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Republican links

That could be taken as defamation, and there are no references. Anything remotely controvertial should have reliable sources linked to it, and shouldn't really be posted in the intro paragraph as the first thing people read. Ironholds 11:18, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

As I said; it is controvertial and therefore needs references to avoid being seen as defamation. You said yourself you see them as "masquerading as an independent left-wing leading group"; that basically accuses them of lying, which is fine if you can provide sources (newspaper articles, political commentary) that says that they are. Wikipedia has a policy of not allowing original claims/research; without proper evidence and verification it's your word against theirs. In conclusion: if you can provide sources, references and professional documents that share this opinion, such as newspaper articles, you can include it. Until then, i'm afraid it isn't appropriate content. I've reverted your inclusion of it (again); please dont include the info until this discussion is concluded. And you can sign your post by typing ~~~~ at the end :). Ironholds 13:57, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Non-partisan denotes not showing political affiliation. For example, a US organisation can be very conservative but not Republican. The organisation itself shows no direct republican affiliation; indeed, it is secular, a position many republicans would find anathema. There is already a paragraph "People for the American Way, which is critical of the organization, describes IWF as "a secular counterpart to Religious Right women’s groups like Eagle Forum and Concerned Women for America...."" which criticises its right wing view and association with the religious right. Of the founders/leaders; the article on Heather Higgins, for example: "In a 1995 Wall Street Journal column, Paul Gigot described her as an "idea broker," explaining that she prefers not to be associated with political parties.". While people like Lynne Cheney are (obviously) closely associated with the republican party it doesn't mean the organisation is; as I said, you can be conservative and not republican. There are 50 sources at the bottom of the page; if you could identify which one(s) you're referring to? Ironholds 14:24, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

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