AScribe Law News Service articles from January 2008

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Century Foundation's Best and Worst of 2007: Government Secrecy -- by Patrick Radden Keefe.
January 3, 2008... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by Patrick Radden Keefe, Program Officer and Fellow at The Century Foundation. - - - - America has a classification problem, and has for...

Century Foundation's Best and Worst of 2007: Law and Order -- by Niko Karvounis.
January 3, 2008... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by Niko Karvounis, Program Assistant at The Century Foundation. - - - - Law and order had an interesting year in 2007. No, not the...

Century Foundation's Best and Worst of 2007: Education -- by Richard D. Kahlenberg.
January 3, 2008... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by Richard D. Kahlenberg, Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation and author of "Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the BattlesOverSchools,...

University of California, Davis Immigration Policy Experts Available.
January 4, 2008... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., Jan. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Government officials, activists and public policy groups across the country are closely watching Arizona, where a new state law imposes tough sanctions on...

Election Reform Expert Tova Andrea Wang Can Bring Insight, Analysis to Stories About Supreme Court Hearing on Indiana's Voter Identification Law.
January 8, 2008... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- On Wednesday, Jan. 9, the Supreme Court is set to hear a case on the legality of a state voter identification law in Indiana that could play a major role in determining...

Women for President: Media Bias in Eight Campaigns.
January 9, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Jan. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Ninety-two percent of Americans say they would vote in a presidential election for a qualified female candidate from their own party, according to a February 2006 poll...

Johns Hopkins Sources for 2008 Presidential Election Stories.
January 10, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Jan. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- For stories about the 2008 presidential campaign, consider the following sources from The Johns Hopkins University. Listed with each source is a brief description of...

Preventing Child Abuse and Strengthening Families are Focus of National Parent Leadership Month.
January 10, 2008... Byline: Parents Anonymous Inc. CLAREMONT, Calif., Jan. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- February has been designated National Parent Leadership Month (NPLM) by Parents Anonymous(r) Inc., the nation's oldest child abuse prevention organization. Now...

No Child Left Behind: Researcher Finds Misplaced Focus on High-Stakes Testing.
January 15, 2008... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Jan. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- New research by University of Maryland Education Associate Professor Linda Valli provides clear evidence that the No Child Left Behind Act's focus...

USACM Fears Increased Risks to Identity Theft From Implementation Rules for National ID Plan; Computing Group Favors More Effective Efforts to Increase Security, Reduce Fraud.
January 16, 2008... Byline: Association for Computing Machinery WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Association for Computing Machinery's U.S. Public Policy Committee (USACM) has released a statement pointing to flaws in the final standards issued by...

Corruption Hurts a Nation's Wealth, Not Just Reputation, According to Stanford Business School Research.
January 16, 2008... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Jan. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Bribery, extortion, graft, embezzlement -- these are just some of the grizzly faces of corruption. In some countries, corruption is so common that...

Annual Internet Survey by USC Annenberg's Center for the Digital Future Finds Shifting Trends Among Adults About Benefits, Consequences of Children Going Online; 2008 Report Finds Significant Concerns About Online Predators, Children's Participation in Online Communities.
January 17, 2008... Byline: USC Annenberg School for Communication LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The 2008 report of the Digital Future Project has identified several sobering trends in views about going online -- in particular in adults' opinions...

Edwards Has More Claim on King Than Clinton or Obama, Duke Professor Says.
January 17, 2008... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the Martin Luther King holiday and South Carolina primaries approach, Democratic presidential candidates will continue to make claims on the legacy of King and the...

Council on Comtemporary Families to Hold 11th Annual Conference April 25-26: Family Issues in Contention.(Conference news)
January 22, 2008... Byline: Council on Contemporary Families CHICAGO, Jan. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Every year, the Council on Contemporary Families convenes its expert members, the press, and the public to take a hard look at controversial issues pertaining...

John Jay College of Criminal Justice Receives More Than $1.5 Million in Federal Support for New Research Initiatives.
January 22, 2008... Byline: John Jay College of Criminal Justice NEW YORK, Jan. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced receipt of more than $1.5 million in federal funds (Congressional earmarks and grants) to support a...

Parents Anonymous Inc. Honors 35th Anniversary of Jolly K's Courageous Testimony Before Congress; 2008 National Parent Leadership Month to Observe the Anniversary.
January 22, 2008... Byline: Parents Anonymous Inc. CLAREMONT, Calif., Jan. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- A hush fell over the room when Jolly K. testified before Congress about her abusive behavior toward her child and how she successfully turned her life around...

A Look at the Nevada Elections: Were Voting Rights at Stake? -- by Tova Andrea Wang.
January 23, 2008... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by Tova Andrea Wang. Wang is a Democracy Fellow at The Century Foundation. - - - - In the run-up to the Nevada caucuses, supporters of...

University of Virginia Engineering School Student Probes Facebook's Vulnerabilities.
January 30, 2008... Byline: University of Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Jan. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Facebook, the social networking platform that has redefined communications, has millions of users. According to University of Virginia computer science...

Election Reform Expert Tova Wang Available for Commentary and Analysis About Potential Voting Issues on Super Tuesday.
January 31, 2008... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- This coming Tuesday, Feb. 5, 22 states with varying voting and delegate allocation processes will be holding presidential primaries and caucuses. While states' election...

UC Berkeley Hosts Teach-in on Economic Slowdown.
January 31, 2008... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business today released the following media advisory. - - - - ATTENTION:...