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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.

February 17th 2013
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Mindy McCready Dead at 37

Mindy McCready, the country music star, is dead. According to reports, she has committed suicide at the age of 37. Mindy McCready was an American country music singer. Active since 1995, she has recorded a total of five studio albums. Her debut album, 1996's Ten Thousand Angels, was released on BNA ...
February 13th 2013
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Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative Uses Power to Force Customers to Donate to Foundation

Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative (TVEC), an electric distribution cooperative that serves about 50,000 electric meters in an area just southeast of Dallas, Texas, has taken an unprecedented approach to building their own charity. TVEC has started a program that they're calling "Operation Roundup", where customers will automatically have their electric ...

State of the Union Address by President Barack Obama – Transcript

In case you missed it, or would like to read the transcript, the following is the State of the Union Address by President Barack Obama, as prepared for delivery, on February 12, 2013. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this ...
February 13th 2013
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Children’s Health Fund Responds to State of the Union

The following is a statement from Dr. Irwin Redlener, president and co-founder of Children's Health Fund, following the State of the Union address by the President of the United States: "The president made a strong case for universal early education in America, along with raising the minimum wage. But his ...
February 13th 2013
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National League of Cities Responds to the State of the Union

The following statement is from Marie Lopez Rogers, president of the National League of Cities (NLC) and mayor of Avondale, AZ in response to President Obama's State of the Union address: "I was honored and thrilled to be in the House chamber tonight watching President Obama's State of the Union address ...

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