Politics & Government Week back issues from September 2008:
America's Road Home to Sponsor Policy Breakfast on Homelessness at Both the DNC and RNC.
Sep 04, 2008 ... America's Road Home, an innovative new non-profit focused on ending family homelessness in the U.S., announced its support of two policy discussions on the issue of homelessness, to take place at both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. The series of breakfast discussions ...
washingtonpost.com and Newsweek.com Announce Live Web Video Coverage from the Democratic and Republican Conventions.
Sep 04, 2008 ... washingtonpost.com and Newsweek.com announce that The Washington Post political team, in partnership with Newsweek's political team, will provide live Web video coverage of the 2008 conventions, with reporting and analysis, from the Post's convention headquarters, anchored by ...
Cobalt Releases Municipal Health Cost Survey.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Local governments have work ahead on retiree health care costs, amid new requirements to disclose them, but are making progress, according to a study that examines trends in municipality health care costs. All state and local governments must comply with a new standard imposed by the ...
ADC Delivers Denver's In-Building Wireless for Democratic Convention.
Sep 04, 2008 ... ADC (NASDAQ: ADCT)(www.adc.com) announced that its InterReach Fusion(R) in-building systems will deliver seamless cellular services for capacity crowds at all of the venues for the upcoming Democratic National Convention held August 25-28. In addition to an existing in-building system at ...
Democratic National Convention Media Tip Sheet -- Colorado State University Experts on Politics in the West and Election Hot Topics.
Sep 04, 2008 ... As the election season continues and Colorado prepares for the 2008 Democratic National Convention, Colorado State University has experts available to discuss a variety of topics related to politics and issues that are going to be discussed throughout the election process. Following is a ...
Center for U.S. Global Engagement Hosts Premiere Foreign Policy Forums at Democratic and Republican Conventions.
Sep 04, 2008 ... The Center for U.S. Global Engagement will sponsor high-level foreign policy events at both national party conventions featuring the nominees' top foreign policy surrogates and advisers. Hear first-hand from key advisors of both campaigns about their candidate's vision of America's role in ...
More Americans Question Religion's Role in Politics.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Some Americans are having a change of heart about mixing religion and politics. A new national survey finds a narrow majority of the public saying that churches and other houses of worship should keep out of political matters and not express their views on day-to-day social and political ...
University of Minnesota Launches New Web Site Designed for Media Covering the Republican National Convention.
Sep 04, 2008 ... With the Republican National Convention just two weeks away, the University of Minnesota is unveiling a special Web site designed specifically for media covering the convention in St. Paul. At http://www.umn.edu/rnc, journalists will find top political, policy, campaign and election ...
Democratic Governors Association's PROJECT 2010 Hits the Web.
Sep 04, 2008 ... The Democratic Governors Association (DGA) today launched the PROJECT 2010 blog to foster a robust online dialogue about the DGA's groundbreaking four-year political strategy. The DGA launched PROJECT 2010 in January 2007, the start of the current four-year gubernatorial cycle, to prepare ...
Today Is the Last Day for Michigan Delegates to Be Fairly Included in the Democratic and Republican Party National Conventions.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Taxpayers United Michigan Foundation, through its State Chairman (Volunteer), Bill McMaster, will provide testimony at the 10 am Hearing of the Board of State Canvassers, Bureau of Elections, Michigan Secretary of State, to again defend the Michigan Constitution's guarantee of secrecy of ...
104th APSA Annual Meeting, World's Largest for the Study of Politics, in Boston August 28-31.
Sep 04, 2008 ... The 104th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA) will convene from August 28-31 in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Hynes Convention Center, Boston Marriott Copley Place, and Sheraton Boston. The meeting is the world's largest gathering of political scientists and ...
'Country First': 2008 Republican National Convention to Highlight Service, Reform, Prosperity and Peace.
Sep 04, 2008 ... The 2008 Republican National Convention announced the themes and preliminary lineup of speakers for the program of events that will run Sept. 1-4. The convention's overall theme, "Country First," reflects John McCain's remarkable record of leadership and service to America. Each day of ...
Major New Poll Demonstrates that Catholic Voters are Divided on President, United Against Church Influence in Politics.
Sep 04, 2008 ... A major new poll released by Catholics for Choice reveals that Catholic voters, who make up 25% of the American electorate, are currently splitting their vote for president between Barack Obama and John McCain, but are united in their aversion to mixing religion and politics. ...
Michigan's Public Campaign Financing Program: Scrap It or Save It?(Report)
Sep 04, 2008 ... Michigan's 32-year-old public campaign financing program -- created in 1976 to allow gubernatorial candidates to limit their spending voluntarily in exchange for supplemental public money -- is in a state of disrepair, concludes a new Center for Governmental Studies (CGS) report, Public ...
Rabbi David Saperstein to Give Invocation at Democratic National Convention.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Rabbi David Saperstein, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, will deliver the invocation at the Democratic National Convention Thursday, August 28, at Denver's INVESCO Field, the night that Sen. Barack Obama is scheduled to accept the Democratic nomination. ...
The Green Constitutional Congress to Address Key Sustainability Issues During the Democratic National Convention.
Sep 04, 2008 ... The Green Constitutional Congress: A Symposium of the Future of Environmental Action will bring together the most influential grass-roots and policy players of the sustainability movement, and will be held on the first day of the Democratic National Convention, Monday August 25, 2008 at ...
DNC Releases New Video Hitting McCain's Dishonesty on Lobbying.
Sep 04, 2008 ... On the heels of John McCain's claim in an interview with Politico tonight that lobbyists are "birds of prey" who descend on a "corrupt system" to "get their share of the spoils," the Democratic National Committee released a new web video called "No Kidding" that uses campaign manager (and ...
KCRW and KCRW.com Convention Coverage Features Warren Olney's 'To the Point' Live.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Veteran broadcast news journalist Warren Olney covered the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968. The Vietnam War was on, and massive protests provoked a police riot. Warren also covered that year's Republican National Convention, which nominated Richard Nixon in Miami Beach. ...
Put the Party Back in Politics.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Captain Morgan, famous for legendary times, is taking the election by storm as he announced his candidacy for President of the United States of America. Loved for his spirit of fun and adventure, the Captain's newly created Legendary Party is focused on "putting the party back in ...
Trojan Condoms and Rolling Stone Evolve America with Bill Maher at the Democratic National Convention.
Sep 04, 2008 ... On the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, sexual health will take center stage as the makers of Trojan condoms and Rolling Stone ask DNC attendees to GET IT ON ... the agenda that is, during the Evolve America "condomvention," hosted by comedian Bill Maher. The condom ...
Video: New Contactless Payment Technology Showcased at Democratic National Convention.
Sep 04, 2008 ... During this year's Democratic National Convention (DNC), Denver's Pepsi Center will serve not only as a focal point of American politics, but also as an arena for the future of how people will pay for goods and services. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: ...
Ahead of Party Conventions, Alliance Calls on Presidential Candidates, Political Parties and Congress to Back Infrastructure Investment.
Sep 04, 2008 ... As the Democrat and Republican Conventions get underway, the Alliance for Improving America's Infrastructure is calling on Senators Barack Obama and John McCain as well as Members of Congress to support a new economic stimulus package to provide funding for the country's crumbling ...
City Capital CEO Ephren Taylor Invited to Speak at Democratic National Convention.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Ephren W. Taylor II, CEO of City Capital Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: CTCC) , has accepted an invitation from the Democratic National Committee to speak at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. He will deliver to the delegates his message of cooperative economics and socially-conscious ...
Nation's First Wood Key Card to Debut in Hotels During the Democratic National.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Sustainable Cards, producer of the United States' first wood hotel key card, announced that their eco-friendly cards will debut in Denver hotels during the Democratic National Convention. Sustainable Cards has partnered with their manufacturer, CPI Card Group, to donate more than 70,000 ...
LIUNA Steps Up Democratic Convention Presence to Unprecedented Level in Fight for a Build America President.
Sep 04, 2008 ... The Laborers' International Union of North America will bring to the Democratic National Convention its message of "Build America so America Works," an effort to redirect the nation's priorities to the basics that working people depend on every day, such as our roadways, bridges, ...
Remarks by the President on Gulf Coast Recovery.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Jackson Barracks 2:20 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. (Applause.) Thank you for the warm welcome. Please be seated. Thanks for the warm welcome. General, thank you for the kind introduction. Who would have thought that three years after the storm, the ...
America's Agenda to Honor Former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt at Democratic National Convention.
Sep 04, 2008 ... America's Agenda: Health Care for All will be honoring Rep. Richard "Dick" Gephardt, former U.S. House majority leader, for his leadership and commitment to affordable health care for every American at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. In the spirit of "health ...
Americans Across the Country Would Pay Billions if Congress Passes Hurricane Insurance Proposal and Another Katrina-Like Storm Strikes, Study Finds.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Americans for Smart Natural Catastrophe Policy, a national coalition of environmental, consumer, taxpayer, free market and industry organizations, urged Congress to review carefully the findings of an economic study released by Robert J. Shapiro, who served as Under Secretary of Commerce ...
Nickelodeon Hits the Campaign Trail With Election-Themed Content, Leading Up to October Kids' Vote.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Nickelodeon is throwing its splat into the political ring with a fall season's worth of presidential and election-themed content, all gearing up for its renowned kids' vote in October. From Aug. 24 to Oct. 12, the network will air new interstitial content about the U.S. presidential ...
Sen. Landrieu: Enemy to Louisiana Workers.
Sep 04, 2008 ... As Labor Day approaches, the Alliance for Worker Freedom's (AWF) Executive Director Brian M. Johnson issued the following statement condemning Senator Landrieu's vote to side with Big Labor against the average rank-and-file workers in Louisiana by supporting H.R. 800, the so-called ...
Corrections Corporation of America Promotes Members of Leadership Team, Adds Staff at Headquarters.(Correction notice)
Sep 04, 2008 ... Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) recently promoted several senior-level employees within the company's Business Development department at its headquarters in Nashville, company officials announced. "These proven professionals bring a wealth of experience to their new ...
ACORN to Sign Up Voters in Denver, Host Breakfast at DNCC.
Sep 04, 2008 ... ACORN (the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) will stage two events at the Democratic National Convention: A non-partisan voter registration mobilization on Sunday and a "Bagels and Ballots" breakfast and conversation on Wednesday. On Sunday, ACORN members, ...
Independent Candidate for U.S. Congress Invites Your Input to His Concerns.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Independent Congressional candidate Dr. Jack Kevorkian is inviting all voters in the 9th Congressional district to attend an open discussion this Thursday night, August 21 at the Troy Community Center, 3170 Livernois August 21, at 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. The "WE THE PEOPLE" candidate ...
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools to Co-Sponsor Out Burst!
Sep 04, 2008 ... The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools announced it has joined as an official co-sponsor of Outburst!, a series of six high-tech interactive civic forums for young people focusing on national public policy issues. The first forum will be held Sunday, August 24 at the ...
Election Predictions: Benjamin Moore Ponders Possible Presidential Color Choices for White House Interiors.
Sep 04, 2008 ... The presidential election can be counted on for being a colorful display of politics as the candidates campaign for the golden ring: a chance to occupy the White House. Wonder what colors the eventual victor might choose for his family's new 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue living ...
Generate Launches Political Web Satire Republicrats Exclusively on MSN.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Generate (www.generatela.com), the independent entertainment studio that develops media properties across multiple platforms, today launched its latest scripted original Web series, the political satire Republicrats. The series premieres the first of its 24 webisodes today exclusively on ...
National Venture Capital Association Moves to Hijack Federal Small Business Contracts, According to the American Small Business League.
Sep 04, 2008 ... The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) has blanketed the Congressional small business committees with generous campaign contributions in an attempt to have legislation passed which will allow the nation's wealthiest investors to cash in on government contracts earmarked for small ...
New California-Based Web Project Allows Disabled & Others to Upload & Share Stories with Public, Media, and Politicians: First-of-Its-Kind Website Launched -- MyCAStory.org.
Sep 04, 2008 ... On-line, everyone can hear you. A new project called My California Story (MyCAStory.org) is helping Californians that will be hurt by the current California budget crisis tell their stories online so that others can share their challenges. Inspired by everything from YouTube to an ...
Northern Light Launches First Enterprise Market Research Portal that Specifically Targets Government Procurement Opportunities.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Northern Light(R) ( www.northernlight.com ) today launched the first hosted market research portal specifically geared to help companies identify sales opportunities with federal, state and local governments throughout the United States. The SinglePoint(TM) Government Opportunities Edition ...
PRB 2008 World Population Data Sheet: Global Demographic Divide Widens.
Sep 04, 2008 ... The demographic divide -- the inequality in the population and health profiles of rich and poor countries -- is widening. Two sharply different patterns of population growth are evident: Little growth or even decline in most wealthy countries and continued rapid population growth in the ...
Regulatory Expert Jamie Belcore Joins Advocacy.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Regulatory expert Jamie Belcore has joined the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. As a full-time regulatory attorney, she will monitor federal agency compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA). Belcore was formerly a Mercatus Regulatory Studies Fellow ...
Rock the Vote to Sell Limited Edition Signed and Numbered Shepard Fairey Art on CafePress.
Sep 04, 2008 ... On August 20 at 11:00 am PDT, CafePress and Rock the Vote will launch the sale of 100 exclusive framed prints created, signed and numbered by Shepard Fairey. This limited edition art was designed by Shepard Fairey exclusively for Rock the Vote in an effort to rally and encourage young ...
Xbox and Rock the Vote to Give Voters a New Platform for Change.
Sep 04, 2008 ... A leading gaming and entertainment platform just became a leading platform for change. Microsoft Corp. and Rock the Vote announced a groundbreaking partnership that will allow Xbox 360 owners to register to vote, participate in presidential polls and voice their opinions to the ...
Floyd's 99 Barbershop Hosts Party for Locals During DNC.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Floyd's 99 Barbershop, a music-filled shop with superior customer service, atmosphere, cuts and convenience at an affordable price, will host a party for locals during the Democratic National Convention. One of only a few events open to the general public, the celebration will be held at ...
Service-Oriented Architecture: Implications for Government and Industry.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c9f3ca/serviceoriented_a) has announced the addition of the "Service-Oriented Architecture: Implications for Government and Industry" report to their offering. This report examines the drivers, challenges, and ...
Legion, Military.com Present Historic Online Presidential Debate.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain recently provided exclusive video interviews on military, national security and veterans' issues to The American Legion Magazine. Seven of the questions came directly from veterans or off-duty military members who uploaded videos of ...
Congressman Chaka Fattah Mourns the Loss of His Ohio Colleague.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) releases the following statement regarding the death of Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH). "Stephanie Tubbs Jones was not only my colleague but she was my friend. An advocate for her constituents she was resolute in her representation of ...
Catholic Charities USA Available for Comment on Aug. 26 Release of U.S. Census Bureau Data on Poverty in the United States.(Report)
Sep 04, 2008 ... The serious problem of poverty in America will again be in the news, as the U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to release its latest poverty figures on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Rev. Larry Snyder, president of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), and Candy Hill, senior vice president for social policy and ...
U.S. Census Bureau Issues Facts for Features in Observance of Labor Day 2008: Sept. 1.
Sep 04, 2008 ... The first observance of Labor Day is believed to have been a parade of 10,000 workers on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, organized by Peter J. McGuire, a Carpenters and Joiners Union secretary. By 1893, more than half the states were observing a "Labor Day" on one day or another, and ...
Prediction markets strong at forecasting US presidential elections, says new management insights.
Sep 04, 2008 ... A case study of the 2004 U.S. Presidential election by researchers at Yale shows that prediction markets are proving to be a strong forecasting tool, one that may have an impact in calling the current presidential contest between Democrat Senator Barack Obama and Republican Senator John ...
Research data from Celal Bayar University update understanding of social science.
Sep 04, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Social Indicators Research, "This research aims to investigate life satisfaction and happiness in Turkey. It extends the previous researches on subjective well-being (SWB) for Turkey by considering both happiness and life satisfaction." ...
Minnesota's Campaign Financing Program Faces Growing Problems.(Report)
Sep 04, 2008 ... Minnesota's public campaign financing program has long led the nation in limiting big money's power in state elections, but large private donors have played a ballooning role in the state's elections since the mid-1990s. The legislature should implement specific reforms to mitigate big ...
Research reports from University of Manchester provide new insights into race and class.
Sep 04, 2008 ... "In this hitherto unpublished wide-ranging and reflective interview from 1982 on the relationships between language, literature and political change, C. L. R. James examines what is specific to the Caribbean genus of imaginative writing in English," investigators in Manchester, the United ...
Researchers at Umea University target social science.
Sep 04, 2008 ... "The central aim of the present paper is to analyse the degree to which welfare problems accumulate over time and to what extent such an accumulation is related to class position and household formation. We utilize longitudinal data from the Swedish Survey of Living Conditions, following a ...
New life sciences data have been reported by M. Connolly and co-authors.
Sep 04, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Child & Family Social Work, "Issues related to human rights have increasingly moved to the forefront of professional concern in recent years. Despite this, there has been minimal attention paid to exploring how changing human needs ...
Data on social science discussed by V. Larcinese and colleagues.
Sep 04, 2008 ... According to recent research from London, the United Kingdom, "This article proposes and applies a simple method to measure the distance from a situation of uniform participation. First, a discrepancy index based on the use of generalized Lorenz curves is presented." "This index ...
Reports outline regional studies research from University of Gloucestershire.
Sep 04, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the journal Regional Studies, "Small towns have received increasing attention from policy-makers aiming to stimulate rural development through territorial approaches. However, it cannot be assumed that fostering local business growth will help ...
DNC: McCain Watch: Scheunemann, Abramoff, and Reed.
Sep 04, 2008 ... This week John McCain has stayed busy trying to escape his ties to criminal lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his shady lobbyist colleagues, including Randy Scheunemann and Ralph Reed. The McCain campaign has been trying to gloss over the details of Scheunemann's swings between lobbying and ...
Research from Princeton University yields new data on global optimization.(Report)
Sep 04, 2008 ... According to recent research published in the Journal of Global Optimization, "In Part I (Gounaris, C.E., Floudas, C.A.: Tight convex understimators for C-2, we introduced a novel approach for the underestimation of univariate functions which was based on a piecewise application of the ...
Research on social science published by P.L.R. Fatimah et al.(Report)
Sep 04, 2008 ... According to a study from Bangi, Malaysia, "Bringing together women and family in quality perspective bring about interesting discussions in this paper. By integrating previous studies and considering expert opinions, we determinate the variables and dimensions with respect to women's ...
Research in the area of social science reported from Middlesex University.
Sep 04, 2008 ... "The speculative philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead offers critical social and cultural theory an unusual way of rethinking the place and value of experience in its concerns. This article explores the challenges that Whitehead's approach to experience, deliberately contrasted with the ...
Resounding Gregoire Victory Foreshadows November Win.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Democratic Governors Association (DGA) Chair Gov. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) today congratulated Gov. Chris Gregoire (Wash.) on her resounding victory in Washington's top-two primary. Facing down a well-orchestrated and aggressive campaign by her Republican opponent, Gov. Gregoire rallied voters ...
Researchers at Shih Chien University have published new data on global optimization.(Report)
Sep 04, 2008 ... "Mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) problems involving general constraints and objective functions with continuous and integer variables occur frequently in engineering design, chemical process industry and management. Although many optimization approaches have been developed for ...
Study findings from University of Groningen provide new insights into social science.
Sep 04, 2008 ... According to recent research from Netherlands, "The present paper introduces a new indicator of educational inequality, the grade distribution ratio (GDR), focusing on levels of grade repetition and drop out rates in primary and secondary education." "The indicator is ...
New findings in political science described from University of Geneva.
Sep 04, 2008 ... According to recent research from Geneva, Switzerland, "During the 1990s, the working class has become the core clientele of right-wing populist parties in Western Europe. This article empirically examines the motives of workers for supporting a right-wing populist party." ...