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1 - Press Conference on Possible Supreme Court Consideration of Chicago Gun Ban Case
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Second Amendment Foundation: WHAT: Press conference with plaintiffs and attorneys on possible Supreme Court consideration of Chicago gun ban case. WHEN: The event will begin at Noon, Central Time, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 if the Supreme Court agrees...
2 - Ron Paul Talks “End The Fed” on Daily Show
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Congressman Ron Paul will be making a return appearance on The Daily Show Tuesday, September 29 to talk about his latest book, End The Fed, which challenges the constitutionality of the Federal Reserve. The Congressman’s latest release recently...
3 - Flu Shot or Cash Infusion? College Students Lining up for a Shot at $20,000 as iOme spreads on Campus. Going viral?
GREEN BAY, Wis.-(Business Wire)-September 27, 2009 - An infusion of new sponsor money brings the Top Prize to $20,000 – plus a trip to Washington DC – for the college student(s) who develops the best idea(s) for redesigning the US Retirement System. Students, apparently, are becoming interested...
4 - Congress to Hold Hearings on Federal Reserve Transparency Act
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Tomorrow, the House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on bringing more transparency to the Federal Reserve. This comes after mounting support of a bill meant to shed light on the closely guarded operations of the institution...
5 - Watchdogs Release 2009 Maine Piglet Book
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Today representatives of Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) and The Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) gathered on the steps of the state capitol in Augusta to unveil the 2009 Maine Piglet Book: The Book Augusta Doesn't Want You to Read...
6 - Alabama Congressman Parker Griffith Wants Big Businesses to Get Federal Small Business Funds, According to the American Small Business League
PETALUMA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - The following is a statement by the American Small Business League: Huntsville, Alabama Congressman Parker Griffith (D – AL5) has introduced a new bill in the House of Representatives that will allow divisions of Fortune 500 firms and thousands...
7 - Poll Shows Patrick Leading Gubernatorial Opponents, Despite Negative Ratings
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Voters giving Gov. Deval Patrick negative marks (45 percent) have overtaken those viewing him favorably (42 percent), yet in head-to-head matchups with declared gubernatorial candidates, he comes out on top, according to a poll released today by Suffolk...
8 - Rand Paul Money Bomb Raises $100,000 by Noon
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Dr. Rand Paul, a candidate for United States Senate in Kentucky, is seeing tremendous online fundraising success today as a Money Bomb has brought in over $100,000 before noon. A Money Bomb, the vernacular term coined for a one-day online...
9 - 2009 Gun Rights Policy Conference This Weekend in St. Louis, MO
BELLEVUE, Wash.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - More than 700 gun rights activists from across the country will gather with the nation’s leading Second Amendment advocates this weekend at the Airport Renaissance Hotel in St. Louis, MO for the 24th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference. Wayne...
10 - Americans Give President Obama Negative Marks on Handling of Economy
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - While much of the focus of President Obama has been on health care reform over the past few weeks, the issue of the economy is still on his plate. Currently, three in five Americans (60%) would rate the job the president is doing on the economy as...
11 - Senate Committee Snubs Small Business Champions, According to the American Small Business League
PETALUMA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - The following is a statement by the American Small Business League: On Tuesday, September 22, 2009, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship will hold a roundtable discussion regarding contracting reform for small businesses...
12 - Seattle Mayor ‘Wants to Be Two-Time Loser,’ Says SAF
BELLEVUE, Wash.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - The Second Amendment Foundation today renewed its pledge to sue Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels if he pushes through a proposed rule that would ban legally-carried firearms in city Parks and Recreations Department facilities. The proposed rule change...
13 - Obama’s Negative Ratings, and Those Who Think Country Is on the Wrong Track Continue to Rise
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - The latest Harris Poll brings more bad news for the White House. For the first time in his presidency, President Obama’s negative rating exceeds his positive score. And those who think that the country is on the wrong track have risen while those who...
14 - Intelligence Squared US Announces First Debate of Fall ‘09 Buy American/Hire American Policies Will Backfire
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Intelligence Squared US (www.IQ2US.org), the Oxford-style debate series, an initiative of The Rosenkranz Foundation, today announced that the first debate of the fall ’09 season will take place on Monday, September 21, 2009. The resolution, Buy...
15 - Dueling Bills in Congress Could Help or Hurt Middle Class Firms, According to the American Small Business League
PETALUMA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - The following is a statement by the American Small Business League: In 2005, the Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General (SBA OIG) issued Report 5-15, which referred to the diversion of federal small business contracts to...
16 - Congressional Screening of Film Sheds Light on the Historic Struggle for Democracy in Taiwan, Encourages Critical Look at U.S. Foreign Policy toward Taiwan and China
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Drawing attention to the current and decades-long struggle for democracy forged by the people of Taiwan and their American allies, FORMOSA BETRAYED — a dramatic and action-packed political thriller — was shown to members of Congress, their staff...
17 - IEP Available to Respond to Assemblyman Krekorian’s Executive Order Attack
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Independent Energy Producers (IEP) Executive Director Jan Smutny-Jones will hold a media availability call today, Wednesday, September 16, at 11:45 a.m., in response to Assemblyman Krekorian’s press conference attacking the Governor’s...
18 - New Bill Will Create More Loopholes in Federal Contracting Programs, According to the American Small Business League
PETALUMA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - The following is a statement by the American Small Business League: A new bill introduced into the House of Representatives could create yet another loophole in federal small business contracting programs, which would divert more federal small...
19 - Documentary Film Revealing the Heart of the Religious "Culture Wars," Lord, Save Us From Your Followers to Be Released in Theaters Nationwide, September 25, 2009
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - In the wake of civil discourse on the hot button social issues devolving to “bumper sticker slogans,” film maker Dan Merchant faces the American religious culture dilemma head on with the upcoming theatrical release of his film, Lord, Save Us From...
20 - Statement from the Physician Insurers Association of America On President Obama’s Congressional Healthcare Reform Address
ROCKVILLE, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - In response to President Obama’s September 9, 2009 congressional address on healthcare reform, Lawrence E. Smarr, president of the Physician Insurers Association of America (PIAA), issued the following statement: “The PIAA is pleased that...
