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Resolution passed at meeting of the Arizona Indian Gaming Association PHOENIX, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tribal leaders passed a resolution supporting Governor Jan Brewer's Medicaid Expansion Effort at the May 17, 2013 meeting of the Arizona Indian Gaming Association (AIGA). A quorum of the leadership voted unanimously to pass the resolution. "We thank Governor Brewer and members of the Arizona legislature who braved the opposition and stood up for expanding Medicaid in our...
LOS ANGELES, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- After walking the red carpet, President Barack Obama (or rather President Barack "Faux-Bama") accepted the "Best Writing" Award last night during the 17(th) Annual Webby Awards presentation at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on behalf of LA-based Stun Creative. The "Best Writing" Award was for Stun's 2012 online comedy series "Presidential Clippings." The five-word acceptance speech (a limit required by the Webby Awards organization)...
Chemical Safety Improvement Act Will Enhance Consumer Safety, Promote American Innovation WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Chemistry Council (ACC) President & CEO Cal Dooley issued the following statement in response to the introduction of the "Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013" (CSIA) by Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), David Vitter (R-LA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Mike Crapo (R-ID) and others to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act...
WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In advance of Memorial Day, the Respect for Marriage Coalition hosted a call featuring Former Congressman, Army Captain and Iraq War Veteran Patrick Murphy, Outserve-SLDN Executive Director Allyson Robinson, American Military Partner Association Director of Family Affairs Ashley Broadway and military widow Karen Morgan to highlight the harms of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) on the nation's military and to urge the Supreme Court...
ATLANTA, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "The biggest scandal in America today is not page one news," observes Crown CEO Chuck Bentley in an insightful analysis at the Washington Post today. "Forty years to the week (May, 1973) of the Senate hearings of the Nixon administration's Watergate scandal, we have Benghazi Gate, IRS Gate and the Associated Press Gate all converging in the second term of President Obama," noted Bentley. "But in the midst of the present day drama with...
Survivors from Carson City IHOP, Newtown, and Tucson Shootings Unveil TV Ad Urging Nevada to Pass S.B. 221, Universal Background Check Legislation CARSON CITY, Nev., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gun violence survivors, law enforcement representatives, and domestic violence prevention advocates today joined Senator Justin Jones on the steps of the Capitol building in Carson City in support of S.B. 221, the Nevada Senate bill that would help keep guns out of the hands of...
BELLEVUE, Wash., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Citing concerns about First Amendment erosion based on revelations about covert Justice Department probes of journalists, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today called the government snooping "deplorable, if not despicable." "It is disturbing that James Rosen, who covers the State Department for Fox News was targeted," said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, "but now published reports suggest that the DOJ,...
Supreme Court Should Strike Down DOMA; Ensure Equal Treatment for All Service Members and their Families WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, May 22, in advance of Memorial Day, the Respect for Marriage Coalition will hold a conference call with Former Congressman, Army Captain and Iraq War Veteran Patrick Murphy, Outserve-SLDN Executive Director Allyson Robinson, American Military Partner Association Director of Family Affairs Ashley Broadway and...
NYC Residents Pay 102% more Than U.S. City Average - Federal Stats Show it's Time to Change the Game for NY Ratepayers, AARP Says NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Some things never change in New York, though when it comes to electric rates, most residents likely wish they would. New York City ConEd customers pay more than twice as much as the average American for electricity, according to an AARP review of new data. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has...
Survivors from Carson City IHOP, Newtown, and Tucson Shootings Will Unveil TV Ad Urging Nevada to Pass S.B. 221, Universal Background Check Legislation New Ad Features Gilles Rousseau, Daughter Was a Teacher Killed at Newtown: http://www.DemandAction.org/Nevada *** Media Advisory*** CARSON CITY, Nev., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gun violence survivors, law enforcement representatives, and domestic violence prevention advocates will join Senator Justin Jones on Tuesday...
