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The Sedona Conference® is pleased to announce that John K. Rabiej has been named Executive Director of The Sedona Conference®. He succeeds Richard G. Braman, the founder of The Sedona Conference®, who will serve as the Conference's Chairman of the Board and Co-Chair of the Executive Committee of the Board. Sedona, Ariz. (PRWEB) January 31, 2011 The Sedona Conference® is pleased to announce that John K. Rabiej has been named Executive Director of The Sedona...

RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Revere America, a grassroots organization dedicated to finding free-market solutions to national problems, today filed a brief in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals aimed at invalidating a core element of the nation's new health insurance law. In its amicus curiae, or "friend of the court" brief, Revere America challenges the new law's mandate that all individuals purchase private health insurance or pay the government a penalty for...

With angel backing from Silicon Valley icon Tim O'Reilly and deep experience on Capitol Hill, a new company, POPVOX, today announces its beta to begin bridging the gap between the input the public wants to provide to Congress, and the information Members of Congress need to receive. Washington, DC (PRWEB) November 18, 2010 With angel backing from Silicon Valley icon Tim O'Reilly and deep experience on Capitol Hill, a new company, POPVOX, today announces its beta to begin bridging the...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CQ Roll Call today begins preparing the way for the 112th Congress with a series of new products and enhancements designed to make the nation's premier provider of news, data and insights on Congress even more valuable to subscribers and advertisers. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101104/DC95139LOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20101104/DC95139LOGO) First, CQ Roll Call continues a CQ tradition today by...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Legion is urging Congress to pass substantial improvements to the Post-9/11 GI Bill before it recesses for upcoming elections. Senators and representatives could go home to campaign as early as Friday. Legislation introduced May 27 by Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, would provide education benefits to some National Guard and Reserve members who were inadvertently left out of the original legislation passed in June 2009. The Post-9/11...

29 Dead In West Virginia Mine Because Of Chamber Policies Congress Members Must Order Halt To Contact With Chamber Lobbyists WASHINGTON, April 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- StopTheChamber.com, a coalition of NGOs dedicated to corporate and government accountability, has been warning for months about the devastating effect of U.S. Chamber of Commerce policies on the well being of Americans. Specifically, the Chamber has spent hundreds of millions to fight any regulation of its dues paying...

WASHINGTON, March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Independent Women's Voice CEO Heather Higgins today announced the launch of SomeAreMoreEqual.com, a web site designed to draw attention to the so-called "Leadership and Committee Staff Carve-Out" provision exempting key congressional staffers from some of the requirements of the health spending bill signed into law just yesterday. "In our Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote that 'All men are created equal,'" said Higgins. "What...

WASHINGTON, March 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) issues the following statement calling for a single up-or-down vote on Healthcare Reform: "I have been an advocate among my Congressional colleagues for a single, decisive up-or-down vote on Healthcare Reform. I will cast my vote in favor of the Senate Healthcare bill with corrections, just as a journalist's important story is published or broadcast with an editor's corrections. "The chatter in Washington D.C....

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CQ-Roll Call Group today announced that CQ Budget Tracker, Capitol Hill's definitive resource for real-time intelligence on the federal budget and appropriations process, will offer in-depth, comprehensive coverage of the president's FY 2011 budget proposal. "President Obama's submission today of his fiscal 2011 budget proposal kicks off what is sure to be a contentious debate over the nation's spending priorities," said Mike Mills, editorial...

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 362,000-member National Taxpayers Union (NTU) spearheaded a diverse coalition of groups calling for passage of a health care transparency resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives. More than 30 groups signed on to an open letter supporting an effort to bring negotiations on health care legislation out into the open, allowing the American people to see what actions their elected representatives are taking on their behalf. (Logo:...