U.S. Newswire back issues from October 2000:
Christian Defense Coalition to Challenge Supreme Court Ban on Peaceful Demonstration
Oct 01, 2000 ... News Advisory: Members of the Christian Defense Coalition will risk arrest forholding signs of the First Amendment on the public sidewalk in frontof the Supreme Court. The Christian Defense Coalition will also challenge the ...
Mass Slaughter of Forgotten Whales Begins Again in Japan
Oct 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Despite consistentcriticism from the International Whaling Commission, Japan continuesto kill more than 20,000 small whales, dolphins and porpoises eachyear. Japan's annual slaughter of thousands of these "forgottenwhales" begins this week in Japan, ...
Proclamation: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 2000
Oct 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedyesterday by the White House: NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, 2000 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATIONAs we once again observe National ...
Proclamation: National Disability Employment Awareness Month, 2000
Oct 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedyesterday by the White House: NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH, 2000 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATIONThis year marks the 25th ...
Proclamation: Child Health Day, 2000
Oct 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedyesterday by the White House: CHILD HEALTH DAY, 2000 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATIONAs parents and as concerned citizens, we have a ...
Falun Gong Practitioners to Hold Photo Exhibition
Oct 01, 2000 ... News Advisory: In the morning of Oct. 1, while China celebrates its 51stNational Day, over one thousand Falun Gong practitioners gotarrested on Tiananmen Square during their peaceful appeal.Washington D.C. practitioners will gather in front of the ChineseEmbassy to urge the ...
Eight-Inch Sprinkler Main Breaks at Newseum; Museum Closed Until Further Notice
Oct 01, 2000 ... ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- An eight-inch watermain broke inside the Newseum at 10 a.m. today, flooding the firstand second floors of the interactive museum of news with water. Noone was injured. The water main was part of the main supply for the sprinklersystem ...
MS Clinical Trials Confirm Approach, Demonstrate Need to Carefully Refine Targeted Peptide Therapy
Oct 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by the National Institute of Health: Two clinical trials of a targeted peptide therapy in patientswith relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) have been halteddue to adverse effects in some study ...
Gore 2000: Bush Campaign Makes Up Facts on Drug Plan
Oct 01, 2000 ... The following was released today by Gore/Lieberman 2000: In aneffort to defend the indefensible, George W. Bush's campaign today attempted to rebut Al Gore'scharge that Bush's prescription drug plan would force seniors intoHMOs and provide inadequate prescription drug ...
Calls from Children Keep U.S. Anti-Bullying Phone Lines Busy
Oct 01, 2000 ... Thousands of children and their parents have been calling intothe recently formed nonprofit Anti-Bullying Crisis Hotline as thespate of child bullying, hazing and abuse continues to increaseacross the United States. In the past two months more than 73,500 children between the ...
Gun Confab Endorses Bush Candidacy
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Delegates to the national15th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference voted unanimously on Sundayto endorse the presidential candidacy of Gov. George W. Bush ofTexas, reported conferee John Michael Snyder. Co-sponsoring the September 29-October 1 ...
Republican Pro-Choice Coalition Says FDA Moves Choice Issue Front and Center
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- With little more than amonth to go before voters head to the polls, the federal Food andDrug Administration has awakened an issue that is likely to decidethe outcome of the election, according to members of the RepublicanPro-choice Coalition ....
White House Statement on the Middle East
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by the White House:STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY The President spoke to Prime Minister Barak and Chairman Arafatthis weekend to express his deep concern about the escalation ofviolence and to convey ...
Medialink Signs Distribution Agreement with CBS Newspath
Oct 02, 2000 ... NEW YORK, Oct. 2 /U.S.Newswire/ -- Medialink WorldwideIncorporated (Nasdaq: MDLK) announced today that it now transmitsits clients' video news releases to CBS television stations via theproprietary system of CBS Newspath. Medialink is utilizing the CBS affiliate distribution ...
AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth & Families Press Statement
Oct 02, 2000 ... ATLANTA, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statementby David C. Harvey, executive director, AIDS Alliance for children,Youth & Families: In the four years since the first White House report on youth andHIV/AIDS, an estimated 80,000 teens and young adults have ...
Christian Defense Coalition and Operation Rescue West to Hold Demonstration at FDA Office
Oct 02, 2000 ... News Advisory: On Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 12 p.m., the Christian Defense Coalitionand Operation Rescue West will lead a demonstration in front of theWashington, D.C. office of the FDA, located at 200 C Street S.W. Thegroups will be speaking out against the approval of RU-486 ...
World War II Memorial Court Battle Denounced By Legion, Other Groups
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The top officer of the 2.8-million member American Legion expressed confidence today that thecourts will permitconstruction of the National World War II Memorialon The Mall here. The project was approved Sept. 21 by the National ...
Brookings Announces Weekly Award Winners for Excellence in Network Campaign Coverage
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Brookings Institution'sPresidential Campaign Monitoring Project, directed by Stephen Hessand underwritten by the Pew Charitable Trusts, today announced thethird set of recipients of its weekly awards for excellence incampaign broadcast ...
Planned Parenthood Announces Major Campaign to Educate Women Voters in Florida
Oct 02, 2000 ... News Advisory: The Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF) announced a major mediaand grassroots campaign to educate voters about what is at stake inthe 2000 elections. The media component is a $7 million televisionad campaign about the presidential candidates' positions on ...
Planned Parenthood Announces Major Campaign to Educate Women Voters in Pennsylvania
Oct 02, 2000 ... News Advisory: The Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF) announced a major mediaand grassroots campaign to educate voters about what is at stake inthe 2000 elections. The media component is a $7 million televisionad campaign about the presidential candidates' positions on ...
Planned Parenthood Announces Major Campaign to Educate Women Voters in Michigan
Oct 02, 2000 ... News Advisory: The Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF) announced a major mediaand grassroots campaign to educate voters about what is at stake inthe 2000 elections. The media component is a $7 million televisionad campaign about the presidential candidates' positions on ...
Planned Parenthood Announces Major Campaign to Educate Women Voters in Missouri
Oct 02, 2000 ... News Advisory: The Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF) announced a major mediaand grassroots campaign to educate voters about what is at stake inthe 2000 elections. The media component is a $7 million televisionad campaign about the presidential candidates' positions on ...
Planned Parenthood Announces Major Campaign to Educate Women Voters in Oregon
Oct 02, 2000 ... News Advisory: The Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF) announced a major mediaand grassroots campaign to educate voters about what is at stake inthe 2000 elections. The media component is a $7 million televisionad campaign about the presidential candidates' positions on ...
Planned Parenthood Announces Major Campaign to Educate Women Voters in Washington
Oct 02, 2000 ... News Advisory: The Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF) announced a major mediaand grassroots campaign to educate voters about what is at stake inthe 2000 elections. The media component is a $7 million televisionad campaign about the presidential candidates' positions on ...
Planned Parenthood Announces Major Campaign to Educate Women Voters in Nevada
Oct 02, 2000 ... News Advisory: The Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF) announced a major mediaand grassroots campaign to educate voters about what is at stake inthe 2000 elections. The media component is a $7 million televisionad campaign about the presidential candidates' positions on ...
Tens of Thousands of Americans Unite to End Gun Violence on First Monday 2000
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Attorney General JanetReno, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Andrew Cuomo,talk show host Rosie O'Donnell, Senator Frank Lautenberg, andattorneys general, mayors, police chiefs, college and graduateschool students, moms, doctors, ...
IASA to Teach Industry Course in Beijing, China
Oct 02, 2000 ... DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The insurance industryrepresents one of the fastest growing segments of the new economy inChina. The Insurance Accounting and Systems Association, IASA, isan international insurance education association that has, as anorganizational mission, a ...
Study Finds Women Not Under-Represented in U.S. Clinical Trials
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Although it's been alongstanding perception that, compared to men, women and theirhealth conditions have been understudied in U.S. scientific clinicaltrials, researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health,who scrutinized more than 100,000 ...
Clinton's Remarks at Education Event (1/2)
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following transcriptwas released today by the White House (1/2):REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT EDUCATION EVENT Presidential Hall 11:05 a.m. EDTTHE PRESIDENT: Give her another hand, wasn't she great? ...
Clinton's Remarks at Education Event (2/2)
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following transcriptwas released today by the White House (2/2):By cutting defaults, increasing collections, and making thesystem more competitive, we have saved taxpayers and students -- thestudents have saved $9 billion and the ...
White House Statement on the Visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by the White House: STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY At the invitation of President Clinton, Prime Minister SheikhHasina of Bangladesh will visit Washington on Oct. 17. The PrimeMinister will meet with ...
Physicians Appeal to Republican House Leadership: Support Nuclear Workers Compensation
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As the Senate/HouseConference meets to finish action on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2001Defense Authorization Act, Physicians for Social Responsibility(PSR) is appealing on behalf of its 20,000 physician members to theRepublican leadership in the U.S. House ...
New Survey Shows Students Support Napster; Findings to be Discussed at First Amendment Festival Oct. 2-3 at Penn State
Oct 02, 2000 ... STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Penn State studentsare more supportive of free expression than the American public, andthey also believe there should be protection for the freedistribution of music over the Internet, according to a new surveyconducted by the First Amendment ...
HSUS: Buckeye Egg Farm Set to Kill 600,000 Chickens in Aftermath of Tornado
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Humane Society of theUnited States (HSUS) announced today that more than one half millionchickens trapped in the wreckage of an Ohio egg farm are slated tobe crushed to death this afternoon and blamed the factory farmingtechniques that trapped ...
No More Needles: Tiny Capsule May Offer Unprecedented Cold and Flu Protection
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Transfer Factor(tm), arecent addition to the popular dietary supplement market, is beinghailed as one of the most remarkable immunological discoveries ofthe 21st century by some of the nation's leading authorities oninfectious disease. A growing ...
Top 100 Cooperatives Contribute More than $124 Billion to Economy
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- National Cooperative Bankreleased its annual NCB Co-op 100 today, a list of the nation's 100highest revenue-earning cooperatives. In the seven years since NCB Co-op 100. was first published, therevenue of the top 100 has climbed 23.2 percent ...
U.S. Supreme Court Inaction Underscores Need to Repeal Section 211
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Supreme Court'sdecision today not to review a lower court ruling that a specialinterest provision prevents U.S. Courts from enforcing trademarkrights underscores the need for Congress to repeal that provision,known as Section 211 of the FY 1999 ...
Vigil Participants Say the Price is Not Worth It: Economic Sanctions on Iraq Must End
Oct 02, 2000 ... PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In April 1999, theUnited Nations Humanitarian Panel issued a report based on theirassessment of the humanitarian situation in Iraq. The panelconcluded that "the gravity of the humanitarian situation of theIraqi people (was) indisputable and ...
NEA: Bush Distorts Reading Scores
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Speaking at the NationalPress Club today, National Education Association (NEA) President BobChase corrected Texas Gov. Bush's misstatements about studentreading performance that are currently running in television ads."We all understand the political ...
ADL to Arafat: End Violence Against Israel
Oct 02, 2000 ... NEW YORK, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Outraged by Palestinianviolence against Israel, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) todaycalled on Chairman Yasir Arafat to immediately intervene to endviolence "clearly incited and stoked by Palestinian leadership" andto guarantee that the Palestinian ...
VFW Unconditionally Supports Mall Site for WWII Memorial
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- "The proposed World War IIMemorial is a fitting design and the Mall is precisely the rightplace to mark the nation's most pivotal event of the 20th-century,"said John F. Gwizdak the commander-in-chief of the 2.6 millionmembers of the Veterans of ...
Study Contradicts R.J. Reynolds Health Claims About Eclipse Cigarettes; Release Set for Oct. 4
Oct 02, 2000 ... News Advisory: On Wednesday, October 4, the American Heart Association, theCampaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and other public health organizationswill release the results of a new study contradicting R.J. Reynolds'claims that its new Eclipse cigarette presents smokers with lessrisk ...
Pizza Economics Launches Web Site, Delivers Pedagogical Pizzas at Presidential Debates
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Privatizers are feeding thepublic a lot of misinformation about Social Security. That's whyPizza Economics, a new grassroots educational initiative, islaunching a web site http://www.pizzaeconomics.org, and deliveringpizzas state-to-state and at the ...
Conservation Groups Oppose Missouri River Rider, Support Veto Threat
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Conservation groups willhold a conference call for reporters at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 3, tohighlight local opposition to an appropriations rider that wouldblock reform of Missouri River dam operations, and to supportPresident Clinton's veto threat ....
PFAW: Array of Groups Alert Voters their Rights Are At Risk If Supreme Court Nominations Move Majority Far Right
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by People for the American Way: While the U.S. Supreme Court opened their 2000-01 session justacross the street, a group of national leaders and lawmakers cametogether today to sound an alarm for voters: The ...
FACT SHEET: The Clinton-Gore Administration: Cutting Student Loan Defaults and Opening the Doors of College for All Americans
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following fact sheetwas released today by the White House: Today, President Clinton will announce that the national studentloan default rate is 6.9 percent -- the lowest rate ever and one-third the 22.4 percent rate when he took office. ...
White House Radio Actuality Line for Monday, Oct. 2
Oct 02, 2000 ... News Advisory: The following sound is available Monday, Oct. 2 on the WhiteHouse Press Office Radio Actuality Line at 202-456-5671:-- President Clinton urging Congress to continue to invest ineducation. -- Education Secretary Richard Riley on the ...
Gore 2000: Wall Street Journal: Bush Tax Not for Everyone
Oct 02, 2000 ... NASHVILLE, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by Gore/Lieberman 2000: As reported today by the Wall Street Journal, "George W. Bush'sbig tax cut, which he promotes as an across-the-board rate reduction'for all Americans,' actually would leave about 27 ...
Photo Advisory: Kelloggs Cereal Boxes Picture Gold Medalists
Oct 02, 2000 ... News Advisory: A photo supported by the following caption is available for freeeditorial use at: http://www.wirepix.com/newsphotos The caption for the photo is as follows: Kelloggs Cereal Boxes Picture Gold Medalists The four top US Olympic Team gold ...
Press Briefing by Jake Siewert (1/3)
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is thetranscript of a press briefing by Jake Siewert (1/3): The James S. Brady Briefing Room 1:10 P.M. EDTMR. SIEWERT: I understand that today is Mr. Bazinet's birthday.For the 82nd year in a row, he didn't get ...
Press Briefing by Jake Siewert (2/3)
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is thetranscript of a press briefing by Jake Siewert (2/3):Q Jake, what sort of advice or suggestions or coaching is thePresident giving to the Vice President in preparation for thedebate? MR. SIEWERT: I don't know that ...
Press Briefing by Jake Siewert (3/3)
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is thetranscript of a press briefing by Jake Siewert (3/3):Q Jake, on third world debt, do you think that you're any closerto getting the whole $435 million that you want for HIPC? MR. SIEWERT: I hope so. I think we are ...
National Taxpayers Union to Release Results of Study on N.Y. Senate Candidates
Oct 02, 2000 ... News Advisory: How Big a Bite Would Lazio, Clinton, Take from Budget Surpluses?Study of NY Senate Candidates' Spending Proposals Has Answers New York Senate hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Rick Lazio havetraded charges over whose budget plans are "more responsible" ...
Newstream Digest for Monday, Oct. 2
Oct 02, 2000 ... News Advisory: The following multimedia news stories are for free andunrestricted use on your news or information site (and for print orbroadcast, too). Visit http://www.newstream.com to download video,audio, text, graphics, and photos for the following features: ...
LA Times: Bush Runs Away From Vouchers, Misrepresents Plan
Oct 02, 2000 ... NASHVILLE, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by Gore/Lieberman 2000: The Los Angeles Times today reported that Bush's "comments inrecent days suggest he may be" running away from his school plan."It's utterly disingenuous for Bush to imply that his voucher ...
Renewable Fuels Association President to Speak at NPC Oct. 4
Oct 02, 2000 ... News Advisory: Renewable Fuels Association President Eric Vaughn is scheduled tospeak at a National Press Club "Newsmaker" News Conference at 10a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the ...
Scot McRoberts Joins Richmond Council of Growing Companies; Former GRCC Executive Launches Association Management Agency with First Client
Oct 02, 2000 ... McLEAN, Va. Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Richmond Chapter of theCouncil of Growing Companies named Scot McRoberts its new ExecutiveDirector recently. Previously Scot served on the cornerstonecommittee, representing the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce,which founded the chapter in ...
HSUS: Animal Cruelty Could Be Larger Part Of Murder Suspect's Violent History
Oct 02, 2000 ... JACKSONVILLE, Vt., Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following wasreleased today by The Humane Society of the United States: Hours before Jacob Sexton attacked a woman on a quietneighborhood street in Winooski, Vt., where he beat her to deathwith his fists last Wednesday, Sexton ...
U.S. Newswire Transmitting News for U.S. Department of Labor
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- U.S. Newswire (USN), the national pressrelease wire service for distributing news from government agenciesand other public policy news sources to the media, today announcedthat the company has been selected by the U.S. Department of Labor(DOL) to provide ...
California Federation of Teachers to Host Presidential Debate-Watch Party in Sacramento, Tuesday, Oct. 3
Oct 02, 2000 ... News Advisory: The California Federation of Teachers will host a debate-watchparty on Tuesday, Oct. 3, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the home of GregEddy. The California Federation of Teachers represents over 100,000educators in K-12 and higher education across the state ....
Gallup Survey Finds Americans' Concern About Medical Privacy Runs Deep
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- An overwhelming majority ofAmericans do not want the government or other third parties to haveaccess to their medical records -- including genetic information --without their permission. This deep concern about theconfidentiality of their medical ...
Comments Sought on Draft Plan to Combat Invasive Species
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National InvasiveSpecies Council is asking for public input on its Draft NationalInvasive Species Management Plan. "Invasive plant and animal species pose very real threats toAmerica's natural heritage and our economic future," Secretary ...
CAGW: Gore Spending Proposals Would Tap Social Security, Bring Back Deficits
Oct 02, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by Citizens Against Government Waste: Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today released itsanalysis of presidential contenders Al Gore and George W. Bush'sspending proposals. By CAGW's calculation, ...
Wisconsin Federation of Teachers to Host Presidential Debate-Watch Party in Madison, Tuesday, Oct. 3
Oct 02, 2000 ... News Advisory: The Wisconsin Federation of Teachers will host a debate-watchparty on Tuesday, Oct. 3, beginning at 8 p.m. at the home of KenOpin. The Wisconsin Federation of Teachers represents 3,000educators and professional state employees in Dane County. Attendeeswill ...
Ohio Federation of Teachers to Host Presidential Debate-Watch Parties in Cleveland, Tuesday, Oct. 3
Oct 02, 2000 ... News Advisory: The Ohio Federation of Teachers will host two debate-watchparties in the Cleveland-area on Tuesday, Oct. 3, beginning at 7:45p.m. The Ohio Federation of Teachers represents over 20,000educators across the state, including teachers in Cleveland, Berea,Cleveland ...