Politics & Government Week back issues from November 2008:
Taxpayer Watchdog Calls for Spending Cuts as Deficit Soars.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Following reports that the federal budget deficit reached a record $455 billion in fiscal year 2008, Citizens Against Government Waste called for immediate cuts in wasteful spending. "House and Senate leaders are considering a lame-duck session immediately after the election to ...
SCU School of Law to Honor Alumni and Human Rights Advocates Victor M. Marquez and Leon Panetta Oct. 21 at the Fifth Annual Diversity Gala.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Santa Clara University School of Law will honor two outstanding alumni who have fought for equality and human rights during their careers. The Santa Clara University School of Law Social Justice and Human Rights Awards will be given Tuesday, Oct. 21, to Victor M. Marquez '90, and Leon ...
3rd Quarter 2008: A Look at the Latest Major Government Contracts in the U.S.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f526de/quarterly_governme) has announced the addition of the "Quarterly Government Contracts: 3rd Quarter 2008, A look at the Latest Major Government Contracts in the U.S." report to their offering. This aDRD ...
Democratic National Committee: John McCain and Republican Party Must End Hypocrisy on Voter Registration Fraud and Sever Ties with Tainted GOP Operatives Immediately.
Nov 06, 2008 ... On a conference call today, the National and California State Democratic Parties called on the Republican Party to end their hypocrisy on voter registration fraud and sever all ties with long-time GOP Operative Mark Jacoby. Jacoby is the owner of Young Political Majors (YPM) who was ...
The Electoral College and the National Archives.
Nov 06, 2008 ... For most Americans, Election Day marks the end of the presidential selection process. At the National Archives, it is only the beginning. Most Americans know that the National Archives preserves historical documents such as the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution, ...
Election Forecast Predicts Democrats Will Gain 3 Seats in Senate, 11 in House.
Nov 06, 2008 ... An election forecast model developed by a political scientist 99 days before the 2008 elections and before the recent Wall Street crisis predicts significant Democratic gains in the 2008 congressional elections -- including 11 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 3 seats in the ...
Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy CD Set for November 23 Release at Best Buy.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Best Buy and Geffen Records announced that one of the most highly anticipated albums of all time, Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy, will be available beginning Nov. 23 at Best Buy and BestBuy.com on CD, vinyl, and digital downloads. The title track, the first single from the album, was ...
Harvard's Institute of Politics to Release New National Poll of America's 18-24 Year-Olds at Newseum.
Nov 06, 2008 ... The Institute of Politics (IOP), located at Harvard Kennedy School, will release a new national poll examining the political views of 18-24 year-olds Wednesday, October 22 at 10 a.m. at the Newseum. The IOP has been conducting regular polling of America's young people for eight ...
NEWSWEEK Cover: America the Conservative.
Nov 06, 2008 ... "It is easy -- for some, even tempting -- to detect the dawn of a new progressive era in the autumn of Barack Obama's campaign for the presidency," Newsweek Editor Jon Meacham writes in the current issue. Obama is leading John McCain, and Democrats may gain seats on Capitol Hill. "But ...
Green Party Becomes First Political Party to Endorse Election Integrity Pledge.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Standing For Voters, an internet-based campaign asking candidates to pledge their commitment to fair elections, congratulates The Green Party for becoming the first political party to call on its candidates to take the Standing For Voters pledge. Ten Green Party candidates have ...
CN8, the Comcast Network to Broadcast Extensive Election Day Coverage; 'America's Next President' Includes Pre- and Post-Election Programming.
Nov 06, 2008 ... CN8, The Comcast Network will crown its America's Next President campaign with an extensive programming package featuring live Election Day coverage, as well as pre- and post-election offerings. "CN8 has offered its viewers an unprecedented array of options for following the ...
'Elect To Save' Guerilla Marketing Effort From Universal Music Enterprises Uses Political Campaign Imagery to Target Voters and Other Music Fans.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Everybody wins in the Elect To Save campaign being launched by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe). Using iconic, eye-catching, red-white-and-blue political campaign poster imagery -- and even by targeting online users who read election news and political blogs -- UMe will attract music ...
ACORN Calls on McCain Campaign to Get Out of the Gutter.
Nov 06, 2008 ... "Enough is enough of these Nixon-style gutter politics being perpetrated by the Bush Administration and McCain campaign. The two of them are continuing to abuse federal law enforcement to intimidate their political opponents and suppress the vote," said ACORN spokesperson Brian Kettenring ....
Blunt: Democrats' Long History of Rewarding ACORN.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Long before Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac needed a taxpayer-funded bailout this summer, Congressional Democrats began pushing an "affordable housing trust fund." A priority of Democrat leaders, it was created to benefit some of their biggest political allies, including groups like the ...
Buchanan Names Jon Plebani Co-chair of Federal Government Relations Practice.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC announced that Government Relations Director Jon W. Plebani will serve as co-chair of the firm's Federal Government Relations Practice. Plebani will co-lead the section alongside CEO-elect John A. ("Jack") Barbour, who will assume the role of Buchanan's CEO ...
Celebrities and Politics Collide in Satirical Art Exhibit.
Nov 06, 2008 ... In celebration of the finale of the most talked about presidential election ever, World of Wonder co-founders Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato announce SVEDKA presents HOLLYWOOD, DC: Lights! Camera! Election! a World of Wonder Storefront Gallery group art show. The exhibit will feature 40 ...
AARP Urges New York Voters to Get the Facts Before They Vote.
Nov 06, 2008 ... With Election Day just weeks away, AARP has a simple message for New York voters: Get the facts before you hit the polls. As part of AARP's voter education efforts, voter guides are available on-line for every Congressional race in the state. AARP is urging its 2.6 million New York members ...
Aristotle Launches Where I Vote.Com: the Most Comprehensive Online Voter Networking and Election Day Information Resource.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Aristotle announced the launch of whereIvote.com (www.whereivote.com), an innovative web portal for voters to locate polling sites, find sample ballot information, network online, and access candidate information from non-partisan smartvoter.org. Utilizing proprietary software, data ...
Cortes Responds to Republican Allegations.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro A. Cortes today called continued allegations against state and county elections officials by the Republican Party of Pennsylvania disappointing. "The majority of the counties in Pennsylvania are controlled by Republican Commissioners. While ...
Dan Rather Reports to Broadcast Live Coverage of Election Night 2008 on HDNet.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Continuing in his celebrated tradition of providing comprehensive Election Night coverage, Dan Rather will host a live broadcast from the Newseum in Washington, DC on Tuesday, November 4. "Dan Rather Reports On Politics: Election Night 2008" will kick off at 7:00 p.m. ET in ...
Daschle to Host Web Chat, Governors' Election Preview.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Democratic Governors Association (DGA) Executive Director, Nathan Daschle, today - exactly two weeks before Election Day - will host a live Web chat to discuss this year's 11 races for Governor and the DGA's first-ever four-year political strategy, PROJECT 2010. Daschle will answer ...
Outdoor Channel Partners With Congressional Sportmen's Foundation for Voting Campaign.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Outdoor Channel, America's Leader in Outdoor TV, has partnered with the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) to encourage outdoorsmen to vote in the upcoming 2008 presidential election. The on-air campaign launched this week features Outdoor Channel on-air personalities highlighting ...
Presidential Election: Relocation.com Offers McCain or Obama Free Moving to the White House.
Nov 06, 2008 ... With the presidential election only two weeks away, many questions are still lingering about who will be the winning candidate: John McCain or Barack Obama. However, one thing is certain: there will be a new resident in the White House come January 2009. Therefore, Relocation.com, the ...
Contact Solutions Shared IVR Service Powers Voter Information and Complaint Hotlines for Historic McCain-Obama Election.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Contact Solutions, Inc., the industry leader in contact automation, announced that it has deployed its shared interactive voice response (IVR) services to enable InfoVoter Technologies to promote voter access through CNN's 1 877 GO CNN08 and the Tom Joyner Morning Show-affiliated 1 866 MY ...
Democracy Data & Communications Launches New Corporate Website.(Website overview)
Nov 06, 2008 ... Democracy Data & Communications (DDC), the nation's leading provider of public affairs services and solutions, announces the launch of a newly redesigned corporate website http://www.democracydata.com/. The new site details DDC's expanding suite of innovative and effective grassroots and ...
National Federation of the Blind Launches 'Project VIP' to Help Blind Voters on Election Day.
Nov 06, 2008 ... The National Federation of the Blind, the nation's leading advocate for the voting rights of blind people, announced that it is launching Project VIP (Voting with Independence and Privacy), a toll-free hotline that will be available to blind voters across the United States on Election Day ....
Presidential Candidate Preference Related to Car-Owner Brands, Segments, According to kbb.com Market Research.
Nov 06, 2008 ... According to Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com Marketing Research, the car brand and segment owned by voters is related to their preference in presidential candidates. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) rates high among domestic and luxury owners. Among the domestic brands, owners of GMC (61 percent), ...
Top Gay Activist Blogger Goes Public with Investigation Into Senator Mitch McConnell.
Nov 06, 2008 ... America's top gay activist blogger, Mike Rogers, went public today with his investigation into Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (KY). Rogers called on the Senator to release his military records -- including documentation of the reason McConnell was discharged from the Army in the ...
Obama Winning Sweet Race over McCain in the Mrs. Beasley's Cupcake/Cookies Bite Me Poll.
Nov 06, 2008 ... It's all about sugar, spice ...and politics. For Presidential candidates McCain and Obama, cookies and cupcakes in the Mrs. Beasley's Cupcake/Cookies Bite Me Poll are helping to gauge who is more popular. At Mrs. Beasley's, the Obama/Biden and McCain/Palin photo image cookies and cupcakes ...
BLACK ENTERPRISE Affirms Barack Obama is the Choice to Lead America.
Nov 06, 2008 ... As the 2008 presidential campaign enters its final weeks, BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine publishes a special November issue with editorial focusing on our nation's urgent need for change. In "The Best Man," BLACK ENTERPRISE, which has been the definitive voice of African American business for ...
CAIR Welcomes NM GOP Call for Resignation of Anti-Muslim Leader.
Nov 06, 2008 ... A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today welcomed a call by the New Mexico Republican Party for the resignation of a local GOP leader who wrote that "Muslims are our enemies" in a recent letter to the editor. On Tuesday, the Washington-based Council on ...
Cindy Sheehan Campaign Launches Media Blitz in San Francisco.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Today, the Cindy for Congress Campaign, dedicated to electing Cindy Sheehan to Congress to replace Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), announced a full scale media blitz throughout San Francisco's 8th Congressional District. The campaign confirmed that 360 television ads, 1,243 radio ads and ...
Huffington Post and Politico Lead Wave of Explosive Growth at Independent Political Blogs and News Sites this Election Season.
Nov 06, 2008 ... comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, released a study of visitation to political blogs and news sites during the 2008 presidential election season, which showed strong gains at most sites compared to year ago. HuffingtonPost.com led among a group of ...
Obama Leads by 9 in Ohio, McCain Edges in Missouri.
Nov 06, 2008 ... With just over two weeks left before the presidential election, voters in the key state of Ohio are giving the Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden a 9-point lead (51 percent - 42 percent) over the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin, according to a poll released by ...
Republican National Committee: Illegal Voters, or Just Getting Out the Vote?
Nov 06, 2008 ... A small, unremarkable house on the East Side seems as anonymous as any other on its working-class street. But as authorities investigate the rental home's current and former residents for possible voter fraud, it has become a focal point for questions about the integrity of ...
William O'Reilly Rejoins Jones Day After U.S. House Ethics Committee Service.
Nov 06, 2008 ... International law firm Jones Day announced that William V. O'Reilly has rejoined the firm as a Washington office partner. He left the firm, where he served from 1986 through 2005, to serve as Chief Counsel and Staff Director of the Ethics Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives from ...
New Harris Poll ''FlashBack'' Finds Majority of Americans Favor Cuts in Government Spending but Fewer Favor Cuts Than in 1980 When Reagan Was Elected.
Nov 06, 2008 ... A new Harris Poll particularly relevant to policymakers as they deal with the current national economic situation found that 61 percent of Americans favor cutting government spending to control inflation, and almost one in three (29%) are not sure. But support for cuts is lower than it was ...
Coalition of Voters and Civil Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit in Pennsylvania Seeking Emergency Paper Ballots.
Nov 06, 2008 ... A coalition of Pennsylvania voters and civil rights groups, led by the NAACP State Conference of Pennsylvania, filed a lawsuit today in federal court in Philadelphia seeking to ensure that voters receive emergency paper ballots on Election Day when 50% or more voting machines become ...
FindLaw Announces Voting Rights Resource in Partnership With JustVote.org.
Nov 06, 2008 ... FindLaw, the world's leading provider of online legal information and Internet marketing solutions for law firms, has announced a partnership with JustVote.org, a non-partisan, non-profit affiliate of JustThink.org to help voters to know their rights, for its Voting Rights Law section of ...
Justice Richard Goldstone to Receive MacArthur Award for International Justice.
Nov 06, 2008 ... The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation will honor Justice Richard J. Goldstone, former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, with the MacArthur Award for International Justice, Foundation President Jonathan Fanton ...
London Bus Strike Suspended as Unite Challenges Attack on Right to Strike.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Unite, the biggest union for transport workers, has suspended the 24 hour bus strike scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday 22nd October. The stoppage was set to involve up to 14,000 members in First Group, Arriva, Metroline, East London Buses and East Thames Buses who ...
NAR to Sponsor Real Estate Policy Fellows.
Nov 06, 2008 ... To help more young professionals gain a solid foundation in legislative advocacy and national housing policy, the National Association of Realtors(R) is funding a fellowship in the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and the ...
Sen. Barack Obama Wins the Arab American Voice According to Dandana TV.
Nov 06, 2008 ... "The Bush Administration has done a great job alienating Arab-Americans from voting Republican in 2008," said Dr. Amr Altahwi - C.E.O of Dandana TV and host of a weekly Arabic talk show Live with Amr. "This time around, the 8 Million Arab and Muslim Americans are overwhelmingly in support ...
eRepublik Labs Releases First Online Strategy Game.
Nov 06, 2008 ... eRepublik Labs announced the public availability of the first massively multiplayer online strategy game. The game, called eRepublik, is set in a mirror world where players, referred to as citizens, join in local and national politics, set economic policy, start businesses and wage wars ...
17 of 24 Federal Agencies Met 2007 Small Business Goal in SBA's Annual Contracting Scorecard.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Small businesses won a record $83.2 billion in federal prime contracts in Fiscal Year 2007, an increase of almost $6 billion from 2006, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration's second annual small business procurement scorecard, which was released. In addition, each ...
California Tribal Business Alliance Releases '07-08 Legislative Vote Record.
Nov 06, 2008 ... The California Tribal Business Alliance released its second "Legislative Scorecard on Tribal Issues" today showing a mixed record among legislators during the 2007-2008 session on issues that do not relate to gaming or tribal casinos. The CTBA tracked five bills dealing with ...
Epic Fantasy Series Website Honored in 2008 National Best Books Awards.(Website overview)
Nov 06, 2008 ... The Green Stone of Healing(R) epic fantasy website is among the finalists of the 2008 National Best Books Awards sponsored by USABookNews.com, HealingStone Books announced. The award-winning website, http://www.greenstoneofhealing.com/, is honored in the Best Website Design category. The ...
Investigate Why Bush/Rove IT Expert Mike Connell Asked How to Destroy White House Emails.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Reporter Rebecca Abrahams wrote this week at Huffington Post that on October 11, 2006, longtime Bush/Rove IT expert Michael Connell met with cyber security expert Stephen Spoonamore to learn how to destroy data on White House computer hard drives ...
Los Angeles Times Endorses Barack Obama for President.
Nov 06, 2008 ... The Los Angeles Times announced that it is endorsing Senator Barack Obama. It marks The Times' first endorsement in a presidential election since 1972, when it backed President Richard M. Nixon's re-election. Obama will become the first Democrat ever to receive The Times' support. ...
Mindset Media Study Reveals Which Independent Voters Favor Obama Vs. McCain.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Mindset Media (www.mindset-media.com), which operates an online ad network that enables brand advertisers to reach millions of people with the personality traits that fit their brands, has released a Mindset Profile(TM) of prospective presidential voters. The results are a part of a recent ...
New Comprehensive Ranking of 60 Most Global Cities.
Nov 06, 2008 ... A new Global Cities Index released by global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and FOREIGN POLICY magazine confirms that New York, London and Paris are the world's most global cities, but also reveals that top-ranking cities face strong ...
Pelosi Letter to Boehner: We Must Work Together to Pass Economic Recovery Legislation.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the following letter today to Republican Leader John Boehner on the need for Democrats and Republicans to work together to pass an economic recovery legislation that will promote the creation of good jobs, and help restore investor and consumer confidence ...
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly/UN Foundation Survey Explores Religion and America's Role in the World.(Survey)
Nov 06, 2008 ... Despite a divided view of America's impact on the world, the vast majority of Americans believe the United States has a moral obligation to be engaged on the international stage, according to a new survey by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research Inc. for RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY and the ...
Senator Barack Obama Declared the Winner in Nickelodeon's Biggest 'Kids' Vote' Ever.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Senator Barack Obama has been declared the winner of Nickelodeon's 2008 Kids Pick the President "Kids' Vote". A record-breaking number of votes -- upwards of 2.2 million -- were cast in the network's online poll. Nickelodeon has held a "Kids' Vote" every election year since 1988, and kids ...
Senators Coats and Robb Warn Incoming Administration About the Threat of a Nuclear Iran.
Nov 06, 2008 ... In an op-ed in today's Washington Post entitled, "Stopping a Nuclear Tehran," former Senators Daniel Coats (R-IN) and Charles Robb (D-VA) warn of the dangers of a nuclear weapons-capable Iran. The two senators co-chaired the Bipartisan Policy Center's National Security Initiative task ...
Tonight on Bloomberg TV: the Debate That Affects Your Wallet.
Nov 06, 2008 ... With only 13 days until Election Day the economy is at the forefront of the 2008 presidential campaign. BLOOMBERG TELEVISION(R) viewers will watch tonight as John McCain and Barack Obama's top economic advisers tackle the tough questions about the economic issues facing Americans. ...
Census Bureau News - Profile of Older Workers: 2004 - Washington.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Profile of Older Workers: 2004 -- Washington -- The Census Bureau, in partnership with 31 states, has launched a series of reports on workers 55 and older. The Pennsylvania report is expected to be released in late October. Previously released reports are available at ...
Watchdogs CCAGW and NTU to Presidential Candidates: You Want Government Waste? We Got It...
Nov 06, 2008 ... The nation's top taxpayer watchdogs, the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste and the National Taxpayers Union, today sent a joint letter to presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama challenging them to act on existing recommendations that could save trillions of ...
WorldBoston to Honor State Street Corporation's Ronald Logue at 18th International Citizen Award Dinner.
Nov 06, 2008 ... WorldBoston, an independent, nonpartisan organization dedicated to advancing public discourse on global affairs and fostering exchanges with international visitors, announced it will present its International Citizen Award to Ronald E. Logue, Chairman and CEO of Boston-based State Street ...
Support for Azerbaijan Defense Urged by JINSA.
Nov 06, 2008 ... The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) today expressed deep concern over those leaders of the Armenian Assembly of America who denounced a reported arms sale by Israel to Azerbaijan. "Azerbaijan is an important friend of the United States and is one of the ...
SpinVox Empowers Listeners of WNYC's 'The Takeaway' To Speak Freely During Economic Crisis and Election Season.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Faced with an unprecedented economic crisis and a tightly contested Presidential race nearing its conclusion, Americans more than ever are seeking outlets to speak their mind and give voice to their worries, concerns and fears. SpinVox, a global leader in voice-to-content messaging, is ...
UH Bauer "Bailout: What's Next" Panel to Feature Academic, Banking, Small Business, Personal Finance Experts.
Nov 06, 2008 ... As the U.S. enters a period of financial uncertainty marked by falling stock prices and a credit crisis, many people have questions about what to expect in the months ahead. On Oct. 22, the University of Houston's C. T. Bauer College of Business will convene a panel of experts to shed ...
TGK-4 Minority Shareholders Ask Medvedev for Protection as Prokhorov Defaults on Buyout, Global Insight Reports.
Nov 06, 2008 ... A dispute between Russian metals tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov and the minority shareholders of power generator TGK-4 has resulted in an appeal to President Dmitry Medvedev himself, forecasting company Global Insight reports. The TGK-4 shareholders turned to the Russian president for help after ...
Management Technologies Readies CSC for the Earned Value Management EVP Exam.
Nov 06, 2008 ... Management Technologies recently completed its Earned Value Professional (EVP) exam prep workshop for CSC's EVM staff at their Frederick, MD, offices. The EVPrep(TM) workshop included test taking strategies, earned value management exam topics, and sample exam questions from each part of ...
They May Not Be Able to Vote, but Youth Grasp Value of Campaign Messages.
Nov 06, 2008 ... While they may not be of voting age yet, today's youth are engaged with the 2008 Presidential election. Seven in ten (70%) 8 - 17 year olds say they are very or somewhat closely following news coverage on the upcoming presidential election and just over eight in ten (82%) of 8 - 17 year ...