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Estee Lauder Celebrates Successful Thirteen Year Partnership With Elizabeth Hurley. Hurley to Star in New Print and Television Advertising Campaigns
NEW YORK, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Sen. Hillary Clinton's primary victories in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island have revived her near-dead campaign and brought her into a statistical dead heat with Sen. Barack Obama among registered Democrats and Democratic leaners, according to a new national Newsweek Poll. The survey found that Clinton has erased the once-commanding lead that Obama held in most national polls following his 11 straight victories in February's primaries and caucuses. Obama is the favored nominee among 45 percent of Democrats, compared with 44 percent for Clinton, according to the poll, which was based on telephone interviews with 1,215 registered voters March 5-6. [continue article]
NEW YORK, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The annual American Ireland Fund Young Leaders St. Patrick's Day Celebration will take place on Thursday, March 13th at Cipriani 23rd Street in New York City. With more than 800 friends of Ireland attending, the event has established itself as New York's premier St. Patrick's Day event. Along with support from lead sponsor Bushmills, the Young Leaders have established a fundraising goal of $200,000. Emmy Award- winning Irish-American television host Conan O'Brien will be honored with the 2008 Young Leaders Irish Spirit Award in recognition of his Irish heritage, outstanding achievements in the entertainment world, and philanthropic work with the non-profit "Labels are for Jars" in his native Boston.
Proceeds from the event will support PeacePlayers International, an organization that uses the game of basketball as a tool to promote mutual understanding and respect between Catholic and Protestant communities in Northern Ireland. Basketball, unlike traditional sports in Northern Ireland, is not affiliated with either community. By competing together on mixed teams on a regular basis, prejudices are overcome by the desire to play and have fun.
Event Co-Chairs Robert Fox and Pat Tully commented, "Thanks to the dedication and commitment of the New York Young Leaders, we are confident that this is going to be our most successful event to date. As a true celebration of all things Irish, we are proud to be part of what has quickly become one of the most important St. Patrick's Day parties in the greatest city in the world."
At the celebration, Young Leader Co-Chairs Patrick Tully and Robert Fox will present The American Ireland Fund 2008 Young Leaders Irish Spirit Award to Conan O'Brien and Celtic rock band Scythian will provide entertainment.
The mission of The American Ireland Fund is to be the largest worldwide network of people of Irish ancestry and friends of Ireland dedicated to raising funds to support programs of Peace and Reconciliation, Arts and Culture, Education and Community Development throughout the island of Ireland. The Ireland Funds host more than 100 events in 40 cities attended by over 40,000 people. Since 1976, The Ireland Funds have raised over $300 million. Paving the way for the future of The American Ireland Fund, the New York Young Leaders is a key program attracting young, energetic individuals wishing to cultivate an authentic connection with their heritage, while channeling their philanthropic efforts to Ireland's advantage.
To learn more about The American Ireland Fund, please visit www.irlfunds.org
Source: American Ireland Fund
Web site: http://www.irlfunds.org/
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- We are deeply saddened by the horrific shooting at our Omaha store this afternoon. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this tragic event, as well as their families. We are cooperating fully with the Omaha and Nebraska State Police Departments.
Source: Von Maur
Offers Wicked Winter Weather Safety Tips for Your Home and Vehicle
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With reports of heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain throughout parts of the country, the American Red Cross is urging families to take the following actions now to prepare for hazardous winter weather.
"Winter storms can be 'deceptive killers' since the majority of winter-related deaths are caused by events related to the heavy snowfall, high winds, and freezing rain that often accompanies them," said Darlene Sparks Washington, Director for Preparedness at the American Red Cross, "People can become trapped at home without utilities or other services. Motorists can become stranded in their vehicles. Walking and driving can become hazardous. But people can stay safer if they listen to the advice of local authorities and take action to get prepared ahead of time."
The Red Cross recommends everyone prepare for severe weather conditions in the following ways: [continue article]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The patient he was treating in the Yale University-affiliated community health clinic was so much like him that Dr. Garth Graham thought he could almost be looking in a mirror. The man was African American, about his age, and lived near Graham's own home in New Haven, Conn.
But in contrast to Graham's good health, the man was coughing, feverish, and losing weight for no apparent reason. When Graham suggested that he take an HIV test, the patient got up and walked out of the treatment room without saying a word.
It would be nearly a year before Graham saw his patient again. By the time he did, in the year 2000, the man had been diagnosed with full-blown AIDS. [continue article]
9-21-07. Nothing gets the media’s juices flowing more profusely than former football star O.J. Simpson. His double-murder acquittal was the talk over a decade ago, and still is today. Despite a jury of his peers finding him “not guilty,” the nation is still divided between those who believe he did it and those who do not. Simpson, 60, is out on $125,000 bail and faces 11 counts related to a Las Vegas, Nevada casino heist of sports memorabilia that purportedly belongs to Simpson. Simpson was allowed to return to his home in Florida; however, he had to surrender his passport.
9-21-07. Protesters gathered by the thousands to march against the racial injustice that occurred in the small city of Jena, Louisiana. A school yard brawl between black and white students ended in unequal treatment and punishment by the law. In early August, nooses were hung from a tree a day after a group of black students received permission from the school to sit under the tree, a place normally “reserved” for the white kids. The students who committed the hate crime were briefly suspended from class. A few months later six black youth were accused of brutally beating a white classmate and received harsh punishments—accusations of attempted murder. They are the “Jena 6:” Mychal Bell, Robert Bailey, Jr., Carwin Jones, Bryant Purvis, Theo Shaw, and Jesse Ray Beard.
The civil rights march included college students from historically black colleges and civil rights activists like Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and Martin Luther King III. Most of today’s black youth do not know anything about the civil rights movement of the ‘60s and with each passing year, grow further and further from a connection to a turbulent past and struggle as a people. The closest event that they may remember would be the Million Man March of 1995. According to Jackson, “Jena is a defining moment, just like Selma was a defining moment.” Sharpton states that “this is a march for justice. This is not a march against whites or against Jena.”
9-21-07. Movie stars Denise Richards, 36, and Charlie Sheen, 44, have been going through a nasty, drag-out, bitter divorce battle. The recent media attention has focused on Richards’ requests that the court forbid ex-husband Charlie Sheen from the ability to have their two daughters spend the night with him. Richards’ claims that the girls do not want to stay the night with their dad and often return home upset.
9-21-07. A campus in Dover, Delaware was locked down after a man shot two students, one male, one female. The campus shooting took place around one in the morning. The suspect is still at large. Unlike the Virginia Tech shooting, the Delaware State University posted timely notifications in the dorms, on the Web site, and on campus phone messages.
9-21-07. Late Thursday night, a tornado struck buildings and toppled power lines in Central Florida. One person was injured; over 50 houses were damaged. Eustis, Florida received the brunt of the wind storm, which was generated from a tropical system in the Gulf of Mexico.
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NEW YORK, Sep. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Incredible India at 60! celebrates our arrival at the 60th anniversary of independent India. Tamarind Art is very proud to be a part of this celebration and is delighted to host an exhibition Incredible Diversity: rediscovering India's ancient legacy of compassion, photographs by Benoy K. Behl. This exhibition has been organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Government of India and is a part of the Incredible India celebrations in New York City.
Behl's photographs take us on an enthralling, 2,500-year journey of India where multiculturalism was a way of life rather than a lofty ideal. These images reveal a rich tradition of collaboration between various faiths that resulted in a unique artistic heritage and a gentle, sophisticated philosophy. This exhibition establish that every conceivable faith, be it Buddhist, Christian, Islamic, Jain, Jewish, or Zoroastrian coexisted without division or discord in ancient India. This discovery transforms 'Incredible Diversity!' from a photography exhibition into a profound message from the past -- one that gives us hope for the future in an age of extreme ideological conflict.
Opening reception & press conference: 22 September 2007
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
RSVP - rsvp@tamarindart.com
About the Artist
Benoy K. Behl is a famous photographer, film-maker and art historian. He has traveled over 160,000 km within India documenting over 30,000 photographs of Indian monuments and art heritage. Behl has produced a landmark series comprising of fifty-two films on paintings and sculptures of India for Doordarshan, India's National TV Channel.
The gallery was inaugurated as a museum-gallery in April 2003. Tamarind Art's vision is to curate exhibitions that reflect a healthy balance between senior established artists and younger talents working in varied medium. Dedicated to contemporary Indian art, literature, and film, Tamarind Art Gallery is one of the foremost institutions in North America celebrating the continuing heritage of India.
For more information, please contact Tamarind Art Gallery at (212) 990-9000 ext. 105 or email info@tamarindart.com or visit our web site at www.tamarindart.com; or www.incredibleindia.org. Special gallery hours for India@60: 11am till 6pm Sept 23-28th 2007.
Source: Tamarind Art
Web site: http://www.tamarindart.com/
http://www.incredibleindia.org/
ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Gathering news and information used to be easy - there was the network news and the daily newspaper. Then cable news stations entered the picture, forever changing the news landscape. And the impact of the Internet has changed it even further. With all of these 24-hour news sources at our fingertips, will there still be a place for newspapers in the new information age?
The answer is "yes", according to a recent Harris Poll. In a survey of adults in five European countries, Australia and the United States, readership of major daily newspapers today ranges from a low of six percent of adults in Great Britain and Italy to a high of 13 percent in Spain and Germany. The number one source for each country is TV network news.
But, looking five years in to the future, the number for major daily newspapers drops just slightly. The lowest percentage of adults who indicate that major daily newspapers will be their source for news and information is in Great Britain and Italy (4% each) while the highest percentage is among German adults (12%). The big difference is that online news and information sites become the number one source of news and information for the United States, France, Italy, and Spain and are tied for first for Australian adults. TV network news will still be first for adults in Great Britain and Germany.
These are some of the results of a Harris Poll which was conducted online by Harris Interactive(R) among a total of 8,749 adults within France (1,134); Germany (1,133); Great Britain (1,006); Italy (1,122); Spain (995); Australia (976); and the United States (2,383), between May 2 and 14, 2007. In Italy and the United States, these adults were 18 and older; in all other countries, they were 16 and older. Data from this survey was also presented at the World Association of Newspapers Annual Congress on June 6, 2007.
Are Adults Reading the Newspaper?
Across the countries, frequency of newspaper readership varies greatly. Almost half (48%) of Spanish adults and 46 percent of Germans are regular readers (5 or more days a week). Two out of five US adults (39%) are regular readers as are one-third of British adults (35%), Italian adults (34%) and Australian adults (33%). On the low end, just one-quarter (26%) of French adults regularly read the paper while 44 percent of them are infrequent readers, only one day a week or less.
There have been a lot of reasons given for not reading the newspaper. The number one reason for U.S. (58%), French (57%), German (56%) and Australian (66%) adults is simply lack of time. For British and Spanish adults, the top reason for not reading the newspaper is that it is biased or too narrow of a viewpoint in its reporting (54% for each country). For over half of Italian adults (52%) the top reason is that it is easier to go online for news and information. As this is also a reason for over half of U.S. and French adults (55% each) and half of Australian adults (49%), it is definitely something newspapers should be concerned with in moving towards the future.
Ultimately, it seems that a good deal of information gathering is occurring online. Half of adults in Germany and Australia as well as more than half of French (54%), US (56%) and Spanish adults (58%) access online news and information sites at least once a day. In Italy, this number jumps as three- quarters of adults (74%) access online news sites at least once a day. Great Britain seems slower to go online. One-third (31%) of British adults do not access online news sites with any regularity and an additional 28 percent of them only access them about once a week.
Credibility of Newspapers
Newspapers may have a small credibility issue. While adults in these seven countries do not believe that newspapers have absolutely no credibility, they do not believe they have complete credibility either. On a scale of 0 to 100 where "0" means they have absolutely no credibility and "100" means complete credibility, adults in great Britain rate newspapers a score of 50 - which is the lowest of all the countries -- closely followed by Italy (mean of 52) and the United States (mean of 57). Adults in France, Spain and Australia all are close in their attitudes towards newspapers' credibility as they give mean scores of 58, 59 and 60, respectively. Adults in Germany, however, have the strongest concept of newspapers' credibility as they give them a score of 67.
Roles of Newspapers
While people may not be reading newspapers as much as they once were, they still do see the importance of them. Four out of five or more adults in all seven countries say it is important for newspapers to have roles such as providing news and information about evens in their region, country and the world. Three-quarters or more in each of the countries surveyed believe an important role of newspapers is to provide news they can use in their daily life and that is interesting to know. One area where the United States varies from the other countries is in providing information that is needed to know how to vote. Eight in ten U.S. adults (79%) say this is an important role of newspapers and this is by far the highest of all the countries. Just six in ten Italian and British adults (60% and 61% respectively) feel the same way.
Looking to the future
Looking more specifically to the future, the top thing newspapers and their associated online news sites could do to better represent the issues in their communities would be to ensure all points of views are represented. Another important item for the future is providing more research and findings on key issues. Two in five (44%) U.S. adults, half of Spanish adults and 57 percent of Australian adults all say this is something newspapers could do to better represent issues in their communities. More than half of German adults (52%) and 48 percent of Australian adults believe raising the quality of writing and analysis would help newspapers in the future.
TABLE 1
CURRENT SOURCES OF NEWS AND INFORMATION
"What are your sources for news and information today?"
Base: All EU adults in five countries, US adults and Australian adults
United Great
States Britain France Italy Spain Germany Australia
% % % % % % %
TV Network News 25 36 29 30 22 28 35
Online news and
information sites 18 14 17 22 18 16 18
Cable network news 14 2 9 5 7 7 3
Radio 12 16 20 11 16 18 17
Major Daily
Newspapers 12 6 7 6 13 13 12
Local community
newspapers 8 6 3 7 3 4 6
Magazines 4 3 5 5 4 5 3
National Daily
Newspapers 3 11 6 8 12 5 5
School & work
newsletters 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Other sources 3 2 3 3 2 3 1
Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding
Note: Respondents were presented with choices and their total of sources used needed to add up to 100%
TABLE 2
FUTURE SOURCES OF NEWS AND INFORMATION
"What do you think your sources for news and information will be five years
from now?"
Base: All EU adults in five countries, US adults and Australian adults
United Great
States Britain France Italy Spain Germany Australia
% % % % % % %
Online news and 26 26 26 39 28 23 30
information sites
TV Network News 22 33 24 22 17 26 30
Cable network news 15 4 11 8 10 6 5
Radio 11 14 16 9 15 17 13
Major Daily 10 4 5 4 10 12 10
Newspapers
Local community 6 3 2 4 2 3 4
newspapers
Magazines 3 2 4 4 3 4 2
National Daily 3 11 6 8 12 5 4
Newspapers
School & work 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
newsletters
Other sources 4 3 5 2 2 3 2
Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding
Note: Respondents were presented with choices and their total of sources used needed to add up to 100%
TABLE 3
NEWSPAPER CREDIBILITY "How would you assess the credibility of newspapers today (think of those that
you familiar with) on an index of 0 to 100 where a '0' means they have
absolutely no credibility and a '100' means complete credibility at all
times?"
Base: All EU adults in five countries, Australia and US adults
United Great
States Britain France Italy Spain Germany Australia
% % % % % % %
0 4 5 2 2 1 1 2
1-10 4 5 4 5 5 2 3
11-20 5 6 3 4 3 2 4
21-30 5 6 6 8 4 2 4
31-40 3 6 5 8 5 4 4
41-50 17 18 18 22 18 16 18
51-60 6 9 14 15 11 8 14
61-70 8 11 14 14 11 11 11
71-80 21 11 20 12 20 29 23
81-90 10 5 5 3 7 12 8
91-100 4 2 2 2 4 5 3
Don't know 12 16 7 6 11 9 7
Mean 57 50 58 52 59 67 60
Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding
TABLE 4
IMPORTANCE OF NEWSPAPERS
"Please indicate how important, in your life and/or community, you feel each
of the following roles are for a newspaper and its associated online news
sites as well as any specialty publications it may have?"
Total Important (Very important and somewhat important combined)
Base: All EU adults in five countries, Australia and US adults
United Great
States Britain France Italy Spain Germany Australia
% % % % % % %
Provide news and
information about
events in your local
region and community 88 79 85 93 83 84 90
Provide news and
information about
events in your
country 87 84 95 95 92 90 94
Provide news and
information about
events in the world 86 84 92 94 90 87 92
Hold public officials
accountable for
what they do 84 82 81 79 74 80 89
Report the news as
quickly as possible 84 82 83 82 92 79 88
Provide news and
information you
can use in
your daily life 83 80 77 81 87 82 85
Provide news and
information that's
interesting to know 81 79 87 89 91 80 86
Provide news and
information you need
to decide how to vote 79 61 69 60 63 72 75
Point out problems that
need to be solved 79 80 84 91 92 83 83
Protect the public
from abuses of power 78 82 83 85 90 83 86
Help society to solve
its problems 56 61 69 71 86 66 70
TABLE 5
REASON FOR NOT READING NEWSPAPERS
"What do you think causes some people not to want to read a newspaper on a
regular basis?"
Base: All EU adults in five countries, Australia and US adults
United Great
States Britain France Italy Spain Germany Australia
% % % % % % %
Lack of time to read
the newspaper 58 52 57 50 44 56 66
Easier to go online for
news and information 55 40 55 52 45 38 49
Biased or too narrow
of a viewpoint in its
reporting 50 54 43 49 54 30 53
Not viewed as a
credible or
trustworthy source
of news 38 52 22 39 35 29 45
and information
Poor quality of
reporting
and writing 32 32 11 20 17 22 33
Cost of the newspaper 30 30 53 31 28 55 32
Not writing or
reporting on topics
that are personally
relevant 27 29 31 13 23 21 32
Not providing enough
information about
local news, people
and events 21 21 12 18 15 16 27
Not visual enough,
not interesting or
compelling
from a design and
formal standpoint 17 15 27 22 19 29 21
Something else 10 10 9 9 23 16 12
Not sure 7 5 3 2 4 3 2
Note: Multiple Responses Allowed
TABLE 6
NEWSPAPERS IN THE FUTURE
"What can newspapers and their associated online news sites and specialty
publications do to better represent the issues in their communities in the
future?"
Base: All EU adults in five countries, Australia and US adults
United Great
States Britain France Italy Spain Germany Australia
% % % % % % %
Ensure that all
points of view are
fairly represented
in key issues occurring
in the community 65 58 64 68 65 57 79
Provide more research
and findings on
key issues occurring
in the community 44 39 37 39 50 34 57
Raise the quality of
writing and analysis
on the key issues
occurring in the
community 43 40 35 43 41 52 48
Better integration
of the newspaper and
its associated online
sites for more in-depth
coverage and links on
key issues in the
community 36 33 32 47 39 37 43
Allow for more
'citizen journalism'
that publishes
citizen stories
and opinion 30 31 37 40 40 31 39
Provide more interactive
reader and audience
forums for debate on
key community issues 26 24 29 33 42 25 40
Take stronger stands
on key issues
occurring in the
community and say
what the newspaper
feels is the
right outcome or
direction 20 30 19 33 41 38 30
Something else 4 3 6 6 8 5 4
Not sure 18 20 12 3 8 14 8
Note: Multiple Responses Allowed
TABLE 7
NEWSPAPER READERSHIP
"Please indicate your frequency of newspaper readership"
Base: All EU adults in five countries, US adults and Australian adults
United Great
States Britain France Italy Spain Germany Australia
% % % % % % %
Regular reader,
usually 5 or more 39 35 26 34 48 46 33
days per week
Occasional
reader, 2 or 3 25 24 30 35 30 22 31
days a week
Infrequent
reader, 1 day a
week or less 36 40 44 31 21 32 36
Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding
TABLE 8
ACCESSING ONLINE SITES
"Please indicate your frequency of accessing online news and information
sites. Please choose the statement which best describes you."
Base: All EU adults in five countries, US adults and Australian adults
United Great
States Britain France Italy Spain Germany Australia
% % % % % % %
I access online
news and information
multiple times
per day, they are
an extremely
important source
of information
for me. 19 9 20 33 16 15 16
I access online
news and
information sites
at least once a
day, they are
important but not
the only source I
rely on. 37 32 34 41 42 34 34
I access online
news and
information sites
about once a
week, they are
interesting but I
tend to rely more
on other sources. 24 28 28 17 28 24 25
I do not access
online news and
information sites
with any
regularity. They
are not an
important source
of information
and news to me. 20 31 17 9 13 27 24
Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding
Methodology
This Harris Poll was conducted online by Harris Interactive within France, Germany, Great Britain and Spain (aged 16 and older) and adults in the United States, Australia, and Italy (aged 18 and over) between 2nd and 14th May 2007. By country, the totals are: France 1,134; Germany 1,133; Great Britain 1,006; Italy 1,122; Spain 995. Australia 976; and the United States 2,383. Figures for age, sex, education, region and Internet usage were weighted where necessary to bring them into line with their actual proportions in the population. Propensity score weighting was used to adjust for respondents' propensity to be online.
All sample surveys and polls, whether or not they use probability sampling, are subject to multiple sources of error which are most often not possible to quantify or estimate, including sampling error, coverage error, error associated with nonresponse, error associated with question wording and response options, and post-survey weighting and adjustments. Therefore, Harris Interactive avoids the words "margin of error" as they are misleading. All that can be calculated are different possible sampling errors with different probabilities for pure, unweighted, random samples with 100% response rates. These are only theoretical because no published polls come close to this ideal.
Respondents for this survey were selected from among those who have agreed to participate in Harris Interactive surveys. The data have been weighted to reflect the composition of the adult population. Because the sample is based on those who agreed to participate in the Harris Interactive panel, no estimates of theoretical sampling error can be calculated.
These statements conform to the principles of disclosure of the National Council on Public Polls.
J30886 Q1006, 1011, 1015, 1021, 1025, 1030, 1035, 1040, 1045, 1050, 1055, 1060 The Harris Poll(R) #52, June 11, 2007 By Regina Corso, director, The Harris Poll(R), Harris Interactive. About Harris Interactive
Harris Interactive is the 12th largest and fastest-growing market research firm in the world. The company provides innovative research, insights and strategic advice to help its clients make more confident decisions which lead to measurable and enduring improvements in performance. Harris Interactive is widely known for The Harris Poll, one of the longest running, independent opinion polls and for pioneering online market research methods. The company has built what it believes to be the world's largest panel of survey respondents, the Harris Poll Online. Harris Interactive serves clients worldwide through its United States, Europe and Asia offices, its wholly-owned subsidiaries Novatris in France and MediaTransfer AG in Germany, and through a global network of independent market research firms. More information about Harris Interactive may be obtained at www.harrisinteractive.com.To become a member of the Harris Poll Online and be invited to participate in online surveys, register at www.harrispollonline.com.
Source: Harris Interactive
Web site: http://www.harrisinteractive.com/
ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is now the front runner by a wide margin in the race for the Republican nomination for the 2008 presidential election, even though the first primary elections will not take place until February 2008. Giuliani leads Senator John McCain by fully 39 percent to 18 percent among those who think they will vote in the Republican primaries or caucuses. Former Governor Mitt Romney (14%) and former Senator (and movie and TV star) Fred Thompson (13%) are not very far behind McCain. The only other candidate with more than two percent of Republican preferences is former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (9%). [continue]
3-28-07. The popular community Web site MySpace has filed a law suit against the “spam king,” Sanford Wallace. Wallace is accused of violating laws like the Can-Spam Act and other anti-spam and anti-phishing statutes by fraudulently accessing MySpace user profiles. According to MySpace CSO, “individuals who try to spam or phish our members are not welcome on MySpace. We will continue to aggressively protect our members through a combination of legal action, law enforcement pursuit and technological advancements.” Myspace seeks unspecified monetary damages and a permanent injunction that bans Wallace from using the Web site.
In the past the Federal Trade Commission and Internet companies like America Online have sued Wallace. In the early ‘90s Wallace was a junk fax mailer.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mark Foley, who resigned from Congress Friday for using the Internet to solicit underage male pages for sex, was apparently online Tuesday under his notorious Maf54 screen name at a time when he is supposedly in alcohol rehab.
Mike Rogers, the leading gay activist who has been reporting on his blog for over a year about former Congressman Foley's closeted gay lifestyle, was interviewed last night on Fox News Channel's 6 p.m. broadcast with Brit Hume. Rogers stated that, once the scandal broke, he had added Foley's Maf54 screen name to his buddy list on America Online's Instant Messaging service. Rogers said Foley's screen name popped up as being online for two or three minutes before it was logged off again at 9:21 a.m. Tuesday. That is the same AIM account that Foley allegedly used to have Internet sex with a teen while the House was voting. [More]
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Justin Lee age 10, a student at Silver Bluff Elementary School shows off his Preying Mantis made out of recycled material during Earth Day festivities on April 20, 2006 in Miami, Florida. Volunteers from the Doubletree Hotel Coconut Grove taught more than 700 students how they can show they care about the environment, by planting hundreds of crape myrtle tree seedlings in recyclable milk cartons to re-plant in their neighborhoods later this spring. This event launched the Doubletree Teaching Kids to CARE® Spring Environmental Education Initiative.(Eliot J. Schechter/U.S. Newswire)
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Minnesota Twins Baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett Dies of Stroke
3/7/06. Kirby Puckett, Baseball Hall of Famer, 45, who helped lead the Minnesota Twins to World Series titles in 1987 and 1991 has died from a stroke. An 10-time All-Star and six-time Gold Glove Award winner, Puckett retired July 1996 after blurred vision from glaucoma. He was the third-youngest living electee in baseball history to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, behind Sandy Koufax and Lou Gehrig.
Iraqi Hostages Video Aired on Al-Jazeera Network
3/7/06 (Baghdad, Iraq). Four Christian peace activists were kidnapped in Iraq more than three months ago on November 26. Three of them have appeared on the network Al-Jazeera in a 25-second video pleading for their home governments to secure their release. They were seized by the Swords of Righteousness Brigade, a group that has threatened to kill them if U.S.-held Iraqi prisoners are not released.
Resources: CNN.com.
Death Penalty Phase of Al Qaeda Operative Zacarias Moussaoui
3/7/06 (Alexandria, Virginia). Prosecutor Robert Spencer, in his opening statement to the death penalty phase of Zacarais Moussaoui's trial, says that 3,000 lives could have been spared had he not lied after his arrest a month before the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Moussaoui's defense attorney and his mother believe he is being used as a scapegoat to cover government intelligence blunders.
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On Saturday April 29nd, 2006 between 10 AM - 1 PM, Bank of America in cooperation with Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (pictured) will host a free "Community Shred Day" at the Bank of America branch ( 216-02 Merrick Blvd.) located at the intersection of Springfield & Merrick Blvds. in Springfield Gardens, Queens. Some 500,000 to 700,000 Americans a year are at risk of having their identities stolen, according to government and private sector estimates. Identity theft occurs when someone steals your personal information and uses it to establish credit, borrow money, charge items or even commit crimes in your name. (Photo courtesy of Congressman Gregory Meeks' St. Albans office)
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