It was the sharpest month-on-month growth rate in 18 months, the group said.
For four months, the group met once or twice a week.
Over the next several months, the group met numerous times and held open panel discussions.
Over the past twelve months, the group raised more than six hundred thousand dollars.
The restoration of the ship, taken out of service in 1991, will take at least 14 months, the group said.
In coming months the group will be testing to see how people respond to the picture password system, he said.
In recent months, the group has developed a specialty of being able to monitor Internet phone conversations.
In recent months, the group had fallen on hard financial times and indicated it would disband, the police said.
For months, the group said, it held talks with the steelworkers and A.F.L.-C.I.O. about how to proceed.
In the last several months, the group has primarily aired negative ads that attack Mr. Romney's rivals.
The gain, after a 10percentt rise through June, is the seventh increase in 24 months, the group said, based on a survey.
