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e-LobbyingA presidential sex scandal got their nonprofit off the ground. Now their 300,000 politically conscious members keep it going.

ByPeter Kooiman

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Vital Stats:Wes Boyd, 41,and Joan Blades, 45, of Berkeley, California-based MoveOn.org

Company:Online nonprofitpolitical advocacy group started in 1998

2001 Numbers:300,000members

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