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Scientology group finds support in Legislature

Title: Scientology group finds support in Legislature
Date: Saturday, 11 March 2006
Publisher: Arizona Republic
Author: Amanda J. Crawford
Main source: azcentral.com
Alternate and/or complementary: rickross.com

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A group affiliated with the Church of Scientology has forged close ties with several influential members of the Arizona Legislature as part of a nationwide battle against the mental-health industry. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights has courted key lawmakers with trips to glitzy Scientologist events in Hollywood. And, observers say, it has been the force behind more than two dozen bills in Arizona in recent years, including measures to restrict prescriptions of Ritalin and mood-altering drugs. One of the measures ... [Read the rest at azcentral.com]