tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173725342011-12-14T21:59:21.679-05:00A daily variety of news stories you typically won't hear from the other guys. Up-to-date and direct from the newswires without any spin from me.US Military Newsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4501100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17372534.post-1168293252746254342007-01-08T16:54:00.000-05:002007-01-08T17:04:50.846-05:00

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced today that he has reintroduced legislation which aims to promote free expression and a free flow of information on the Internet by preventing U.S. companies from aiding regimes who restrict access to the Internet. "American high-tech firms have produced the technology and know-how that has led to a

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It's become an unquestioned part of the conventional wisdom that income inequality is rising steadily and has been for two decades. In a new policy analysis, "Has U.S. Income Inequality Really Increased?" Cato Institute senior fellow Alan Reynolds shows that these claims are wrong in both their premises and their conclusions. "The widespread

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10/16/2006 7:59:00 AMTo: National and State desksContact: Day Gardner of National Black Pro-Life Union, 202-834-0844WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In Philadelphia, the trial has begun for a man who is charged with killing a pregnant woman and her unborn child. Local authorities say Stephen Poaches, the father of the baby, has admitted to killing his girlfriend, Latoyia Figueroa, because

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10/14/2006 10:32:00 AMTo: National DeskContact: Valerie Schmalz of Feminists for Life, 415-571-8373WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement by Feminists for Life of America President Serrin M. Foster in response to an Oct. 13 New York Times guest opinion piece by Stacy Schiff, "Desperately Seeking Susan," which questions whether Susan B. Anthony's pro-life feminism

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10/15/2006 10:38:00 PMTo: National and International Desk Contact (Oxford, UK): Patricia Feeney of Rights & Accountability in Development (RAID), Office: plus-44 (0) 1865-515-982; Mobile: plus-44 (0) 779-617-8447 or http://releases.usnewswire.com/redir.asp?ReleaseID=74350&Link=mailto:tricia.feeney@raid-uk.orgLUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Oct. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In an

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10/14/2006 5:52:00 PMTo: National DeskContact: White House Press Office, 202-456-2580WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- At 3:30 p.m. ET, the president gave the following remarks about the UN Resolution on North Korea:"Today the United Nations Security Council passed a unanimous resolution, sending a clear message to the leader of North Korea regarding his weapons programs. This action by the

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Sensenbrenner: 'Bob Ney Should Resign Immediately and Not Remain in Congress a Moment Longer'10/13/2006 3:58:00 PMTo: National DeskContact: Jeff Lungren or Terry Shawn, 202-225-2492, both for the House Judiciary Committee Chairman F. James SensenbrennerWASHINGTON, Oct. 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-Wis.) today announced that he will

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Shipping In, Out of North Korea NowConsidered IllicitUntil Proven Otherwise10/11/2006 9:46:00 AMTo: National Desk, Political ReporterContact: Ron Bonjean or Lisa C. Miller, 202-225-2800,both of the United States House of RepresentativesSpeaker's Press OfficeWASHINGTON, Oct. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Speaker J.Dennis Hastert (R-IL) made the following statementregarding U.S. relations with North Korea:

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10/11/2006 3:34:00 PMTo: National DeskContact: White House Press Office, 202-456-2580WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following areremarks by the president on the economy and budget:Room 450Eisenhower Executive Office Building2:10 p.m. EDTTHE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Please be seated. Goodafternoon. Thanks for coming to the White House.In 2004, I made a promise to the American people,

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10/11/2006 6:47:00 PMTo: National DeskContact: Deanna Warren of the Department of Justice,757-441-6331; Web: http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/vaeNORFOLK, Va., Oct. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Howard Welsh,62, of the United Kingdom and Lee Hope Thrasher, 51,of Virginia Beach, Va., pleaded guilty today tocharges of conspiracy, mail fraud, and wire fraud,U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg of the Eastern Districtof

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10/11/2006 7:32:00 PMTo: National DeskContact: U.S. Department of Justice, 202-514-2008;202-514-1888 (TDD); Web: http://WWW.USDOJ.GOVWASHINGTON, Oct. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Transcript ofpress conference announcing indictment of U.S. Citizenfor treason and material support charges for providingaid and comfort to Al Qaeda:4:10 P.M. EDTDEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL McNULTY: Good afternoon. I'mPaul McNulty,

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10/6/2006 11:13:00 AM To: National Desk, Labor Reporter Contact: Randy Clerihue of U.S. Department of Labor, 202-693-4676 WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao issued the following statement on the September employment situation released today: "The news on the jobs front remains positive. The economy is growing fast enough to create new jobs, but

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10/6/2006 10:23:00 AM To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor Contact: Joan LaRocca of the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, 202-307-0703 News Advisory: The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today will begin accepting applications for the International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program (ITVERP). The ITVERP was created under the

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10/6/2006 10:18:00 AM To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor Contact: Tom Randall of the Save Our Species Alliance, 773-857-5086 or trandall@winningreen.com News Advisory: U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne will bring the Bush administration's "cooperative conservation" listening tour to Boise, October 9, in a public meeting to be held at 10 a.m. at Boise State University's Student

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10/6/2006 8:30:00 AM To: National and Feature desks Contact: Rick Reed or Tom Edwards, 301-763-2812, both of the U.S. Census Bureau WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature for Oct. 7 from the U.S. Census Bureau: SATURDAY, OCT. 7: APPLES Profile America -- Saturday, Oct. 7. The spotlight this weekend in many parts of the country is on

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10/6/2006 5:29:00 PM To: National Desk Contact: Randy Massey of the U.S. Department of Justice Southern District of Illinois, 618-628-3700 FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill., Oct. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Tina Marie Winston, a.k.a. Tina Marie Gilmore, 34, of Belleville, Ill., today entered a plea of guilty to four counts of mail fraud, three counts of making false statements, two counts of concealment

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10/6/2006 5:48:00 PM To: National Desk Contact: Thom Mrozek of the U.S. Department of Justice Central District of California, 213-894-6947 LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Two Romanian nationals were indicted today on charges of wire fraud and identity fraud related to a $150,000 Internet scheme that duped victims into believing they were providing assistance to

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10/3/2006 4:23:00 PM To: National Desk Contact: Alan Gottlieb of Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, 425-454-4911 BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a remarkable moment of candor, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell today acknowledged what the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has been saying for years: Stronger gun laws

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10/3/2006 3:58:00 PM To: National Desk Contact: Steve Ralls of Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, 202-328-3244 ext. 116 or sralls@sldn.org ATLANTA, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an 11-2 vote, the Atlanta City Council passed a resolution on Oct. 2 calling on Congress to repeal the federal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on lesbian, gay and bisexual service members. The

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10/3/2006 3:54:00 PM To: National Desk Contact: Peter Hong, 202-693-4676, or Gloria Della, 202-693-8664, both of U.S. Department of Labor BOSTON, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained settlements in which Circle Trust Company (CTC) of Darien, Conn.; Trust Advisors LLC; and certain corporations and individuals agreed to restore more than

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10/3/2006 3:35:00 PM To: National Desk Contact: U.S. Department of Justice, 202-514-2007; 202-514-1888 (TDD); Web: http://WWW.USDOJ.GOV WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Justice has awarded more than $125 million in grants nationwide as part of President Bush's DNA Initiative, Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology, and for other crime-solving

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Mergers Among Los Angeles Media Companies Would Violate Federal Guidelines, Increase Market Share of Top 4 Firms to 80 Pct 10/3/2006 3:15:00 PM To: State Desk Contact: Mark Cooper of Consumer Federation of America, 301- 807-1623; Jeannine Kenney of Consumers Union, 202-462-6262 LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new study of the Los Angeles media market, released today,

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10/3/2006 2:01:00 PM To: National Desk Contact: John M. Simpson, of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, 310-392-0522 ext. 317 or 310-292-1902 (cell); Dan Ravicher of the Public Patent Foundation, 212-796-0572; or Dr. Jeanne Loring of the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, 858-205-4093 (cell) SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Patent

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10/3/2006 1:21:00 PM To: State Desk Contact: Shannon Spillane of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 202-408-1080, or communications@cbpp.org WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Maine's property taxes would not necessarily be lower -- and are more likely to increase -- if voters adopt the proposed Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) that is on the ballot in Maine

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10/3/2006 11:36:00 AM To: National and International desks Contact: Sharon Singh of Amnesty International USA, 202-544-0200 ext. 289 LONDON, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to the reports featured in The Guardian newspaper today that the United States has offered to return nearly all United Kingdom (UK) residents held at Guantanamo Bay, Amnesty International

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10/3/2006 10:00:00 AM To: National Desk, Health and Lifestyles Reporter Contact: Rebecca Farmer of Breast Cancer Action, 415-243-9301, ext. 16 or rfarmer@bcaction.org SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A new poll commissioned by Breast Cancer Action (BCA), a national grassroots education and advocacy organization, finds that, despite two decades of "awareness," Americans

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10/2/2006 6:58:00 PM To: National Desk Contact: David R. Dugas, 225-389-0443; Web: http://WWW.USDOJ.GOV/USAO/LAM BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Another Louisiana resident was sentenced in federal court by U.S. District Court Judge Frank J. Polozola on a fraud charge related to a hurricane disaster relief program, U.S. Attorney David R. Dugas announced today.

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10/2/2006 6:57:00 PM To: National Desk Contact: Sheila Wilbanks of the U.S. Department of Justice, 601-965-4480; Web: http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/mss JACKSON, Miss., Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Bryan Michael Beets of Vicksburg, Miss., was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Beets was also ordered to pay $3,854 in restitution, which

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10/2/2006 2:44:00 PMTo: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor Contact: Caroline Espinosa of NumbersUSA, 202-543-1341 or Caroline@NumbersUSA.com News Advisory: A poll of likely American voters at the end of September reveals great discomfort about the rapid U.S. population growth caused by federal immigration policies. With the U.S. Census Bureau predicting the U.S. population

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10/2/2006 6:00:00 AMTo: National DeskContact: Mike Rogers, 202-588-9446 or Susan Roth,301-530-3539, 202-997-5672 (cell)WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire / -- Mike Rogers,the nation's top gay activist blogger, has posted onhis blog at http://www.proudofwhoweare.org excerptsfrom an interview with a member of the class ofcongressional pages who have been confirmed to havebeen harassed by or stalked

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Oxfam International, Amnesty International andInternational Action Network on Small Arms Involved inCampaign10/2/2006 9:41:00 AMTo: International DeskContact: Sharon Singh of Amnesty International,202-544-0200 ext. 289WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Theglobalization of the arms industry has opened up majorloopholes in all current arms export regulations,allowing sales to human rights

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10/2/2006 10:54:00 AMTo: National DeskContact: Walter Molony of the National Association ofRealtors, 202-383-1177, wmolony@realtors.orgWASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Pending homesales are up, indicating a stabilization is takingplace in the housing market, according to the NationalAssociation of Realtors (r).The Pending Home Sales Index,( see note 1 below) basedon contracts signed in

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10/1/2006 9:37:00 PMTo: National DeskContact: Ron Bonjean or Lisa C. Miller, 202-225-2800,both of the Office of House Speaker J. Dennis HastertWASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Speaker of theHouse J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) today sent thefollowing letter to Florida Governor Jeb Bush: DearGovernor Bush: Former Representative Mark Foleyresigned from the House of Representatives on Friday,

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10/1/2006 9:30:00 PMTo: National DeskContact: Ron Bonjean or Lisa C. Miller, 202-225-2800,both of the Office of Speaker of the House J. DennisHastertWASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Speaker of theHouse J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) today sent thefollowing letter to U.S. Attorney General AlbertoGonzales: Dear Mr. Attorney General: FormerRepresentative Mark Foley resigned from the House

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To: National Desk Contact: Ron Bonjean or Lisa C. Miller, 202-225-2800,both of the Office of Dennis HastertWASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Speaker of theHouse J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL), Majority Leader JohnBoehner (R-OH), and Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO)today released the following joint statement on theCongressman Mark Foley matter:"Members of Congress are given the trust of theAmerican

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To: National Desk Contact: Ron Bonjean or Lisa C. Miller, 202-225-2800,both of the Office of Dennis HastertWASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On Friday,September 29, the Speaker Dennis Hastert directed hisChief of Staff and Outside Counsel to conduct aninternal review to determine the facts andcircumstances surrounding contact with the Office ofthe Speaker regarding the Congressman Mark

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To: National Desk Contact: J.P. Duffy of Family Research Council,202-679-6800 WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Late lastnight, the U.S. Senate fell three votes short of the60 needed to invoke cloture on the Child CustodyProtection Act. This critical legislation would makeit a federal offense to transport a minor across statelines for an abortion if this action circumvents theapplication of

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To: National Desk Contact: Ron Bonjean or Lisa C. Miller, 202-225-2800;both of the Office of House Speaker Dennis HastertWASHINGTON, Sept. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Speaker of theHouse J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) today issued thefollowing statement regarding passage of theConference Report for H.R. 5441, the Department ofHomeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year2007. The bill passed 412-6."

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To: National Desk Contact: U.S. Department of Justice, 202-514-2007,202-514-1888 (TDD) WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The JusticeDepartment filed a lawsuit today against Triple H.Realty LLC and a current and former employee of thecorporation, alleging that they discriminated againstnon-Jewish black and Hispanic tenants at the CottageManor Apartments in Lakewood, N.J. The complaint, filed

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To: National Desk Contact: Jeff Lungren or Terry Shawn, both of theOffice of Sensenbrenner, 202-225-2492; Stacey FarnenBernards of the Office of Hoyer, 225-3130WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HouseJudiciary Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner,Jr. (R-Wis.) and House Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer(D-Md.) today introduced bipartisan legislation thatwould restore protections for disabled

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To: National Desk Contact: U.S. Department of Justice, 202-514-6933;Web: http://www.Usdoj.Gov/Usao/DcWASHINGTON, Sept. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A Liberianman, Kelvin Kamara, has pleaded guilty to a scheme toextort $2 million in ransom money for kidnappedChristian Science Monitor journalist Jill Carroll,U.S. Attorney Jeffrey A. Taylor of the District ofColumbia and Acting Assistant Director in

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To: National Desk Contact: U.S. Department of Justice Office of PublicAffairs, 202-514-2008 or http://www.usdoj.govWASHINGTON, Sept. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The U.S.District Court in Pittsburgh today revoked the U.S.citizenship of Anton Geiser of Sharon, Pa., because ofhis participation in Nazi-sponsored acts ofpersecution while serving during World War II as anarmed SS guard at Sachsenhausen

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To: National Desk Contact: Melissa M. Guido of the American MedicalAssociation, 312-464-4443CHICAGO, Sept. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following isa statement by William G. Plested, III, M.D., AmericanMedical Association president:"Louisiana's health care environment is furtherendangered by the narrowly split decision of the ThirdCircuit Court of Appeals, which superseded the will ofthe people when

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To: National Desk Contact: Candace Sandy, 718-725-6000 or 718-683-4209,for Rep. Gregory W. Meeks WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Last night,Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), along with the entireNew York delegation, voted against the bill thatreauthorizes the Ryan White Care Act, which providesfederal funding for HIV/AIDS related primary healthcare programs and services."Under this bill’s

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To: National Desk Contact: Jamie Court of the Foundation for Taxpayerand Consumer Rights, 310-392-0522 ext. 327 orjamie@consumerwatchdog.orgSANTA MONICA, Calif., Sep. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- TheFoundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights saidpay-tv deregulation signed today by Governor ArnoldSchwarzenegger threatens consumers with higher prices,inequitable access and poorer customer service

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To: National Desk, Health Reporter Contact: Robert Greenwood of the National PACEAssociation, 703-535-1522, RobertG@NPAOnline.org WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The NationalPACE Association (NPA) applauds Congress and theCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) forcreating new opportunities to develop innovative,provider-based integrated models of care in ruralcommunities to better

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To: National Desk Contact: Department of Justice Office of PublicAffairs, 202-514-2007WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The JusticeDepartment today settled a lawsuit against 10 Austin,Texas developers, builders, architects and engineersalleging disability discrimination in the design andconstruction of two housing developments in Austin.The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the

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To: National Desk Contact: The U.S. Department of Justice, 202-514-2007or 202-514-1888 (TDD); Web: http://www.usdoj.govWASHINGTON, Sept. 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A federal jurytoday convicted Christopher Mitchell and James BradleyWeems of burning a cross in front of the home of anAfrican-American man in Fouke, Ark. The jury convictedeach defendant of one count of conspiracy to violatethe victim's

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To: National Desk Contact: Jerry Flanagan of FTCR, 310-392-0522, ext.319SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 28 /U.S. Newswire/ --Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle's announcement today thatstem cell researchers working in Wisconsin will nothave to pay royalties to the Wisconsin Alumni ResearchFoundation (WARF) amounts to an acknowledgment thatthe WARF stem cell patents are a roadblock to curesfor patients

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To: National and International desks Contact: Sharon Singh of Amnesty International,202-544-0200 ext. 289WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In a newreport released today, Amnesty International chargesthat by cooperating in the war on terror, thePakistani government has systematically committedhuman rights abuses against hundreds of Pakistanis andforeign nationals. As the practice of

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United States Capitol THE PRESIDENT: I just had a really constructive andinteresting session with Republican members of theUnited States Senate. I'm impressed by the leadershiphere in the Senate, I'm impressed by the caliber ofpeople that serve our country. I want to congratulate the House for passing a veryvital piece of legislation that will give us the toolsnecessary to protect the American

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CHICAGO, Feb. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is astatement by Priscilla Ray, M.D., chair, AmericanMedical Association Council on Ethical and JudicialAffairs, regarding physician involvement inexecutions:"The American Medical Association (AMA) is alarmedthat Judge Jeremy Fogel has disregarded physicians'ethical obligations when he ordered procedures forphysician participation in executions of

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On Nov. 22,2005, Democracy 21 wrote to the Senate EthicsCommittee calling for an ethics investigation "todetermine whether Senators engaged in official acts toinfluence a case-specific regulatory matter at theInterior Department that benefited lobbyist JackAbramoff's clients, and received contributions andfinancial favors from Abramoff and these clients,

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today ConsumersUnion and Free Press endorsed Chairman Stevens' (R-AK)American Broadband for Communications Act (ABC Act)that would help bring affordable broadband to allAmericans by freeing unused spectrum within thebroadcast frequency for use by providers of wirelessbroadband and for other services.The legislation directs the Federal

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BALTIMORE, Feb. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- United StatesAttorney for the District of Maryland Rod J.Rosenstein announced today that U.S. District JudgeMarvin J. Garbis sentenced James A. Reigle, Jr., 46,of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to life in prison inconnection with his December 8, 2005 conviction by afederal jury of sexually exploiting minors to producechild pornography; conspiracy to transport, ship

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SILVER SPRING, Md., Feb. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) board on Saturday voted 27-3 to refer a complaint about Iran's resumption of nuclear research to the UN Security Council. The vote went through only after a compromise by the US, which agreed to wording backing a nuclear weapons-free zone (NWFZ) in the Middle East. Peace Action issued a call for NWFZ in

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today the Mississippi House of Representatives passed a ban on human cloning by an overwhelming vote of 108 - 4. The bill (HB 1202) prohibits the creation of cloned human embryos for research or reproduction. The bill accomplishes this by prohibiting the cloning process called somatic cell nuclear transfer, the same process used to create the cloned sheep

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A diverse group of prominent civil rights leaders met this week with U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to discuss civil rights issues of concern to all Americans. Among the topics discussed at the meeting were the reauthorization and restoration of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, federal civil rights enforcement (including the protection of voting rights

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Peter Hamm,communications director for the Brady Campaign toPrevent Gun Violence, released the followingstatement:"We have received news media inquiries about ajudicial decision today to grant extended home visitsto John Hinkley Jr. At this time, Jim and Sarah Bradyhave indicated they have no comment to make on thedecision. They appreciate the offer from

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Leo W. Gerard,international president of the United Steelworkers(USW), issued the following react statement on today'sdecision by President Bush to not implement therequested quota on surging imports of China standardpipe."Our pipe workers and their families were delivered astunning blow by President Bush in his refusal toenforce America's trade laws

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NEW YORK, Dec. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The AmericanJewish Committee is urging world leaders to unite in avigorous international effort to defuse the Iraniannuclear threat now."President Ahmadinejad has made crystal clear hisdetermination to ignore the international community,to develop nuclear weapons, and to use the threat of anuclear arsenal to advance his regime's extremistagenda," said AJC

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The U.S.Department of Labor's Mine Safety and HealthAdministration (MSHA) today published a final rule inthe Federal Register requiring safety and healthtraining for shaft and slope construction workers atmines nationwide. In another final rule publishedtoday, MSHA will allow the use of low- andmedium-voltage diesel-powered electrical generators asan

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The CoalitionAgainst Terrorist Media (CATM) today praised satellitecompany Hispamar for removing the terrorist groupHezbollah's al-Manar television station from broadcastinto North and South America. This marks the secondtime that CATM has taken al-Manar off the airwaves inthe United States and throughout the Americas."Al-Manar runs graphic videos

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Nationalorganizations representing local governments todayvoiced their opposition to federal legislation thatwould essentially require them to sacrifice localtelecommunications taxes in return for the ability tocollect taxes on Internet sales."Congress is asking us to support a proposal thatwould provide states and localities additional salestax revenue in

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CHICAGO, Dec. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors/Sodexho USA annual hunger and homelessness survey released yesterday reports increased need for emergency food and shelter in 24 U.S. cities, especially among the nation's working poor families. Requests for emergency food assistance increased by an average of 12 percent in the past year with 76 percent of the cities surveyed

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BATON ROUGE, La., Dec. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- United States Attorney David R. Dugas announced today that a Louisiana resident who applied for FEMA relief funds was arrested in Baton Rouge and charged with making false and fraudulent claims. Reginald Johnson, age 25, a resident of Baton Rouge, La., was charged in a 14-count indictment with making false and fraudulent claims, making false and

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A diverse group of community leaders today formed the steering committee of Working Families for Wal-Mart -- an organization dedicated to talking about Wal-Mart's positive contributions and making sure working families benefit from the consumer savings and job opportunities that the company offers in communities all across America. "Wal-Mart will create

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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- America's journalism schools and newspaper publishers refused to aid Jewish refugee journalists who were fleeing Hitler, a leading Holocaust scholar revealed at a conference in Washington, D.C. this week. Another speaker at the conference described how the leaders of elite American universities not only ignored the plight of Jews under Hitler in the

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JACKSON, Miss., Dec. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- United States Attorney Dunn Lampton announced today the Indictment of Gary G. Graves of Hattiesburg, Miss., for making a false claim to FEMA for hurricane relief funds. According to the Indictment, Graves claimed as his primary residence, a property located in Taylorsville, Miss., when Graves had been evicted from the residence prior to August 29,

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today announced six grants to train workers in Kentucky, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming for careers in the energy industry. The grants awarded today are part of a nearly $27 million investment in support of the nation's energy workforce under the president's High Growth Job Training

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Bono, U2 lead singer and co-founder of DATA (debt AIDS trade Africa) joined philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates in being named Time Magazine's 'Persons of the Year' for 2005. In the special issue to hit newsstands on Monday, 19 December 2005, Time calls the trio "The Good Samaritans" and in bestowing the honor declares: "For being shrewd about doing

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement by Esta Soler, president of the Family Violence Prevention Fund, on the Violence Against Women Act: This afternoon, when the House of Representatives passed the Violence Against Women Act of 2005, Congress completed its work on this critical legislation. We eagerly await the President's signature. This is a giant step forward,

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After posting the last story concerning walmart I decided to post their facts sheets as well. The following contents are the copyrighted property of Walmart and all rights are reserved. At A Glance Fact: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is the world’s largest retailer, with $285.2 billion in sales in the fiscal year ending Jan. 31, 2005. The company employs 1.6 million associates worldwide

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The following is a press release that was sent out today by wakeupwalmart.com. Following it is a response from walmartfacts.com. Read them both and decide for yourself who is credible and who is lying. Witnesses Respond to Wal-Mart's Lies - Florida Incident; Statement by Paul Blank, WakeUpWalMart.com Campaign Director, on Incident at N. Lauderdale Wal-Mart 12/16/2005 6:43:00 PM To:

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Application of an anticipated one percent across-the-board appropriations cut to the Defense Department in the next few days is likely to be illusory, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Defense funds that are reduced through the across- the board cut now are likely to be fully restored next spring, when a supplemental appropriation

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement by Craig Obey, vice president for government affairs, National Parks Conservation Association: The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) is thrilled to announce the defeat of the damaging last-minute provision in the National Defense Authorization bill that would have carved up part of Channel Islands National Park for

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) announced today the launch of a new website with updated and expanded information about using heat from inside the earth -- geothermal energy -- to produce power and energy. The new site provides information about where geothermal electricity is produced today in the US, new tax incentives for the renewable resource,

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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- TheLawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the SanFrancisco Bay Area (LCCR) and the Sacramento Valleyoffice of the Council on American-Islamic Relations(CAIR-SV) today questioned why Elk Grove SchoolDistrict officials allegedly allowed FBI agents tointerrogate a 16-year-old student without firstnotifying his parents.The FBI interview concerned a

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House SpeakerDennis Hastert (R-Ill.) released the followingstatement in response to today's parliamentaryelections in Iraq:"These elections were a victory for freedom anddemocracy and a sign of the accomplishments of U.S.forces in Iraq. The Iraqi people are free of thedictatorship of Saddam Hussein. U.S. forces arebattling terrorists and protecting our

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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The L.A. Gay &Lesbian Center has discontinued use of the oralversion of the rapid OraQuick HIV test over growingconcerns regarding its reliability. In November, 13people who took the OraQuick oral test at the Centerfalsely registered as HIV-positive. Clinics in SanFrancisco and New York have also reported largenumbers of false-positives with the popular

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The followingis a statement by Daniel Perry, president of Coalitionfor the Advancement of Medical Research, on theHwang/Schatten Cloning Paper Published in Sciencemagazine, June 2005: December 15, 2005"The validity of a paper, published in the journalScience, that demonstrated the extraction of stemcells from cloned human embryos has now been calledinto

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The JusticeDepartment announced today that it has filed a lawsuitasking a federal court to bar a Gig Harbor, Washingtonwoman from marketing an alleged tax-fraud scheme. Thecomplaint in the civil injunction case-filed in theU.S. District Court for the Western District ofWashington-alleges that Rita I. Johnson, conductingbusiness as Estate Preservation

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A formerSupervisory Program Manager for the Employment andTraining Administration (ETA) of the U.S. Departmentof Labor has pleaded guilty to the theft of governmentlaptop computers, Assistant Attorney General Alice S.Fisher of the Criminal Division announced today.Basit Chaudhary pleaded guilty to a one-count criminalinformation this morning at U.S. District

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The CenturyCouncil, a national not-for-profit organization fundedby America's leading distilled spirits producers anddedicated to fighting drunk driving and underagedrinking, supports effective and enforceable penaltiessuch as those proposed in S.B. 620, S.B. 781, H.B.959, and S.B. 969 for adults who provide alcohol tounderage persons or allow underage

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is astatement of Velma Smith, mining campaign director,National Environmental Trust:"America's treasured public lands got an early holidaypresent today when Congressman Gibbons announced thathe would retract his land giveaway plan from theHouse's budget bill."Much-needed reform to the nation's 1872 mining lawshould occur in full public view. The

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- US Secretary ofState Condoleezza Rice today announced the launch of anew international journalism program, in partnershipwith the Aspen Institute and six leading US schools ofjournalism. Joining Secretary Rice for remarks wereGeoffrey Cowan, dean of the USC Annenberg School forCommunication and Aspen Institute President and CEOWalter Isaacson.The Edward R.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement by Ralph Nader on the passing of Sen. Eugene McCarthy: Independent candidates and the American people are indebted to former United States senator and five-time presidential candidate, Eugene McCarthy, for his many attempts to make the election process for both candidates and voters more free and open. He was a pioneer in bringing

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KENSINGTON, Md., Dec. 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Throw Away The Key, a group that works to reduce violent crime, this morning wrote California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger again, this time pointing his attention to a new Newsweek online interview with unrepentant, four-time killer Stanley "Tookie" Williams in which the killer refuses even to utter the names of the women and men he murdered in cold

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Chuck Canterbury, national president of the Fraternal Order of Police, applauded today's announcement that the House-Senate conference committee had filed its report on H.R. 3199, the "USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act." "The USA PATRIOT Act has enabled law enforcement officers to use the same investigatory tools used in criminal cases

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PIERRE, S.D., Dec. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- After hours of debate, the South Dakota Taskforce to Study Abortion approved a groundbreaking report on the effects of abortion on women, children and society. The report examined the available scientific research, expert testimony, affidavits, and public testimony to determine the effects of the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision. The report includes

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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, author of the book, "SCAM: How the Black Leadership Exploits Black America," which was just released in paperback, is trying to educate Americans that Kwanzaa (celebrated Dec. 26- Jan. 1) is not a legitimate holiday; it is a platform for racial hatred which was started in America by a Marxist ex-con who served four years in prison

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Still owe the governments for school loans? Well they might not have just disappeared and you could still be reponsible to pay them using your social security benefits.A 9-0 supreme court ruling gave the government the green light to tap the social security benefits for repayment of delinquent student loans.The result was a ruling in the case of James Lockhart, who had received loans while

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The country is breaking up. Within 20 years the country will lose two states. There are plans from at least two groups that are working to become independent from the United States. This is not a joke. Please read the statements of both organizations and visit their sites. THE CHRISTIAN EXODUS ChristianExodus.org is moving thousands of Christians to South Carolina to reestablish

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-Wis.) today introduced legislation that aims to prevent illegal immigration by addressing the hiring of illegal immigrants and gaining control of our borders. H.R. 4437, the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005, aims to reestablish respect for

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To: National Desk Contact: Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs, 202-514-2007 or 202-514-1888 (TDD) WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement of Tasia Scolinos, director of public affairs, U.S. Department of Justice, on the Al Arian Case: "The Justice Department has a strong track record of success in prosecuting terrorists and those who support

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Florida Democratic Party Chair Karen Thurman today demanded that Republicans like Rep. Jeff Miller stop trying to deflect attention from the Bush Administration's failed leadership on Iraq by attacking political opponents. Thurman issued the following statement: "We cannot continue to have a permanent commitment to a failed strategy in Iraq. The

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DALLAS, Dec. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- United States Attorney Richard B. Roper announced that Brian Oneal Hines and his sister, Charmaine Denise Hines, surrendered to federal authorities today and appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Wm. F. Sanderson, Jr., on charges outlined in a federal criminal complaints filed yesterday in the Northern District of Texas. Each complaint charges each

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5:37 p.m. EST THE PRESIDENT: Welcome to the White House. Laura and I are glad you're here, and we're glad to be here to celebrate the festival of Hanukkah. Hanukkah begins later this month; it's a time to remember the story of a miracle once witnessed in the holy temple in Jerusalem. More than 2,000 years ago, the ancient land of Israel was conquered, and Jewish people were forbidden to pray,

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following are excerpts from a radio interview by RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman on WOAI-AM, San Antonio. Chairman Mehlman responded to yesterday's comments on the same station by DNC Chairman Howard Dean. Host: "Now I'm sure that you're aware by now because it's been everywhere, that we had an interview yesterday with Howard Dean, the, your counterpart over

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Mercury levels in fish are high enough to pose health risks to moderate and heavy fish eaters, mercury experts said in a report released today. Commissioned by Oceana and the Mercury Policy Project and written by mercury and environmental health expert Edward Groth, Ph.D., the report summarizes decades of scientific research and exposes weaknesses in recent

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