Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!

Get unlimited access to articles from new and old issues of newspapers, trade journals, magazines, and more!

Take a free, 7-day trial

U.S. Newswire articles from May 2003

264,321 total articles

A U.S. national news release wire service established that distributes media materials on behalf of a variety of customers particularly the U.S. government and non-profit agencies.

Find out when new articles from U.S. Newswire arrive. Set up an RSS feed.

Link to this article

CloseClose

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.highbeam.com/U~R~S~R~+Newswire/publications.aspx?date=200305" title="Articles and back issues from U.S. Newswire">U.S. Newswire articles</a>

U.S. Newswire back issues from May 2003:

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana to Address the Foreign Policy Association May 7, 2003

May 01, 2003 ... NEW YORK, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of State ColinL. Powell and Secretary-General of the Council of the EU and HighRepresentative for Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) JavierSolana will speak at the Foreign Policy Association's (FPA) AnnualDinner on Wednesday, May ...

National Clergy Council: Supreme Court Allows Prayer on Its Property for First Time

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- For the first time, theUnited States Supreme Court has allowed a prayer service as part ofthe National Day of Prayer to take place on its property. The 10-minute service was conducted by two ministers, one of whom had beenpreviously arrested for ...

EPA Administrator Whitman Announces Landmark Partnering Agreement and Unveils Compliance Assistance Center for Construction Industry

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- EPA Administrator ChristineTodd Whitman announced today that the construction industry isjoining with EPA in the agency's new Sector Strategies Program.Whitman speaking to the Associated General Contractors of America's(AGC's) National Leadership ...

C O R R E C T I O N

May 01, 2003 ... News Advisory: We are advised that US169 moved yesterday, April 30, with theheadline "Florida Retirement Confidence Survey: Florida Retirees HaveSaved ...

American Life League: Gov. Gray Davis, Sanchez Sisters, Nine Other 'Catholic' Lawmakers Headline Calif. Pro-Life Press Conference

May 01, 2003 ... News Advisory: On Wednesday, May 7, 2003, the Crusade for Defense of our CatholicChurch, a project of American Life League, will unveil phase two ofits new ad campaign titled, "The Deadly Dozen." Unlike the firstDeadly Dozen ad which featured senators from across the ...

EPA Proposes Two Ohio Sites for Superfund List

May 01, 2003 ... CHICAGO, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency has proposed adding the Armco Hamilton plant in New Miami,Ohio, and the Peters Cartridge factory in Kings Mills, Ohio, to theSuperfund National Priorities List of hazardous waste sites. If thesites are officially put ...

Study Predicts 'Mayday' for U.S. Aviation Industry Unless Congress Blocks Bid to Federalize Air Traffic Control

May 01, 2003 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As Congress considerslegislation to tighten the government's grip on the nation's AirTraffic Control (ATC) system, a study released today from the 335,000-member National Taxpayers Union (NTU) warns that ailing airlines andwary travelers are in ...

Knights Inn and Villager Chains Offer $28 Military Rate During May

May 01, 2003 ... PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In a salute toAmerica's armed forces on the occasion of National MilitaryAppreciation Month, the Knights Inn(r) and Villager hotel chains areoffering a special flat rate of $28 to all active and retired membersof the U.S. military. The ...

Transcript of Press Conference With Speaker Dennis Hastert (1/2)

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a transcriptof a press conference with Speaker of the House, J. Dennis Hastert(part 1 of 2): Thursday, May 1, 2003 9:37 a.m. Speaker Hastert. Good morning. Buenos dias. It is good to bewith you this morning. ...

Transcript of Press Conference With Speaker Dennis Hastert (2/2)

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a transcriptof a press conference with Speaker of the House, J. Dennis Hastert(part 2 of 2): Ms. Pryce. And don't forget that this Republican-controlled Housevoted to extend 245(i) last year, and the Senate wouldn't take it ...

The Century Council Marks 4th Annual National Prom and Graduation Safety Month

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today The Century Council, anational not-for-profit organization funded by America's leadingdistillers and dedicated to fighting drunk driving and underagedrinking, revealed that more than one-third of youth under the age of21 killed in ...

U.S. Dept. of Labor Awards $2.8 M to the Natl Retail Federation Foundation: Funding Will Develop Retail Industry Career Path

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The U.S. Department ofLabor's Employment and Training Administration has awarded a $2.8million grant to the National Retail Federation Foundation (NRFF) tohelp employers develop career paths for employees in the retailindustry. The grant runs through ...

2003 Minority Retirement Confidence Survey: African-American, Hispanic-American Workers Report Lower Retirement Confidence

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- African-American and Hispanic-American workers are less confident about their retirement prospectsand financial preparations than workers overall, primarily due tolower income, according to the 2003 Minority Retirement ConfidenceSurvey (Minority RCS) ....

House Speaker Dennis Hastert Hails Passage of the President's Global AIDS Initiative

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Speaker of the House J.Dennis Hastert released the following statement today: "Today, the House took an important step to help millions ofpeople who are afflicted by AIDS. I applaud Chairman Henry Hyde forhis hard work to make this legislation ...

Free Trade Agreements and US Trade Policy: Conference at Institute for International Economics

May 01, 2003 ... News Advisory: Host: C. Fred Bergsten Luncheon Speaker: Robert Zoellick United States Trade Representative Dates: May 7 & 8, 2003 Location: Institute for International Economics 1750 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC ...

After the Washington Consensus: Restarting Growth and Reform in Latin America

May 01, 2003 ... News Advisory: WHAT: Institute for International Economics presents conference "Afterthe Washington Consensus: Restarting Growth and Reform in LatinAmerica" HOST: C. Fred Bergsten PRESENTERS: -- Pedro-Pablo Kuczynski, former Peruvian Minister ...

The Senate-House Two-Step: Pitts Amendment Injects Politics Into Global AIDS Bill

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statementof NARAL Pro-Choice America President Kate Michelman: "One step forward, one step back. Today, as the Senate stoppedextreme judicial activist Priscilla Owen, the House voted toundermine life-saving information and ...

Committee for Hispanic Children and Families Breakfast Keynote Speaker Addresses Public-Private Partnerships

May 01, 2003 ... NEW YORK, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Comptroller of New York City,William C. Thompson, Jr. celebrated El Dia de Los Ninos, (the Day ofthe Children) with the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families,Inc., (CHCF) at its Annual Corporate Breakfast held yesterday, April30, at 8:30 a.m. at ...

Global Health Council Statement on House Passage of Historical Global AIDS Bill

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Dr. Nils Daulaire, presidentand CEO of the Global Health Council, who met privately withPresident Bush and Secretary Colin Powell earlier this week todiscuss H.R. 1298, the Global AIDS authorization bill, made thefollowing statement today upon passage ...

Victory: House Votes to Send Life, Not Death, to Africa; Abstinence Funding Amendment Makes Lifesaving Change to AIDS Bill, Says CWA

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Concerned Women for Americaapplauds the House of Representatives for passing lifesavingamendments to H.R. 1298. These amendments fulfill the President'srequests that U.S. funding promote the Ugandan model for AIDSprevention. "Today, members ...

Advocates for Youth Assails Inclusion of Ineffective Abstinence- Until-Marriage Policy in Global Aids Bill

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Advocates for Youth'sPresident, James Wagoner, today called the inclusion ofRepresentative Joseph Pitts' (R-PA) abstinence-until-marriageamendment as part of the Global AIDS bill an unethical and dangerousapproach to HIV/AIDS prevention ....

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Announces Annual Meeting

May 01, 2003 ... News Advisory: Credential applications for media who wish to cover the 2003spring meeting of the U.S. bishops, June 19-21, at the Hyatt Hotel atUnion Station in St. Louis are now being accepted. An applicationand hotel reservation are online at ...

Major Court Victory in Firestone-Bridgestone Steeltex Class Action; Calif. Courts Approve Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit

May 01, 2003 ... News Advisory: Following Major Court Victory in Firestone Steeltex Class Action,NHTSA Invites Whistleblower to Testify in Washington on NumerousDesign Defects Resulting in Thousands of Catastrophic TreadSeparations -- Judge Christopher Sheldon of the Riverside County ...

Humanitarian Needs in Iraq and US Obligation to Meet Them

May 01, 2003 ... News Advisory: WHEN: Friday, May 2, 9:30 a.m. EST (Continental breakfast available) WHERE: National Press Club - Zenger Room 529 14th Street NW Washington, DC WHO: Morten Rostrup, MD President, International Council ...

Whitman Announces Environmental Compliance Tool for Builders; Contractors Assn. Praised for 'Performance Track' Participation

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- EPA Administrator ChristieWhitman today unveiled a new EPA-funded Construction IndustryCompliance Assistance Center (CICAcenter), the first of two suchcenters to be announced this month that will provide Web-basedinformation and resources to further ...

VDOT Donates 758 Acres of Wetlands in Dismal Swamp to VDGIF

May 01, 2003 ... RICHMOND, Va., May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- At the May 1 meeting ofthe Board of Game and Inland Fisheries, Transportation, Planning andEnvironmental Affairs Chief Jeffrey C. Southard with the VirginiaDepartment of Transportation (VDOT) officially presented the VirginiaDepartment of Game and ...

SBA Administrator Hector V. Barreto to Speak to Entrepreneurs at Global Diversity Group

May 01, 2003 ... News Advisory: WHAT: Administrator Hector V. Barreto will deliver remarks at GlobalDiversity Group Inc., Partnership for Progress Lunch followed by amedia availability. WHO: Administrator Hector V. Barreto, U.S. Small BusinessAdministration ...

SEC Faculty to Discuss Athletics in Higher Education

May 01, 2003 ... News Advisory: Faculty leaders from all 12 Southeastern Conference schools aregathering for the first time beginning today at Vanderbilt Universityto discuss the role of academics in intercollegiate athletics. Thetwo-day gathering will focus primarily on recent efforts to ...

Statement by SBA Administrator Hector V. Barreto on GPRA Scorecard Achievement

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement bySBA Administrator Hector V. Barreto: "The Mercatus Center at George Mason University has ranked theU.S. Small Business Administration third in its annual evaluation of24 federal agencies' mandated reporting under the ...

Kerry Measure Aimed at Making Child Care More Available, Affordable

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Before a panel that includedthe Massachusetts Commissioner of the Office of Child Care Services,Ardith Wieworka, the Senate Committee on Small Business andEntrepreneurship today reviewed the Child Care Business Lending PilotAct of 2003, legislation ...

Complaint Approved in National Class Action Suit Against Bridgestone/ Firestone Steeltex Tires; News Conference May 5

May 01, 2003 ... News Advisory: What: News conference to announce that the complaint in a national classaction lawsuit against Bridgestone/Firestone Steeltex Tires has beenapproved by California Superior Court in Riverside County, Calif.(Indo Branch). It is the first approval of such a ...

BWI Airport News for May 1

May 01, 2003 ... BALTIMORE, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a weeklycolumn produced by the Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) for thepurpose of keeping the public informed of business and activities atBaltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI). Members of themedia are encouraged to ...

DeLay: Abstinence-Based Prevention Programs Work; House Overwhelmingly Passes President's Global HIV/AIDS Bill

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Majority Leader TomDeLay (R-Texas) today said that the United States should support AIDSprevention methods that have proven effective, as the House passedthe president's Global HIV/AIDS proposal. "Despite the evidence proving its ...

U.S. Report on Pattern of Global Terrorism Ignores Sudan's Efforts in Combating Terrorism

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement fromthe Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan: "The report issued by the State Department today entitles:'Pattern of Global Terrorism 2002' announces that Sudan remainsdesignated as one of those accused of sponsoring ...

Global AIDS Bill Passage Good News, But Marred by Abstinence-Until- Marriage Clause, Says PAI

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Population ActionInternational (PAI) today welcomed passage of the global AIDSauthorization bill by the House of Representatives, but expressedconcern over the inclusion of abstinence-until-marriage language. "It's disheartening that a good ...

Federal Agencies Reach Consensus Ending Development of Oregon Inlet Jetty Proposal

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The White House Council onEnvironmental Quality, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and theInterior and Commerce Departments today announced that they havereached mutual agreement not to proceed with a proposed navigationproject at Oregon Inlet on ...

House Amendments to Global AIDS Bill Threaten Lives, Says SIECUS

May 01, 2003 ... NEW YORK, N.Y., May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today the U.S. House ofRepresentatives overwhelmingly passed the Global AIDS bill, HR 1298,by a vote of 375-41. The bill provides for $15 billion over fiveyears to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa and elsewhere. Unfortunately, theHouse tragically passed ...

New Regulations Attempt to Control Illegal Fishing for Chilean Sea Bass; But Chefs Still Encouraged to Take a Pass on Chilean Sea Bass

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today the National MarineFisheries Service (NMFS) announced new rules aimed at, but fallingshort of, stopping the import of illegally caught Chilean Sea Bass(toothfish) into the United States. By deciding to take action withthese new regulations that ...

United States Congress Celebrates 'Cinco de Mayo' with Mexico's Presence

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today, the United StatesHouse of Representatives commemorated Cinco de Mayo in a heartfeltceremony, which took place in the most important reception room inCapitol Hill. The Secretary of Energy of Mexico, Ernesto Martens, representingPresident ...

Latino Leaders Call for Immigration Reform; Press Conf. Tomorrow

May 01, 2003 ... News Advisory: The Board of Directors of The Latino Coalition (TLC) will host apress conference on Friday, May 2 at 1:30 p.m. in the Ballroom of thePhoenix Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. During the press conference,TLC will release a legislative proposal to address the ...

American Federation of Teachers Statement on Private School Voucher Proposals for the District of Columbia

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statementof American Federation of Teachers President Sandra Feldman: It is disingenuous at best and duplicitous at worst to siphonmoney from the District's public schools to finance vouchers forprivate school education when ...

City of Pine Bluff and Pastoria/Jefferson County 4-H Clubs to Honor Korean War Veterans

May 01, 2003 ... News Advisory: The City of Pine Bluff, Pastoria/Jefferson County 4-H Club and theDepartment of Defense (DoD) 50th Anniversary of the Korean WarCommemoration Committee (KWCC) will honor Korean War Veterans duringa ceremony open to the public on June 21, at 11 a.m. The event ...

Pennsylvania Medical Society Delivers 'We Are United' List to State Legislature to Protest Out-Of-Control Litigation System

May 01, 2003 ... HARRISBURG, Pa., May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Last week, thePennsylvania Medical Society delivered a list of more than 140organizations representing approximately 29,000 Pennsylvaniaphysicians to the state capitol as part of its "Code Blue Emergency"protest on the soaring cost of liability ...

Freedom States Alliance: When is a Pro-Gun Researcher a Woman? When He's John Lott AND Mary Rosh; Mary Rosh 'Fans' Launch Website

May 01, 2003 ... PHILADELPHIA, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The secret's out and laidbare on a new "fan" website: Pro-gun researcher John Lott, by his ownadmission, is also his most ardent fan, Mary Rosh. (http://www.whoismaryrosh.com) For three years, John Lott, whose research has drawn ...

Animals Abandoned and Killed in Beijing SARS Scare; IFAW Organizes Urgent Mobile Response

May 01, 2003 ... BEIJING, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Panic over the severe acuterespiratory syndrome (SARS) virus is driving hundreds of dog and catowners in Beijing to abandon or kill their pets for fear that theyare the source of the deadly illness, the International Fund forAnimal Welfare reported ...

National Council on Disability Calls for Changes in Juvenile Justice and Education for Youth with Disabilities

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National Council onDisability (NCD) today released a research study entitled "Addressingthe Needs of Youth with Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System:The Status of Evidence-Based Research" ...

Public Confused, Conflicted, Poll Finds; Major Polls Alleged to Distort Poll Results, Says Retro Poll

May 01, 2003 ... BERKELEY, Calif., May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Using a uniquemethodology that investigates peoples' background knowledge onsubjects before asking their opinions, Retro Poll compares eachperson's answers to different but related questions. This allows anassessment of the extent to which ...

Water Utility Officials to Unveil National Report on Homeland Security Efforts Today; Report Outlines Progress, Challenges

May 01, 2003 ... News Advisory: A new report outlining the homeland security efforts of thenation's water utilities will be unveiled today at a press conferenceto be held in Washington, D.C. The report, authored by the American Water Works Association(AWWA,) the largest organization of ...

OSHA Announces Limited Reopening on 2 General Industry Rulemaking Records; Walking, Working Surfaces, Personal Protective Equipment

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Occupational Safety andHealth Administration today announced it would reopen for 90 days itsrulemaking records on proposed revisions to the Walking and WorkingSurfaces standard and fall protection provisions of the PersonalProtective Equipment ...

Protecting Our Public Telephone Network from Terrorism; One of the First Major Attempts to Protect Phone Network Begins

May 01, 2003 ... News Advisory: The following is a satellite newsfeed advisory. The contact listedcan provide additional information to print and broadcast media. STORY SUMMARY: While Internet security has been addressed repeatedly as anational priority, little has been done to ...

AHRQ and National Council on Patient Information and Education Produce New Tool to Help Consumers Reduce Medication Errors

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Agency for HealthcareResearch and Quality and the National Council on Patient Informationand Education today announced a new resource called Your Medicine: Play It Safe, to help consumers use prescription medicines safely. The 12-page brochure, ...

Credit, Venture Capital Programs Set Strong Record to Boost Small Business, Snowe Says, Urging Renewal

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe(R-Maine) said today the nation's small businesses are better able toobtain venture capital and contribute to economic growth due to thestrength of credit programs such as the 504 Loan and the SmallBusiness Investment ...

ATLA President, Top Lawyers Meet to Fight Administration's Anti- Consumer Actions; Available for Comment May 2-3 in Monterey

May 01, 2003 ... News Advisory: Mary Alexander, a San Francisco attorney who is president of theAssociation of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), is bringing more than200 of the country's top lawyers, the Board of Governors of ATLA, toMonterey, Calif., May 1-3 "to strengthen the fight against ...

34 Million Friends of UNFPA Campaign Hits $1 Million Milestone

May 01, 2003 ... UNITED NATIONS, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The founders of thegrassroots campaign "34 Million Friends of UNFPA" today announced ithas raised $1 million to support the United Nations Population Fund,mostly in small donations. More than 100,000 Americans havecontributed to the campaign to ...

Murdered and Imprisoned Journalists Remembered on World Press Freedom Day

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As the May 3 observance ofWorld Press Freedom Day approaches, the United States HelsinkiCommission recalls negative trends and a growing list of restrictionsagainst media freedom throughout many parts of Europe. As all OSCE participating States ...

Doctors Donating Soymilk and Supplies to Iraqi Children in Honor of 'Baby Doctor' Spock's 100th Birthday

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Physicians Committee forResponsible Medicine (PCRM) is honoring the life and work of theworld's most famous pediatrician, Dr. Benjamin Spock, by sending arelief convoy to Iraq. The doctors' group is donating more than$10,000 worth of medical ...

American Lung Association: State of the Air 2003; Nearly Half the Nation at Risk From Smog

May 01, 2003 ... NEW YORK, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Nearly half the Americanpopulation-more than 137 million Americans-continues to breatheunhealthy amounts of the toxic air pollutant ozone (smog), accordingto the American Lung Association State of the Air: 2003 reportreleased today. The annual ...

Joint Statement of Agriculture Secretary Veneman, Interior Secretary Norton on Healthy Forest Legislation

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following joint statementby Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman and Interior Secretary GaleA. Norton on the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 was releasedtoday: "We are pleased that the House Resources Committee acted on theHealthy ...

AGA: Natural Gas Costs Less in 2003 than Other Home Energies, DOE Says; Remains Best Home-Energy Value for Five of the Last Six Years

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Natural gas will cost less touse this year than other major home energy sources, and the yellowEnergyGuide labels on many new appliances will reflect this costinformation starting May 9, according to the U.S. Department ofEnergy. "An average ...

Housing Affordability Index Hits 30-Year High NAR Reports

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Lower mortgage interest ratesoffset higher home prices and improved housing affordabilityconditions in the first quarter to the highest level in 30 years,according to the National Association of Realtors(r). NAR's composite Housing ...

Law Enforcement Community Offered Guide to Muslims: New Booklet Designed to Foster Cooperation With Security Agencies

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As concerns grow over theprofiling of Muslims and as Law Day-- is marked nationwide, aWashington-based Islamic civil rights and advocacy group todayannounced the publication of a booklet designed to familiarize thelaw enforcement community with ...

'Attention: FCC - Do Your Job!' CWA and Other Groups Demand Action from Wayward Agency

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Culture and Family Institute(CFI) Director Robert Knight announced that the clock is ticking onthe Federal Communications Commission. A coalition of concernedgroups has given the FCC two months to reform its practices, or facea call for Congressional ...

Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at Georgetown University Rebuts Beer Institute

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following statement byJim O'Hara, executive director of the Center on Alcohol Marketing andYouth at Georgetown University, was released today as a rebuttal tothe Beer Institute: Instead of defending marketing practices already faulted by ...

Statement of PFAW President Ralph G. Neas on the Priscilla Owen Nomination and Cloture Vote

May 01, 2003 ... WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statementof People for the American Way President Ralph G. Neas: Today the Senate has stopped the Bush administration's effort toforce right-wing judicial activist Priscilla Owen onto the federalappeals court. People For the ...

Powerful Flower Images, Unusual Jewelry and Other Mother's Day Gifts at Museum Stores

May 01, 2003 ... DENVER, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Children -- and adults -- seekingunique Mother's Day gifts for their loved ones will find floral-inspired products, stylish jewelry and other special gifts for mom atarea museum stores, including those at art museums, botanical gardensand even history ...