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World Environment Center Forms Partnership with China Enterprise Confederation

The World Environment Center (WEC), a global non-profit organization that advances sustainable development in the business practices of major companies, has signed a partnership agreement with the China Enterprise Confederation (CEC), one of China's major business groups with a membership of approximately half a million companies. The agreement formalizes and ...

Tips to Help Avoid Cashier’s Check Fraud

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued an advisory today that provides advice to help avoid becoming victims of scams involving cashier's checks. According to their press release issued to day, this consumer advisory was issued in response to a growing incidence of scams involving cashier's checks. In ...

Former US Surgeons General Koop and Carmona to Speak on Public Health and Politics

Dr. Richard H. Carmona, 17th Surgeon General of the United States, will speak on "Plagues, Prevention, Preparedness and Politics: The Life of the Surgeon General" at the annual "Anchor and Caduceus" Dinner on Friday, January 12th, 2007 at the Capital Hilton Hotel, 16th and K Streets, NW in Washington, DC. ...

Survey Says Gays, Lesbians and Bisexuals Lead in Usage of Online Social Networks

According to a recent national survey conducted by Harris Interactive and Witeck-Combs Communications, more online gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) individuals use social networks Friendster and MySpace per week compared to online heterosexuals. Other well-known websites such as YouTube, Craigslist and personal web logs also were found to be more ...

General Wilmot Creates Blog to Comment on Iraq

General Richard Wilmot (US Army ret.) has created a blog that documents his views on the situation in Iraq. Falling outside predictable party lines, his observations and recommendations bear the hallmark of common sense.

Michigan Equality Board of Directors Congratulates Lansing Michigan on Passing the Human Rights Ordinance

Michigan Equality's Board of Directors, the state's largest member-based LGBT organization, proudly applauds the City of Lansing on the passage of the Lansing Human Rights ordinance. "The time has come for Lansing to stand up and take its rightful place as a leader for Civil Rights in the region," says Derek ...

The Border Observer Hispanic Publication Rejects Iraq Recommendations

The Border Observer, in EL Paso, Texas apparently objects to the absence of Hispanic participation in the formation of American policy on Iraq; the publication asserts that the Iraq Study Group conclusions are flawed and proposes a new regime in Iraq.


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U.S. House Speakers Pelosi and Gingrich Urge Immediate Action on Climate Change

Emblem courtesy of "JudyGr" on Flickr website Second 'Unlikely Alliances' Ad Launched by the We Campaign The We campaign announced today that the "Unlikely Alliances" ads launched the second in its series. This ad contained House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) discussing their shared interest in seeing ...
April 4th 2008
Tags: American Ideals No Comments

Statement on Fortieth Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination and Reaffirmation of Principles

Photo courtesy of Dee Finney What is Patriotism website Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean released his following statement on the fortieth anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:
March 31st 2008
Tags: Attitudes - Online Media No Comments

Politics, Organizations, and Communities Need to Adjust to New Media

Screen Shot courtesy of J.D. Lasica website The following was issued today by Group Jazz: A conversation with author, Brian Reich, and online pioneer, Lisa Kimball, about how new media figures into business, politics and culture today will be held:

Important Campaign Issue for 2008 Presidential Candidates is Energy

Photo courtesy of "My Little Planet!!" on Flickr website The 2008 U.S. presidential candidates most common themes are the high cost of crude oil, gasoline, and home heating oil. In other words, the themes may be boiled down to "energy security." Even though their plans vary widely, Democratic and Republican candidates ...
February 22nd 2008
Tags: Surveys - Political No Comments

New Survey Determines Effectiveness of Presidential Candidates’ Websites

Photo courtesy of "iFOCOS" on Flickr website The "Shopping Online for a President" report, which assesses the impact of the five main presidential candidates' websites, was announced today from RelevantView, a leading technology provider of Web-based market research solutions. One kiss on a baby's cheek at a time was the way ...

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