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UC Santa Barbara Conference Examines Conflicts Between Conservatives and Organized Labor.(Conference news)
January 6, 2009... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Jan. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Hostility to trade unionism on the part of American conservatives has been a feature of this country's political landscape for decades. That...

Statement From Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America on Passing of CADCA Founder Alvah H. Chapman.
January 8, 2009... Byline: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is a statement by General Arthur T. Dean, Chairman and CEO of Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), regarding the passing of...

Report Finds That Raids Are Not an Effective Tool Against Human Trafficking; Calls on Obama, Biden to Develop Alternative Approaches.(Report)
January 9, 2009... Byline: Communications Consortium NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new report concludes that so-called "rescue" raids are not an effective way to stop trafficking in persons and in fact can be counter-productive. The report...

Duke Experts Identify Most Pressing Issues Facing Obama.
January 13, 2009... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Duke University faculty experts were asked to identify those issues in their academic disciplines that are in immediate need of attention or reform once Barack Obama...

Military Times Poll Flawed: Palm Center Research Attacked by Pundit, Defended by Fox News.
January 13, 2009... Byline: Michael D. Palm Center SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Jan. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Palm Center today issued a policy memo in response to assertions this month by Elaine Donnelly in the National Review Online and on Fox News that...

ACM Names 44 Fellows for Contributions to Computing and Information Technology; Many Innovations Made in Areas Critical to Global Competitiveness.
January 15, 2009... Byline: Association for Computing Machinery NEW YORK, Jan. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- ACM has recognized 44 of its members for their contributions to computing technology that have generated a broad range of innovations to industry, commerce,...

New From The Century Foundation: Back to the Future in Education Reform; New Book on New Jersey's Efforts to Close the Achievement Gap Shows That Money Matters - But So Do Well-Supported Teachers and a Coherent Plan.
January 15, 2009... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Jan. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- With the No Child Left Behind Act up for renewal, education reform is among the many areas the Obama administration will need to address. As the president and his team...

John Jay's Center on Media, Crime and Justice Awards Fellowships to 16 Journalists.
January 15, 2009... Byline: John Jay College of Criminal Justice NEW YORK, Jan. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Sixteen journalists from print, online and broadcast outlets around the country have been awarded fellowships to attend the Fourth Annual Harry F....

Politics and the Changing Face of the Supreme and Appellate Courts: Why One of Obama's Greatest Influences Could Be Through the Courts.
January 15, 2009... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- When Barack Obama becomes president, not only will the political landscape shift in this country, but the judicial landscape will as well. Empirical research...

Bush Administration Moves to Okay Toxic Teflon Pollution in Tap Water; New Environmental Working Group Tests Find the Pollutant in Washington, D.C., Tap Water.
January 15, 2009... Byline: Environmental Working Group OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- In its final days, the Bush administration appears poised to issue an emergency health advisory for tap water polluted with the toxic Teflon chemical PFOA...

2,635 Acres of Wilderness Protected in Southern Sierra Nevada.
January 16, 2009... Byline: The Wilderness Land Trust RIDGECREST, Calif., Jan. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Wilderness Land Trust's ongoing effort to complete the wilderness legacy envisioned in the 1964 Wilderness Act has taken a major step forward with the...

Closing Guantanamo and Keeping America Safe: New Policy Brief From The Century Foundation Urges New Administration to Return to Pre-9/11 Laws to Deal With Detentions, Trials and the 'Global War'.
January 16, 2009... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Jan. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following an announcement that the Obama administration planned to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay within the first few days in office, there has been a...

Corporate Security Expert Thomas E. Cavanagh Named Director of Center for Business Preparedness.
January 22, 2009... Byline: John Jay College of Criminal Justice NEW YORK, Jan. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- John Jay College of Criminal Justice today announced the appointment of Thomas E. Cavanagh as Director of the newly established Center for Business...

America's Foundations Respond to the Economic Crisis; Foundations Commit Over $100 Million to Address the Economic Crisis, According to New Foundation Center Research Advisory.
January 22, 2009... Byline: The Foundation Center NEW YORK, Jan. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- A growing number of grantmakers have made exceptional commitments to address the causes and impact of the current economic downturn, a new Foundation Center research...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Times Herald-Record Reporters Win 2009 Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting Awards.
January 23, 2009... Byline: John Jay College of Criminal Justice NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Jeremy Travis, President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, today announced that Christine Young of the Times Herald-Record (Middletown, NY), and...

Applicants Sought for The Century Foundation Peter A. A. Berle Environmental Integrity Award.
January 26, 2009... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Century Foundation has established, in cooperation with the National Audubon Society, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Environmental Defense Fund, the...

Veterans Organization Admits to Firing Worker Because of Gulf War Injuries; Marine Corporal With PTSD Told 'We Can't Have Someone With Your Type of Disability.'.
January 27, 2009... Byline: Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Morris Blakey, a distinguished corporal in the U.S. Marines and a veteran of the first Gulf War, was pleased to land a service representative...

Book Explores Attitudes of Black Americans Toward Supreme Court.
January 27, 2009... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The U.S. Supreme Court helps shape public opinion, according to a new book by two Purdue University political scientists. "When the Supreme Court rules on a...

Is the Era of Mining Company Giveaways Over? Protecting Drinking Water for 25 Million Americans Should Be Priority.
January 27, 2009... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The antiquated 1872 Mining Law, a relic of America's westward expansion, has fought off many attempts at reform. Currently hardrock mining companies, many of...

Experts Explore the Criminal Justice Challenges of the Next Four Years; Panelists Discuss the Crime Issues That the Obama Administration Will Face.
January 28, 2009... Byline: John Jay College of Criminal Justice NEW YORK, Jan. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The John Jay College of Criminal Justice today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: Fourth Annual Harry Frank Guggenheim Symposium on...

Environmental Working Group: Nadler Mass Transit Amendment Right on the Money; Rep. Nadler's Stimulus Amendment to Increase Funds for Light Rail and Mass Transit Will Create Jobs, Reduce Transportation Costs, Curb Greenhouse Emissions.
January 28, 2009... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- New York Congressman Jerome Nadler's amendment to the House version of the stimulus package would boost federal investment in much-needed mass transit to $12...