NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2009. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a friend-of-the-court brief today urging a federal appeals court to uphold an earlier decision requiring Louisiana to issue a birth certificate with the names of both parents to a boy who was adopted by a gay couple in New York.[Read More…]
Day: July 7, 2009
New Grants Help Union Members Save for College
Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2009. With the economy in a seemingly endless free fall, the rising cost of a college education is putting working families in a bind. However, if you open a new college savings account, your union may be able to help. The new Union Plus College Savings Grant[Read More…]
FBI Letter to the Editor Regarding the Terrorist Watch List
Commentary (A version of this letter appeared in the Fredericksburg, Virginia Free Lance-Star on June 30, 2009) The recent Free Lance-Star editorial (“List full of holes,” June 25, 2009) included a number of inaccurate statements—and critical omissions—about the U.S. government’s consolidated terrorist watch list. Neither the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC)[Read More…]