JURIST (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
[JURIST] More than 18,000 refugees have been unfairly denied permanent residency or asylum in the US due to the expanding definition of "terrorist activity" in the USA Patriot Act and Real ID Act, according to a report released Wednesday by Human Rights First (HRF). The report specifically cites the widening definitions of "terrorist organization" and "material support"...
Hawaii Right to Life (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
by Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com Editor October 1, 2009 Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Members of the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday not only turned back an amendment to stop abortion funding, but they defeated an amendment to stop rationing as well. They rejected, on a party-line vote, an amendment to eliminate the rationing components of the Baucus health care bill. Sen. Jon Kyl, an Arizona...
feminist blogs (Free subscription) | 08/02/2009
On Monday, Jen wrote a great post on what you can do to support women veterans, including: Support pending or new legislation for female veterans: * Write letters * Place phone calls to Congress * Raise consciousness by blogging, tweeting, sharing the news with friends and family To get you started, I've compiled a list of legislation already introduced in the current Congress. 1. S. 252 Veterans Health...
ACLU (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
WASHINGTON – With opposition to all or part of a de facto national ID law fast approaching in half the states, Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI) introduced legislation today to improve the Real ID Act of 2005. While offering some important privacy protections, this legislation could ultimately resurrect the discredited Real ID Act and become the basis for a National ID.
The Dayton Business Journal (Free subscription) | 03/27/2009
New legislation could allow federal employees to telework for at least 20 percent of the hours worked during every two administrative work weeks.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 03/18/2009
U.S. Sens. Daniel Akaka and Daniel Inouye of Hawaii are announcing that the state will receive $485,000 from the federal economic stimulus bill for senior nutrition assistance programs.
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 02/24/2009
HONOLULU (AP) -- The future of land covering nearly a third of the Hawaiian Islands will be at stake Wednesday when the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments about state authority over 1.2 million acres once held by the Hawaiian monarchy....
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 02/24/2009
The future of land covering nearly a third of the Hawaiian Islands will be at stake Wednesday when the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments about state authority over 1.2 million acres once held by the Hawaiian monarchy.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 02/24/2009
The future of land covering nearly a third of the Hawaiian Islands will be at stake Wednesday when the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments about state authority over 1.2 million acres once held by the Hawaiian monarchy.
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie (Free subscription) | 02/14/2009
A US Marine wanted by the Army for absconding from his unit and who killed himself after crossing the border into Canada, had served two terms in Iraq, officials said today.
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 02/14/2009
MANILA, Feb. 15 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Saturday thanked the United States Congress for finally passing a bill that recognizes the service of Filipino World War II veterans and provides them with benefits.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 02/12/2009
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Disabled American Veterans today applauds the introduction of much-needed legislation that provides sufficient, timely and predictable funding for veterans health care and an unprecedented level of transparency and accountability to the budget process."The Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act is all about making government more...
Military Times - News (Free subscription) | 02/12/2009
The chairmen of the House and Senate veterans affairs committees took a major but far from final step Thursday in fulfilling the top request from veterans’ service organizations: They sponsored legislation that would provide funding a full year in advance for Veterans Affairs Department health care.
Military Times - News (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
While representatives of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims bickered over who bears more responsibility for the long delay veterans face on disability claims, a key Republican senator said it was time to take some drastic action.
Daily Advance - Business (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
WASHINGTON — The House's second-ranking Democrat says hard bargaining will be necessary if Con...
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