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Franken backs bill to keep Internet access equal for all

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minnesota) helped introduce a landmark piece of legislation to help keep access to the Internet equal for consumers in Minnesota and across the country. The Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act, introduced by Sen. Franken alongside original authors Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) and Rep. Doris Matsui […]

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San Diego teacher returns from pioneer’s hometown in Germany; school exchange celebrates Louis Rose

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—At a student assembly in the Grundschule (Elementary School) of Neuhaus an der Oste, Germany, the town’s Mayor Georg Martens proudly received a copy of a proclamation signed by San Diego’s Mayor Kevin Faulconer celebrating the “sister” relationship between the school which Martens was visiting and the Cabrillo Elementary School

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Blumenthal, Feinstein dismayed by George Will column on sexual assaults on college campuses

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—In a letter to long-time Washington Post columnist George Will, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and three colleagues today blasted the columnist for his June 6 piece on campus sexual assault in which he claims that survivors of the callous crime occupy a “coveted status” on their campuses that “confers privileges.” In addition

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Feinstein: Repeal Defense of Marriage Act in its entirety

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Thursday, June 12,  released the following statement to commemorate LGBT Pride Month: “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month is a time to recognize the diversity, dignity and strength of the LGBT community and reflect on the most pressing civil rights issue of the day. “There is a lot

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Senate passes U.S. intelligence gathering bill

WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)—Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-California) and Vice Chairman Saxby Chambliss (R-Georgia) on Thursday, June 12, praised Senate passage of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The measure, which passed by voice vote Wednesday evening, June 11, will now go to the House of Representatives, where it is expected

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JNS news briefs: June 11, 2014

Netanyahu and president-elect Rivlin seek to put differences aside (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israeli president-elect MK Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met privately Wednesday to discuss their future work plans. The two have been bitter rivals despite being members of the same party, Likud. But as prime minister and president, their relationship cannot

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House rejects bill for Bob Hope Airport curfew

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The House of Representatives came within a few votes of allowing the Bob Hope Airport to adopt a curfew on an amendment to the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Act proposed by Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks), and Henry Waxman (D-Los Angeles). The amendment was defeated by

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Boxer, others, to DOT: Ban e-smokes on airplanes

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Democratic U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (California), Dick Durbin (Illinois), Tom Harkin (Iowa, Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut), Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Jack Reed (Rhode Island) and Edward J. Markey (Massachusetts) on Tuesday, June 10, urged the Department of Transportation to finally prohibit the use of e-cigarettes on airplanes. DOT first proposed a ban more

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Feinstein calls for families to protect themselves with vaccinations in measles, whooping cough outbreaks

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)— Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) released on Monday, June 9,  the following statement in response to the recent Center for Disease Control (CDC) announcement that measles cases in the United States have reached a 20-year high: “Measles was considered eliminated from the United States in 2000, but this year there have already

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