Light of Reason http://blog.light-of-reason.com The light of reason blog. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:40:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en U.S. House Speakers Pelosi and Gingrich Urge Immediate Action on Climate Change http://blog.light-of-reason.com/archive/us-house-speakers-pelosi-and-gingrich-urge-immediate-action-on-climate-change/ http://blog.light-of-reason.com/archive/us-house-speakers-pelosi-and-gingrich-urge-immediate-action-on-climate-change/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:38:44 +0000 Ken http://blog.light-of-reason.com/archive/us-house-speakers-pelosi-and-gingrich-urge-immediate-action-on-climate-change/ Act now on Climate Change
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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 the American public and our elected officials work together to address Climate Change. (more…)

]]> http://blog.light-of-reason.com/archive/us-house-speakers-pelosi-and-gingrich-urge-immediate-action-on-climate-change/feed/ Statement on Fortieth Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination and Reaffirmation of Principles http://blog.light-of-reason.com/archive/statement-on-fortieth-anniversary-of-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-assassination-and-reaffirmation-of-principles/ http://blog.light-of-reason.com/archive/statement-on-fortieth-anniversary-of-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-assassination-and-reaffirmation-of-principles/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:14:19 +0000 Ken http://blog.light-of-reason.com/archive/statement-on-fortieth-anniversary-of-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-assassination-and-reaffirmation-of-principles/ Eagle and American Flag
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Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean released his following statement on the fortieth anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

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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:

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]]> http://blog.light-of-reason.com/archive/politics-organizations-and-communities-need-to-adjust-to-new-media/feed/ Important Campaign Issue for 2008 Presidential Candidates is Energy http://blog.light-of-reason.com/archive/important-campaign-issue-for-2008-presidential-candidates-is-energy/ http://blog.light-of-reason.com/archive/important-campaign-issue-for-2008-presidential-candidates-is-energy/#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:57:31 +0000 Ken http://blog.light-of-reason.com/archive/important-campaign-issue-for-2008-presidential-candidates-is-energy/ Think Big. Play Big.
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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 alike agree that “energy security” should be high on the next president’s agenda.

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]]> http://blog.light-of-reason.com/archive/important-campaign-issue-for-2008-presidential-candidates-is-energy/feed/ New Survey Determines Effectiveness of Presidential Candidates’ Websites http://blog.light-of-reason.com/archive/new-survey-determines-effectiveness-of-presidential-candidates-websites/ http://blog.light-of-reason.com/archive/new-survey-determines-effectiveness-of-presidential-candidates-websites/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:08:24 +0000 Ken http://blog.light-of-reason.com/archive/new-survey-determines-effectiveness-of-presidential-candidates-websites/ Internet Cafe
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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 that presidential candidates won voters (more…)

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The escalation in the cost of clinical trials, which now take an average of one billion dollars and require 10 years for approval according to the Cancer Cure Coalition (CCC), occurred partially because (more…)

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1,000 Americans were recently surveyed by Computer Sciences Corporation and it was announced today that 70 percent of Americans indicated (more…)

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The best escape from traditional industry parties has been proven to be the Roots Jam Session, which this year (more…)

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A new study revealed that many states are routinely failing to offer low-income Americans an opportunity to register to vote as required by the federal National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), as the nation prepares for the 2008 election. The study shows that 12 years after the NVRA’s requirements went into effect, voter registrations (more…)

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Pakistan’s February 18, 2008 parliamentary elections will have an international election observation mission organized by Democracy International, as they were (more…)

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