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April 11, 2008
April 11, 2008The Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative (SSIGI) announced its support for new legislation, H.R.5767, that would prohibit the Department of the Treasury and Federal Reserve System from proposing, prescribing or implementing any regulations related to the current ban on Internet gambling, as required by the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA). The bill was introduced yesterday by Reps. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Ron Paul (R-Texas). Full release
The following release is being issued by the Republican National Committee: Hamilton: "I'm not a great fan, incidentally, of target dates in foreign policy as a rule and in Iraq specifically." (MSNBC's "MSNBC Live," 4/11/08) Full release
Members of New Beginnings, a nonpartisan policy study group made up of former senior U.S. officials, academics and other experts on Korea, will release their recommendations for updating and strengthening the U.S.-South Korea alliance at a press conference at The Korea Society (950 Third Avenue, Eighth Floor) in New York on April 15 at 10 AM. Full release
As John McCain and his campaign prepare to launch a so-called "Compassion Tour" aimed at reaching out to African American voters, a new report highlights McCain's dreadful record on civil rights issues. As the Huffington Post reports today, despite last week's apology for opposing a holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, McCain "has refused to back down on another controversial decision he made that put him at sharp odds with the civil rights movement." [Huffington Post, 4/11/08] Full release
Today, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement on the fortieth anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, a bill that prohibits discrimination in the housing market, by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Full release
ED in 08 Chairman, Governor Roy Romer, who previously served as the three-term governor of Colorado, DNC Chairman and Superintendent of Los Angeles Schools will discuss the role education is playing in the 2008 presidential election at the Council of Chief State Schools Officers Annual Legislative Conference. Full release
The U.S. Department of Labor today sued Chicago-based AA Capital Partners Inc. and its executives for improperly causing more than $25 million in losses for five Michigan pension funds by misusing plan assets to benefit themselves and by charging the plans excessive investment management fees. The Labor Department's suit seeks to restore all losses incurred by the plans as a result of the defendants' improper actions. Full release.
Today's McCain Myth: John McCain will be able to reach out to African American communities. Full release.
The following is a transcript of remarks by Vice President Cheney on the 50th Anniversary of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Full release.
The Philadelphia Gay News continues its campaign again this week to invite Senator Barack Obama to address LGBT issues in our pages. On Friday, April 11, PGN will run a photo on page one of Senator Obama with a stamp "1529 days since the Senator has spoken to Local Gay Press." (Note: Visit http://www.epgn.com) Full release