May 06, 2008

Tonight, John McCain will attend a fundraiser for his presidential campaign in Michigan. According to the invitation, he will be joined by the chair of his Michigan Victory 08 committee, John Rakolta, Jr., and McCain Michigan co-chairman Robert Liggett. What the invitation does not say, however, is that Rakolta and Liggett were two of the key backers of an organization that helped finance an ad that compared Democrats to Adolf Hitler in the 2006 election. Rakolta and his wife contributed $10,000 to a group called Voice the Vote, which used the money to buy a newspaper ad that compared Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and a procession of Democratic presidents to Hitler. Full release

"While authors of the recently passed Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (H.R. 493) had good intentions, the bill inadvertently legalizes the sharing of genetic information without patient consent," says Sue Blevins, president of the Institute for Health Freedom (IHF). "It does so by applying HIPAA regulations to genetic data." Full release

Election Protection, the nation's largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition, together with a diverse group of partners, is in high gear helping voters in Indiana and North Carolina cast meaningful ballots through a comprehensive voter protection program. Volunteers will be available throughout the day to continue assisting Primary Election Day voters with questions and to ensure that all voters know their rights. Voters in both states can call 1-866-OUR-VOTE toll-free until 8 p.m. EDT with any questions or issues that arise at polling areas. Full release

Veteran political journalists with extensive experience covering U.S. presidential campaigns in print, television and radio going back to the 1950s will discuss the mishaps and strengths of this year's media coverage to date. Full release

An exclusive new poll commissioned by Reader's Digest, the most widely-read magazine in the world, finds that voters under 30, or Millennials, are changing the landscape of American politics this year, and are likely to do so for years to come. Full release

After weeks of pretending to be "a different kind of Republican," John McCain showed his true colors today in his speech about the kind of judges he would appoint as president. While he makes a show of trying to recast himself as a "moderate" for the general election, in reality John McCain is promising four more years of right wing judges bent on pushing a radical agenda from the bench. In fact, in his 22 years as a Republican Senator, John McCain has never voted against a single judicial nomination by a Republican President. No matter how far outside the mainstream they have been, John McCain has been a loyal rubberstamp for their radical right wing agenda. Full release.

The National Black Chamber of Commerce expressed their concern over broadband regulations known as "network neutrality" that the House Telecommunications Subcommittee discussed at today's hearing on H.R. 5353, the "Internet Freedom Preservation Act." Full release.

Today's McCain Myth: John McCain can be trusted with the future of the Supreme Court. Full release.

Save the Children, a U.S.-based independent global humanitarian organization, today released its ninth annual Mothers' Index that ranks the best -- and worst -- places to be a mother and a child. The Mother's Index, highlighted in the organization's State of the World's Mothers 2008 report, compares the well-being of mothers and children in 146 countries, more than in any previous year. Full release.

The following statement was issued today by Taxpayers United Michigan Foundation: "For nine months, Michigan's 7.2 million registered voters have been shoved aside as officials from both the Michigan Democratic and Republican Parties embarrassed grassroot citizens by grandstanding in national news media for 'Michigan relevance' which they mistakenly anticipated by their shift to an Early Open Michigan Presidential Primary Election on January 15, 2008," said Bill McMaster of Taxpayers United in the State Capitol press room in Lansing yesterday. Full release

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