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November 08, 2009
At 11:15 p.m. Eastern Time, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the historic passage of a health care bill revamping the health care system and bringing about the reforms promised by President Obama during the November 2008 election.
The vote was 220 to 215 with one Republican, Representative C...
November 07, 2009
House Health Care Reform Legislation Would Dramatically Improve the Health Care System for People With Cancer.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) announced yesterday its support of proposed health care legislation that will be debated this week i...
November 07, 2009
CBO Estimates Republican Legislation Would Leave 52 Million Americans Uninsured.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fifty-two million people would continue to go uninsured if the House Republican health care legislation was enacted, the Congressional Budget Office said tonight. Overall, CBO estimates tha...
November 06, 2009
HOPE Program would reduce recidivism through closely-monitored probations paired with strict consequences for violators.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Ted Poe (R-TX) introduced legislation that will create a new program to fight drug use and crime. The Honest Opportunity ...
November 06, 2009
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor today in support of H. Res. 895, honoring the lives of the brave soldiers and civilians who died or were wounded in the tragic attack yesterday at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas. The House will vote on the legislation later today. B...
November 06, 2009
U.S. EPA directs Chevron subsidiary Texaco Inc. to complete cleanup work investigation at Pacific Coast Pipeline Superfund site.
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a Unilateral Administrative Order to Texaco Inc. that requires the company to assess soil and ground...
October 28, 2009
Sen. Vitter it trying to use the Census to further his anti-immigration agenda, potentially costing the United States millions, writes Gebe Martinez.
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/10/impractical_unconstitutional.html
Some politicians come up with dumb ideas. Some come up with imp...
October 28, 2009
WHITESVILLE, Kentucky - For the final week of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, ARCA RE/MAX Series (ARS) driver Patrick Sheltra will auction his Rockingham Speedway race uniform with the proceeds being donated to Kimmie Cares, Sheltra´s charity of choice for the month of October.
The auc...
October 28, 2009
Railway to pay $5000, donate $20,700 mercury analyzer.
LOS ANGELES – Under the terms of a settlement between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the GATX Corporation, the railway will pay a $5000 penalty and donate a $20,700 mercury analyzer for failing to immediately notify authoriti...
October 27, 2009
Gorgeous model-turned-actress Andie MacDowell reportedly credits yoga for her youthful appearance at age 51.
Golden Globe nominated MacDowell (Four Weddings and a Funeral), who has been reportedly the face of L´Oreal beauty products for over 20 years, has reportedly found inner-happine...
October 22, 2009
Historic Medicare reimbursement agreement announced this morning will mean billions of dollars in health care savings and high quality care across the country.
Washington, D.C. - At a morning press conference, Congressman Jay Inslee and Congressman Norm Dicks announced an agreement on final lan...
October 22, 2009
San Francisco, CA – A legal settlement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will protect religious freedom of expression by amending the government´s uniform and grooming policies. The government has agreed to pay Raghbir Singh, an observant Sikh who wears a beard and dastaar (turban)...
October 22, 2009
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement for $15,600 with Behr Process Corporation for the sale and distribution of an unregistered pesticide in violation of federal pesticide law.
The EPA cited the Santa Ana, Calif.-based Behr Process Corporation for al...
October 22, 2009
CARSON CITY, NV -- Personhood Nevada is pleased to announce yesterday's filing of a citizen-led initiative to amend the Constitution of the State of Nevada, the proposed Amendment reads as follows:
"In the great state of Nevada, the term 'person' applies to every human being.
"Article I Sect...
October 12, 2009
ROCKINGHAM, North Carolina - Even though Patrick Sheltra was only able to maneuver his No. 60 Buffalo Wings & Rings-Kimmie Cares Toyota Camry to the 24th fastest time in the ARCA RE/MAX Series practice session Saturday afternoon, the Sheltra Motorsports team is feeling very confident about their rac...
October 12, 2009
ST. LOUIS - Top-seeded Anna Zatonskih moved one step closer to winning the 2009 U.S. Women's Chess Championship by defeating third-seeded Rusudan Goletiani, of Hartsdale, N.Y., in round seven. The nine-round tournament is being held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.
Zatonsk...
October 09, 2009
ST. LOUIS - At the dawn of the tournament's only rest day, the fifth round of the 2009 U.S. Women's Championship on Friday at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, gave every player both added incentive to fight hard and a reason to be nervous. After many careful calculations, all 10 ...
October 08, 2009
An Atheist public policy organization has called for elimination of requirements in Senate legislation which would reimburse faith-based "healers" for their services.
The Senate Finance Committee has taken up the America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 which has an amendment titled "Religious Non-...
October 08, 2009
Agency selects cleanup remedy for Palos Verdes Shelf Superfund Site.
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected a cleanup strategy for the Palos Verdes Shelf Superfund Site, where a large area on the ocean floor off the Palos Verdes peninsula is contaminated with DDT ...
October 08, 2009
More education still needed on highway safety.
Grain Valley, Mo. – The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) supports banning texting while driving, but also wants to take the opportunity to call upon government entities to educate the motoring public about driving around la...
October 03, 2009
Small businesses and farms exempt.
LOS ANGELES – U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will announce today in a keynote address at the California Governor´s Global Climate Summit that the Agency has taken a significant step to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the Clean Air A...
October 03, 2009
A report launched by human rights group Survival International shows that tribal peoples across the world are at greatest risk from swine flu, as many have poor immunity and suffer chronic underlying illnesses.
The report, Swine flu and tribal peoples, shows that indigenous peoples in Australia ...
October 03, 2009
WASHINGTON – With commercial real estate feeling the effects of the recession, how will the industry behave in the aftermath? What is the short- and long-term impact of the federal stimulus package on real estate, transportation infrastructure projects, livability and sustainability? Where are the ...
October 03, 2009
ARC Releases Edited Volume Analyzing Racial Politics and Election of Barack Obama.
The Applied Research Center (ARC) has released an edited volume featuring 20 prominent thinkers and activists on race and the 2008 election, Changing the Race: Racial Politics and the Election of Barack Obama. Th...
October 03, 2009
Milwaukee, WI – Director Donna J. Gambrell, of the U.S. Department of the Treasury´s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, visited Milwaukee, Wisconsin today to announce awards totaling $52,715,000 to 62 organizations serving economically distressed communities across the n...
October 03, 2009
New RFP Amendment Responds to all Submitted Questions.
Washington, DC – On August 21, 2009, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a new Capacity-Building Initiative to greatly expand technical assistance and training opport...
October 03, 2009
One woman´s triumph over blindness.
Albuquerque, NM -- Nancy Burns was an average 11-year old sixth grader with 11-year old concerns, navigating the waters of middle school in Missouri. Everything about her life was ordinary -- that is, until Nancy suddenly and traumatically lost her sight. No...
October 01, 2009
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 announced today that the first set of results from recent air monitoring studies at three Southern California schools are now available and have been posted on the agency´s Web site. These schools were selected as part of the...
October 01, 2009
ST. LOUIS - Sure, there will plenty of great chess at the 2009 U.S. Women's Chess Championship, which will be held Oct. 4-13 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. But thanks to a variety of partnerships involving the arts, cultural and a health care communities, the tournament offe...
September 08, 2009
DUQUOIN, Illinois - It appeared early on in Monday´s Southern Illinois 100 at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds that Patrick Sheltra in the No. 60 Buffalo Wings & Rings Dodge Charger had one of the fastest machines in the ARCA RE/MAX Series (ARS) field but a mechanical failure just 30 laps in eras...
September 04, 2009
ADS TO RUN NATIONALLY AND IN 10 REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS BLAST REPUBLICANS FOR VOTING TO KILL MEDICARE.
WATCH "REPUBLICANS WANT TO END MEDICARE": here.
WATCH TARGETED VERSION OF "REPUBLICANS WANT TO END MEDICARE": here.
Washington, D.C. – The Democratic National Committee ...
September 04, 2009
A nationwide pedophile ring, run by a pair of Republican powerbrokers, had access to the highest levels of our government, connections to the CIA, and used venerable Boys Town orphanage as a pedophilic reservoir.
THE FRANKLIN SCANDAL, by Nick Bryant, will be the first commercially published book...
September 04, 2009
Lawmaker says "the end is now in sight."
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-Venice) announced this week that the Federal Aviation Administration has determined that eight schools in the Lennox School District are adversely affected by aircraft noise from the nearby Los Angeles Interna...
September 04, 2009
Animal Advocates Alliance´s September 20 "Bark at the Park" Event Celebrates Saving the Lives of More Than One Thousand Animals.
Los Angeles, Calif. – Animal Advocates Alliance (AAA), a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization, has helped save the lives of more than one thousand animals ...
September 04, 2009
Announcement Issued on Eve of Secretary Duncan´s Visit to State Capitol.
Sacramento, Calif. – California Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott today announced that enrollment for the 2008/09 academic year increased by more than 135,000 students at the system´s 110 colleges, based...
September 04, 2009
Organizers Will Announce More Big Names in Two Weeks.
40th Anniversary of Woodstock; Free Concert Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Sunday, October 25, 2009.
Acts confirmed with more to come: Leslie West (Mountain); Lester Chambers (the Chambers Brothers); "Country" Joe McDonald (of Country...
September 04, 2009
Workers at Lone Tree, Antioch Convalescent Hospital ratify contracts.
After months of tough negotiations with management, SEIU-UHW members at two Antioch-based convalescent hospitals have ratified new contracts. Workers at Lone Tree Convalescent Hospital approved their agreement unanimously (...
September 04, 2009
With More than 1,000 Reported Incidents, Caregivers Call for Comprehensive Process to Verify Signatures.
SAN FRANCISCO - Home care workers called for a hand-examination of each signed card submitted by an organization seeking to decertify the workers' union, saying they had been subjected to li...
September 04, 2009
Just miles away from L.A.'s world-famous wildfires and hundreds of miles north under crystal blue skies, SEIU-UHW members rallied Tuesday to kick off a series of statewide informational pickets protesting management's plan to cut 1,350 of their jobs. The events at Kaiser Sunset and Kaiser Walnut Cre...
September 04, 2009
A full American Fall PELICAN tour has been announced! The tour begins just days before the release of the band's upcoming Southern Lord Records debut What We All Come To Need, which comes out on October 27th. A variety of bands will be joining PELICAN on the tour including labelmates BLACK COBRA for...
September 04, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State University´s colleges of law and medicine are among the Top 10 best in the nation for Hispanics, according to Hispanic Business magazine, which has published its annual rankings of graduate schools in the magazine´s September issue.
The College of La...
September 04, 2009
City unveils its first plug-in hybrid and a new school-site electric vehicle charging station as resources for its school safety team.
San José - As kids head back to school throughout San José, Mayor Chuck Reed, Councilmember Nora Campos, and a number of other city and school officials are cal...
Recommendations to Help Protect Your Property After a Fire from the California Landscape Contractors
September 04, 2009
Fire destroys hundreds of homes each year in California and often burns thousands of acres of land. If your property was damaged by fire, the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) is pleased to offer some recommendations to help your landscape recover and to help protect your property...
September 04, 2009
Donation to the MusiCares Foundation Also Made Through Raffle of Les Paul Studio Guitar.
WINTER PARK, FL – On September 1, 2009, Full Sail University (www.fullsail.edu), Guitar Center and Gibson Guitar Corporation were proud to host, "A Tribute to Les Paul"- a special event held on the campus o...
September 04, 2009
ARTIST RANDY HOUSER AND CMT PERSONALITIES CODY ALAN AND ALECIA DAVIS WRAP UP CMA AWARDS NOMINEE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON SPECIAL EDITION OF "CMT INSIDER" LIVE WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9 FROM CMT'S NASHVILLE STUDIO.
"The 43rd Annual CMA Awards" Airs Live Nov. 11 on the ABC Television Network.
NASHVILLE - Th...
September 04, 2009
The Shops at Anaheim GardenWalk is celebrating Orange County´s musical diversity with a rockin´ MusicFest on September 19, 2009. Featuring 11 local favorite bands including Blues Bettie, Dig Jelly, The Armand Blaise Orchestra and many more, the day will be packed with everything from blu...
September 04, 2009
New York, New York - Southern Fried Filmworks is pleased to announce it has optioned the rights to produce the feature film version of The Day Eazy-E Died. The film will be produced by Trevite Willis of Southern Fried Filmworks from the original script by best-selling author James Earl Hardy, and di...
September 04, 2009
LOS ANGELES, CA – Cutting the ribbon yesterday alongside Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, U.S. Department of the Treasury´s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) Director Donna J. Gambrell attended the grand opening of the Ánimo Watts Charter High School. Locate...
September 04, 2009
BPA/P to welcome top outsourcing stakeholders.
Manila, Philippines – Top executives from more than 10 countries will attend the International Outsourcing Summit: Global Market Leaders Addressing Global Issues, according to an official of the Business Processing Association of the Philippines.
...
September 04, 2009
Higher Earnings than Money Market Funds with the Ability for Early Withdrawal.
IRVINE, Calif. – First Foundation Bank announced today that it is offering investors a way to capture a higher rate than money markets combined with the liquidity of penalty-free withdrawals.
The Irvine-based commun...
September 01, 2009
"SPACE MISSIONARY" MEMENTO IS INAPPROPRIATE CARGO ON LATEST SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT, SAY ATHEISTS.
An Atheist-First Amendment public policy group charged last week that NASA is violating the separation of church and state by permitting a "space missionary" memento on the latest Discovery Space Shut...
August 21, 2009
National Whistleblowers Center Concerned That The Treatment of Mr. Birkenfeld Will Discourage Future Whistleblowers.
Washington, D.C. - Today whistleblower Bradley C. Birkenfeld was sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in prison for assisting a client at UBS to evade taxes. Mr. Birkenfeld on his ...
August 20, 2009
Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of the Treasury´s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Director Donna J. Gambrell today announced awards totaling over $22 million to 55 depository institutions for serving economically distressed communities across the nation. The awar...
August 19, 2009
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Justice today announced the successful negotiation of an agreement that will result in the IRS receiving an unprecedented amount of information on United States holders of accounts at the Swiss bank UBS.
As a result of this ag...
August 18, 2009
WHITESVILLE, Kentucky - Officials from Sheltra Motorsports announced today that former NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Champion Ted Musgrave will share the driving duties with Patrick Sheltra in the No. 60 Buffalo Wings & Rings Dodge Charger Wednesday at Chicagoland Speedway for the open A...
August 17, 2009
Local sculptor Andrew Ball will make his first appearance in the Indianapolis Art Center annual Open House exhibit this fall. Opening August 28th, the Indianapolis Art Center will feature the work of 4 local artists and students of the Indianapolis Art Center, including Ball. Ball will be display...
August 17, 2009
Youth for Human Rights Washington, DC Chapter.
In celebration of International Youth Day on August 12, the Youth for Human Rights Washington, D.C. chapter went out on the National Mall in a quest to make Human Rights known to all. Wearing Youth for Human Rights shirts some group members passed...
August 17, 2009
New Research Shows Differences between Immigrant Workers and Unemployed Natives.
Washington, DC - Today, the Immigration Policy Center (IPC) released the third and final installment of a three-part report, Untying the Knot, which seeks to debunk the frequently misrepresented relationship betwe...
August 10, 2009
Washington, DC - On August 10, 1999, a white supremacist opened fire at children, camp counselors and staff at the North Valley Jewish Community Center in Granada Hills, California. That event led to the Million Mom March on Washington D.C. to demand sensible gun laws, held the following Mother&acut...
August 05, 2009
Los Angeles Conservation Corps, City of Long Beach, City of Richmond and Cypress Mandela Training Center, Inc. Awarded Recovery Act Funds to Train Workers to Clean Contaminated Sites.
SAN FRANCISCO - EPA has selected the Los Angeles Conservation Corps, the City of Long Beach´s Pacific Gat...
August 03, 2009
Author Details Holistic Health Treatment for dog Buster B. Brown and Provides Guidance for Pet Owners in new book, Breakfasts with Buster: Helping Buster Battle Bone Cancer. Author Valerie J. Wood joins the increasing numbers of pet owners turning to nontraditional health treatments for their animal...
August 03, 2009
AS CONFIRMATION VOTE LOOMS, OBAMA PICK FOR SEC. OF ARMY NEEDS TO CLARIFY POSITION ON FIRST AMENDMENT.
An Atheist public policy group said today that despite "smooth sailing" during his confirmation hearings, Rep. John M. McHugh -- President Obama's nominee for the next Secretary of the Army --...
August 01, 2009
The President yesterday declared a major disaster exists in the State of Nebraska and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes during the period of June 5-26, 2009.
Federal funding is available to State and eli...
August 01, 2009
"Mr. Showtime Ready For Seventh Start At Pocono Raceway."
LONG POND, Pennsylvania - For the second consecutive race at Pocono (Pa) Raceway and for the fifth time in 2009 Mother Nature washed out Menards Pole by Ansell qualifying for the ARCA RE/MAX Series (ARS). Based on the team´s 2009 c...
July 31, 2009
CORNELIUS, N.C. – Coming off what was nearly team´s best race of the season, Kimmel Racing looks to Pocono Raceway with high hopes for a solid race weekend with the No. 44 Ansell/Menards Ford Fusion. Last week at Berlin Raceway, Kimmel led 36-laps and was running in third place when an on trac...
July 30, 2009
Mr. Showtime Looking For First Speedway Win In Pocono Mountains.
LONG POND, Pennsylvania - After recording a personal-best third place finish at Pocono Raceway in June, ARCA RE/MAX Series veteran driver Patrick Sheltra returns to the 2.5-mile triangle looking for his second consecutive podi...
July 30, 2009
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service yesterday announced its first successful prosecution related to fraud involving the first-time homebuyer credit and warned taxpayers to beware of this type of scheme.
On Thursday July 23, 2009, a Jacksonville, Fla.-tax preparer, James Otto Price II...
July 30, 2009
Pennsylvania's Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians are a Political and Economic Powerhouse.
Washington D.C. - The Immigration Policy Center has compiled research which shows that immigrants, Latinos, and Asians not only wield political power in Pennsylvania, but are an integral part of the state's ...
July 24, 2009
Los Angeles - The I AM PWD (Inclusion in the Arts & Media of People with Disabilities) national disability rights campaign – a civil rights initiative jointly created by members of Actors Equity Association, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and Screen Actors Guild – announced ...
July 22, 2009
Activists are asking supporters to join them in New York City on July 23rd to support the "Bring Bruce Home" campaign, a peaceful demonstration of protest and enlightenment. They will also be fighting the BSL (Breed Specific Legislation) ordinance that the New York Housing Authority enacted last mon...
CHAIRMAN KAINE RESPONDS TO STEELE´S CALL FOR MORE REPUBLICAN INACTION AND OBSTRUCTION ON HEALTH CARE
July 21, 2009
´Party Of No´ Continues To Defend The Status Quo Despite Overwhelming Evidence That The Need For Health Care Reform Is Urgent.
Washington, DC – Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine issued the following statement in response to Republican National Committee Chairman Mich...
July 16, 2009
While the Senate continues to struggle over its approach to health care reform, House Democratic leaders have unveiled a bill that would go a long way toward solving the nation´s health insurance problems without driving up the deficit. It is already drawing fierce opposition from business gro...
July 15, 2009
Hindus have criticized Pope for rough handling of atheists and humanists in his long awaited encyclical "Caritas in Veritate" (Charity in Truth) issued in Rome.
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI wrote in this letter: "…ideological rejection of God and an atheism of indifference, oblivious to th...
July 14, 2009
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced a series of public forums at which individuals and representatives of diverse constituent groups will be able to provide input on the development of tax preparer performance standards.
The public forums, a crucial part of an effort ...
July 11, 2009
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has suggested Oscar winner Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow to change the tagline of her weekly newsletter "GOOP" from "nourish the inner aspect" to "nourish the outer aspect".
Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, in a statement in Nevada (USA) t...
July 09, 2009
Conflict between companies that profit from forests and local people who depend on them could be tackled by industry-led approaches but too few companies use them, says a report published yesterday by The Forests Dialogue (TFD), an international group of forest experts from business, environmental, ...
July 09, 2009
Boaters Urged to Speak Up on Ethanol Increase Before July 20 Deadline. EPA Comment Period on Proposal for E15 Gasoline Closes in Two Weeks
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The idea of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) allowing the introduction of a fuel that has never been independently tested for use ...
July 09, 2009
LULAC, the oldest Hispanic organization in the U.S., and EPA are working together to protect human health and the environment.
WASHINGTON – U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will be a keynote speaker at the 80th annual convention of the League of United Latin American Citizens in San Juan,...
July 09, 2009
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya is to meet behind closed doors with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as both sides laying claim to the Central American country's government arrive to press their cases in Washington.
The State Department said Clinton will meet at 1 p.m. with Zelaya,...
July 06, 2009
Kids will Learn that Fruits & Veggies can be Fun.
Wilmington, Del. - Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) invites children throughout the United States to participate in the World's Biggest 'Healthy Foods' Treasure Hunt this September in honor of National Fruits & Veggies-More Matters® mo...
July 04, 2009
MERCED, CA – At the request of Congressman Cardoza , U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan toured the City of Merced Thursday. During his time here, he informed the San Joaquin Valley that there will be increased eligibility for mortgage refinancing under the Obama Administratio...
July 01, 2009
Local Business Expands Services Offered.
Indianapolis - As the national and state economy begins to rebound, one Indianapolis based small business finds itself growing, yet again. Kelly Thrasher owner and president of More Clients NOW, a marketing and support service company specializing in at...
July 01, 2009
Kyle, SD - As part of the Obama Administration´s continued investment in economic development in communities around the country through the Recovery Act, Treasury´s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Director Donna J. Gambrell today announced $8 million in financial...
July 01, 2009
Kyle, SD - As part of the Obama Administration´s continued investment in economic development in communities around the country through the Recovery Act, Treasury´s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Director Donna J. Gambrell today announced $8 million in financial...
July 01, 2009
Hattiesburg - Over 1500 guests have come through the doors of the African American Military History Museum since it opened guests a month ago on May 23rd of the official grand opening to the public. Since that time the museum has seen a steady flow of visitors from across the State and the nation....
July 01, 2009
WASHINGTON – Gregory G. Nadeau will join the Federal Highway Administration as Deputy Administrator on July 8, federal officials announced today.
"Greg´s background is ideal for the Federal Highway Administration," said FHWA´s Executive Director Jeffrey F. Paniati. "He brings a u...
July 01, 2009
WASHINGTON – EPA is granting California´s waiver request enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards for new motor vehicles, beginning with the current model year. Using the law and science as its guide, EPA has taken this action to tackle air pollution and protect hum...
July 01, 2009
National Boating Day Is Today.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – While the U.S. Senate passed a resolution declaring July 1 as National Boating Day, Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatU.S.) takes a humorous look at boating and sailing and wants every American to know they cannot be considered a ...
June 30, 2009
At Event in the Bronx, Secretary Geithner Announces Awards for Community Development Financial Institutions.
As part of the Obama Administration´s continued investment in economic development in communities around the country through the Recovery Act, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner today...
June 30, 2009
Identifies Priority Challenges and Issues for Upcoming Year.
WASHINGTON — National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson today delivered a report to Congress that identifies the priority issues the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate will address in the coming fiscal year. Among the key areas of f...
June 29, 2009
RESOLUTION TO INCLUDE MORE RELIGION AT DC VISITOR CENTER WASTES TAX MONEY, DISTORTS HISTORY, INSULTS AMERICA'S NONBELIEVERS.
An Atheist public policy group today urged Congress to reject a House Resolution that would use more tax money to display religious mottos in the new Capitol Visitors Cen...
June 27, 2009
Acclaimed Indo-American statesman Rajan Zed has been elected to the Board of Directors of prestigious Nevada World Trade Council (NEWTRAC), Nevada´s international trade organization, for the second three year term.
NEWTRAC, a non-profit professional business organization, encourages an...
June 27, 2009
Hindus have applauded US President Barack Obama for including "Hindus" in his remarks to Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Conference in Washington DC on July 19.
Obama said in this address: "So as we join in prayer, we remember that this is a nation of Christians and Muslims ...
June 27, 2009
Peace icon Mahatma Gandhi appears to be back in vogue among Hollywood and other celebrities.
Saturn award winner actress Kristen Bell (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) was spotted in New York City streets wearing V-neck T-shirt displaying Gandhi´s large picture.
Actress-supermodel Je...
June 27, 2009
Hindus have urged the organizers of "Woodstock 2009" 40th anniversary concert to start it with Hindu mantras.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that as the original 1969 Woodstock was launched with a chant of "Hari Om" by a Hindu swami, the 40th ...
June 26, 2009
On a 219 to 212 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the landmark American Clean Energy and Security Act today, the most important environmental and energy legislation in our nation's history.
Environmental Defense Action Fund and its broad network of members, activists and strategic pa...
June 24, 2009
WASHINGTON — The Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC) presented its 2009 Annual Report to Congress. The ETAAC provides feedback on the development and implementation of the Internal Revenue Service´s electronic tax administration strategy.
The report includes 10 rec...
June 24, 2009
President Obama has been crystal clear about one thing when it comes to health care reform and that´s if American families like their health care or their doctor then they can keep them. But is it true? Here is what he has said:
"If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your do...
June 22, 2009
Grain Valley, Mo. – The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), the nation´s largest organization representing professional truckers, has partnered with country singer Leland Martin to raise funds for OOIDA´s Truckers for Troops program. A portion of proceeds from the sal...
June 22, 2009
ALEXANDRIA, Va., - Over 20 years ago, Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatU.S.) started asking its members about their boats, their marinas, their boat dealers and any other marine service provider that they had worked with. The organization wanted to know how boats were holding up, i...
June 17, 2009
Democrats and Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee are likely to fight today when they mark up an annual authorization bill for the nation's intelligence community -- possibly over provisions related to congressional notification of intelligence activities and the transfer of detainees fr...
June 17, 2009
Rep. Darrell Issa has a natural ability to agitate, making him the ideal attack dog for Republicans.
California Rep. Darrell Issa has a natural ability to agitate, making him the ideal attack dog for Republicans on the Oversight and Government Reform panel.
But the sparks aren´t flying &mdas...
June 16, 2009
Maine ice cream company announces Special Batch flavors for summer 2009.
Skowhegan, Maine – Gifford´s Ice Cream (www.giffordsicecream.com), the family-owned and family-operated ice cream manufacturer in Skowhegan, Maine, today announced that it has been picked up by several prominent l...
June 14, 2009
WASHINGTON — As the health care debate heats up, the American Medical Association is letting Congress know that it will oppose creation of a government-sponsored insurance plan, which President Obama and many other Democrats see as an essential element of legislation to remake the health care ...
June 12, 2009
In the wake of the murder of Dr. George Tiller in Kansas and Stephen T. Johns at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, People For the American Way President Michael B. Keegan called for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to finalize and publish its "Rightwing Extremism" report. The report was rel...
June 05, 2009
WASHINGTON — Internal Revenue Service officials announced today that they would allow taxpayers to rely on the definition of a United States person as set forth in the prior instructions to the FBAR form when determining their filing requirement.
This announcement affects those preparing f...
June 02, 2009
events build momentum for moving forward on immigration reform this year.
Washington, DC - This week, in an unprecedented display of grassroots coordination, energy, and unity, hundreds of grassroots advocates across the country are organizing a series of national and local events to launch the...
May 30, 2009
Washington, D.C. – The March of Washingtons – the first broad-based campaign to increase access to high-quality antimalarial drugs in Africa has just made its first donation. Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) have been delivered to Soft Power Health´s clinic in Uganda - recognized as ha...
May 21, 2009
A new law passed by Congress and signed yesterday by President Obama provides protections for tenants whose landlords fall into foreclosure. Under the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, tenants have the right to stay in their homes after foreclosure for 90 days or through the term of their leas...
May 20, 2009
Likely Culprits: Incomplete Spring Commissioning, Bad Fuel.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - This holiday weekend, BoatU.S. Towing Services is projecting that 3,400 recreational boaters and anglers nationwide will need some type of on-the-water assistance. The biggest reason why boaters will need a tow back ...
May 20, 2009
LAKE TEXOMA – BoatU.S. Towing Services has partnered with it´s first on-the-water towing and assistance company on Lake Texoma, giving recreational boaters and anglers the ability to summon reliable on-the-water assistance 24 hours a day. TowBoatU.S. Lake Texoma offers battery jump starts, fu...
May 20, 2009
Washington, D.C. - The National Whistleblowers Center today disclosed a new campaign of censorship and retaliation by the Army Corps of Engineers directed against whistleblower Bunnatine (Bunny) H. Greenhouse.
Within hours of testifying in Congress, Ms. Greenhouse received an email from the Army...
May 20, 2009
Washington D.C. - Today the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security held a hearing entitled "Securing the Borders and America's Points of Entry, What Remains to Be Done" and announced a forthcoming series of hearings titled "Road To Immigration Reform in 2009: Clearing the H...
May 20, 2009
Reform Institute Forum Explored the Role of Immigration in Strengthening the Economy and Entitlements.
WASHINGTON, DC – Immigration reform will be essential to supporting entitlements and long-term economic growth. That was the message that came out of a Capitol Hill forum today convened by th...
May 19, 2009
Hindus have applauded Oscar winner rapper-actor Eminem for planning to fly 200 jobless Detroit autoworkers to enjoy a rare live show and musical performance about 2,300 miles away in Los Angeles.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was a wo...
May 18, 2009
Saint Louis - Hikaru Nakamura, 21, of White Plains, N.Y., won the the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship after winning in the ninth and final round at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.
Second-seeded Nakamura, who also won the title in 2004, when he was just 16, won the venerable 164...
May 16, 2009
The Ironman Football League is proud to announce its newly formed partnership with ex-Packer great and Super bowl champion, LeRoy Butler. The goal of this new venture is to increase awareness and raise money for the fight against breast cancer through the LeRoy Butler Foundation.
The mission at ...
May 16, 2009
At House Government Oversight and Reform Committee hearings Thursday, the Government Accountability Project (GAP) called for quick action on the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, HR 1507, a law that will give federal workers the right to jury trials when they are harassed for blowing the whi...
May 15, 2009
President Obama Urged to Reject DOJ Opposition to Whistleblower Protection.
Washington, D.C. - In testimony presented Thursday by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Policy, the DOJ opposed giving national security whistleblowers judicial due process protections. The policy presented by...
May 15, 2009
"Mr. Showtime Looking For Perfect Birthday Present!"
TOLEDO, Ohio - ARCA RE/MAX Series driver Patrick Sheltra has had a pretty healthy record at Toledo Speedway including a second-place finish last Spring at the legendary half-mile. This weekend, Sheltra and his Sheltra Motorsports team r...
May 15, 2009
St. Louis, Mo. - The leaderboard flipped Thursday in the seventh of nine rounds of the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. At the end of the day, the three top seeds coming into the tournament, and a 17-year-old rising star, shared first place.
...
May 15, 2009
LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled with LG International America, Inc. for $21,840 for allegedly importing pesticides on eight separate occasions without filing "Notices of Arrival," a requirement of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
Acco...
May 15, 2009
Washington D.C. - Reports released by the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees this week have re-focused public attention on the deteriorating financial condition of the nation's main health and retirement programs. These reports underscore not only the severity of the current recession, ...
May 15, 2009
OOIDA files constitutional legal challenge of arbitrary enforcement.
Grain Valley, Mo. – The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), the largest, national association representing professional truckers, filed a lawsuit challenging a Minnesota State Patrol´s arbitrary enforcemen...
May 15, 2009
Additional $1.5 Billion Added Through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Washington, DC – The U.S. Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund announced today that it received a total of 249 applications under the 2009 round of the New Markets Tax...
May 14, 2009
Washington D.C. - Tomorrow, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Congressmen Adam Putnam (R-FL) and Howard Berman (D-CA) will introduce, in the Senate and House, the Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security (AgJOBS) Act. AgJOBS is a bipartisan, compromise bill that is the result of year...
May 14, 2009
"Not So Fast" Says Boat Owners Association; May 21 Deadline to Comment.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The nation´s largest recreational boat owners group, BoatUS, is joining a chorus of boat, car and engine manufacturers including the National Marine Manufacturers Association and environmental groups...
May 09, 2009
Hindus are re-energizing their protest demanding the withdrawal of Sony PlayStation2 video game "Hanuman: Boy Warrior", saying it trivializes the highly revered deity of Hinduism.
The protest, spearheaded by acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, was suspended for few days to give Sony Corpora...
May 09, 2009
Hindus have hailed the National Church of Iceland for efforts in building bridges with other religions and denominations.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that serious and honest interfaith dialogue was the need of the hour. Religion was the mos...
May 07, 2009
Administration Laying the Foundation for Immigration Reform.
Washington D.C. - The Obama Administration is clearly in sync on immigration today, announcing initiatives that pave the way for immigration reform. In a Senate oversight hearing this morning, the Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet...
May 06, 2009
An Atheist public policy group says that it supports the call by conservative Christians to establish a Federal "Religious History Week," and already has suggestions for a proposed curriculum.
A federal bill, the Spiritual Heritage Resolution introduced by Rep. J. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) details ho...
May 06, 2009
CINCINNATI - Officials from Sheltra Motorsports and Buffalo Wings & Rings officially announced today that the Cincinnati, Ohio based and No. 1 fastest growing restaurant chain in the United States will serve as the primary marketing partner for driver Patrick Sheltra for the remainder of the 2009 AR...
May 02, 2009
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has announced it seeks new members for the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC), which provides a forum for IRS officials to discuss key areas of tax administration with a broad range of tax and other relevant professionals.
IRSAC memb...
May 02, 2009
People For the American Way calls on group to reject remarks.
In response to the launch of the Carrie Prejean ad campaign against marriage equality, People For the American Way president Michael Keegan issued the following statement:
"If the National Organization for Marriage wants to make t...
April 28, 2009
More than 300 law enforcement, civil rights, civic and religious organizations support bill to combat hate crimes.
Washington – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation´s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, hailed today the U.S. Senate re-introduc...
April 27, 2009
PARKERSBURG, W. VA. – After 4 hours, 52 minutes and 10 seconds, Chad Hall crossed the finish line at the 26.1 mile Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20, 2009. His father Kenneth followed him almost two hours later. For both men, it was a double victory.
"We fulfilled a dream of ...
April 23, 2009
An Atheist state-church separation group has heralded a decision by a Federal Judge that struck down a move by a Florida grade school to include an overtly religious song in an end-of-year assembly.
This past week, Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger ruled that teachers and officials at the Webster Scho...
April 22, 2009
Mother of slain gay man makes plea to update federal statute.
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign – the nation´s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization – released a video today as part of the effort to pass the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevent...
April 16, 2009
Washington, DC - Tim Kaine, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, issued the following statement after a three judge panel in Minnesota declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of the contested Senate race in Minnesota. Former Senator Norm Coleman challenged the result of the election after...
April 16, 2009
With thousands more US troops going to Afghanistan, an Atheist public policy group is urging President Obama and other world leaders to increase support for gender empowerment, women's rights, and the building of secular, civil society institutions.
Dr. Ed Buckner, President of American Atheist...
April 10, 2009
PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference has announced the ECAC Ice Hockey All-Academic Teams for the 2008-09 season, and the list includes 11 student-athletes from the Plymouth State University men´s and women´s ice hockey teams.
Student-athletes from all five ECAC Ho...
April 02, 2009
WASHINGTON — Victims of severe flooding in Minnesota and North Dakota have an extra 30 days, until May 15, to file their 2008 individual tax returns and pay any taxes due, the Internal Revenue Service announced today.
Because the flooding has occurred within close proximity to April 15 –– ...
April 02, 2009
Chicago, IL - U.S. Treasury´s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Director Donna J. Gambrell today was honored with the 2009 Community Reinvestment Award by the Chicago-based Woodstock Institute.
"I am honored to be named as one of the recipients of the Community Reinv...
April 01, 2009
Black Men on the Down Low Spread HIV/AIDS at Same Rate as Non-Down Low Men.
PHILADELPHIA — Researchers at Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) published a study in the American Journal of Public Health showing that Black men who have sex with men (MSM) and women and identify t...
April 01, 2009
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced today that taxpayers who buy a new passenger vehicle this year may be entitled to deduct state and local sales and excise taxes paid on the purchase on their 2009 tax returns next year.
"For those thinking about buying a new car this year...
April 01, 2009
Angelus Sanitary Can Machinery Corp. fined for not providing toxic chemical information needed by first responders, communities Los Angeles company to pay more than $240,000.
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached a $241,290 settlement with the Angelus Sanitar...
March 31, 2009
62 schools in 28 states selected in national initiative.
SAN FRANCISCO – In an unprecedented effort to help protect children from toxic air pollution around schools, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced that four California schools will be among the schools that will undergo outdoor air ...
March 31, 2009
Crossville, TN - Jerry Nash, Scholastic Director for the United States Chess Federation (USCF), announced that registrations for the upcoming SuperNationals IV Scholastic Chess Championships had passed 5,000 students from 45 states across the country. The tournament is being held at the Gaylord Opry...
March 29, 2009
Alliance Chairman and Vice President Al Gore Names Political, Environmental Veteran Maggie Fox New CEO.
Menlo Park, CA – The Alliance for Climate Protection announced Friday that CEO Cathy Zoi has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency & R...
March 26, 2009
New Markets Tax Credit Program Provides Needed Jobs and Revitalizes Downtown Richmond.
Richmond, VA – The U.S. Treasury Department´s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund Director Donna J. Gambrell participated today in a grand opening celebration with Virginia Governor Timot...
March 26, 2009
WASHINGTON — All or part of unemployment benefits received in 2009 will be tax free for many unemployed workers, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
"This morning we learned that a record 5.6 million people were receiving unemployment benefits in the middle of March. This underscore...
March 24, 2009
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service seeks civic-minded volunteers to serve on the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP), which listens to taxpayers, identifies key issues and makes recommendations for improving IRS service.
"TAP members are your friends and neighbors, walking in the shoes of...
March 21, 2009
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency joined the City of Pasadena, Calif. and NASA Tuesday to celebrate the groundbreaking for a facility that will remove perchlorate and other chemicals from the groundwater near the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Superfund site.
"The EPA...
March 16, 2009
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service and scores of its community partners will open their doors on Saturday, March 21, to help people who need free tax preparation, a question answered or a payment schedule arranged.
The IRS will open more than 250 local offices from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. ...
New Law Extends Net Operating Loss Carryback for Small Businesses; IRS To Ensure Refunds Paid Timely
March 16, 2009
Washington – The Internal Revenue Service announced today that small businesses with deductions exceeding their income in 2008 can use a new net operating loss tax provision to get a refund of taxes paid in prior years.
To accommodate the change in tax law, the IRS today updated the instructions...
March 15, 2009
NOVI, Mich.-- Wind-generated electricity from the upper Midwest will become cost-competitive with power generated from more conventional fuel sources like coal, while providing substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions when connected to the nation's electricity grid via new extra-high volta...
March 15, 2009
NEW YORK -- Food Bank For New York City -- which provides 300,000 free meals a day to New Yorkers in need -- announced today it will honor iconic musician and philanthropist, Jon Bon Jovi, for his philanthropic efforts at the organizations Sixth Annual Can-Do Awards Dinner on Tuesday, April 21, at A...
March 12, 2009
Military Fires More Mission-Critical Specialists.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Defense Department has provided new data about gay discharges under "don't ask, don't tell" to Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA). The data show that during January 2009, the Army discharged eleven gay service members for h...
March 12, 2009
June 12th Deadline Extension Helps Quell Coupon Backlog, But Millions of Hard-to-Reach Communities Have Not Made the Switch.
Washington, DC – Today is the three-month out mark for the official digital TV transition deadline. While many Americans have taken action in the last few months, th...
March 12, 2009
WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service has announced that interest rates for the calendar quarter beginning April 1, 2009, will drop by one percentage point. The new rates will be:
* four (4) percent for overpayments [three (3) percent in the case of a corporation];
* four (4) percent fo...
March 11, 2009
An Atheist civil rights and advocacy group hails the findings of a national survey indicated that more Americans have "no religion."
According to the latest American Religion Identification Survey, fifteen percent of those asked told researchers they had no religious belief, a rise from 14.2 per...
March 06, 2009
Landscaping is an important part of any community, not only from the joy it brings, but the quality of life that it provides to humans and other species as well. Plants positively alter our environment, reduce carbon emissions, improve air quality, protect the land, provide us food, create oxygen a...
March 06, 2009
Washington, DC - The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund of the U.S. Department of the Treasury today published in the Federal Register a notice requesting Public Comment on the Capital Magnet Fund. Specifically, the CDFI Fund invites and encourages comments and suggestions reg...
March 06, 2009
IRS Employees More Flexible, More Cost Effective.
WASHINGTON — After conducting an extensive review of the private debt collection program, including the cost effectiveness of the effort, the Internal Revenue Service will not renew its contracts with two private debt collection agencies, ...
March 06, 2009
WASHINGTON — Taxpayers are filing earlier and receiving larger refunds so far this year, according to early filing season statistics released today by the Internal Revenue Service.
As of Feb. 27, 2009, the IRS had received 56 million individual tax returns, a slight increase over the previ...
March 02, 2009
Perturbed Hindus have demanded immediate removal of photograph titled "Hinduism: The Night of Pushkar 2" from Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki (Finland), alleging it to be very disrespectful, hurting and irreverent.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada...
March 02, 2009
Supporting the concern of Hindus regarding the upcoming Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar", Nevada Clergy Association (NCA) has urged its famed director James Cameron to put a disclaimer in the beginning of the movie explaining that it has no relationship with Hinduism or its concepts/terminology.
...
March 02, 2009
Washoe County in USA issued an official Resolution yesterday marking the recent groundbreaking meeting of acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed with European Parliament (EP) President Hans-Gert Pottering in Belgium.
Signed by Chairman of the Washoe County Commission David E. Humke under the co...
March 02, 2009
Hindus and Jews have welcomed the European Parliament´s (EP) new initiative "calling for an overall strategy to integrate the Roma community into the European Union."
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed and prominent Rabbi Jonathan B. Freirich, in a joint statement in Nevada (USA) toda...
March 02, 2009
Welcoming "Europe without Barriers" motto of new Czech Presidency of the European Union, Hindus have urged it to work for uplifting Roma from reportedly apartheid like conditions faced by them.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, hoped that the new Czec...
March 02, 2009
Hindus have claimed that their protest movement contributed to the blunt failure of the Hollywood movie "The Love Guru" and now being short-listed for seven Golden Raspberry Awards for worst in the film.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded the protest movement against "The L...
March 02, 2009
Hindus world over have applauded American President Barack Obama for including "Hindus" in his inaugural address yesterday in Washington DC.
Obama said in this address, "We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus — and non-believers".
Acclaimed Hindu statesman R...
March 02, 2009
Hindus world over have hailed Hollywood actress Julia Roberts for honoring the traditions of India by sporting "bindi" on her forehead during her recent trip to India.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, offered support if Roberts needed any help in hav...
March 02, 2009
Internationally renowned Portland Art Museum has assured the Hindus to display its newly acquired prestigious 11th century Lord Ganesha sculpture with "due reverence".
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who met Dr. Maribeth Graybill, Curator of Asian Art of the Museum, in a statement today...
March 02, 2009
Expressing concern at the much-anticipated Hollywood movie "Avatar", Hindus have urged its director James Cameron to be careful when handling Hindu concepts and terminology.
Acclaimed Hindu and Indo-American statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that "avatar" was on...
March 02, 2009
Hindus have urged the medical and religious communities of the country to join hands to open free interfaith health clinics for the uninsured and poor.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that until we had some kind of universal health coverage, we...
March 02, 2009
National City, CA – Neighborhood National Bank was nationally recognized for its contributions to the communities that it serves at the American Bankers Association (ABA) National Conference for Community Bankers in Phoenix, Ariz. on February 17th. The Bank was awarded a Certificate of Recognition ...
February 27, 2009
Votes Will be Tallied Online and via Text Messaging at the Gala to Recognize the Top 2008 LGBT Online Video.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Human Rights Campaign, the nation´s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender political organization, is celebrating the best in online videos with a ...
February 26, 2009
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today released new detailed information that will help employers claim credit for the COBRA medical premiums they pay for their former employees.
The IRS unveiled new information on IRS.gov that includes an extensive set of questions and answers fo...
February 26, 2009
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced today that taxpayers who qualify for the first-time homebuyer credit and purchase a home this year before Dec. 1 have a special option available for claiming the tax credit either on their 2008 tax returns due April 15 or on their 2009 tax re...
February 22, 2009
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public comment on a draft environmental assessment (DEA) for the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks (SDGFP) proposed Property Exchange of a 160-acre tract in the Todd Game Production Area (GPA) in Bennett County, South Dakota, for a 157.5-acr...
February 19, 2009
ST. LOUIS - A $64,000 bonus in memory of late chess champion Bobby Fischer and a jackpot bonus for a clear first-place winner have been added to the prizes being awarded at the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship. The tournament, which will be held May 7-17, 2009 at the new Chess Club and Scholastic Cent...
February 19, 2009
Washington, D.C - The Pew Hispanic Center has issued a report on the ethnic composition of people caught up in the federal prison system. The Immigration Policy Center's Director, Angela Kelley, issued the following statement:
"A new report from the Pew Hispanic Center entitled A Rising Share: H...
February 18, 2009
The President today declared major disasters exist in the States of Oklahoma, Tennessee and Missouri and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas struck by severe winter storms in Oklahoma and Missouri during the period of January 26-28, 2009, and by winter sto...
February 17, 2009
WildEarth Guardians Calls Upon President and Congress to Abolish Federal Wildlife-Killing Agency. Group Releases Major Report, Demand to Agency, and Letter from Scientists and Conservationists.
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, WildEarth Guardians submitted a 108-page report to President Obama and Congr...
February 06, 2009
AS CONGRESS PREPARES FOR HISTORIC STIMULUS VOTE, APOLLO ALLIANCE URGES LAWMAKERS TO PUT AMERICANS BACK TO WORK WITH A
A CLEAN ENERGY, GOOD JOBS RECOVERY PLAN.
San Francisco – As the United States Congress considers a $825 billion recovery package to blunt the impact of the current reces...
February 06, 2009
WASHINGTON ― Many investors will receive their year-end tax statements later than in past years, but these forms are likely to be more accurate, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
A new law, enacted last fall, changed the deadline from Jan. 31 to Feb. 15, when brokers, including b...
February 06, 2009
WASHINGTON –– In response to errors showing up on early tax filings, the Internal Revenue Service today urged taxpayers and tax preparers to make sure they properly determine eligibility for the recovery rebate credit before they file their 2008 federal tax returns.
Some individuals who did not ...
February 06, 2009
Two Weeks Before February 17th DTV Transition, Millions of Americans Still Need Help.
Washington, DC – On the eve of an expected House vote on the delay of the digital television transition, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) and Consumers Union held a press conference call to di...
January 12, 2009
Hindus have lauded Serbian Parliament´s proposal to adopt new laws to fight discrimination against Roma people and others and create an Ombudsman to proceed against suspects who discriminate.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was "s...
January 12, 2009
San Francisco - "Marriage Equality USA received hundreds of gut wrenching stories, particularly from children of same-sex couples and LGBTI youth, that describe harm and even threats and violence that resulted from California's Prop 8 campaign," said Molly McKay, Marriage Equality USA Media Director...
January 11, 2009
Chicago - Women who have been victims of horrific domestic violence and Advocates for their safety issued a stern denunciation nationally of the incredibly irresponsible statements made recently by Pastor Rick Warren, the Southern Baptist Preacher who will be delivering the Inaugural Invocation, el...
January 11, 2009
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed engaged in dialogue with Catholic-Protestant-Muslim-Jewish leaders in Nevada (USA) today where they attempted to find connections among Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Judaism.
This conference, organized by Catholic Diocese of Reno, also compared, contr...
January 08, 2009
Organizations unite to inspire high school students to address the climate crisis.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Conrad Foundation announced a partnership with the Alliance for Climate Protection´s "We" Campaign to challenge high school students throughout the nation to address the climate c...
January 05, 2009
Hindus have admired the efforts of Church of Norway for building bridges with other religions and have urged other world religions and denominations to initiate interfaith dialogue.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that serious and honest interf...
January 05, 2009
Washington, DC – In the remaining weeks before the 56th presidential inaugural, the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC) will be issuing a series of advisories to help people who plan to attend the swearing-in ceremony. The following is a special alert for those people who w...
January 04, 2009
CHICAGO - In recognition for his steadfast support of strengthening fatherhood and families, The Fatherhood Educational Institute (FEI) announces Barack Obama as the 2009 Father of the Year.
By re-introducing the Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act, Barack Obama exemplifies his status...
January 04, 2009
Lincoln 2.0 Inaugural Ball Celebrates Obama's Election In Historic Location.
WASHINGTON, DC - Throughout his historic run for the White House and in the planning of the 56th Presidential Inauguration, President-elect Barack Obama has called to mind the vision and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. In t...
January 04, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. - Despite vocal opposition from a bipartisan Florida Congressional delegation to the Federal Aviation Administration's ill-conceived plan to separate radar and tower functions at Orlando International Airport, the FAA still plans to move forward this Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009. That means fi...
January 04, 2009
WASHINGTON -- What do Lassie, The Tonight Show, Abe Lincoln, Gary Cooper, Gulf Coast Lighthouses, Civil Rights Pioneers and Wedding Cakes have in common? They're all 2009 stamp subjects the U.S. Postal Service is providing a sneak peek at. All stamp issuance dates and dedication locations are subjec...
January 04, 2009
President-elect Obama's Call Boosts Momentum for King Day of Service.
WASHINGTON, DC - Communities and nonprofits across the country are gearing up for a record number of volunteers on the Martin Luther King Jr. Federal holiday, fueled by President-elect Obama's call for Americans to serve on ...
January 03, 2009
SAVANNAH, GA - Don Zeman, known to millions of radio listeners and television viewers across the country as "America´s Home Improvement Expert" died suddenly on December 31, 2008, while on vacation in Mississippi. He was 55 years old. Zeman was host of Homefront with Don Zeman, the nation...
January 03, 2009
In a remarkable interfaith gesture, Nevada clergy belonging to various religions and denominations is coming together to honor fellow Nevadan acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who was recently invited to European Parliament to promote interfaith dialogue.
Christian (various denominations)...
January 03, 2009
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to swiftly pass a massive economic stimulus bill, which could cost as much as $800 billion.
In his weekly radio address Saturday, Obama said lawmakers from both parties must join together to jumpstart the ailing economy by passing the measure, w...
January 03, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. - AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., will be sending more than 50 of its Crew Members to volunteer with Habitat Orlando today on its biggest homebuilding effort to date: Staghorn Villas, an $8 million townhome community that will provide affordable housing for 58 ...
December 14, 2008
WASHINGTON — The IRS issued a notice announcing relief for certain retirement plans that do not have a written plan in place by January 1, 2009. The new guidance is for retirement plans covering employees at public schools, colleges and universities, and other tax exempt organizations. These r...
December 01, 2008
Diverse religious leaders of the world have applauded European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pottering for inviting acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed for a dialogue.
Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, will meet President Pottering in his Brussels (Belgium) office on Decem...
November 25, 2008
WASHINGTON - The HHS Office of HIV/AIDS Policy's AIDS.gov will recognize the 20th annual World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 with a special focus on reducing HIV/AIDS-related stigma and promoting HIV testing through blogs, virtual worlds, and social networks. This World AIDS Day will also mark the second anniv...
November 25, 2008
International Community of Christ (ICC) has applauded European Parliament (EP) President Hans-Gert Pottering for inviting acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed for a dialogue.
In a statement in USA today, ICC Head Bishop Right Reverend Gene Savoy Jr. said that this move well suited the goals of...
November 25, 2008
"In the four years we´ve been open, we always pick up right at Thanksgiving," said Jim Fent, M.S., MFTI, P.T., A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center´s executive vice president.
MURRIETA, Calif. – Counselors at A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center don´t need a calendar to know when Thanksgiving has ...
November 25, 2008
WASHINGTON –– Taxpayers who make qualifying cash contributions for disaster relief efforts in the Midwest could benefit from a recently passed law that suspends the percentage-of-income limits that would normally apply when taxpayers deduct the contributions on their 2008 federal tax returns.
Un...
November 20, 2008
Washington, D.C. – Post-election polling of people who voted in this last election shows broad support across the country for strengthening background checks and passing other common sense gun laws.
In polling of 1,083 voters conducted between November 5 and 9 by Penn, Schoen & Berland Associat...
November 20, 2008
A new program is being added at several U.S. community colleges to provide certified training for students interested in field positions in the natural gas industry.
Developed by Gas Technology Institute (GTI) – the gas industry´s leading research and training organization – the Certified...
November 19, 2008
World-level grand "Interfaith Climate Summit" to be held at Uppsala (Sweden) on November 28-29 has come under heavy criticism because of allegedly unfair representation of various religions on its list of select international invitees.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in ...
November 19, 2008
Hindus have applauded Catholics for reviewing and rating films and other entertainment and have stressed that all the world religions should evaluate the entertainment media from a moral perspective before it reaches their respective devotees.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statem...
November 19, 2008
Transgender Advocacy Group Calls Upon Authorities to Fully Investigate Transgender Woman's Death as a Possible Hate Crime.
NEW YORK - The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund [TLDEF] has called upon the Syracuse [N.Y.] Police Department and Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpa...
November 19, 2008
CHICAGO, IL – Sales people nationwide now have a comprehensive one-stop source for educational information and business-building tips. The newly-improved www.buildingleaders.com web site provides fingertip access to sales professionals eager to improve their skills and build their career...
November 07, 2008
"ARCA RE/MAX Star Looking Forward To NASCAR Experience.
AVONDALE, Arizona - The time is here. Since he first took the green flag earlier this year in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, Indiantown, Florida native Patrick Sheltra has kept his NASCAR career in the back of his mind and on deck. He´s up ...
November 05, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) expressed his support for the unanimous vote of the Federal Communications Commission to approve the unlicensed use of vacant gaps in television spectrum, or "white spaces," for wireless broadband technologies. Extensive tests on laboratory prototype ...
November 03, 2008
Coleman fails to list Republican endorsement in Star Tribune candidate profile.
St. Paul (September 8, 2008) — Republican Senator Norm Coleman, who was endorsed by the Republican Party of Minnesota in May in his bid for a second term, failed to list his Republican endorsement in the Star ...
November 03, 2008
Elizabeth Dole´s "Godless Americans" ad has clearly blown up in her face, as Kay Hagan has now expanded her lead to seven points in the polls.
The ad may have helped Hagan to get Democrats unified around her, as that´s where most of the movement in the last week has come. Where Hagan...
November 03, 2008
GREENSBORO, N.C. - State Senator and U.S. Senate Candidate Kay Hagan (D-Guilford) released a new ad that highlights the choices Elizabeth Dole has made on behalf of North Carolinians during her six years in the U.S. Senate. "Choices" criticizes Dole´s votes against increasing the minimum wage,...
November 02, 2008
GREENSBORO, NC - As Elizabeth Dole released her second attack ad trying to use Kay Hagan´s faith to attack her, it´s clear that North Carolinians are not buying it. Every major newspaper in the state, her fellow Republicans and the North Carolina Council of Churches agree – Elizabeth Dol...
October 29, 2008
Inhofe boasts of 'experience,' but did nothing to prevent this from happening.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Andrew Rice said he is outraged by reports that the Wall Street companies that led us into the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression are now using $2...
October 29, 2008
Inhofe's economic plan only advocates for corporations and the wealthiest Americans.
OKLAHOMA CITY — In another sign that Oklahoma's middle class families are struggling, recent media reports show a growing number of Oklahomans are facing "crushing debt."
Bankruptcies in Oklahoma rose a...
October 29, 2008
New $5 Million Line of Credit Earmarked for Oregon.
The Associated Press is reporting that George Bush and the Republican National Committee will flood Oregon with more cash this final week - a special reward to Gordon Smith for voting with George Bush 90 percent of the time.
The RNC an...
October 29, 2008
Anti-Choice Interests Begging Republicans to Vote McCain/Smith.
The National Right to Life has launched a nasty, new radio ad campaign begging Republicans to vote this year. The new ad touts Gordon Smith's work to outlaw a woman's right to choose and ties Smith's anti-choice record to that of...
October 29, 2008
Like Wyden, Merkley Will Hold Town Hall Meeting in Every County, Every Year.
Today in Talent, Oregon, Jeff Merkley completes the 100 Towns for Change tour. Beginning in Myrtle Creek, the timber town where he was born, Jeff Merkley has traveled the state, listening to Oregonians about the chal...
October 29, 2008
The world is changing, but after 22 years in Washington, Jim Inhofe still promises more of the same policies that have ruined our economy.
OKLAHOMA CITY – With the stock market struggling in the wake of the Wall Street crisis, Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Andrew Rice released a new ad highlig...
October 29, 2008
Despite Pledge, Cornyn Has Yet to Return Full Amount from Convicted Politician.
Houston, Tex. -- The Rick Noriega campaign today demanded that Sen. John Cornyn return all political contributions from Sen. Ted Stevens, who was yesterday convicted of seven corruption charges. Despite an earlier...
October 29, 2008
Jobless Numbers Reach 478,000.
The Labor Department is reporting today that new applications for unemployment benefits increased by 15,000 over the last month. Jobless claims rose to a seasonally adjusted 478,000. Analysts did not expect jobless claims to top 470,000.
It is considered a sig...
October 29, 2008
Merkley Calls for Tax Cuts for Working People Now.
The same big Wall Street firms that caused the financial meltdown and are now receiving billions of taxpayer dollars from the bailout are setting aside more than $20 billion for executive bonuses, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Som...
October 29, 2008
Nearly 20,000 Individual Contributors Stand With Udall as Campaign Heads Into Homestretch.
U.S. Senate candidate Mark Udall's campaign headed into the campaign homestretch buoyed by the support of nearly 20,000 contributors over the last three months. Between July 1st and September 30th, Udall ...
October 29, 2008
PORTLAND - Conservationists from across the state today announced their support for Tom Allen for U.S. Senate. Conservationists for Allen is co-chaired by Dan Amory, Board Chair of the Maine League of Conservation Voters (LCV), and Ellen Baum, Vice President of the Board of the Maine LCV.
"Tom ha...
October 29, 2008
Says Udall Will Bring "Moderate Pragmatism" to United States Senate.
Albuquerque, N.M. – The Weekly Alibi today endorsed Tom Udall for United States Senate, citing his "moderate pragmatism" and his ability to work across party lines to get things done.
In making its endorsement, the Albuquer...
October 29, 2008
Out of Touch and Out of Time, Pearce Offers More Negative Attacks and Failed Ideas. Pearce Refuses to Answer Direct Question about Timeline for Troop Withdrawal from Iraq.
Albuquerque, N.M. – In the third and final Senate debate, Congressman Tom Udall again showed that as a United States Senato...
October 29, 2008
Santa Fe Weekly Says Pearce "Too Reflective of the Bush Administration to Serve All of New Mexico."
Albuquerque, N.M. – The Santa Fe Reporter has endorsed Congressman Tom Udall for United States Senate. The investigative weekly cited Udall´s strong record of standing up for constituents and...
October 29, 2008
Cites Sen. Landrieu's leadership fighting for older Americans.
NEW ORLEANS - United States Senator Mary Landrieu, D-La., was endorsed by the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.
"Our nation needs your leadership, vision and determination to fight for working families ...
October 29, 2008
Jobs, Baby, Jobs": Al Franken Wins Fourth Debate By Focusing On Minnesota´s Middle Class. After Four Debates, It´s Clear: Al Franken Is The Candidate Of Change For The Middle Class.
SAINT PAUL - Al Franken won his fourth consecutive Senate debate tonight – not by yelling the loudest...
October 29, 2008
Bruce Lunsford is a successful entrepreneur, business leader and health care executive. While he´s not a professional politician, he´s a professional problem-solver who has earned a reputation for getting things done everywhere he´s been.
Bruce is a Kentucky Democrat who has th...
October 29, 2008
Indianapolis, Ind. — A new organization serving as an education and referral source for dental professionals recently formed to help these individual companies serve Hoosier dentists. The Indiana Dental Education and Resource Association (IDERA) was created by James Kuester of Küster Design an...
October 29, 2008
Applauding announced visit of Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan D. Williams to Sri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple in United Kingdom next month, Hindus have urged Pope Benedict also to visit a Hindu temple in the near future.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, s...
October 28, 2008
Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC) responded today to the Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) campaign's false accusations regarding a new political add that is being launched via TV, Radio, and robotic calls in which he promotes Amnesty for illegal aliens and offends Americans that opposed his ...
October 28, 2008
Finding spiritual fulfillment through bhakti-marga was discussed when Shyamdas, prominent Vedic scholar, and Rajan Zed, acclaimed Hindu statesman; met at Truckee in California.
Other topics discussed were surrender to God, belief in the divinity of human soul, path of devotion, bhakti yoga, ...
October 27, 2008
Finding spiritual fulfillment through bhakti-marga was discussed when Shyamdas, prominent Vedic scholar, and Rajan Zed, acclaimed Hindu statesman; met at Truckee in California today.
Other topics discussed were surrender to God, belief in the divinity of human soul, path of devotion, bhakti ...
October 26, 2008
Akron, OH – At Vote Early for Change rallies in Columbus and Akron on Friday, Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama, laid out for Ohio voters what is at stake in this historic election, and urged Ohioans to vote early.
With 11 days left until voters across...
October 26, 2008
WASHINGTON - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) began a three-state tour today in Calvert City, KY, to educate union members about the Bush administration's $700 billion bailout for banks and investment firms.
With a 40-foot-long banner that declared: "Wall St...
October 25, 2008
Hindus have applauded Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew´s remarks of "common commitment for the well-being of humanity" while delivering his historical first address to Synod of Bishops at Vatican City, held from October five to 26.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in N...
October 25, 2008
Buckhannon, WV — Republican Senator John McCain´s lead in West Virginia is narrowing according to an Orion Strategies general election survey commissioned by West Virginia Wesleyan College in conjunction with West Virginia Media on October 20-21, 2008. The poll used a sample representa...
October 22, 2008
Washoe County in Nevada (USA) has issued a proclamation declaring October 28 as Diwali and recognizing the "exemplary work done by acclaimed Indo-American leader Rajan Zed" on this day.
Signed by Robert M. Larkin, Chairman of Washoe County Commission, with official seal of Washoe County, the...
October 22, 2008
Applauding Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan D. Williams for organizing a Christian-Muslim dialogue, Hindus have urged him to have a similar conversation with Hindus also.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was wonderful to watch the world's ...
October 22, 2008
LEOLA, PA – Looking for a recipe for financial success? Take 2,000 gallons of used motor oil each year. Recycle it with an on-site Clean Burn furnace and save $700 per month on natural gas costs. That´s the success story happening at Michigan State University.
"This furnace ...
October 22, 2008
WASHINGTON –– The Internal Revenue Service has announced a strong turnout by corporate taxpayers seeking to settle Lease-In/Lease-Out (LILO) and Sale-in/Sale-Out (SILO) transactions.
More than two-thirds of corporations that received the LILO/SILO settlement offer have decided to accept the offe...
October 20, 2008
Hindus are planning to come-up with a set of prayers and rituals to help their one billion faithful deal with the current global financial turbulence.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that prayer and reflection could provide effective tools to h...
October 16, 2008
TOLEDO, Ohio - The final two races of the 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series season proved to be critical for Patrick Sheltra and he certainly made the best of them by capturing his second consecutive top-five finish with a fourth place run in Sunday´s Hantz Group 200 by Belle Tire and Federated Car Care...
October 16, 2008
Washington, DC - On Monday, U.S. Treasury Department Interim Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability Neel Kashkari announced that CDFI Fund Director Donna Gambrell has been selected to serve as interim Chief of Homeownership Preservation. Interim Assistant Secretary Kashkari was appointed by Tre...
October 13, 2008
Friday After Thanksgiving Will Now Be Designated as Day of Tribute.
Washington, DC – Earlier this week President Bush signed into law legislation introduced by Congressman Joe Baca (D-Rialto), to designate the Friday after Thanksgiving as Native American Heritage Day. The Native American ...
October 13, 2008
Washington - The U.S. Treasury Department today announced that EnnisKnupp and Associates will serve as its investment adviser for the implementation of the Troubled Asset Relief Program authorized under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act. Treasury hired the Chicago-based firm Saturday and the ...
October 13, 2008
Fellow Honorees in Attendance include Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger & First Lady Maria Shriver; Hon. Henry Cisneros and Ed Begley, Jr.
Los Angeles, CA – Habitat for Humanity hosted its "Building a Greater Los Angeles" gala on Wednesday, October 1 honoring individuals and organizations whos...
October 13, 2008
Washington, DC – Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs Clay Lowery and African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka today addressed a group of African finance ministers, power project developers, and financiers at a seminar on attracting private investment in Africa's p...
October 11, 2008
Hindus have praised Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew for voicing the need of inter-religious dialogue and urged him to organize the much needed world religious summit.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, applauded emphasis on inter-religious dialogue by...
October 10, 2008
Washington, DC - The Democratic National Committee today updated the Count the Lies counter after CNN debunked John McCain's false claim that Barack Obama's health care plan will fine small businesses. In fact, Senator Obama's plan specifically exempts small businesses.
Since John McCain locked...
October 10, 2008
Washington, DC -- At today's meeting of the G-7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, we finalized an aggressive action plan to address the turmoil in global financial markets and the stresses on our financial institutions. This action plan provides a coherent framework that will direct our ...
October 10, 2008
Washington -- The G-7 agrees today that the current situation calls for urgent and exceptional action. We commit to continue working together to stabilize financial markets and restore the flow of credit, to support global economic growth. We agree to:
1. Take decisive action and use all availab...
October 10, 2008
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today released a notice designed to help eligible homeowners who received federal reimbursement grants stemming from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita or Wilma take advantage of a new tax provision.
Notice 2008-95 provides guidelines to homeowners who recei...
October 10, 2008
San Francisco: "Today, the Connecticut Supreme Court stood up for fairness and equality by ruling their state Constitution cannot tolerate a separate institution of civil unions for same-sex couples who as fellow citizens deserve equal protection, including the freedom to marry," states Molly McKay...
October 10, 2008
Continuing constraints in our capital markets have posed challenges for students and student lenders throughout the last year. We recognize that education is the foundation of a strong American workforce and we must not let challenges in our capital markets hinder our students' opportunities. Given ...
October 10, 2008
Washington, D.C. - In the final days of the 110th Congress, the House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution (H. Res. 1413) acknowledging the accomplishments and goals of the Youth Impact Program (YIP). The Youth Impact Program, founded by Riki Ellison, a ten-year veteran of the Nationa...
October 10, 2008
Los Angeles -- The Radio & Television News Assn. of Southern California (RTNA) is pleased to announce recipients of its 2009 "Lifetime Achievement Award": CNN talk show host Larry King and longtime Los Angeles weathercaster Dr. George Fishbeck.
Larry King recently celebrated 50 y...
October 09, 2008
TOLEDO, Ohio - Feeling refreshed off his thrilling top-five finish in last week´s ARCA RE/MAX Series event at Talladega Superspeedway, sophomore driver Patrick Sheltra returns to Toledo Speedway looking to seal the deal in the final race of the season in Sunday´s Hantz Group 200 by Belle...
October 08, 2008
Washington, DC -- Good afternoon. Last Friday Congress finalized and President Bush signed into law the bipartisan Emergency Economic Stabilization Act. The EESA provides the Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the FDIC with important new authorities to complement existing ones. We will continue to co...
October 08, 2008
WASHINGTON — Only days remain until the Oct. 15 deadline for retirees and disabled veterans to file an income tax return that will allow them to receive an economic stimulus payment this year.
The Internal Revenue Service also reminds retirees and disabled veterans that the money received ...
October 07, 2008
Global financial crisis was the result of excessive human greed, which was a transgression of spiritual and moral law, acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed pointed out today.
In a statement in Nevada (USA), Zed, who is the president of Universal Society of Hinduism, said that all the religi...
October 03, 2008
Hindus have sent greetings to Jewish communities world over for the holy day of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), the most important day in the Jewish liturgical year, which falls on October nine.
Acclaimed Hindu and Indo-American statesman Rajan Zed, in a release in Nevada (USA) today, express...
October 03, 2008
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has named 10 individuals and six companies tied to the Amezcua Contreras Organization, a major Mexican drug trafficking organization, as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers (SDNTs). The designees...
September 29, 2008
Reacting to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) report on Roma and Sinti situation released today in Warsaw painting a "bleak picture", Hindus have urged the Europe to instantly wake-up to their plight, who live in apartheid like conditions.
Acclaimed Hindu and In...
September 29, 2008
Washington, DC -- Treasury issued the following statement by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008:
I thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for their hard work over a very short time period to craft strong legislation that will enable us to s...
September 27, 2008
(Washington, D.C.) – As congressional negotiations over bailout legislation continue, an extraordinary movement of organizations from across the ideological spectrum, representing millions of Americans, is demanding that Congress in its waning days pass legislation to strengthen whistleblower protec...
September 23, 2008
The following is the testimony by Secretary Henry M. Paulson regarding the turmoil in US Credit Markets: Recent Actions regarding Government Sponsored Entities, Investment Banks and other Financial Institutions.
Washington, DC -- Chairman Dodd, Senator Shelby, members of the committee, thank yo...
September 20, 2008
AIG STATEMENT ON ANNOUNCEMENT BY FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OF $85 BILLION SECURED REVOLVING CREDIT:
NEW YORK -- The Board of Directors of American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) issued the following statement in response to the announcement by the Federal Reserve Board that the Federal Reser...
September 20, 2008
Want to keep your kids from fussing when it's their bedtime? Then read them "Homer the Helicopter Grand Canyon Adventures." A one of a kind tale of high-flying aviation misadventures!
Homer, an emerald-eyed,little 'copter is "born" in the factory, and given to the wise Elsa to raise. But the mi...
September 20, 2008
From the perspective of many historians and Civil War buffs, insufficient attention is being paid to the upcoming 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War which tore our nation asunder, then put it back together as the United States that we know today. Most agree that the sesquicentennial won&acu...
September 15, 2008
Applauding Pope Benedict´s condemnation of "passion for power, possessions and money as a modern-day plague" in a Paris Mass on Saturday, acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed said that freedom from desire was the greatest of all the freedoms.
In a statement in Nevada (USA) today, Zed, w...
September 08, 2008
JOLIET, Illinois - In one of the best rebound performances of the 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series season, sophomore ARCA RE/MAX Series (ARS) driver Patrick Sheltra looked well on his way to collecting his eighth top-10 performance of the season before engine problems sidelined Sheltra 58 laps from the finis...
September 08, 2008
Poverty is a monumental crisis and biggest challenge facing India today and it should be dealt at an emergency level, acclaimed Indo-American leader Rajan Zed stated today.
In a statement in Nevada (USA), Zed says although India is on track to become a global power, but her new prosperity ...
September 06, 2008
Washington, D.C. — Political and humanitarian crises in Somalia are worsening and taking on a global significance the international community must address, argues a strategy paper, Somalia: A Country in Peril, A Policy Nightmare, released today by the Enough Project.
Ken Menkhaus, Davidson...
September 06, 2008
"Shanti Shanti", globally famous only Sanskrit rock band of the world consisting of an all American family, will dedicate their next album to Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who recited the historic first Hindu prayer in United States (US) Senate in Washington DC last year.
Robert Henry Forman,...
August 30, 2008
The only Sanskrit rock band of the world, "Shanti Shanti", has come up with a groundbreaking new album on the oldest scripture of the world Vedas, and they presented the first copy to the acclaimed Hindu leader Rajan Zed in Nevada (USA) today.
This CD titled "Veda", produced by Ganesha Publi...
August 30, 2008
Los Angeles – Lucy Pliskin has joined Goodwill Southern California (GSC) as the organization´s new General Counsel and Vice President of Human Resources
"Lucy brings a strong background of nonprofit leadership and human resource management. Her proven track record of success in human resourc...
August 28, 2008
"Four years ago, I stood before you and told you my story – of the brief union between a young man from Kenya and a young woman from Kansas who weren´t well-off or well-known, but shared a belief that in America, their son could achieve whatever he put his mind to.
"It is that promise that ...
August 25, 2008
Prominent Republicans Former Congressman Jim Leach and Fairbanks Mayor Jim Whitaker to Speak at 2008 Democratic National Convention.
DENVER – The Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) and the Obama for America campaign announced this week that two prominent Republicans will address th...
August 25, 2008
Building on a commitment to bring more people into the Convention experience than ever before, the Democratic National Convention Committee has taken a comprehensive approach to ensure the 2008 Democratic National Convention will be the most technologically-savvy event of its kind. From the stage an...
Worried about increasing world intolerance, Hindus urge all religions to take a stand against racism
August 18, 2008
Racism had engulfed many countries in the world and all religions should work to eradicate it, Rajan Zed, acclaimed Hindu leader, stated today.
In a statement in Nevada (USA), Zed, who is the president of Universal Society of Hinduism, said that as religion was the most powerful and far-reac...
August 13, 2008
Rajan Zed, acclaimed Hindu leader, has applauded Pope's stress on more humble and moderate lifestyle capable of renunciation while addressing a gathering of priests and others at Bressanone in northern Italy.
In a statement issued at Nevada (USA) today, Zed, who is president of Universal Soc...
August 07, 2008
Organizations and leaders of various world religions and denominations should make spirituality and religion more attractive to youth, who appears to find it boring, acclaimed Hindu leader Rajan Zed stressed today.
Zed, who is the president of Universal Society of Hinduism, in a statement is...
August 07, 2008
Hindus have congratulated Anglicans for taking a strong stand on environment, poverty and interfaith dialogue at the historic 10-yearly 20-day Lambeth Conference, which concluded at Canterbury in United Kingdom on Sunday.
Acclaimed Hindu leader Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today...
August 07, 2008
80-20 Initiative, the largest Asian-American PAC with 700,000 supporters, has announced that its Endorsement Convention Delegates, in a 31-2 vote, endorsed Sen. Barack Obama to be the next president of this great nation. 80-20's Delegates are composed of 1/3 Republicans, 1/3 Independents, and 1/3 ...
July 30, 2008
Poetry fuels rocket science as an organization of space professionals presents an award to the power of verse.
Washington, DC - The Space Frontier Foundation, an organization of space professionals dedicated to opening the Space Frontier to human settlement as rapidly as possible, presented...
July 30, 2008
LONG POND, Pennsylvania – After suffering three straight tough finishes in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, sophomore driver Patrick Sheltra turns to Pocono Raceway for a return inside the top-10 while also hoping to make a dent in the ARCA RE/MAX Series point standings in Saturday´s Pennsylvania 200.
...
July 30, 2008
In a remarkable interfaith gesture, acclaimed Hindu leader Rajan Zed has been invited to inaugurate and bless the Unity Center in Nevada´s capital Carson City, which houses a Christian church named Unity Church of Today (UCT), with Sanskrit shlokas from ancient Hindu scriptures, next month.
...
July 30, 2008
HRC calls on Department of Health and Human Services to update regulations.
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation´s largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, today called on the Department of Health and Human Services to update its regulations...
July 30, 2008
IVF clinic expands welcome to out-of-state intended parents.
SAN RAMON, Calif. - The recent California Supreme Court decision to allow gay couples to marry strengthens the commitment of the Reproductive Science Center of the Bay Area (RSC), one of the state's leading fertility practices, to ser...
July 29, 2008
In a remarkable interfaith gesture, acclaimed Hindu leader Rajan Zed has been invited to inaugurate and bless the Unity Center in Nevada's capital Carson City, which houses a Christian church named Unity Church of Today (UTD), with Sanskrit shlokas from ancient Hindu scriptures, next month.
...
July 28, 2008
ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin - Following the most recent ARCA RE/MAX Series event at Berlin Raceway, sophomore driver Patrick Sheltra hopped on a plane and headed to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to prepare himself for a three-day road course driving school at Road America courtesy of the Skip Barber Racing Schoo...
July 28, 2008
San Francisco, California: "When I heard the words ´I now pronounce you LEGALLY MARRIED´ it was the best thing I´ve heard since the nurse told us ´it´s a boy and he´s healthy,´" said Troy of Mariposa County who married Viktor, his partner and now husband of 16 years. "We´ve been flooded with amazin...
July 28, 2008
A $36, 700 PRIZE PURSE!
(Minneapolis, MN) — The Run for Oromia is offering one of the largest prize purses in Minnesota next to the Twin Cities and Grandma's Marathons. The race will be held on Saturday August 2, 2008 at Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis. The 10K Race will begin at 8:00 a.m. a...
July 28, 2008
A unique first of its kind eco-friendly festival celebrating Mahatma Gandhi's life and message was held in Nevada (USA) on Saturday.
Drummers, fire spinners, healthy and organic food advocates, yoga teachers, DJs, and sustainable living proponents joined hands to celebrate peace, love, freed...
July 28, 2008
HRC Foundation to send Religion & Faith Director Harry Knox to Tennessee.
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the nation´s largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, issued the following statement today on the tragedy at Tennessee Valley Unitarian ...
July 28, 2008
Boatwerks Waterfront Chevrolet Qualifies Well; Falls Victim To Mechanical Failure.
MARNE, Michigan - Sophomore ARCA RE/MAX Series driver Patrick Sheltra had high hopes heading into Saturday night´s Berlin ARCA RE/MAX 200 but early race misfortune plagued the Whitesville, Kentucky bas...
July 28, 2008
Welcoming the Anglican Communion's strong statement on climate change at historic Lambeth Conference in United Kingdom (UK) yesterday, acclaimed Hindu leader Rajan Zed has urged the religions and denominations world over to come up with a clear policy on environment issue and urge their followers to...
June 01, 2006
The Federal Election Commission will not adopt new rules governing the independent political groups that played a major role in the 2004 presidential campaign, freeing them to raise and spend unlimited sums of money during this year's midterm elections.
A federal judge had ordered the FEC to eith...
May 06, 2006
Study Also Finds Nearly One-Quarter of Registered Latinos Participated or Knew Participants in Rallies, Marches.
Sacramento, CA – Eighty-percent of registered Latino voters support an immigration proposal, similar to one recently proposed in the U.S. Senate that would allow immigrants currently i...
April 22, 2006
Like the recent immigrant rights actions across the U.S., a massive turnout is expected for the March for Peace, Justice & Democracy on Saturday, April 29 in New York City. Organizers anticipate an unprecedented crowd, which will gather in the area stretching from 7th Avenue to Park Avenue South and...
April 21, 2006
PASADENA, Calif. — Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund say they plan to appeal today’s ruling by two judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit who upheld a high school’s decision to prohibit a student from expressing his views regarding homosexual behavior on a T-shirt.
“Student...
April 19, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC - The Democratic National Committee (DNC) today unveiled an advertising campaign that sets the record straight on where Democrats and Republicans stand on immigration reform. In a new Spanish language radio ad, Democrats hold Republicans accountable for trying to criminalize immigrant...
April 02, 2006
BUFFALO, NY- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers apprehended two Guyanese nationals as they attempted to enter the United States illegally as stowaways aboard an inbound commercial truck. CBP Officers using gamma-imaging technology discovered the two individuals hiding in a container o...
March 28, 2006
In the wake of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s approval of a comprehensive immigration reform proposal, many journalists are examining public opinion research on the issue. The polls cited below are not an exhaustive list, but provide important evidence that the conventional wisdom that holds that...
March 27, 2006
Washington, D.C. — For the first time, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Container Security Initiative (CSI), an innovative program that works cooperatively with foreign governments to target and pre-screen maritime containerized cargo before it heads to the United States, is expanding to C...
March 25, 2006
Washington, DC - Democratic National Committee spokesman Luis Miranda issued the following statement on Vice President Cheney's unpatriotic, false, and divisive tactics during his speech today:
"The Bush Administration's dangerous incompetence, short-sightedness, and mismanagement continue to unde...
March 24, 2006
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in an effort to enforce U.S. trade laws and regulations, has seized $6 million textile products since February 24, 2006. This brings the total amount of textile goods seized in FY06 to more than $20 million.
In the past three weeks 26 ...
March 13, 2006
Salalah, Oman Becomes 43rd Container Security Initiative Port.
Washington, D.C. —U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the government of Oman announced that the Port of Salalah today becomes the 43rd operational Container Security Initiative (CSI) port to target and pre-screen maritime car...
February 22, 2006
The Administration has dramatically strengthened port security since 9/11.
Funding has increased by more than 700% since September 11, 2001.
Funding for port security was approximately $259 million in FY 2001.
DHS spent approximately $1.6 billion on port security in FY 2005.
Follow...