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SpeakOut.com and RNC Partner to Revolutionize Democracy Online

WASHINGTON, DC – July 11, 2000 – Using revolutionary new technology developed by SpeakOut.com, the Republican National Committee (RNC) today announced a new effort to increase citizen participation in national politics and provide input to the party through SpeakOut’s eHearings technology.

In partnership with the RNC, SpeakOut.com will be the exclusive provider of its specially-designed eHearings for the Republican Party. The Republican eHearings will allow citizens, via the Internet, to view Republican officials delivering video commentary on platform topics and voice their opinions by responding to survey questions on those topics. The Republican Party has selected the speakers, topics and questions. SpeakOut.com developed the technology infrastructure using its patent pending “Ntercept” technology.

“The phrase ‘politics as usual’ is irrelevant in the new world of online activism,” said Ron Howard, Chairman & CEO of SpeakOut.com. “We are pleased to partner with both the Republican and Democratic Parties as they pave the way for a new era of political participation.”

The Republican eHearings will be co-branded and hosted by SpeakOut.com and will be live from July 12, 2000, at 5:00 PM to July 27, 2000 at 5:00 PM, during this time the site can be accessed at www.SpeakOut.com/coop/rnc. All services to SpeakOut.com activism partners are provided free of charge.

About SpeakOut.com

Based in Washington, DC, SpeakOut.com (www.speakout.com) is the leading non-partisan Internet activism Web site and online opinion research company whose primary mission is to enhance the democratic process by enabling citizens to have a direct impact on the decisions that affect their lives. Officially launched in February 2000, SpeakOut.com users enjoy a wide variety of news and information content tailored to their interests and activism tools allowing aggregated messaging to a vast array of public officeholders, candidates, business leaders and news executives.

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