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April 03, 2008
April 3, 2008In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview with the Philadelphia Gay News, Senator Hillary Clinton discusses the option of issuing an executive order or signing statement to end the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, the ban on openly gay servicemembers. Full release
Two prominent U.S. Congressmen -- one representing the Clinton campaign, the other representing the Obama campaign -- will be the speakers at a Presidential Primary Forum on Sunday, April 6, 2 p.m. at the Katz Auditorium of the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill. Full release
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democratic and Republican Members of the House and Senate and Martin Luther King III joined together this morning at a ceremony in the Capitol to celebrate the life and legacy of the Rev Martin Luther King Jr. Tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. King. Full release
The following is an Op-Ed from Townhall.com by Lt. Col. Joseph Repya, USA (Ret.): Senator John McCain has devoted his entire adult life to the service of our country. He served in the U.S. Navy for 22 years; he spent five-and-a-half of those years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. Later he served as the commander of the largest aviation attack squadron in the U.S. Navy. Full release
On the fourth day of a six-day biographical tour aimed at reinventing himself for the general election, John McCain outlined his new election year priorities in a speech at Jacksonville's Cecil Field. While McCain listed the challenges facing our country, he ignored the part of his biography where he spent 26 years in Congress voting against Democratic efforts to address them or ignoring them altogether. Full release
This week, John McCain is on a tour that his campaign claims is intended to outline the ways McCain's life experiences inform his political leadership. In truth, McCain is leaving out key parts of his bio that reveal the real John McCain. Full release
The following is being issued today by the Republican National Committee: David Williams: "What's surprising is, in 2006 when the Democrats came into power, they talked about draining the swamp. They talked about getting rid of earmarks and making a better, more responsive government. Well, two years later, we're not there. And we see 11,610 earmarks worth $17 billion, so we have taken some steps backward." (Bloomberg's "Money And Politics," 4/2/08) Full release
The following is a transcript of remarks by President Bush and NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer during a photo opportunity. Full release.
The following is a statement of William V. Corr, Executive Director, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: Governor Ted Strickland and legislative leaders have broken Ohio's promise to protect its kids from tobacco by proposing today to raid funds from the state's highly successful tobacco prevention program, run by the Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation. Ohio will pay a high price if this raid is carried out. More kids will become addicted to tobacco, more lives will be lost and Ohio taxpayers will foot the bill for higher tobacco-caused health care costs. Full release.