(New York Post) Daniel J. Samet - Democratic radicals facing tough primaries are lambasting AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, for the sin of helping their opponents. AIPAC, which has been around since 1963, has long taken flak from opponents who argue that it nefariously influences American policy. Yet AIPAC has the same First Amendment rights that all Americans do. Moreover, according to the Open Secrets website, which follows money in U.S. politics, AIPAC has been outspent by 11 other political action committees this election cycle. The truth is AIPAC is hardly the only one to give money to politicians it supports. It is a political action committee like any other - just one of many parts of America's lively civil society.
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