June 02, 2008

Legislative leaders in the North Carolina House of Representatives are about to approve a broken budget on Tuesday, June 3. The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) hosted a press conference today at 11 a.m. to send a message to the General Assembly to "keep your promises" and not let the public schools of North Carolina -- its educators and students -- suffer the consequences of poorly funded pay raises for educators. Full release

The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that it has begun auditing all permanent labor certification applications filed by attorneys at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP. The department has information indicating that in at least some cases the firm improperly instructed clients who filed permanent labor certification applications to contact their attorney before hiring apparently qualified U.S. workers. Full release

As pro-lifers across the nation prepare to protest the birth control pill this Saturday, June 7, the National Organization for Women (NOW) seeks supporters for counter-protests. Full release

National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) President Joe A. Garcia and Executive Director Jacqueline Johnson will be available for interviews regarding the outcome of the primary elections in Montana, New Mexico and South Dakota, which have significant American Indian populations. The Native vote will play a vital role in Tuesday's election outcomes. Full release

A majority of Americans believe it is likely 100 or more of the current 535 incumbent Members of Congress have extra-marital affairs, according to a nationwide survey of likely November general election voters by Wilson Research Strategies (WRS). Full release

John McCain has worked hard to portray himself as someone who is not your typical politician but rather a maverick who can admit when he's wrong. Yet last week we saw the lengths he and his campaign will go to cover up misstatements he made about the facts on the ground in Iraq. After inaccurately stating that U.S. troops were "drawn down to pre-surge levels," McCain refused to admit his error and claimed what he said was "just facts." Likewise, his campaign went into Washington spin-mode, organizing a last minute conference call where McCain advisor Randy Scheunemann said that McCain's mistake was an issue of "semantics" and that "[w]e are talking about a verb tense." But no one was buying it. Full release

PR Newswire and Level 3 Communications will offer a unique opportunity to learn from industry leaders about how technology is enabling changes in politics and the media at "Getting Your News Noticed" a seminar to be presented on June 5 at the Denver City Center Marriott in Denver, Colorado. Full release

RNC Chairman Robert M. "Mike" Duncan announced the addition of a number of Victory 2008 State Directors to the RNC team today. "In this exciting election year, it is of the utmost importance to have qualified, experienced, and dedicated individuals on the ground, driving Senator McCain's positive message and energizing voters to elect Republican candidates up and down the ballot in November," Duncan said. "I feel confident that our Victory 2008 state operations, under the leadership of these fine men and women, will serve its purpose exceedingly." Full release

The following op-ed written by William Kristol, from The New York Times is being issued by the Republican National Committee: [Barack Obama] spoke on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., pinch-hitting for Senator Ted Kennedy, on the theme of service to our country. ... The speech was a success. It's also revealing -- about Obama's view of himself and of public service. Full release

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean and DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee Co-Chair Jim Roosevelt discussed the Rules and Bylaws Committee's decision to seat the Florida and Michigan delegations yesterday and Democratic Party unity this morning on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Full release

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