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Richard A. OFAC still claims the
authority to license and control First Amendment-protected activities,
a claim which we believe to be untenable. We are
continuing to discuss these matters with the government, and look
forward to a satisfactory conclusion .

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In response to Congress's own recent scandals involving money and gifts
for legislative favors , several so-called ethics and lobbying reform bills
have been introduced that would also regulate many grassroots lobbying
efforts.pspcentral.pen.

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He is the author of four books, including "America 's Right
Turn," (Bonus Books, 2004).

As a result of the lawsuit, the government has since issued
revised regulations and granted a general license to publishers to
engage in all activities ordinary and incident to written publications
originating in Iran, Cuba, and Sudan. Ebadi
and other affected writers.S.

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However, in light of our concerns regarding
OFAC's continued assertion of authority to license such publishing
transactions, the original plaintiffs are continuing to discuss these
matters with the government and the lawsuit remains pending.

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2412 are making their way through the House of
Representatives.
"Any efforts to regulate the grassroots would lead to censorship and other
unconstitutional controls over political speech, petitioning, and rights of
association . We are naturally delighted at this outcome for Ms.

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Publishing Writers/Business Editors/Government Writers

NEW YORK----The Association of
American University Press (AAUP), the Professional and Scholarly
Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers
(PSP/AAP), and PEN American Center, the original plaintiffs in the
pending lawsuit challenging the scope of OFAC's authority to regulate
publishing transactions with sanctioned countries, expressed both
appreciation for Nobel Winner Shirin Ebadie's participation in the
suit as a co-plaintiff, and understanding of her recently-announced
agreement to settle her complaint with OFAC in light of recent
revisions to the OFAC regulations that will allow her book to be
published in the U.S.
Treasury Department , to strike down regulations requiring publishers
to seek a license from the government to engage in the routine
activities necessary to publish works originating in embargoed
nations--regulations which violate the Berman Amendment exempting
"information and informational materials" from such embargoes.org) counts among its members 111 nonprofit
scholarly publishers affiliated with research universities, scholarly
societies, research institutions and museums located in 43 states. As
part of International PEN, it and its affiliated organizations have
defended free and open communication within and among nations for more
than 80 years.

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, The Washington Times has published
an article written by Richard A.

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Moreover, the general
license that the revised regulations provide to publishers itself
contains some troubling provisions.

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Richard Viguerie: Regulation of Grassroots Lobbying Protects Corruption in Congress

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The license excludes the work of
senior government officials in embargoed countries (for instance, the
memoirs of Fidel Castro, or the uncollected speeches of high-ranking
Iranian clerics--two hypothetical books which would be of real value
to American readers); and there is no guarantee of permanence or
transfer of this general license to any newly-embargoed nation .

About the AAP/PSP

Members of the Professional/Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Division of
the Association of American Publishers, Inc.org) 182
professional societies, commercial publishers and university presses
produce books, journals, computer software, databases and electronic
products .

About the AAUP

The AAUP (www.

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"Only a Congress addicted to power would try to blame its internal
corruption problems on too much citizen participation in politics," Viguerie
wrote . by scholars and professionals
in science, medicine, technology, business, law, reference, social
science and the humanities.

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The 2,500 PEN American Center (www.

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org) members are
a major voice of the national and international literary community.

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The parties ' joint lawsuit and the resulting changes in the
regulations have considerably improved the climate for publishers and
the reading public, but concerns remain. The Division's (www.

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The complete article is available on The Washington Times website at
http://www.S.
In September 2004, the AAUP , PSP/AAP and PEN filed suit against
the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), an agency of the U. Shirin Ebadi, the
Iranian activist and Nobelist who had filed a companion suit in
October 2004 , has been able to dismiss her action against the
government, confident that an American audience will be able to read
her memoirs.

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About PEN American Center

PEN American Center is an organization of over 2,500 prominent
novelists, poets, essayists, translators, playwrights , and editors.

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Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, in
opposition of the attempt of some members of Congress to regulate grassroots
lobbying. No matter how Congress tries to disguise it, the regulation of
grassroots lobbying is the same as blaming the People for corruption in
Congress," added Viguerie .

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R. These revisions have allowed
many suspended publishing projects to go forward.

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2128 is already out of committee in the Senate, and bills such as
H.
"Any member of Congress who votes to regulate the grassroots is voting to
protect corruption inside the Beltway by silencing some of the many critics
outside the Beltway," concluded Viguerie's additional comments. Viguerie , Chairman of American Target Advertising, pioneered
ideological and political direct mail and has been called "the funding father
of the conservative movement" for his role in forming dozens of conservative
organizations.

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OFAC Plaintiffs Acknowledge Ebadi Settlement But Continue to Press the Government

(AAP) publish the vast
majority of materials used in the U.

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Collectively they publish around 10,000 books each year and over 700
journals in virtually every field of human knowledge.

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