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SPITTING IMAGE: THE COMPLETE NINTH SERIES (12)

6/10/2013 5:00 AM EST  -   Network Distributing Limited
A milestone in television comedy, SPITTING IMAGE lifted satire to a new level for over a decade through the 1980s and ’90s. SPITTING IMAGE: THE COMPLETE NINTH SERIES (12) will be available on DVD from Network Distributing on 8 July 2013, RRP £12.99.
No target was safe from the SPITTING IMAGE spotlight: politicians of all persuasions, Thatcher, Nelson Mandela and even the Royal Family could find themselves up...
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American Cities and Mayoral Legacy—Author Keith Koeneman to discuss the life and...

5/21/2013 6:35 PM EST  -   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...
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First Son

4/23/2013 11:15 AM EST  -   University of Chicago Press
The University of Chicago Press Announces the First Biography of Richard M. Daley
“A highly focused history of a 20th-century metropolis and a compelling biography of the family that shaped it for nearly half a century.”—Publishers Weekly

“In this ripping political biography, Koeneman portrays the mayor who held office for 22 years and transformed Chicago from a gray working town into a gleaming global city… a...

COPS PRAISE BILL CALLING FOR RESPECT OF STATE MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION LAWS

4/12/2013 3:09 PM EST  -   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...
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Political activist, actor Kal Penn to speak at UT Arlington’s Graduation Celebra...

4/10/2013 5:30 PM EST  -   University of Texas at Arlington
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Actor, producer and political activist Kal Penn will give this year’s keynote address at UT Arlington’s Graduation Celebration honoring the Class of 2013.

Graduation Celebration is set for Friday, May 10, at the Levitt Pavilion in Founder’s Square, 100 W. Abram St. in downtown Arlington.

The event begins at 7:30 p.m. with live music and free food. The formal program starts at 8 p.m.

The...

The Neglected Places of Practice

4/5/2013 5:30 AM EST  -   Taylor & Francis
Writing in this issue of Planning Theory and Practice (14:1), Robert Beauregard, in his article The Neglected Places of Practice, uses a case study of the siting of a sanitary land-fill to explore how the planning decisions involving the site were scattered across meeting rooms, public auditoria, legislative chambers, consultant offices, legal firms,...
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The New York Times and Byliner Publish HERE’S THE DEAL: How Washington Can Solve...

2/11/2013 7:05 AM EST  -   Byliner
By Pulitzer Prize Winner David Leonhardt
February 11, 2013—San Francisco—On the eve of President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union address, The New York Times and Byliner are publishing Here’s the Deal, a clearheaded exploration of what’s wrong and right with the American economy and where it can go from here, from The Times’s Washington bureau chief, David...

The Young & Powerful Group Announces Six Celebratory Inauguration Events Includi...

12/12/2012 10:00 AM EST  -   The Young & Powerful Group
The organization raised more than $250,000 during the 2008 and 2012 election campaigns - firmly demonstrating young America’s undeniable political power.
December 12, 2012, CHICAGO, IL – The Young & Powerful Group (YPG) announces a series of six unprecedented events hosted during the official Inauguration weekend January 18-21, 2013 in Washington, D.C. in celebration of President Barack Obama’s second term....

4 out of 10 Americans Already Spending Less Before Presidential Election

10/24/2012 6:30 AM EST  -   NetCredit
New NetCredit Survey Finds One Third of Americans Expect Presidential Decision to Negatively Impact Their Paychecks

Half of Americans Anticipate Both Taxes and Healthcare Costs to Increase Post Election
CHICAGO (October 24, 2012) – Four out of 10 Americans say they are already spending less prior to the upcoming U.S. Presidential election due to concerns  that the outcome will negatively impact their...

Halftime Appoints Ron Kubek Director of Global Business Development

10/9/2012 11:26 AM EST  -   Pierpont Communications
Kubek Brings 30 Plus Years of Experience in Business, Real Estate and Politics
(October 9, 2012) Dallas, Texas - Halftime, a faith-based organization that assists marketplace leaders in translating their “first half” successes into “second half” significance, announced today that Ron Kubek has been named Director of Global Business Development effective immediately. Kubek will be responsible for managing and...