AScribe Law News Service articles from October 2008

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Schwarzenegger Vetoes Bill to Ban Cancer-Causing Teflon Chemicals in Food Packaging; Governor Hails 'Green Chemistry,' But Sides With DuPont on PFCs.
October 1, 2008... Byline: Environmental Working Group SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- On the same day Gov. Schwarzenegger touted himself as the leader of a comprehensive chemical reform program, he vetoed a bill that would have made...

Conservatives Wage Public Relations Battle Against Gay Service; Leaked E-Mail Reveals Effort to Dig Up Gay 'Horror Stories'.
October 1, 2008... Byline: Michael D. Palm Center SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Social conservatives, sensing they are on the losing side of a public relations war, are plotting ways to turn military leaders against the service of gays...

Ten Questions and Answers About the Housing Crisis and the Financial Bailout - in Plain English.
October 1, 2008... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- As Congress tries to hammer out a $700 billion financial rescue plan, many people are still trying to understand how our financial institutions got into so much trouble...

Financial Malpractice -- by Bernard Wasow.
October 1, 2008... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by Bernard Wasow. Wasow is an economist and senior fellow at The Century Foundation. - - - - Financial Malpractice by Bernard Wasow...

Settlement Reached With Oakland Unified School District Over Language Discrimination Case; Laotian Refugee Discriminated Against Over Limited English Skills, Which Had No Adverse Effect on Her Job Performance as a School Custodian.
October 1, 2008... Byline: Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Civil rights groups today announced the settlement of a lawsuit against the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) on behalf of a refugee from...

Columbia Business School Economists Offer Plan for Stabilizing House Prices; Would Allow Residential Mortgages to Be Refinanced at a Rate of 5.25 percent With Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
October 2, 2008... Byline: Columbia Business School NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Columbia Business School economists R. Glenn Hubbard and Chris Mayer put forth a plan in today's Wall Street Journal aimed at shoring up the mortgage market and...

Three in Four Americans Say War on Drugs a Failure; Available for Interview: Cops and Judges Who Support Legalization.
October 3, 2008... Byline: Law Enforcement Against Prohibition WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Three out of four U.S. voters see the war on drugs as a failure, according to a Zogby poll released today. More than one in three voters believe that the...

Candidates Struggle to Articulate Position on Gay Rights; Walking a Fine Line.
October 3, 2008... Byline: Michael D. Palm Center SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the wake of last night's vice presidential debates, confusion lingers about the candidates' positions on gay rights. When asked whether they supported...

Deadline Today in Ohio for Registering Absentee Voters; Sarah Lawrence Student Joins Others in Forming Vote From Home PAC in Ohio; 10,700 New Voters Signed Up - $60,000 Raised.
October 6, 2008... Byline: Sarah Lawrence College BRONXVILLE, N.Y., Oct. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Sarah Lawrence College senior Neil Makhija returned from his junior year abroad at Oxford where he met some fellow American students passionate about political...

Hollywood Producers Tap Into Professor's Expertise on Technology, Liberty and Privacy.(Video recording review)
October 9, 2008... Byline: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, Oct. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Real-life academics don't often get involved in top box office movies. But Michael Zimmer, an assistant professor in the School of Information Studies...

New Pension Journal Launched by Rotman International Centre for Pension Management; Contributors include John C. Bogle, Claude Lamoureux, Keith Ambachtsheer.
October 9, 2008... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, Oct. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The inaugural issue of a new pension journal from the Rotman International Centre for Pension Management (ICPM) at the Rotman School of Management at the University...

Outsourcing Expert Reacts to Report on H-1B Visa Fraud; Ron Hira, Author of 'Outsourcing America,' Calls Program 'Thoroughly Corrupted'.
October 13, 2008... Byline: Rochester Institute of Technology ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new report that reveals a 20-percent violation rate in the nation's H-1B Visa program has led to strong criticism of the system by outsourcing expert...

UC Davis Experts on Fall Ballot Initiatives.
October 14, 2008... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., Oct. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following UC Davis faculty are available to comment on Propositions 2, 4, 5, 8 and 11 on California's fall ballot, as well as on the initiative process...

USC Annenberg Unveils Policy Watch Comparing McCain and Obama on Communication and Technology Issues.
October 15, 2008... Byline: USC Annenberg School for Communication LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the 2008 presidential election enters its final month, researchers at the Annenberg Research Network on International Communication (ARNIC) have...

The Normality of Marriage (Voting 'No' on California's Proposition 8) - by Ralph Hexter.
October 16, 2008... Byline: Hampshire College AMHERST, Mass., Oct. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by Ralph Hexter, president of Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass. Previously he was professor and dean at the University of California,...

Marin Community Foundation Report on Services for Older Adults in Marin Indentifies Needs of a Rapidly Aging County; Remaining at Home, Housing, Transportation, and Health Care Top List of Concerns.(Report)
October 16, 2008... Byline: Marin Community Foundation NOVATO, Calif., Oct. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new report from the Marin Community Foundation (MCF) finds that among the needs of the County's rapidly growing older adult population, the top four...

Johns Hopkins Sources for 2008 Presidential Election Stories.
October 17, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Oct. 17 (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...

Canada to Take Immediate Action to Reduce BPA Exposure for Infants; Conflict-Riddled FDA/BPA Panel Scheduled to Make Announcement Oct. 31.
October 17, 2008... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- As soon as tomorrow, Canadian health officials are poised to list the synthetic sex hormone bisphenol-A (BPA) as a toxic substance. Canada's action, which...

Recent Financial Crisis Fails to Hurt Confidence in Florida Real Estate.
October 20, 2008... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Oct. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The national economic crisis has failed to rattle Florida real estate experts, who, despite serious concerns about the availability of financing, remain...

Johns Hopkins Sources on the Global Economic Crisis.
October 22, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Oct. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- These sources from The Johns Hopkins University are available to help reporters understand the economic crisis, the proposed government bailout packages associated...

'Lawyers With Cameras' Change Mexican Justice.
October 22, 2008... Byline: The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation MENLO PARK, Calif., Oct. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- For Antonio "Tono" Zuniga, the nightmare began on the morning of December 12, 2005. Walking to the Mexico City plaza where he sold used video...

California Same-Sex Marriage Ban Losing; Measures to Restrict Abortion for Minors, Reform Redistricting Fail to Reach 50 Percent; Obama's Lead Over McCain Grows to 23 Points as Voters' Fears About Economy Deepen.(Survey)
October 22, 2008... Byline: Public Policy Institute of California SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment that would end same-sex marriage in California, is losing among likely voters, 52 percent to 44 percent,...

Easing Restrictions on Deliveries to Postal Mailboxes Could Hurt Efforts to Keep Mail Safe, Study Finds.
October 23, 2008... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Allowing private courier services to deliver items into mailboxes could hamper efforts by the U.S. Postal Service to safeguard the nation's mail, according to a...

University of Toledo to Commemorate 200th Anniversary of Federal Slave Import Prohibition.
October 23, 2008... Byline: University of Toledo TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The same country that may for the first time elect a black man as its president in 2008 took a first tentative step toward equality with a quiet clause written into...

Election '08 - Birth Control Watch Audio News Conference, Oct. 29.
October 27, 2008... Byline: Communications Consortium WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- This election cycle, in addition to the regular coverage on abortion as social policy, birth control has emerged as an issue in a state ballot measure and a dozen...

Bush Violates Law Protecting Grand Canyon From Uranium Mining; Mining Claims Put a Stranglehold on Iconic Canyon; Environmental Working Group Calls on House and Senate Leaders to Include Grand Canyon in Lands Bill.
October 27, 2008... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Bush administration allowed Phoenix-based Neutron Energy to stake 20 new mining claims south of the Grand Canyon on August 7, in violation of an emergency...

A Safety Net for Bubble Buyers: Rescuing Homeowners From Collapsing Home Values -- by Bernard Wasow.
October 29, 2008... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following commentary is by Bernard Wasow, a Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation. - - - - No matter how you cut it, a great many families will lose their...

Creating a Safety Net for Bubble Buyers: New Issue Brief in The Agenda Series From the Century Foundation Offers Innovative Approach for Rescuing Homeowners From Collapsing Home Values.
October 30, 2008... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the attention of policy makers turns from distressed banks to distressed homeowners, assistance plans should include not only those who default on their mortgages and...

Homeowner Relief: Getting It Right - By Bernard Wasow.
October 31, 2008... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by Bernard Wasow, a Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation. - - - - The New York Times reported on October 31 that the federal plan to...

New 'Agenda' Brief From The Century Foundation: Respect for International Law Is First Step in Reclaiming America's International Leadership and Credibility.
October 31, 2008... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- To reclaim American leadership and credibility in resolving the many deepening crises on America's international agenda, the next administration must move swiftly to...