Fund for Constitutional Government

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Fund for Constitutional Government

ORGANIZATION

"A publicly funded foundation dedicated to the exposure and correction of corruption in the United States federal government. FCG accomplishes this work by funding organizations and journalists working to advance and sustain an open and accountable government."

Board of Directors as of October 2006: Steven Aftergood, Jack Blum, John Cavanagh, Michael Cavallo, Leslie Cockburn, Patricia Derian, Kate Doyle, Marion Edey, Frances Farenthold, Hamilton Fish, Christopher Hitchens, Stewart R. Mott, Robert Walters, Robert White.

Official Website:
http://www.fcgonline.org/

Founding Date:
1974

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

John Cavanagh Economist 1955 Institute for Policy Studies

Frances Farenthold Educator 2-Oct-1926 President of Wells College, 1976-80

Jim Hightower Radio Personality 11-Jan-1943 Texan, radio voice, author

Christopher Hitchens Journalist 13-Apr-1949 15-Dec-2011 Agent provocateur

Howard Zinn Historian 24-Aug-1922 27-Jan-2010 A People's History of the United States

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