In the wake of the mass shooting today at Virginia Tech, Violence Policy Center Executive Director Josh Sugarmann issued the following statement: “Mass shootings have come to define our nation. Today’s shooting at Virginia Tech — the largest mass shooting in U.S. history — is only the latest in a continuing series over the past […]
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today issued the following statement on the shooting at Virginia Tech: “The thoughts and prayers of all Americans are with the Virginia Tech family today. As we learn more about this horrific tragedy – the deadliest shooting in our nation’s history – it breaks our hearts and shakes us to
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Governor Timothy M. Kaine released the following statement regarding today’s shootings at Virginia Tech: “It is difficult to comprehend senseless violence on this scale. “Our prayers are with the families and friends of these victims, and members of the extended Virginia Tech community. “The state is working closely with Tech officials, local law enforcement, and
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked for a moment of silence on the House floor this afternoon following the deadly shootings on the campus of Virginia Tech. Below are her remarks: “Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I rise to acknowledge that today our country has been struck by a terrible, terrible tragedy. The death
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Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, issued the following statement: “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the Virginia Tech University community, and to the families of the victims of what appears to be one of the worst mass shootings in American history. “Details are still forthcoming
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Following the fatal shooting of dozens of students at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg and the wounding of several other people, the national children’s crisis charity KidsPeace, which has a center in Richmond, is issuing expert tips to help schools, parents, and local children cope with the aftereffects of the situation, as well as advice and
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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters recently hosted a conference call for Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) investors and industry analysts to warn of escalating labor unrest. David Laughton, former Coca-Cola driver and Secretary-Treasurer of the world’s largest Coca-Cola Union’s Brewery and Soft Drink Workers Conference stated: “Coca-Cola’s approach to labor relations has deteriorated, leaving workers with uncertainty and
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A ten-year government-funded study of abstinence-only-until-marriage programs shows that the programs did not have an impact on teens. $1.5 billion dollars in public spending on these programs is being called a “historic ideological boondoggle”. James Wagoner, President of Advocates for Youth, said recently: “After 10 years and $1.5 billion in public funds these failed abstinence-only-until-marriage
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The CEO of a “destructible email service” called KablooeyMail chided Senator Patrick J. Leahy to revise and extend the remarks he made recently on the floor of Congress from “you can’t erase e-mails” to “some emails might erase themselves.” “Our clients emails are disappearing all over the place,” said CDS Technologies Inc. CEO John Flanagan,
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According to PresidentPolls2008.com, Rudy Giuliani’s poll numbers are high and his approval numbers are the best of all 2008 presidential candidates. But many are starting to question the long-term viability of Rudy Giuliani as the republican nominee because of his not-so-conservative political views, says PresidentPolls2008.com. According to the U.S. presidential election poll-tracking Web site, once
