May 13, 2008

Reverend John Hagee today apologized for his offensive comments about Catholics. Despite spending a year courting Hagee's endorsement and refusing to distance himself from the controversial pastor, John McCain reportedly played no role in the apology. McCain has repeatedly refused to publicly denounce Hagee's discriminatory comments about women, African-Americans, America Muslims or LGBT Americans or renounce Hagee's endorsement. Full release

Lobbyists representing corporate hospitals operated by non-physician bureaucrats have launched their latest attack on hospitals owned and operated by Physicians. Full release

Governments at all levels are increasingly asked to respond to demands for improved service and efficiency. Microsoft Corp. and its partners are meeting this challenge through the availability of an applications platform, the Citizen Service Platform (CSP), which will make it easier for governments to interact with citizens, streamline processes and, as a result, save time and taxpayer dollars.
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In releasing a new Lewin Group analysis of the Bush Administration's $770 million cut to Medicare-financed nursing home care, national and state long term care leaders warned the regulatory-driven cuts not only jeopardize seniors' access to quality nursing home care -- particularly in rural areas -- but also present a clear and present danger to the U.S. economy and the state and local caregiver jobs base. Full release

Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement prior to President Bush departing today on a five-day trip to the Middle East, including a stop in Saudi Arabia on Friday: "The White House has indicated that President Bush will push Saudi officials for OPEC to increase production in an effort to bring down prices for American consumers. As the largest oil producer and exporter, Saudi Arabia is uniquely positioned to influence the price at the pump and the President must use his close ties to help consumers who are in desperate need of relief. Full release

Statement by Rev. Jim Ball Spokesman, Evangelical Climate Initiative: We are greatly encouraged by the principles and proposals included in Senator McCain's speech today, and because we consider the decisions we make about energy to be at their root moral choices, as Christians we commend the speech's moral high road. Full release

A coalition of chief executives from many of the nation's leading health care companies and organizations have joined together to announce an industry-wide health care reform proposal intended to 'close the health care gap' between the status quo and the 'health care system all Americans deserve.' The proposal was developed and endorsed by CEOs representing virtually every segment of the health care industry - including health plans, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, health industry distributors and others. Full release

The media is buzzing over the recent endorsement for Sen. BARACK OBAMA by Hamas leader AHMED YOUSEF. Mideast correspondent, AARON KLEIN, first broke the story on WABC radio when he aired his interview with Yousef, which was conducted along with radio host JOHN BATCHELOR . Full release

The following is being issued by the Republican National Committee: Today In Missouri, Obama Will Hold An Economic Roundtable: "Democratic Presidential Front-Runner Barack Obama Will Be Traveling To Cape Girardeau[MO] On Tuesday As Part Of His Effort To Reach Out To Rural Voters." (Jo Mannies, "Obama Coming To Missouri On Tuesday," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 5/10/08) Full release

Data from the annual Long-Term Disability Claims Review released today by the Council for Disability Awareness (CDA) reveals the continued growth of serious disabilities among the U.S. working population. Over the last ten years, the number of U.S. workers with long-term disabilities has grown four times the growth of workers in the U.S. workforce. Full release

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