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Part five of ThinkProgress’ profiles of right-wing groups that are taking advantage of the Citizens United ruling to flood the airways with independent attack ads. See Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4. American Future Fund is a tax-exempt 501(c)(4) organization. Founded in 2007 by Nick Ryan, a longtime aide to former George W. Bush Office of Management and Budget ex-Rep. Jim Nussle (R-IA), and a consultant for Rick Santorum’s 2012 campaign, AFF says it aims to “provide Americans with a conservative and free market viewpoint to have a mechanism to communicate and advocate on the issues that most interest and concern them.” The group’s president, Sandra Greiner, is also a Republican Iowa state senator. AFF’s original seed money came from Iowa ethanol executive Bruce L. Rastetter, according to the New York Times. Sample AFF ad : Affiliates: View the original article here This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are ...

Everyone knows they have unique fingerprints, but what about a unique footprint? Research has shown everyone has a personalized way of walking — pressure of step, length of stride — and a new lab is working to turn those individual foot features into a security measure. The lab is developing biometric shoe insoles to monitor the characteristics of a person’s feet. Sensors will record the patterns and a computer will compare the measurements to a person’s master file. If it’s a match, it will grant the person access to secured areas and the insoles will turn off. If not, it sounds an alarm. “Within the third step, it knows it’s you, and it goes back to sleep,” Todd Gray, the company’s president, said to The Washington Post . “If I put on yours, it would know almost instantly that I’m not you.” Gray says his inspiration for the revolutionary security gear came from seeing his daughter in maternity ward decorated with baby feet. SEE ALSO: Department of Homeland Security Testing Molecular...