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Rick Rackers honor Candice Stacy as Woman of the Year
Since 1953, the Rick Rackers, an Auxiliary of Assistance League of Long Beach, have honored an outstanding woman in the community with its prestigious Woman of the Year award.
It's Politics: Assemblyman Curt Hagman named to Insurance, Judiciary committees
Assemblyman Curt Hagman has been appointed to the Assembly Insurance and Judiciary committees.
The Technology Liberation Front
Bob Barr Denounces Cyberbullying Criminalization
Bob Barr, the four term Republican Georgia congressman turned ACLU activist and 2008 Libertarian Presidential candidate, has denounced Rep.
Union says NFL concussion expert is biased
The NFL Players Association wants the league to remove the co-chairman of the league's committee on concussions because the union believes he is biased.Dr. Ira Casson has criticized independent and league-sponsored studies linking NFL careers with heightened risk for dementia and cognitive decline, saying more research is needed."We've expressed ...
Amazon Defense Coalition: U.S. Congresswoman Labels Chevrona s Trade ...
U.S. Congresswoman Linda Sanchez of California today urged Congress to reject Chevrona s attempts to co-opt US foreign trade policy and programs so that the company could gain an advantage in private litigation and to focus on the merits of renewing trade preferences in testimony before the House Ways & Means Trade Subcommittee.
Chevron's Lobbying Campaign Backfires
Facing the possibility of a $27 billion pollution judgment against it in an Ecuadorean court, Chevron launched an aggressive lobbying and public relations campaign to try to prevent the judgment as well as reverse a deeply damaging story line.
Steve Lunetta: Uncle Earl and cyber bullies
"Steven, I don't care what they say, I'm not going to change." Only two people in the world get away with calling me Steven.
"Has Congress become like an episode of 'Mad Men'?" California Congresswoman Linda Sanchez asked this week , after the House of Representatives approved a version of health care reform that contained what some pro-choice advocates are calling the toughest restrictions on women's access to abortion since the passage of Roe v. Wade.
Up Next: A Hispanic President?
One year ago, 53 percent of voters in the country went to the polls and elected the nation's first black president, Barack Obama.
Head Bangers -- By: John J. Miller
Yesterday morning, I went to the House Judiciary Committee's hearing on head injuries in the NFL.
Hearing spotlights NFL concussions
In September 1994, after leaving the Steelers for the Chicago Bears, fullback Merril Hoge suffered a concussion, the first of his career.
Next on the Progressive Agenda: The War on Football
The more quintessentially American something is, the more the progressive left hates it.
The South Mississippi Sun Herald
Goodell defends NFL to Congress about concussions
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell did not acknowledge a connection between head injuries on the football field and later brain diseases while defending the league's policies on concussions before Congress on Wednesday.
14 SoCal congressional leaders call for prioritizing Gold Line
Fourteen congressional members from Southern California have signed a letter to county transportation authorities asking them to request federal funds for the Gold Line Foothill Extension.
Whittier-area cities reach tentative agreement with California High-Speed Rail Authority
A group of cities and a state agency, which wants to build an 800-mile high-speed railroad in California, have reached a tentative agreement calling on both to work together to address local concerns.
Report rejects whistleblower in Siegelman case
Published: Friday, October 2, 2009 at 5:12 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 2, 2009 at 5:12 p.m. A Justice Department investigation has determined that allegations of misconduct made by a whistleblower against the team that prosecuted former Alabama Gov.
I Dare You to Come Online and Say That
At a House hearing yesterday, Berin Szoka and Adam Thierer of the Progress and Freedom Foundation laid out the problems with the absurdly broad Megan Meier Cyber Bullying Prevention Act .
Sticks and Stones, Can Break My Bones, But Cyberbullying Is A Focus of Congress
When I think back to my formative years, I remember quite a bit of trouble with people who made fun, or said mean things about me.
It's Politics: Coalition mounts letter-writing campaign to ensure air permit bill
A coalition of cities, counties, small businesses and labor unions has mounted a letter-writing campaign to encourage Gov.
Lawmakers seek ways to stop cyber bullying
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives struggled during a Sept. 30 hearing with how to stop the online bullying of children without violating free-speech rights.