negative campaign attacks can be launched by hastily thrown together "advocates" with misleading names, such as the Black Republican Freedom Fund and the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.
Think you'll be able to spot a group's true motives by its name? Try your luck at ConsumerReports.org. They put together a quiz to see if you can match the group's goals with its moniker.
---Samantha Maziarz Christmann
