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Assessing BlackBerry Politics: Expert Who Tracked Presidential Candidates' Use of Social Media Says Political Potential Barely Tapped.
February 2, 2009... Byline: Halstead Communications
BURLINGTON, Vt., Feb. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- While Barack Obama continues to use his Blackberry, and other candidates did use internet strategy and social media during the 2008 presidential campaign, they...
Marine General Questions Obama Plan to Study Gay Ban; Scholars Concur That More Study Is Unnecessary and Could Have Political Costs.
February 3, 2009... Byline: Michael D. Palm Center
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Feb. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- A retired Brigadier General fo r the U.S. Marine Corps has questioned the Obama administration's plan to form a Pentagon commission to study "don't ask,...
Criminal Justice Challenges of Obama Administration Explored at John Jay Symposium; Times Herald and Seattle Post-Intelligencer Receive Criminal Justice Reporting Awards.
February 3, 2009... Byline: John Jay College of Criminal Justice
NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Fourth Annual Harry Frank Guggenheim Symposium on Crime in America was held on February 2-3, 2009 at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. In attendance...
Height, Style of "McMansions" Are What Turn Off Neighbors.
February 4, 2009... Byline: Ohio State University
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study provides a first glimpse of exactly what people find offensive about super-sized houses which have sprouted up in neighborhoods around the country.
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Berkeley Law Think Tank Announces New Name, New Energy Initiatives; Research Center Is a Leading Source of Environmental and Energy Policy Ideas.
February 5, 2009... Byline: University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Center for Law, Energy and the Environment (CLEE) is the new name for the UC Berkeley School of Law think tank known for its...
Fighting Animal Cruelty, Honoring Animal Victims: Animal Legal Defense Fund Celebrates First-Ever National Justice for Animals Week, Feb. 22-28.
February 18, 2009... Byline: Animal Legal Defense Fund
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- During its first-ever National Justice for Animals Week, February 22-28, 2009, the national non-profit Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) is recognizing some of...
Take a Breath Before You Upload That! WebWatch Publishes Guide on Social Media Privacy, Photos and Video.
February 19, 2009... Byline: Consumers Union
YONKERS, N.Y., Feb. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- If you use social media and networking Web sites such as Facebook and MySpace, you may not unaware of important personal privacy concerns until something embarrassing...
Transgender Employee to Sue National Clothing Retailer for Sexual Harassment at San Francisco Store; Press Conference to Be Held With Client, Ms. P., and Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center Attorneys on Tuesday, Feb. 24.(Conference news)
February 19, 2009... Byline: Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center (LAS-ELC) today released the following advisory.
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Transgender Employee Sues Burlington Coat Factory for Sexual Harassment; Supervisors Watch Passively as Employee Is Groped by Customers.
February 24, 2009... Byline: Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- In 2001, after working at Burlington Coat Factory's San Francisco store for five years, Steven Wicks-Perez made the brave decision to undergo sex...
John F. Kennedy University's Legal Studies Program Earns ABA Approval; Northern California's Only Institution to Offer an ABA-Approved Bachelor's Degree.
February 24, 2009... Byline: John F. Kennedy University
PLEASANT HILL, Calif., Feb. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- John F. Kennedy University (JFKU) announced today its Legal Studies program was granted approval from the American Bar Associations House of Delegates...
Top UC Law Schools Launch Washington, D.C. Program, UCDC Law.
February 26, 2009... Byline: University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Students at UC Berkeley School of Law and UCLA School of Law are learning first-hand how laws are made in a new internship program in...