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AScribe Law News Service archives from August 2008
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition's Upcoming Speaking Tours.
August 4, 2008... Byline: Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
MEDFORD, Mass., Aug. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following the launch of our first-ever ad campaign, which began on July 15 with a billboard and speaking tour in Omaha, Nebraska, Law Enforcement...
Collaboration, Not Just Location, Key to Success in Knowledge Economy, Says New Paper From University of Toronoto's Rotman School of Management.
August 5, 2008... Byline: Rotman School of Management
TORONTO, Aug. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- When it comes to reaping the rewards of being in an industrial hub like Silicon Valley, it's not enough to just show up. A study of Canada's biotech industry...
Better Buses for California School Children: Laidlaw Transit to Provide Clean School Buses.
August 6, 2008... Byline: Environmental Law Foundation
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Environmental Law Foundation, Our Children's Earth and Communities for a Better Environment, three Bay Area environmental organizations, and Laidlaw Transit,...
No Show Legislators Help Chemical Lobby Defeat Bans on Toxic Food Contaminants; California Assembly Will Have Second Chance to Protect Children, Public Health.
August 19, 2008... Byline: Environmental Working Group
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Last night, more than a dozen members of the state assembly took a dive for the chemical industry and missed two critical votes on measures to remove toxic...
Intelligence Agency Touts Diversity as Boon to Security; NSA Reaches Out to Gays and Lesbians.
August 19, 2008... Byline: Michael D. Palm Center
SANTA BARBARA, Aug. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Security Agency (NSA) recently hosted a corporate diversity trainer well-known for his work with Fortune 500 companies that want to appeal to gay and...
New Data on Gender Identity in Military Finds Discrimination; Palm Center Publishes Analysis of Veterans Organization Data.
August 21, 2008... Byline: Michael D. Palm Center
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- New figures released today by the Transgender American Veterans Association reveal that transgender service members and veterans, like many transgender...
Legislators Take a Walk for the Chemical Industry, But California Toxics Bans Get Second Chance.
August 22, 2008... Byline: Environmental Working Group
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Two groundbreaking bills to ban toxic contaminants in consumer products, which seemed stalled earlier this week, will have a second chance in the final days of...
Greek Law Enforcement Officials to Pursue Masters Degrees at John Jay through Niarchos Foundation Grant.
August 26, 2008... Byline: John Jay College of Criminal Justice
NEW YORK, Aug. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Through a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, four Greek Law Enforcement Officials will begin graduate studies this fall at John Jay College of...
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Becomes Latest Victim of Government Censorship.
August 27, 2008... Byline: Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Retired police detective, Howard Wooldridge, representing Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), was ousted from the National Asian Peace...