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Applications Now Open for Class of 2011 WREI Congressional Fellowships on Women and Public Policy
WASHINGTON, March 18/ PRNewswire/- As 2010 Congressional Fellows on Women and Public Policy wind up orientation and begin their assignments on Capitol Hill, the Women's Research and Education Institute ( WREI) is pleased on announce that ap
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp Announces the Election of George L. Argyros to Its Board of Directors
Mr. Argyros is Chairman of the Board of Directors for The Beckman Foundation, a major philanthropic foundation for scientific research; former Chairman of the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace Foundation; Founding Chairman for the Nixon Ce
National Center for Policy Analysis and Salem Radio Network Deliver One Million Emails to Congress t
DALLAS, March 17/ PRNewswire-USNewswire/- In an unprecedented wave of online opposition to a government run health care system, constituents from all 50 states sent more than one million individual emails to their Congressional members at t
Seneca Nation of Indians Calls House Approval of PACT Act a 'Sucker Punch' to Treaty Rights
If signed into law by President Obama, the PACT Act will bar Native American tobacco businesses from using the U.S. Postal Service for shipment of their products.
League TV Ad: Appointment of Congressman's Brother 'Suspicious Timing'
WASHINGTON, March 17/ PRNewswire-USNewswire/- U.S. Congressman Jim Matheson is the focus of a new TV ad by the League of American Voters on the upcoming vote on the Obama-Pelosi healthcare takeover plan.
Pelosi, Democratic Leaders Remarks at Enrollment Ceremony for HIRE Act
WASHINGTON, March 17/ PRNewswire-USNewswire/- Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James Oberstar held an enrollment ceremony to sign the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employ
Democracy on Trial: SEIU's $25 Million Lawsuit Against Union Reformers Goes to Court Monday
SEIU has reportedly spent down $ 10 million of members' dues money on four law firms to sue NUHW staff- even suing NUHW's attorneys- and has squandered political capital by threatening many of the elected officials and labor leaders who hel
Coalition to Stop Contraband Tobacco Applauds House for Passage of the Prevent All Cigarette Traffic
The Coalition to Stop Contraband Tobacco is a group of individuals, associations, businesses and other organizations that share the goal of enacting legislation that will eliminate underage access to tobacco on the Internet, curtail associa
Majority in US Senate Join Majority in US House in Supporting US Policy for Resolving the Western Sa
WASHINGTON, March 17/ PRNewswire-USNewswire/- Today, a bipartisan majority of Members of the US Senate- led by Sen. Diane Feinstein ( D-CA) and Sen. Kit Bond ( R-MO), the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Intelligence Committee- sent a
Congress Approves Bill Curbing Internet Tobacco Sales in Victory for Kids and Taxpayers
Require Internet sellers to pay all federal, state, local or Tribal tobacco taxes and affix tax stamps before delivery to any customer;- Mandate that the age and identification of purchasers be checked at purchase and at delivery;- Require
Gage Urges Senators to Defend, Call for TSO Collective Bargaining Rights
WASHINGTON, March 17/ PRNewswire-USNewswire/- In a meeting with 28 Senate Democrats on Capitol Hill today, American Federation of Government Employees President John Gage urged the senators to push back on the attacks from Republican member
Media Alert: Actress Ashley Judd to Speak Out on Violence Against Women Globally
Celebrated actress and humanitarian Ashley Judd will join Women Thrive in a media teleconference on March 23 to discuss the global scourge of violence against women and the importance of the International Violence Against Women Act- now rei