Coca-cola Boycotts Group Backing 'stand Your Ground' Laws

Triple PunditCoca-Cola boycotts group backing 'Stand Your Ground' lawsUSA TODAYWASHINGTON (AP) – Coca-Cola Co. has ended its membership in a conservative organization seen as the incubator for a string of new state laws on voting and a marketer of laws like Florida's "Stand Your Ground" self-defense statute.Coke cuts ties with ALECAtlanta Journal ConstitutionCoke withdraws from group that backs gun lawsmsnbc.comall 208 news articles »

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