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September 16, 2008
September 16, 2008Election Protection, the nation's largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition representing more than 100 organizations and the full spectrum of American citizens, is launching its 2008 general election efforts, including: a free and nonpartisan hotline (1-866-OUR VOTE) connecting voters with problems or questions to legal experts that can offer impartial advice; ads featuring Hollywood star Tyler Perry urging voters to use the free, confidential and nonpartisan 1-866-OUR-VOTE hotline; and a comprehensive web resource at http://www.866ourvote.org featuring real time voter information and extensive instructions and advice on how voters can make sure their voices are heard. Full release
ADAPT wasted no time challenging Policymakers on the housing crisis for persons with disabilities with low incomes. After setting up a tent city at HUD headquarters, ADAPT sent 100 activists to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) offices in Washington, D.C., and another hundred to a Sen. John McCain campaign office in Arlington, VA. ADAPT presented a platform for affordable, accessible housing. Full release
Results from the Dow Jones Insight-2008 Presidential Election Media Pulse (http://dowjonesinsight.blogspot.com/) show that Sarah Palin continues to hold the lead in overall media coverage of the four nominees for president and vice president -- clearly giving a boost to Republican running mate John McCain, whose recent coverage has matched or exceeded that of rival Barack Obama after trailing the Democratic candidate for most of the year. Full release
House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) issued the following statement today congratulating General David Petraeus on his outstanding service as commander of the Multi-National Force-Iraq, as he assumes his new role as the Combatant Commander of U.S. Central Command. Full release
When the nation's founding fathers signed the original U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787 they changed the course of history. As we prepare to commemorate the 221st anniversary of the founding document and officially enter the stretch run of a landmark presidential election, new data from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) suggests college students are not staying on course when it comes to learning about the nation's history and founding. Full release
A new national focus group among 312 self-reported Democrats, Republicans and Independents, revealed that after viewing a new ad by the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund regarding "Palin's Wildlife Record", there was moderate movement among all parties toward Barack Obama.
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On Thursday, September 18, 2008 hundreds of AIDS activists will march across the Brooklyn Bridge and hold a rally at New York City Hall to call on presidential hopefuls Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama to commit to creating a national plan to end AIDS. Full release
The Republican National Committee (RNC) today announced that its Spanish-language radio advertisement, titled "Commitment v. Rhetoric," will begin running in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday, September 17, 2008. The radio ad highlights Barack Obama's lack of leadership in defending the interests of the Latino community, while John McCain has consistently taken on the difficult issues facing America. Full release
The Republican National Committee (RNC) today announced that its new radio advertisement, titled "Change Or More Of The Same?" will begin running on radio stations in Las Vegas and Elko, Nevada on Wednesday, September 17, 2008. Full release
After the biggest stock sell- off in seven years, Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama took aim at the Bush administration in an exclusive BLOOMBERG TELEVISION(R) interview last night. Senator Obama accused the Bush administration of being "absent" and failing to regulate the nation's financial markets adequately. "We can't have the hands off, head-in-the-sand attitude that we've had over the last eight years and think we are going to reverse some of these trends," Obama told "Money and Politics" anchor Peter Cook. Full release