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New nonprofit to promote Obama agenda

In an unprecedented move, President Barack Obama's vaunted political organization is being turned into a nonprofit group funded in part by corporate money to mobilize support behind the president's second-term agenda.

By KEN THOMAS, Associated Press | Updated on January 18, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an unprecedented move, President Barack Obama’s vaunted political organization is being turned into a nonprofit group — funded in part by corporate money — to mobilize support behind the president’s second-term agenda.

The tax-exempt organization will be called Organizing for Action and seek to harness the energy of Obama’s re-election campaign for future legislative fights. Officials said the group will be separate from the Democratic National Committee and advocate on key policy issues such as gun control and immigration, train future leaders and devote attention to local issues around the country.

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