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DeLay doc in Austin on Tuesday
“The Big Buy: Tom Delay’s Stolen Congress” is getting an Austin screening Tuesday.
The film will be shown for free at 7 p.m. at the AFL-CIO hall auditorium (capacity is about 150) at 11th and Lavaca streets. Tom “Smitty” Smith of Public Citizen and Suzy Woodford of Common Cause will lead a discussion after the film. The screening is sponsored by the AFL-CIO, Public Citizen and Common Cause.
According to the Web site for the film, “The Big Buy” is screening at house parties around the country Tuesday for “Clean Money Day,” to promote public-financed political campaigns.
“The Big Buy” has already had theatrical runs in other cities, including Dallas and Houston. You can read Chris Garcia’s interview with the filmmakers here.
For more information on Tuesday’s screening, call Smith at 477-1155 or 797-8468, or Suzy Woodford, 474-2374 or 971-4839.
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