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In July 2007, the [[National Council of Women's Organizations]] publicly supported the merger of the [[XM]] and [[Sirius]] satellite radio companies, after being persuaded by LMG's Gil Meneses. <ref>Shawn Zeller, "Radio Backers Go Broad," Congressional Quarterly Weekly, July 28, 2007.</ref>
In May 2007, LMG ran the [[Alliance for Aviation Across America]] [http://www.aviationacrossamerica.org/], which opposed a proposal to shift some of airline carriers' federal tax burden to small-jet operators. Member groups of the coalition included the [[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association]], [[National Business Aviation Association]], [[National Farmers Union]] and the [[League of Rural Voters]]. <ref>"Private-jet owners fight a proposed tax increase: Plan would ease major carriers' burden," ''The International Herald Tribune'', May 16, 2007.</ref>
In March 2006, LMG helped [[Broadband Everywhere]], an effort that included the [[National Cable & Telecommunications Association]], [[American Cable Association]], [[Hispanic Federation]] and the [[National Congress of Black Women]]. The coalition was formed to voice "concern about 'monster Bell behemoths.'" <ref>"Mergers, Net Neutrality, Franchising Widen Lawmaker, Lobbyist Gap," Telecom Policy Report, March 20, 2006.</ref>
