AScribe Law News Service back issues from October 2008:
Schwarzenegger Vetoes Bill to Ban Cancer-Causing Teflon Chemicals in Food Packaging; Governor Hails 'Green Chemistry,' But Sides With DuPont on PFCs.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Environmental Working Group SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- On the same day Gov. Schwarzenegger touted himself as the leader of a comprehensive chemical reform program, he vetoed a bill that would have made California the first state to ban toxic ...
Conservatives Wage Public Relations Battle Against Gay Service; Leaked E-Mail Reveals Effort to Dig Up Gay 'Horror Stories'.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Michael D. Palm Center SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Social conservatives, sensing they are on the losing side of a public relations war, are plotting ways to turn military leaders against the service of gays and lesbians, according to emails ...
Ten Questions and Answers About the Housing Crisis and the Financial Bailout - in Plain English.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- As Congress tries to hammer out a $700 billion financial rescue plan, many people are still trying to understand how our financial institutions got into so much trouble in the first place, and why the ...
Financial Malpractice -- by Bernard Wasow.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by Bernard Wasow. Wasow is an economist and senior fellow at The Century Foundation. - - - - Financial Malpractice by Bernard Wasow ...
Settlement Reached With Oakland Unified School District Over Language Discrimination Case; Laotian Refugee Discriminated Against Over Limited English Skills, Which Had No Adverse Effect on Her Job Performance as a School Custodian.
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Civil rights groups today announced the settlement of a lawsuit against the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) on behalf of a refugee from Laos who had successfully performed her ...
Columbia Business School Economists Offer Plan for Stabilizing House Prices; Would Allow Residential Mortgages to Be Refinanced at a Rate of 5.25 percent With Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Oct 02, 2008 ... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Columbia Business School economists R. Glenn Hubbard and Chris Mayer put forth a plan in today's Wall Street Journal aimed at shoring up the mortgage market and stabilizing house prices. They call on the ...
Three in Four Americans Say War on Drugs a Failure; Available for Interview: Cops and Judges Who Support Legalization.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Byline: Law Enforcement Against Prohibition WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Three out of four U.S. voters see the war on drugs as a failure, according to a Zogby poll released today. More than one in three voters believe that the single best way to fight drug ...
Candidates Struggle to Articulate Position on Gay Rights; Walking a Fine Line.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Byline: Michael D. Palm Center SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the wake of last night's vice presidential debates, confusion lingers about the candidates' positions on gay rights. When asked whether they supported granting benefits to same-sex couples, Joe ...
Deadline Today in Ohio for Registering Absentee Voters; Sarah Lawrence Student Joins Others in Forming Vote From Home PAC in Ohio; 10,700 New Voters Signed Up - $60,000 Raised.
Oct 06, 2008 ... Byline: Sarah Lawrence College BRONXVILLE, N.Y., Oct. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Sarah Lawrence College senior Neil Makhija returned from his junior year abroad at Oxford where he met some fellow American students passionate about political engagement; together they formed a ...
Hollywood Producers Tap Into Professor's Expertise on Technology, Liberty and Privacy.(Video recording review)
Oct 09, 2008 ... Byline: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, Oct. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Real-life academics don't often get involved in top box office movies. But Michael Zimmer, an assistant professor in the School of Information Studies (SOIS) at the University of ...
New Pension Journal Launched by Rotman International Centre for Pension Management; Contributors include John C. Bogle, Claude Lamoureux, Keith Ambachtsheer.
Oct 09, 2008 ... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Oct. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The inaugural issue of a new pension journal from the Rotman International Centre for Pension Management (ICPM) at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto takes a look at new insights ...
Outsourcing Expert Reacts to Report on H-1B Visa Fraud; Ron Hira, Author of 'Outsourcing America,' Calls Program 'Thoroughly Corrupted'.
Oct 13, 2008 ... Byline: Rochester Institute of Technology ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new report that reveals a 20-percent violation rate in the nation's H-1B Visa program has led to strong criticism of the system by outsourcing expert Ron Hira, assistant professor of ...
UC Davis Experts on Fall Ballot Initiatives.
Oct 14, 2008 ... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., Oct. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following UC Davis faculty are available to comment on Propositions 2, 4, 5, 8 and 11 on California's fall ballot, as well as on the initiative process itself. Propositions and ...
USC Annenberg Unveils Policy Watch Comparing McCain and Obama on Communication and Technology Issues.
Oct 15, 2008 ... Byline: USC Annenberg School for Communication LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the 2008 presidential election enters its final month, researchers at the Annenberg Research Network on International Communication (ARNIC) have found some sharp differences - and ...
The Normality of Marriage (Voting 'No' on California's Proposition 8) - by Ralph Hexter.
Oct 16, 2008 ... Byline: Hampshire College AMHERST, Mass., Oct. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by Ralph Hexter, president of Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass. Previously he was professor and dean at the University of California, Berkeley. - - - - This ...
Marin Community Foundation Report on Services for Older Adults in Marin Indentifies Needs of a Rapidly Aging County; Remaining at Home, Housing, Transportation, and Health Care Top List of Concerns.(Report)
Oct 16, 2008 ... Byline: Marin Community Foundation NOVATO, Calif., Oct. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new report from the Marin Community Foundation (MCF) finds that among the needs of the County's rapidly growing older adult population, the top four identified by both older adults and providers ...
Johns Hopkins Sources for 2008 Presidential Election Stories.
Oct 17, 2008 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Oct. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- For stories about the 2008 presidential campaign, consider the following sources from The Johns Hopkins University. Listed with each source is a brief description of his or her area of expertise. Specific ...
Canada to Take Immediate Action to Reduce BPA Exposure for Infants; Conflict-Riddled FDA/BPA Panel Scheduled to Make Announcement Oct. 31.
Oct 17, 2008 ... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- As soon as tomorrow, Canadian health officials are poised to list the synthetic sex hormone bisphenol-A (BPA) as a toxic substance. Canada's action, which paves the way for an expected ban ...
Recent Financial Crisis Fails to Hurt Confidence in Florida Real Estate.
Oct 20, 2008 ... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Oct. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The national economic crisis has failed to rattle Florida real estate experts, who, despite serious concerns about the availability of financing, remain surprisingly calm about market conditions ...
Johns Hopkins Sources on the Global Economic Crisis.
Oct 22, 2008 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Oct. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- These sources from The Johns Hopkins University are available to help reporters understand the economic crisis, the proposed government bailout packages associated with it and how each affects taxpayers ....
'Lawyers With Cameras' Change Mexican Justice.
Oct 22, 2008 ... Byline: The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- For Antonio "Tono" Zuniga, the nightmare began on the morning of December 12, 2005. Walking to the Mexico City plaza where he sold used video games, Zuniga was arrested by a trio ...
California Same-Sex Marriage Ban Losing; Measures to Restrict Abortion for Minors, Reform Redistricting Fail to Reach 50 Percent; Obama's Lead Over McCain Grows to 23 Points as Voters' Fears About Economy Deepen.(Survey)
Oct 22, 2008 ... Byline: Public Policy Institute of California SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment that would end same-sex marriage in California, is losing among likely voters, 52 percent to 44 percent, according to a statewide survey released ...
Easing Restrictions on Deliveries to Postal Mailboxes Could Hurt Efforts to Keep Mail Safe, Study Finds.
Oct 23, 2008 ... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Allowing private courier services to deliver items into mailboxes could hamper efforts by the U.S. Postal Service to safeguard the nation's mail, according to a new RAND Corporation study. ...
University of Toledo to Commemorate 200th Anniversary of Federal Slave Import Prohibition.
Oct 23, 2008 ... Byline: University of Toledo TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The same country that may for the first time elect a black man as its president in 2008 took a first tentative step toward equality with a quiet clause written into the U.S. Constitution that enabled ...
Election '08 - Birth Control Watch Audio News Conference, Oct. 29.
Oct 27, 2008 ... Byline: Communications Consortium WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- This election cycle, in addition to the regular coverage on abortion as social policy, birth control has emerged as an issue in a state ballot measure and a dozen or so congressional races, as well as a ...
Bush Violates Law Protecting Grand Canyon From Uranium Mining; Mining Claims Put a Stranglehold on Iconic Canyon; Environmental Working Group Calls on House and Senate Leaders to Include Grand Canyon in Lands Bill.
Oct 27, 2008 ... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Bush administration allowed Phoenix-based Neutron Energy to stake 20 new mining claims south of the Grand Canyon on August 7, in violation of an emergency Congressional resolution passed seven ...
A Safety Net for Bubble Buyers: Rescuing Homeowners From Collapsing Home Values -- by Bernard Wasow.
Oct 29, 2008 ... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following commentary is by Bernard Wasow, a Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation. - - - - No matter how you cut it, a great many families will lose their homes in the next few ...
Creating a Safety Net for Bubble Buyers: New Issue Brief in The Agenda Series From the Century Foundation Offers Innovative Approach for Rescuing Homeowners From Collapsing Home Values.
Oct 30, 2008 ... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the attention of policy makers turns from distressed banks to distressed homeowners, assistance plans should include not only those who default on their mortgages and face foreclosure, but all homeowners ...
Homeowner Relief: Getting It Right - By Bernard Wasow.
Oct 31, 2008 ... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by Bernard Wasow, a Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation. - - - - The New York Times reported on October 31 that the federal plan to help homeowners in ...
New 'Agenda' Brief From The Century Foundation: Respect for International Law Is First Step in Reclaiming America's International Leadership and Credibility.
Oct 31, 2008 ... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- To reclaim American leadership and credibility in resolving the many deepening crises on America's international agenda, the next administration must move swiftly to reverse the U.S. rupture with ...