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February 20, 2009
February 20, 2009Attorney General Eric Holder today announced the appointment of an Executive Director to lead a new interagency task force charged with continued implementation of the President's Jan. 22 Executive Order calling for an immediate review of the status of individuals currently detained at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Full release.
As state leaders meet this weekend to discuss how to revitalize the economy and create jobs, Democratic Governors urged their counterparts to support the economic recovery plan - or reject the help. Full release.
In a letter today to the Mortgage Insurance Companies of America (MICA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director James B. Lockhart III emphasized the vital role the private mortgage insurance industry will play in President Obama's housing recovery program. Full release.
e Peter G. Peterson Foundation is pleased to announce that founder Peter G. Peterson and CEO David M. Walker have been invited to participate in a White House "Fiscal Responsibility Summit" being held in Washington on February 23. Members of Congress, policy experts, and leaders from across the country will gather to discuss ways to reach consensus in addressing America's fiscal challenges. Full release.
CNN has rejected an uplifting and positive ad focusing on the historic inauguration of Barack Obama, submitted for the State of the Union Address on Feb. 24. Full release.
The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today thanked that state's Department of Public Safety (DPS) for allowing a Muslim driver to take her driver's license photograph while wearing a religiously-mandated head scarf, or hijab. Full release.
- David A. Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union, will discuss the state of conservative activism following the 2008 elections and release the ACU's annual Ratings of Congress at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the West Room, 529 14th St., N.W., 13th floor. Full release.
A new statewide public opinion poll conducted by the Zogby International polling organization finds that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is failing to represent the interests of the vast majority of his Nevada constituents on immigration policy. Sen. Reid's consistent obstruction of immigration enforcement efforts is also taking a huge toll on Nevada's state budget. A new study by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) finds that illegal immigration costs Nevada $630 million annually. Full release.
American Issues Project launched a major television advertising campaign today spotlighting the excessive spending and pet projects within the far-reaching stimulus legislation, which the Congressional Budget Office has said will harm the American economy in the long term. The ad will begin running today on FOX News, CNN, CNN Headline News, CNBC and FOX Business Network. Full release.
After years of inaction on the environment, global ministers today agreed to negotiate a treaty to control global mercury pollution. The agreement resulted from a dramatic shift in the U.S. position by the Obama administration, which now supports the creation of a mercury treaty, according to NGOs. The Bush administration had stubbornly opposed any legally binding measures. Full release.
The following was released today by the Republican National Committee. Full release.