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ON ANNIVERSARY OF DRUG WAR, COPS, CLERGY SAY ENOUGH, MARCH ON DC

14 Jun, 2013 18:38 CET - Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

Law Enforcement, Religious Groups, Others Call for End to Policies Harming Black Families
NEWS ADVISORY: June 14, 2013

CONTACT: Darby Beck – or (415) 823-5496

WASHINGTON DC – June 17, 2013 – Retired police major Neill Franklin will join Blacks in Law Enforcement in America, religious leaders, politicians, hip hop artists, family groups and other activists in marking the 42nd anniversary of...

Invest in Women, Improve the World (Infographic)

Wellesley College Announces New Initiative to Create Next Generation of Women Le...

6 Jun, 2013 21:58 CET - Wellesley College

President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting this weekend in California. Concurrently, a select group of young women from Wellesley College and Peking University are in Beijing working on some of the very issues likely to be addressed at the Presidents' California summit.
June 6, 2013—Wellesley College, the premier liberal arts institution known for cultivating some...

American Cities and Mayoral Legacy—Author Keith Koeneman to discuss the life and...

22 May, 2013 00:35 CET - University of Chicago Press

Keith Koeneman, author of First Son: The Biography of Richard M. Daley discusses his book
and mayoral legacy at 92nd street Y/Tribeca, May 23 at noon
With rumors flying about what retirement will hold for Mayor Michael Bloomberg and with Boston Mayor
Tom Menino announcing in March his plan to step down after six terms in office, those speculating about their
legacies may find a model in one of America’s most...

Don't Appeal Crack Fairness Ruling, FAMM Tells Justice Department

17 May, 2013 21:35 CET - FAMM Press Room

For Immediate Release

May 17, 2013

Contact: Monica Pratt Raffanel, (202) 822-6700 or

WASHINGTON, DC -- FAMM President Julie Stewart strongly urged the U.S. Department of Justice to let stand today’s decision of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, in which a majority ruled that the Fair Sentencing Act should be applied retroactively. The case is US v....

Contentious Debate on Capitol Hill over Immigration Reform Mirrors Partisan Div...

6 May, 2013 17:47 CET - The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Public Impressions of Illegal Immigration Flows Exaggerated
May 6, 2013 CHICAGO – While visiting Mexico last week, President Obama struck an optimistic chord on passing new immigration reform. But at home, the fractious immigration debate on Capitol Hill continues and resembles partisan divides among the public.

According to public opinion survey...

New Chicago Council Survey Finds American Opinion of Mexico Mixed

29 Apr, 2013 17:13 CET - The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

April 29, 2013 CHICAGO - In advance of President Obama’s visit to Mexico later this week, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, in conjunction with The Woodrow Wilson Center, today released a public opinion survey brief on Americans’ views toward Mexico. Findings show Americans’ overall views of Mexico are at their lowest point ever in Chicago Council Surveys dating back to 1994. It also finds relatively few...

COPS PRAISE BILL CALLING FOR RESPECT OF STATE MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION LAWS

12 Apr, 2013 21:09 CET - Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Calls Bill A Win for Public Safety
WASHINGTON, DC – Today a bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Republican Dana Rohrabacher introduced a bill protecting citizens who abide by state laws regulating marijuana for medical or personal use from federal prosecution. The move was hailed by Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, a group of...

Before Judiciary Hearing, Law Enforcement Leaders Counter DEA Heads’ Letter to H...

5 Mar, 2013 22:13 CET - Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

Cops Who Fought the War on Drugs Ask AG to Respect Local Marijuana Legalization Laws
WASHINGTON, DC -- A group of cops, judges, prosecutors and other law enforcement officials are offering advice of their own to Attorney General Eric Holder hours after eight former heads of the DEA asked him to disregard voter-approved laws in Colorado and Washington legalizing, regulating and taxing marijuana.

Holder is...

Handicap International calls on President Obama to ban landmines

1 Mar, 2013 13:22 CET - Handicap International UK

Handicap International is calling on the Obama administration to join the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, which marks its 14th year of entry into force today, 1st March. This life-saving treaty counts 161 States Parties, but countries including China, Iran, Russia, Syria and the U.S. have yet to join.
More than 1.1 million people worldwide have signed Handicap International petitions pushing for the eradication of...

A Same-Sex Bi-National Couple's View of President Obama's Speech on Comprehensiv...

30 Jan, 2013 16:40 CET - Findhorn Press

How DOMA Affects Our Lives
Author of Torn Apart- United by Love Divided by Law, Judy Rickard, and her wife Karin Bogliolo met President Obama yesterday when he gave his speech on Comprehensive Immigration in Las Vegas.

As Rickard herself explains: “Getting an invitation from the White House to attend the speech was amazing – and I am glad that we decided to go after I originally declined because of cost. My...

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