April 04, 2008

Mayor Adrian Fenty of the District of Columbia today declared Saturday, April 5, to be "National Press Club Day" throughout Washington, D.C. The Club, founded in 1908, is celebrating its Centennial this year. The Club will mark the Centennial with a Gala celebration on Saturday night. Full release

Even as he quoted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s words that "someone must have sense enough and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate and evil," John McCain's own campaign ran advertising on a website run by a Northern Virginia blogger "to sign up members for his anti-illegal-immigrant organization" [Washington Post, 4/4/08; John McCain remarks, 4/4/08] Full release

After a conference call among Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, Michigan Senator Carl Levin, Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, DNC member Debbie Dingell and UAW President Ron Gettelfinger, the participants issued this joint statement. Full release

Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on the troubling jobs report from the Labor Department, which showed that the U.S. economy lost 80,000 jobs in March, the largest monthly job decline in nearly five years. In addition, the January and February job loss numbers were revised downward. Full release

Today, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement on the fortieth anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: "Today we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a transformative American leader whose life was cut tragically short 40 years ago. As we reflect on this solemn occasion, each one of us should reaffirm our commitment to continuing Dr. King's fight for social justice, equality, fairness, and inclusion for all Americans. Full release

John McCain has said he championed establishing a holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and that he is "very proud" of his record. But the truth is, McCain has a long record of opposing the holiday. In fact, in 1983 McCain did something not even Dick Cheney did: he voted in Congress against a federal holiday in honor of Dr. King, which President Reagan later signed into law. In 1987, McCain supported Arizona Governor Evan Mecham's action to rescind an executive order establishing a state holiday in Martin Luther King's honor. Even in 1989, when McCain finally came around and supported a state holiday, he said he was "still opposed to another federal holiday." As recently as 2000, McCain reportedly said he "resented it when people outside of Arizona got involved" in the issue. [FOXNews.com, 4/3/08; ABC News, 4/3/08; Huffington Post, 4/1/08; Wall Street Journal, 4/3/08; AP, 2/29/00] Full release

The following is being issued by the Republican National Committee: Throughout His Campaign, Obama Has Promoted His "New Kind Of Politics": "Senator Barack Obama Often Offers A Crisp Sales Pitch To Voters, Imploring Them To Be Part Of Something New, Different And Hopeful. 'If You Want A New Kind Of Politics,' He Says, 'It's Time To Turn The Page.'" (Jeff Zeleny, "A New Kind Of Politics Closely Resembles The Old," The New York Times, 6/16/07) Full release

In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., The Black Unity Family, a diverse, nonpartisan coalition of groups and individuals co-convened by Dr. Dorothy I. Height, Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner and Melanie L. Campbell, released the following "Letter to Fellow Americans." Full release

The Justice Department today released additional information regarding the Administration's concerns with the proposed media shield legislation, S.2035, the "Free Flow of Information Act." The Department also launched a new Web page, http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/media-shield.htm, that will serve as the central location for information from the Justice Department and other federal agencies on media shield proposals. Full release

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