U.S. Newswire back issues from November 2000:
Lieberman Women, Gore Women to Address Voters in Michigan, Missouri, Illinois
Nov 01, 2000 ... News Advisory: On the eve of the 2000 Presidential election, Hadassah Lieberman,wife of Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman, and sixother "Lieberman Ladies" will join Tipper Gore and two of herdaughters to celebrate 80 years of a woman's right to vote.Appearing at ...
President Clinton Names Caroline Matano Yang to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
Nov 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by the White House: President Clinton today announced his intention to reappointCaroline Matano Yang as a member of the J. William Fulbright ForeignScholarship Board. Caroline Matano Yang, of Kailua, ...
National Religious Leader to Move Ashtabula County Christians to Polls - Will Give Guidance on Whom to Vote For
Nov 01, 2000 ... News Advisory: The Reverend Rob Schenck, president of the National ClergyCouncil in Washington, DC, will travel to Ashtabula County thisweekend to rally Christians to get out to vote on Tuesday. Schenckwill speak at the Harvest International Church, 4884 North RidgeWest, ...
Association Recognizes Improvements in 9-1-1 Technology; Key Congressional Leaders Made 9-1-1 Improvements Possible
Nov 01, 2000 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 1 -- The following was released today by theNational Emergency Number Association: In the first full year after the passage of the Public Safety andWireless Communications Act of 1999 (US Senate Bill 800), there hasbeen significant advancement in 9-1-1 ...
Joint Center Launches Alliance for Racial Healing; Supported by $900,000 Grant from John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Nov 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Joint Center forPolitical and Economic Studies today launched the Network ofAlliances Bridging Race and Ethnicity (NABRE), a vehicle forassisting local leaders around the country in their efforts toovercome racial and ethnic divisions. A key ...
Voter.Com Post Election Bipartisan Analysis Set for Nov. 8
Nov 01, 2000 ... News Advisory: What: News conference featuring Voter.com Battleground 2000 pollstersCelinda Lake (D) and Ed Goeas (R). Lake and Goeas will provide apost-election round up and analysis of the trends of theBattleground 2000 Poll, including nightly tracking conducted ...
Transcript of Clinton Remarks to African-American Religious and Community Leaders (1/2)
Nov 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof remarks by President Clinton to African American religious andcommunity leaders (1 of 2): Kelly Temple Harlem, New York 9:00 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. I knew I was going to have a ...
Transcript of Clinton Remarks to African-American Religious and Community Leaders (2 of 2)
Nov 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof remarks by President Clinton to African American religious andcommunity leaders (2 of 2): So, question number one: Do you want to build on the prosperityand keep it going and give it to people that have been left ...
Text of Remarks by the President to Irish Americans for Hillary Dessert Reception, Oct. 31
Nov 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof remarks made by the President Oct. 31 to Irish Americans forHillary dessert reception:Fitzpatrick Hotel New York, New York 10:35 P.M. ESTTHE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Well, first let me say ...
Is There a Place For The Postal Service in the 21st Century? New Cato Book Argues the Case for Privatization
Nov 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by the Cato Institute: The rise of the Internet and the flourishing of private package-delivery services have brought the U.S. Postal Service to acrossroads. As more people correspond and pay bills ...
Text of Remarks by the President to Kentucky Democratic Party Supporters, Oct. 31 (1/2)
Nov 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof remarks made Oct. 31 by the President to Kentucky DemocraticParty Supporters (part 1 of 2):duPont Manual High School Louisville, Kentucky 3:45 P.M. ESTTHE PRESIDENT: Thank you very, very ...
Text of Remarks by the President to Kentucky Democratic Party Supporters, Oct. 31 (2/2)
Nov 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcriptof remarks made Oct. 31 by the President to Kentucky DemocraticParty Supporters (part 2 of 2):The second thing this thing is not about -- this election is notabout whether we're not bipartisan and they are, and they ...
Third Party Vice Presidential Debate Nov. 3 at NPC
Nov 01, 2000 ... News Advisory: Third party vice presidential candidates will debate Friday, Nov.3, at the National Press Club, 529 14th St., N.W., in Washington,D.C. Four years ago, the American University Department of History co-sponsored the debate that the political establishment ...
Milwaukee News Conference: Activists Tell Milwaukee Voters: Make Your Vote Count!
Nov 01, 2000 ... News Advisory: On Wednesday, Nov. 1, People For the American Way (PFAW) willopen the final week before Election Day with a press conference toremind Milwaukee voters of the chasm that divides the majorcandidates. Leading civil rights and community activists, includingFrederick ...
Voters Face Big Choices on Retirement Security; Gore Will Protect Social Secuirty for Seniors, Offer New Choice for Younger Workers, Says Gore Campaign
Nov 01, 2000 ... KISSIMMEE, Fla., Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following wasreleased today by Gore/Lieberman 2000: Al Gore today focused on the important choices voters face onretirement security. Gore would take steps to protect SocialSecurity for seniors and provide a new choice to encourage ...
Lieberman Women, Gore Women to Address Voters in Michigan, Missouri, Illinois
Nov 01, 2000 ... News Advisory: On the eve of the 2000 Presidential election, Hadassah Lieberman,wife of Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman, and sixother "Lieberman Ladies" will join Tipper Gore and two of herdaughters to celebrate 80 years of a woman's right to vote.Appearing at ...
ROA Scores 'Complete Victory' In Virginia
Nov 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by The Reserve Officers Association of the United States: The Reserve Officers Association of the United States (ROA) haswon another battle in ensuring Reserve and National Guard personnelreceive equitable ...
Gore 2000: Al Gore Releases New Book of Plans to Help Strengthen Families Bringing Prosperity Home
Nov 01, 2000 ... KISSIMMEE, Fla., Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following wasreleased today by Gore/Lieberman 2000: Meeting with a family at Robinson's Pharmacy and Coffee Shop, AlGore today released a new book that outlines the goals he has setfor the nation during this campaign. Bringing ...
Remarks As Prepared For Delivery By Al Gore: The Big Choice On Social Security (1/2)
Nov 01, 2000 ... NASHVILLE, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by Gore/Lieberman 2000 (1/2): I'm here in Florida with a message of hope for our country. First of all, with your help, we're going to win this state --and we're going to win the White House six days from ...
Remarks As Prepared For Delivery By Al Gore: The Big Choice On Social Security (2/2)
Nov 01, 2000 ... NASHVILLE, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by Gore/Lieberman 2000 (2/2):Under Governor Bush's plan, it's a different story for middle-aged families. By draining trillions away from the trust fund, hisplan could make Social Security bankrupt just as ...
PFAW Activists Tell Milwaukee Voters: Make Your Vote Count!
Nov 01, 2000 ... News Advisory: On Wednesday, Nov. 1, People For the American Way (PFAW) willopen the final week before election day with a press conference atthe NAACP to remind Milwaukee voters of the chasm that divides themajor candidates. Leading civil rights and community ...
NEA: In Budget Wrangling, Congressional Leadership Says NO to Education
Nov 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by the National Education Association:"WHAT ARE THEY THINKING?!" In Budget Wrangling, Congressional Leadership Says NO toEducation National Education Association (NEA) President Bob ...
Brookings Institute: What Happened at the Polls and What Happens Now
Nov 01, 2000 ... News Advisory: WHAT: The Day After: What Happened at the Polls and What Happens Now WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. WHERE: The Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW Washington, DC 20036 One day after ...
'Focus' Report Cautions Against Treating Candidates As 'Look-A- Likes'
Nov 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies: Although some have labeled the 2000 presidential election as abattle between two 'look-a-likes,' there are some key differencesbetween Vice President Gore ...
Israel's Acting Foreign Minister and Hillary Rodham Clinton Among Those To Address ADL National Meeting Crisis In The Middle East, The Changing Face Of America Top Agenda
Nov 01, 2000 ... News Advisory: WHO: The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) WHAT: ADL National Commission Meeting WHERE: Plaza Hotel 5th Avenue at Central Park South Manhattan WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 2 - Saturday, Nov. 4 Four hundred ADL leaders from across the ...
Shlomo Ben-Ami, Israel's Acting Foreign Minister To Address ADL Leaders at National Commission Meeting
Nov 01, 2000 ... News Advisory: WHO: Shlomo Ben-Ami, Israel's Acting Foreign Minister WHAT: Anti-Defamation League (ADL) National Commission Meeting WHERE: The Plaza Hotel - Grand Ballroom 5th Avenue at Central Park South Manhattan WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 2 at 12:15 ...
Chairman Goodling to Discuss Workforce Investment Act, Job Training in Pittsburgh
Nov 01, 2000 ... News Advisory: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman BillGoodling (R-Pa.) and Assistant Labor Secretary for Employment andTraining Raymond Bramucci will travel to Pittsburgh to discuss theWorkforce Investment Act and job training issues for high techworkers. The ...
Youth Advocates Question `Scarlet Letter' Strategy Behind Teen Pregnancy Prevention Campaign
Nov 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by Advocates for Youth: In a letter to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy,James Wagoner, President of Advocates for Youth, today calls on theorganization to reconsider its current advertising ...
NPR and bigchalk.com Bring Election Coverage Curricula To America's Classrooms via New Web Resource
Nov 01, 2000 ... NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- NationalPublic Radio (NPR) and bigchalk.com, a K-12 online educationnetwork, have launched Classroom Radio, an educational Web resourcethat brings NPR election coverage to America's classrooms. UsingRealAudio, Classroom Radio ...
Pitt Researchers Presenting Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Mobility Research at American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Meeting
Nov 01, 2000 ... PITTSBURGH, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Breakthroughs inrehabilitation research continue to provide an opportunity for thenearly 50 million persons living with some degree of disability inthe United States to achieve healthier, more active lives. Researchers from the University of ...
Generation Next Challenges Boomers and the Greatest Generation to Learn About the Issues and Vote
Nov 01, 2000 ... News Advisory: Social Studies students from suburban D.C. are doing more thanwatching the Presidential election this year. They will be urgingarea voters to go to the polls next Tuesday when eighth graders fromWhite Oak Middle School in Silver Spring, Md., conduct a ...
Arun Gandhi To Address Educators National Conference
Nov 01, 2000 ... MIAMI, FL., Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by the National Association of Secondary School Principals: The National Association of Student Activity Advisers (NASAA)National Conference focusing on preventing school violence,combating drugs and alcohol, ...
Gore2000: Setting The Record Straight: Bush Social Security Distortions Continue
Nov 01, 2000 ... NASHVILLE, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by Gore/Lieberman 2000: Unwilling and unable to explain how he will drain $1 trillion ofthe Social Security Trust Fund into private accounts for youngerworkers and use the same money to pay seniors their ...
Gore2000: Lieberman Reissues Challenge to Hollywood to Stop Marketing Violence to Children
Nov 01, 2000 ... NASHVILLE, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by Gore/Lieberman 2000: Joe Lieberman today once again called on the entertainment andretail industries to take stronger measures to stop the marketingand sales of violent, adult-rated movies, music, and video ...
Interior Department Signs Purchase Agreement to Protect Appalachian Trail at Saddleback Mountain in Maine
Nov 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Assistant Secretary of theInterior for Policy, Management and Budget, John Berry todayannounced an agreement to purchase land located at SaddlebackMountain in Maine to protect the Appalachian National Scenic Trailfrom future development. The ...
Gore2000: When Bush Talks Taxes, Read His Lips -- And The Fine Print (1/2)
Nov 01, 2000 ... NASHVILLE, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by Gore/Lieberman 2000 (1/2): Campaigning in Minnesota and Iowa today, George W. Bush intendsto distort the facts about his own tax cut plan and continue tolaunch false attacks that his campaign is unable to ...
Gore2000: When Bush Talks Taxes, Read His Lips -- And The Fine Print (2/2)
Nov 01, 2000 ... NASHVILLE, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by Gore/Lieberman 2000 (2/2): -- Governor Bush's Increased Child Tax Credit Leaves One-third ofChildren Behind. Governor Bush talks about helping families shoulderthe burden of childcare and leaving no child ...
ACORN Study Documents Problem of Predatory Lending and 'Financial Apartheid'
Nov 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Association ofCommunity Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) released a studyanalyzing 1999 home mortgage lending data which found that minorityand lower income borrowers are much more likely to receive a higher-cost subprime mortgage when ...
Gore 2000: New Ad Highlights Gore's "Experience, Vision, & Values"
Nov 01, 2000 ... NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following wasreleased today by Gore/Lieberman 2000: The Gore/Lieberman campaign is airing a new, 30-second televisionadvertisement highlighting Al Gore's experience and his plans tocontinue the nation's prosperity so that it benefits ...
Public Invited to Free Mental Health Fair On Newest Treatments, Coping Strategies for Mental Illness
Nov 01, 2000 ... News Advisory: The symptoms and treatments for compulsive gambling, socialanxiety disorder, sexual addictions, and obsessive compulsivedisorder, are a few of the topics to be discussed at a free mentalhealth fair in association with New York area mental health groups.The fair ...
ISRA: Daley Linkage To Gore Gun Policy Unavoidable
Nov 01, 2000 ... CHICAGO, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is the text ofremarks made yesterday by Illinois State Rifle Association presidentRichard Pearson to attendees of the Central Illinois Gun PolicyRoundtable: For those of you who watch the papers, you know that there's beentalk ...
ACORN Mobilizes 550,000 Urban Voters in Key States
Nov 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- ACORN, the nation's largestmembership organization of low and moderate-income families, haslaunched a massive effort to turn out urban voters on Election Day. Through door-to-door canvassing, grassroots phonebanks, neighborhoodmeetings, mailings, ...
Press Schedule for Al and Tipper Gore in Pennsylvania and Illinois
Nov 01, 2000 ... News Advisory: -- ALL TIMES LOCAL -- SCRANTON, PA 8:50 a.m. Al Gore speaks about the big choices voters face onElection Day. Mellow Auditorium, Lackawanna Junior College 501 Vine Street OPEN PRESS TO COVER LOCALLY: Press ...
Newstream Digest for Wednesday, Nov. 1
Nov 01, 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: ...
NTUF: Why Won't Congress Leave Town? Study Suggests Lawmakers' Princely Perks May Be To Blame
Nov 01, 2000 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As Members of Congressface late-night sessions and Election Day-jitters in their rush toadjourn, they can still take comfort in a vast web of taxpayer-funded perks that will keep them coming back to Washington. Anexhaustive new study from ...
Fannie Mae Foundation 'Fair Growth' Conference Connects Sprawl, Smart Growth, And Social Equity And Releases Ranking Of 13 Major Metropolitan Areas According To Sprawl - With Atlanta Placing First
Nov 01, 2000 ... ATLANTA, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Following was releasedtoday by the Fannie Mae Foundation: Fannie Mae Foundation "Fair Growth" Conference In AtlantaConnects Sprawl, Smart Growth, And Social Equity And ReleasesRanking Of 13 Major Metropolitan Areas According To Sprawl -- ...
Fannie Mae Foundation `Fair Growth' Conference Connects Sprawl, Smart Growth, And Social Equity And Releases Ranking Of 13 Major Metropolitan Areas According To Sprawl - With Chicago Placing 11th
Nov 01, 2000 ... ATLANTA, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Following was releasedtoday by the Fannie Mae Foundation: Fannie Mae Foundation "Fair Growth" Conference In ConnectsSprawl, Smart Growth, And Social Equity And Releases Ranking Of 13Major Metropolitan Areas According To Sprawl -- With Chicago ...
Press Schedule for Al Gore in Pennsylvania and Illinois, Nov. 2
Nov 01, 2000 ... News Advisory: ALL TIMES LOCAL SCRANTON, Pa. 8:50 a.m. EST Al Gore speaks about the big choices voters faceon Election Day. Mellow Auditorium, Lackawanna Junior College 501 Vine Street OPEN PRESS TO COVER LOCALLY: Press ...
Fannie Mae Foundation 'Fair Growth' Conference Connects Sprawl, Smart Growth, And Social Equity And Releases Ranking Of 13 Major Metropolitan Areas According To Sprawl - With Washington, D.C. Placing Sixth
Nov 01, 2000 ... ATLANTA, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Following was releasedtoday by the Fannie Mae Foundation: Fannie Mae Foundation "Fair Growth" Conference In ConnectsSprawl, Smart Growth, And Social Equity And Releases Ranking Of 13Major Metropolitan Areas According To Sprawl -- With ...
Fannie Mae Foundation 'Fair Growth' Conference Connects Sprawl, Smart Growth, And Social Equity And Releases Ranking Of 13 Major Metropolitan Areas According To Sprawl -- With Denver Placing Sixth
Nov 01, 2000 ... ATLANTA, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Following was releasedtoday by the Fannie Mae Foundation: Fannie Mae Foundation "Fair Growth" Conference In ConnectsSprawl, Smart Growth, And Social Equity And Releases Ranking Of 13Major Metropolitan Areas According To Sprawl -- With Denver ...
Fannie Mae Foundation 'Fair Growth' Conference Connects Sprawl, Smart Growth, And Social Equity And Releases Ranking Of 13 Major Metropolitan Areas According To Sprawl - With Detroit Placing Third
Nov 01, 2000 ... ATLANTA, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Following was releasedtoday by the Fannie Mae Foundation: Fannie Mae Foundation "Fair Growth" Conference In ConnectsSprawl, Smart Growth, And Social Equity And Releases Ranking Of 13Major Metropolitan Areas According To Sprawl -- With Detroit ...
Fannie Mae Foundation 'Fair Growth' Conference Connects Sprawl, Smart Growth, And Social Equity And Releases Ranking Of 13 Major Metropolitan Areas According To Sprawl - With Dallas Placing Fifth
Nov 01, 2000 ... ATLANTA, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Following was releasedtoday by the Fannie Mae Foundation: Fannie Mae Foundation "Fair Growth" Conference In ConnectsSprawl, Smart Growth, And Social Equity And Releases Ranking Of 13Major Metropolitan Areas According To Sprawl -- With Dallas ...
White House Radio Actuality Line for Wednesday, Nov. 1
Nov 01, 2000 ... News Advisory: The following sound is available Wednesday, Nov. 1, on the WhiteHouse Press Office Radio Actuality Line at 202-456-5671: President Clinton on the 200th anniversary of the White House Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Andrew Cuomo andMickey ...
Fannie Mae Foundation 'Fair Growth' Conference Connects Sprawl, Smart Growth, And Social Equity And Releases Ranking Of 13 Major Metropolitan Areas According To Sprawl - With Philadelphia Placing 12th
Nov 01, 2000 ... ATLANTA, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Following was releasedtoday by the Fannie Mae Foundation: Fannie Mae Foundation "Fair Growth" Conference In ConnectsSprawl, Smart Growth, And Social Equity And Releases Ranking Of 13Major Metropolitan Areas According To Sprawl -- With ...
Fannie Mae Foundation 'Fair Growth' Conference Connects Sprawl, Smart Growth, And Social Equity And Releases Ranking Of 13 Major Metropolitan Areas According To Sprawl - With New York City Placing 13th
Nov 01, 2000 ... ATLANTA, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Following was releasedtoday by the Fannie Mae Foundation: Fannie Mae Foundation "Fair Growth" Conference In ConnectsSprawl, Smart Growth, And Social Equity And Releases Ranking Of 13Major Metropolitan Areas According To Sprawl -- With New ...
Elected Progressives, Labor Leaders, Women Rights Advocates, and Other Allies Call on Nader to Urge Supporters to Back Gore in Key States
Nov 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- "The prospect of waking upon November 8 to a Bush presidency is too dangerous to too many.Ralph, do not let your candidacy be the reason for that to happen,"wrote a number of progressive members of Congress, labor leaders,women rights advocates and ...
Fannie Mae Foundation 'Fair Growth' Conference Connects Sprawl, Smart Growth, And Social Equity And Releases Ranking Of 13 Major Metropolitan Areas According To Sprawl - With Miami Placing Second
Nov 01, 2000 ... ATLANTA, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Following was releasedtoday by the Fannie Mae Foundation: Fannie Mae Foundation "Fair Growth" Conference In ConnectsSprawl, Smart Growth, And Social Equity And Releases Ranking Of 13Major Metropolitan Areas According To Sprawl -- With Miami ...
ISRA Announces Scheduling of State Junior Olympic Rifle and Pistol Championships
Nov 01, 2000 ... News Advisory: The Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) today announced thescheduling of the Illinois State Junior Olympic Rifle and PistolChampionships. Organizers anticipate a heightened interest in theupcoming events in light of the Olympic Gold Medal efforts ofIllinois ...
Fannie Mae Foundation 'Fair Growth' Conference Connects Sprawl, Smart Growth, And Social Equity And Releases Ranking Of 13 Major Metropolitan Areas According To Sprawl - With Houston Placing Seventh
Nov 01, 2000 ... ATLANTA, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Following was releasedtoday by the Fannie Mae Foundation: Fannie Mae Foundation "Fair Growth" Conference In ConnectsSprawl, Smart Growth, And Social Equity And Releases Ranking Of 13Major Metropolitan Areas According To Sprawl -- With Houston ...
American Cancer Society Applauds Congress For Efforts To Address Health Disparities; House and Senate Pass Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act of 2000
Nov 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The American CancerSociety, the nation's leading voluntary health organization, todayapplauded Congress for its bipartisan passage of the Minority Healthand Health Disparities Research and Education Act of 2000 (S. 1880).The bill, which passed the ...
Federal Energy Commission Finds Excessive Rates, But Fails to Take Action; FERC Report Magnifies Need for Re-Regulation of Electricity in California
Nov 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Federal EnergyRegulatory Commission (FERC) has failed to protect Californiaconsumers by refusing to take any action against energy companiesthat charged excessive prices for electricity this summer, accordingto consumer advocates. Announcing ...
Labor Board Tells Wal-Mart: Stop Tricking Employees, Respect Rights Of Hourly Managers To Organize
Nov 01, 2000 ... LUBBOCK, TX, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- One of the cornerstones ofWal-Mart's anti-union strategy will go on trial here as the resultof a National Labor Relations Board complaint issued on Halloweenstating the discount chain illegally tells hourly-paid departmentmanagers in a super-center ...
Gore2000: Gore Rebuttal: Bush Distorts Facts On PBS Address On Medicare
Nov 01, 2000 ... NASHVILLE, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by Gore/Lieberman 2000: George W. Bush today distorted a number of facts during his PBSaddress on Medicare. Below follows the Bush rhetoric and the Gore campaign's rebuttal: Rhetoric: Bush claims, "I ...
Voters Face Big Choices on the Environment; Al Gore's Bold Agenda Will Protect Environment, Strengthen Economy, Says Gore Campaign
Nov 01, 2000 ... TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by Gore/Leiberman 2000: Speaking to voters at Lykes Gaslight Park, Al Gore today focusedon the big choices voters face on the environment and said that"pollution must never be the price of our prosperity." Gore ...
Message From The President To Congress: Continuation of Sudan Emergency
Nov 01, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was releasedtoday by the White House: TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C.1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a nationalemergency unless, prior to ...