U.S. Newswire back issues from April 2004:
Counterfeit Drugs: No April Fool's Joke; Experts Warn About the Dangers of Buying Foreign Prescription Medicines
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Experts from thePartnership for Safe Medicines, a nonprofit coalition of more than 40organizations devoted to fighting counterfeit prescription drugs,today warned that the April Fool's joke will be on consumers who buyprescription drugs offered at ...
Governor Appoints Leving as Chair of Council on Responsible Fatherhood
Apr 01, 2004 ... CHICAGO, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Illinois Governor RodBlagojevich has appointed Chicago Attorney Jeffery M. Leving as chairof the newly created Council on Responsible Fatherhood for the Stateof Illinois. Leving is dedicated to a clear and measurable goal; tosignificantly ...
Democrats Call for Bush to Debate Kerry on Real Issues Facing America; Shaheen Asks Racicot Why Bush Won't Debate Kerry
Apr 01, 2004 ... Today, in a taped segment on CNN's "Inside Politics" Shaheen re-issued the invitation directly to Racicot. "This election is aboutgetting America back on track, and that requires an honest discussionof the major issues facing America today -- from bringing back jobsand making health ...
Senator Harry Reid to Host Conference Call on Bush Administration's Failure to Address Skyrocketing Gas Prices
Apr 01, 2004 ... Reid is the senior Senator from Nevada, a state with the thirdhighest gas prices in the country, averaging $2.05 per gallon. Reidwill also highlight John Kerry's plan to decrease dependence onforeign oil and reduce record-high gas ...
Victory for Impoverished Single Parents in New York; Settlement Approved by U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Apr 01, 2004 ... NEW YORK, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A settlement approved by theU.S. District Court, Southern District of New York provides thousandsof impoverished single parents with a method to challenge reductionsin public assistance and Medicaid benefits. Plaintiffs arerepresented by the New York ...
Howard Brown Begins HIV Testing in China; Groundbreaking Achievement Is First of Its Kind
Apr 01, 2004 ... Three HBHC staff members, including Executive Director KeithWaterbrook, spent two weeks implementing the initial hands-on phaseof a five-year process. A fourth Howard Brown representative remainedfor an additional two weeks to oversee Chinese health care outreachworkers as they continue ...
John Kerry's National Campaign Chair Governor Jeanne Shaheen to Host Conference Call Today on Kerry's Debate Challenge
Apr 01, 2004 ... News Advisory: Governor Jeanne Shaheen, John Kerry's National Campaign chair,will speak with reporters this afternoon at 1 p.m. EST to discussJohn Kerry's proposal for a series of six substantive, respectfuldebates across the country on the issues that matter most toAmericans ....
FDNY Commissioner Scoppetta, Bronx Borough President Carrion Join New York Blood Center, Firefighters to Launch Blood Donation Campaign
Apr 01, 2004 ... News Advisory: -- FDNY Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta, Bronx Borough PresidentAdolpho Carrion Join New York Blood Center and Local Firefighters toLaunch Bronx Community Blood Donation Campaign at Jacobi MedicalCenter Burn Unit -- Public to Roll Up Sleeves and Donate Blood, ...
RetireSafe.org Joins America's First Responders in Support of Consensus Plan
Apr 01, 2004 ... OAKTON, Va., April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- RetireSafe.org and itsmore than 250,000 senior supporters, joined today with thousands offirst responders in urging the FCC to adopt the "Consensus Plan"creating a dedicated public safety radio spectrum. "We are deeply concerned about the ...
'Get Outdoors Act' Promises Funding for Parks
Apr 01, 2004 ... "This legislation will enable the National Park Service to keepour national parks protected and funded so they can better tellAmerica's unique and diverse story while providing inspiringexperiences for park visitors," said NPCA Executive Vice PresidentTom Martin. "This strong show of ...
Hollywood "Reach The Stars" Campaign: Jewish Civil Rights Group Asks Stars to Stop Supporting Genocidal Policies
Apr 01, 2004 ... HARTFORD, Wisc., April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- What do ArnoldSchwarzenegger, Michael Douglas, Michael Moore, Sylvester Stalloneand many other Hollywood celebrities have in common with Hitler,Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot? That question is asked -- and answered - -by Aaron Zelman, executive ...
Local Initiatives Support Corporation Awarded $4 Million Grant to Support Charter School Financing Program
Apr 01, 2004 ... NEW YORK, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today, Local InitiativesSupport Corporation (LISC), the nation's leading nonprofit providerof community development support, announced that it has received a $4million grant as part of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) 2004Credit Enhancement for ...
Applications Accepted for Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowships; Free Seminars for DC-based Regional Reporters, Sept. 04 - June 05
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National PressFoundation is accepting applications for the 2004-2005 Paul MillerWashington Reporting Fellowships. This monthly series of one-dayseminars is for reporters for newspapers and other media whocurrently or soon will be based in ...
HHS Secretary Thompson Statement Regarding Senate Action on TANF Reauthorization
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is astatement by Tommy G. Thompson secretary of Health and Human Servicesregarding Senate action on TANF reauthorization: "It is disappointing that a minority of U.S. Senators ispreventing the Senate from voting to reauthorize ...
First-Ever National Catholic Prayer Breakfast Scheduled for April 28, 2004; U.S. Catholics Expected to Converge on Nation's Capitol
Apr 01, 2004 ... News Advisory: This April 28, 2004, the inaugural National Catholic PrayerBreakfast will be held at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel inWashington, D.C. The event is in response to Pope John Paul II'sappeal for a "New Evangelization," a way to spread the Word throughways that are ...
House Votes Today on Transportation Bill That Does Not Include Child Safety Measures Approved by Senate
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In the wake of anotherdeath this week in a preventable auto incident, Consumers Union todaycalled on the House of Representatives to adopt legislation approvedby the full Senate to address the hazards to children in and aroundcars as it takes up the ...
Kerry Cousin Calls RNC to Support Bush (Happy April Fools Day)
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The RNC today sent a newApril Fool's Day web video to 520,000 team leaders around the countryoutlining John Kerry's support for raising the gas tax and discussingthe political views of John Kerry's French cousin. Find out what John Kerry, gas ...
Statement by Mark Wenzler, Energy Program Director, National Environmental Trust on the Senate Energy Bill
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement byMark Wenzler, Energy Program Director, National Environmental Trust,on the Senate Energy bill: "Senator Domenici's call to pass his energy bill to ward offhigher gas prices reads like an April Fool's joke ....
Press Briefing to Release Two New Reports to Help Improve Health Literacy for 90 Million Americans
Apr 01, 2004 ... News Advisory: WHAT: Press briefing to discuss the findings of two new reports:an evidence review published by the Agency for Healthcare Researchand Quality at the request of the American Medical Association calledLiteracy and Health Outcomes and a report by the Institute ...
New Ad Highlights Kerry Commitment to Keeping Jobs Here
Apr 01, 2004 ... The 30-second spot will run in 17 states beginning Friday: Maine,Michigan, Pennsylvania, Iowa, New Mexico, Oregon, Wisconsin, Florida,Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Nevada, West Virginia, Arizona,Arkansas, Washington and Ohio. "American workers deserve to know the truth about ...
Car Dealer Gets April Fool's Day Delivery: Truckload of Lemons Represents Sour Deal for Consumers, Says Consumer Activists
Apr 01, 2004 ... CULVER CITY, Calif., April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Consumer activistsdelivered a truckload of lemons to a car dealership today,symbolizing sour auto deals like unfair finance mark-ups and hiddendamage, and demanded that the dealership take back thousands ofdollars in contributions it gave ...
PPFA: President Signs Dangerous Unborn Victims of Violence Act; S. 1019 Poses a Direct Threat to Roe v. Wade
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Planned ParenthoodFederation of America (PPFA) today denounced President Bush's signingof S. 1019, the so-called Unborn Victims of Violence Act (UVVA),which gives separate legal status to a fertilized egg, embryo, orfetus, even if the woman does not ...
Police Group Calls on Congress to Adopt the 'Consensus Plan'; Public Safety Communications Crisis Demands Attention
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Law Enforcement Alliance ofAmerica (LEAA), the nation's largest coalition of law enforcementprofessionals, crime victims and concerned citizens, has urgedCongress to take action on an important matter of public safety. Police, Fire and other ...
Seniors Coalition Encourages FCC to Approve 'Consensus Plan' to Increase Public Safety
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Seniors Coalition(TSC), the nation's largest free-market senior advocacy group withfour million supporters, today encouraged the Federal CommunicationsCommission (FCC) to approve a proposal that would create a private,dedicated communications ...
Maryland Drivers Face Increasing Traffic Congestion, Extra Vehicle Operating Expenses as Result of Driving on Roads in Poor Condition
Apr 01, 2004 ... According to The Road Information Program (TRIP) report,"Maryland's Roads and Bridges: A report on the conditions, congestionand safety on the state's roadway system," the state faces a $7.3billion shortfall from 2003 to 2010 in needed highway, road andbridge funding. "Without ...
Experience Works Searches for Maine's 2004 Outstanding Older Worker
Apr 01, 2004 ... ------Experience Works is a national, nonprofit organization thatprovides training and employment services for mature workers.Established in 1965 as Green Thumb, ...
Florida's Unemployment Insurance System Misses the Mark
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Florida's UnemploymentInsurance (UI) system is not meeting its most basic goal of helpinglaid-off workers, according to a new research report released todayby the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) and the NationalEmployment Law project ...
Energy Department Awards $128.2 Million to 30 States and the Navajo Nation to Weatherize Homes of Low-Income Families
Apr 01, 2004 ... State, FY 2004 Weatherization Grants, FY 2005 Presidential Requestto Congress Alabama, $2,407,556, $3,654,608 Alaska, $1,680,350, $1,975,202 Arkansas, $2,070,568, $2,711,638 California, $6,295,195, $9,887,229 Connecticut, $2,506,917, $3,493,990 ...
Police Group Backs Corrections to Armed Pilots Program; LEAA Criticizes TSA's Efforts to Undermine Public Safety Program
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Retired Police OfficerJames J. Fotis, executive director of the Law Enforcement Alliance ofAmerica (LEAA) applauded a bipartisan effort by Congress to force theTransportation Security Administration to implement the armed pilotsprogram as originally ...
Energy Department Awards $3.2 Million to West Virginia to Weatherize Homes of Low-Income Families
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Secretary of Energy SpencerAbraham announced today the award of $3.2 million to the state ofWest Virginia to improve the energy efficiency of the homes of low-income families."These weatherization assistance grants will save energy, ...
Major New Government Report Shows No Progress on Child Abuse and Neglect, Research Shows Victims More Likely to be Violent Criminals
Apr 01, 2004 ... Fight Crime: Invest in Kids calculates that based on the bestavailable research as many as 35,000 of those children will grow upto become violent criminals who would never have become so if not forthe abuse and neglect they endured as children. "We can never erase the scars from ...
Energy Department Awards $1.96 Million to Florida to Weatherize Homes of Low-Income Families
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Secretary of Energy SpencerAbraham announced today the award of $1.96 million to the state ofFlorida to improve the energy efficiency of the homes of low-incomefamilies."These weatherization assistance grants will save energy, lowerenergy ...
Energy Department Awards $15.2 Million to Michigan to Weatherize Homes of Low-Income Families
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Secretary of Energy SpencerAbraham announced today the award of $15.2 million to the state ofMichigan to improve the energy efficiency of the homes of low-incomefamilies."These weatherization assistance grants will save energy, ...
Energy Department Awards $20.2 Million to New York State to Weatherize Homes of Low-Income Families
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Secretary of Energy SpencerAbraham announced today the award of $20.2 million to the state ofNew York to improve the energy efficiency of the homes of low-incomefamilies."These weatherization assistance grants will save energy, ...
North American Energy Security to Be Discussed at Monterrey, Mexico, Conference April 1 and 2
Apr 01, 2004 ... The North American Forum on Integration (NAFI), the Escuela deGraduados de Administracion Publica y Politica Publica (EGAP) and theMexican Council of Foreign Relations (COMEXI) host the Conferenceentitled 'Forging North American Energy Security', April 1 and 2,2004 in Monterrey, Mexico ....
Energy Department Awards $1.5 Million to New Hampshire to Weatherize Homes of Low-Income Families
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Secretary of Energy SpencerAbraham announced today the award of $1.5 million to the state of NewHampshire to improve the energy efficiency of the homes of low-income families."These weatherization assistance grants will save energy, ...
New Gov't Report Shows Increase in Minnesota Children Abused and Neglected, Research Shows Victims Likely to be Violent Criminals
Apr 01, 2004 ... MINNEAPOLIS, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today as the federalgovernment released new statistics that more children are beingabused and neglected in Minnesota, Minnesota law enforcement leaderssaid the nation is not doing enough to stop this preventableviolence.In 2002, 9,982 ...
Tripartisan Senate Coalition Calls On EPA To Draft Stronger Mercury Proposal
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In a letter sent toEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael O.Leavitt Thursday, U.S. Sens. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.), Olympia Snowe(R-Maine), Jim Jeffords (I-Vt.), Mark Dayton (D-Minn.) and 41 othersenators urged Leavitt to ...
Bush Has Fooled American People throughout His Administration; JohnKerry.com Flash Video Urges Voters Not to Get Fooled Again
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- To mark April Fools Day,the Kerry campaign released a flash video today exposing the manyways George Bush has fooled the American people during the course ofhis administration.The "April Fool!" flash video is featured on ...
Report Shows Increase in Oregon Children Abused and Neglected, Research Shows Victims More Likely to be Violent Criminals
Apr 01, 2004 ... SALEM, Ore., April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today as the federalgovernment released new statistics that more children are beingabused and neglected in Oregon, Oregon law enforcement leaders saidthe nation is not doing enough to stop this preventable violence.In 2002, 9,228 children ...
Government Report Shows Ohio's High Rate of Child Abuse, Neglect, Research Shows Victims More Likely to be Violent Criminals
Apr 01, 2004 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today the federalgovernment released new statistics that Ohio's rate of child abuseand neglect ranked ninth in the nation at 17.4 victims per 1,000children above the national average of 12.3. Ohio law enforcementleaders said the nation is not ...
Secretary Abraham to Visit Florida Students to Discuss Energy Education, Launch Utility Report Card
Apr 01, 2004 ... News Advisory: Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham will visit Citrus ElementarySchool in Ocoee, Fla., on Monday, April 5, 2004 to launch the UtilityReport Card system and visit a 5th grade class that is working onenergy projects.Secretary Abraham will discuss the ...
HHS Releases 2002 National Statistics on Child Abuse and Neglect
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- An estimated 896,000children across the country were victims of abuse or neglect in 2002,according to national data released today by the U.S. Department ofHealth and Human Services. The statistics indicate about 12.3 out ofevery 1,000 children were ...
School Boards Support Sec. Paiges Policy Changes on NCLB Participation Rates
Apr 01, 2004 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The National SchoolBoards Association (NSBA) has announced support for the recent policychange by the Education Department to recognize that students unableto take state assessments due to a medical emergency not be scoredagainst the school's ...
NRA 133rd Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Pittsburgh, Pa., April 16-20
Apr 01, 2004 ... FAIRFAX, Va., April 1 -- The National Rifle Association, thenation's oldest civil rights organization, will hold its 133rd AnnualMeetings & Exhibits April 16-20, at the David L. Lawrence ConventionCenter in Pittsburgh, Pa. Members of the news media are invited to attend and cover ...
HHS Cites Progress In Fighting Chronic Homelessness; Sec. Thompson Completes Tenure as Chair of US Interagency Council on Homelessness
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G.Thompson today vowed to continue to push for an end to chronichomelessness by increasing the coordination among government programsto better serve those who have disabling conditions as well as nopermanent place to live ....
CCRKBA Blasts Anti-Gun TSA Bigotry and Supports Proposed Cockpit Security Act
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- "Today, we offer oursupport for the proposed Cockpit Security Technical Corrections andImprovements Act," John Michael Snyder, Public Affairs Director ofthe Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA),stated here this morning ....
Oceana Hails Introduction of Federal Legislation Curbing Cruise Ship Sewage and Waste Pollution
Apr 01, 2004 ... "Cruise companies benefit from legal loopholes that allow them todump raw sewage once a ship is three miles offshore," said Sharpless."One of Oceana's primary aims is to stop cruise pollution in ouroceans, and we are extremely excited about this bill's potential todo that. It has been a ...
Orange Objects Soon to Plague U.S. Highways; With Winter Over, Construction Season Here, Says Trucking Group
Apr 01, 2004 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Coming soon to ahighway near you: those long lines of orange barrels, rows ofconstricting concrete walls, and diamond-shaped "Road Work Ahead"signs. They'll soon pop up all along the highways and byways wetravel daily. With their arrival comes ...
Report Card Time: CEHN Asks, How Well is The Federal Government Protecting Children's Environmental Health?
Apr 01, 2004 ... News Advisory: Children's Environmental Health Report Card, 2001-2003 WHO: -- Lynn R. Goldman, M.D., M.P.H. Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Univ.Bloomberg School of Public Health,chair, Children's EnvironmentalHealth Network ...
HHS Offers More Information About Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Cards; Tools for Choosing Medicare-Approved Discount Cards Available
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G.Thompson today announced that the Medicare program is offering helpto beneficiaries in choosing among the Medicare-approved drugdiscount card that best meet their needs when they become availablein May. "Beneficiaries ...
American Federation of Teachers Secretary-Treasurer Edward J. McElroy Statement on Senate Misses Opportunity on Welfare Reform Bill
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ - The following is a Statementby the American Federation of Teachers Secretary- Treasurer Edward J.McElroy: "By failing to allow votes on important amendments to increase theminimum wage, extend the federal unemployment insurance program ...
USACA and ACerS Partner to Better Serve Ceramics Community
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The United States AdvancedCeramics Association (USACA) and The American Ceramic Society (ACerS)today announce that they have signed a cooperative agreement to shareinformation, collaborate in public affairs activities, and seekprojects that will ...
National Abortion Federation Decries Administration's Latest Attack on a Woman's Right to Choose
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is astatement by Vicki Saporta, NAF President and CEO, on PresidentBush's signing law granting legal rights to fetuses: This bill does nothing to protect women from violence -- instead,it is designed to establish a precedent ...
Consumers Union Applauds Institute of Medicine's Dietary Supplement Guidelines Released Today
Apr 01, 2004 ... YONKERS, N.Y., April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Consumers Union, theindependent, non-profit publisher of Consumer Reports, urges the Foodand Drug Administration (FDA) and Congress to adopt the Institute ofMedicine's science-based guidelines for evaluating the safety ofdietary supplements ...
President's Council on Bioethics' Report Aims but Misses the Mark; Focus on the Family Responds to New Bioethics Report
Apr 01, 2004 ... COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Focus on theFamily Senior Policy Analyst Carrie Gordon Earll issued the followingstatement on the report issued today by the President's Council onBioethics: "The report, 'Reproduction and Responsibility: The Regulation ofNew ...
U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for April 2: First Weather Satellite
Apr 01, 2004 ... FRIDAY, APRIL 2: FIRST WEATHER SATELLITE Profile America -- Friday, April 2nd. We're all used to turningon the television, or calling up our favorite website, to check ontoday's weather and get a sense of what's in store for the next fewdays. This whole concept got started this ...
DeLay: Protection for All Victims, Born and Unborn; President Signs Unborn Victims of Violence Act Into Law
Apr 01, 2004 ... "This law rights a blatant and indefensible wrong by establishingwhat everyone already knows -- that these children were here." DeLaysaid. "With the president's signature, common sense and commondecency are finally placed into law."Before the president signed the law, an ...
EPA Latest Developments for April 1
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following are the mostrecent developments from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Some Eastern States Will Take Further Steps to Reduce Smog-Forming Pollution Contact: John Millett 202-564-7842 or millett.john(At)epa.gov ...
PCMA's Legislative Policy Conference to Feature Administration, Congressional & Academic Leaders on Emerging Challenges for PBMs
Apr 01, 2004 ... -- Mark McClellan, M.D., administrator, Centers for Medicare &Medicaid, (invited) -- Senator Max Baucus, ranking member, Senate Finance Committee -- Norman Ornstein, political analyst & American EnterpriseInstitute resident scholar -- Edward F. X. Hughes, M.D., ...
Thousands Demand Money Back from Bush-HMO Scandal; Bush Administration Desperate to Cover Up Secret Medicare Deal, Says Group
Apr 01, 2004 ... The White House today refused to allow President Bush's chiefhealth-policy adviser, Douglas Badger, to testify before Congressabout hiding early Medicare cost estimates that are far more costlythan lawmakers were told before they voted for it. The White Houseused the same argument to ...
Budget Must Address Housing Needs, Says NAHRO
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House and Senate Confereesare now negotiating a compromise on their respective budgetresolutions. Vital housing and community development programs willstruggle to operate -- or will be eliminated if the final FY 2005Congressional Budget Resolution ...
Fetal Personhood Law Has Radical Implications for Freedom of Religion Says Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is astatement of Reverend Carlton W. Veazey, president of the ReligiousCoalition for Reproductive Choice on the Unborn Victims of ViolenceAct: President Bush's signing today of the so-called "Unborn Victims ofViolence Act" has ...
Remarks by the President at Signing of the Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is atranscript of remarks by the President at the signing of the UnbornVictims of Violence Act of 2004: The East Room 2:57 p.m. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you for coming. Thank you all. Please beseated. Thanks ...
CMA Doctors Decry 'Hard-Hearted' Graphic Abortion Testimony
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON, April 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As abortion rights groupsbattle the government in three courts nationwide over theconstitutionality of partial-birth abortion, the nation's largestfaith-based organization of physicians highlighted what it calls theinhumane testimony of abortion ...