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SHERROD RECEIVES CALL FROM OBAMA EXPRESSING REGRETS

July 23, 2010--  

Jehmu Greene, President, Women's Media Center
Bio: http://bit.ly/jgreene
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on women in the media and media diversity
• Frequent national affairs commentator on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News (http://blip.tv/file/3139175), and many others
• Served on numerous boards of directors for various media, politics and social justice organizations

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SWITZERLAND REJECT U.S. REQUEST TO EXTRADITE POLANSKI

July 12, 2010--  

Jaclyn Friedman, Program Director, Center for New Words; and Co-Founder, Women, Action, & the Media (WAM!) Conference
Bio: http://bit.ly/jfriedman
Location: Boston, MA
• Anti-rape and pro-sex activist with expertise in health, and social justice
• Author of Washington Post op-ed: "To Combat Rape On Campus, Schools Should Stop Keeping It Quiet" (http://bit.ly/dxFS6Z) and contributor to "Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape"
• Appeared on The Contrary, The Brian Lehrer Show; published in The American Prospect, Slate's DoubleX, Bitch, AlterNet, Women's eNews, Feministing.com, and Huffington Post

Jehmu Greene, President, Women's Media Center
Bio: http://bit.ly/jgreene
Location: New York, NY
• Interviewed on BBC Radio on the Swiss decision on the Polanski case
• Expertise includes reproductive rights, women's rights, politics, and the Democratic party
• Frequent commentator on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and many others

Leslie Crocker Snyder, Partner, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP
Bio: http://bit.ly/lsnyder
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes sex crimes, domestic violence, and criminal law
• Founded the Sex Crimes Prosecution Bureau; Co-authored New York State's Rape Shield Law
• Appeared on the Today Show, MSNBC, CNN

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U.S. ATTORNEY-GENERAL ARGUES AZ ‘S IMMIGRATION LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL

July 12, 2010-- 

Sally Kohn, Director, Movement Vision Lab, Center for Community Change
Bio: http://bit.ly/salkohn
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes politics, progressive community values, immigration, trade policy, education, and healthcare
• Specializes in grassroots communities and visionary ideas for the future
• Frequent speaker on progressive politics and strategy; regular contributor to the Huffington Post, CommonDreams, AlterNet and Tom Paine

Pramila Jayapal, Executive Director, OneAmerica
Bio: http://bit.ly/pjayapal
Location: Seattle, WA
• Expert on comprehensive immigration reform, immigration policy, U.S. detention policy, and new citizen registration
• Led OneAmerica to achieve significant immigration reform policy change in Washington State
• Media credits include NPR, MSNBC, the Seattle Times, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Rinku Sen, President & Executive Director, Applied Research Center / Publisher, ColorLines Magazine
Bio: http://bit.ly/rinkusen
Location: New York, NY
• Leading figure in the racial justice movement; expert on immigration, race, feminism, and economic justice
• Published in the Huffington Post, Forbes.com, and AlterNet, among many others
• Held various leadership roles at the Center for Third World Organizing (CTWO), a national network of organizations of color

Maria Echaveste, Co-Founder, Nueva Vista Group
Bio: http://bit.ly/mariaecha
Location: Berkeley, CA
• Expert on politics, immigration, hispanic politics, and labor issues
• Former deputy chief of staff for President Bill Clinton (1998-2001); director of education, civil rights, and immigration policy initiatives

Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Executive Director, Voces de la Frontera
Bio: http://bit.ly/cnortiz
Location: Milwaukee, WI
• Recognized as a national leader in comprehensive immigration reform, and immigrant/worker rights
• Serves on the board of the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM)
• Featured in national interviews on CNN, NPR, The Nation, Telemundo, Fox News, ABC, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Wisconsin Public Radio

Maria Teresa Kumar, Founding Executive Director, Voto Latino
Bio: http://bit.ly/mtkumar
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on politics, social justice, and the Latino vote
• Named by Hispanic Magazine as one of the top Latinas in Government and Politics
• Frequent political commentator for Hardball with Chris Matthews, Morning Joe, AC360, Fox, Telemundo, and NPR

Cathy Areu, Publisher, CATALINA /Contributing Editor and Columnist, The Washington Post Magazine
Bio: http://bit.ly/cathyareu
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise: immigration, politics, and the Hispanic community
• Media credits: NBC, FOX, CNN, Univision, Telemundo, and The Washington Post
• Named one of the “most influential women in New York City” by the Oxygen Network


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OIL GUSHES UNIMPEDED INTO GULF AS BP REPLACES CAP

July 12, 2010-- 

Mac McClelland, Human Rights Reporter/Author, Mother Jones
Bio: http://bit.ly/maclelland
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Expert on international human rights policy/violations
• Original on-the-ground reporting on the oil spill picked up by Newsweek, Politico (http://politi.co/aVNEOQ) and PBS (http://to.pbs.org/9dLnvY)
• Wrote investigative piece on sex workers being brought in to service oil spill clean-up crew http://bit.ly/9dZKiv

Dr. Kim Knowlton, Senior Scientist in the Health & Environment Program, National Resources Defense Council, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University
Bio: http://bit.ly/knowlton
Location: New York, NY
• Researched and published on links between global warming and health, specifically mortality in a changing climate; interactions between climate, ozone and pollen; and disease
• Featured expert on NBC Nightly News, National Public Radio, Bloomberg News, Reuters

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OBAMA ADMIN TO IMPOSE NEW BAN ON FUNDS FOR ABORTION CARE

July 16, 2010--  

Gloria Feldt, Author/Activist/Blogger, www.GloriaFeldt.com
Bio: http://bit.ly/gfeldt
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on politics, reproductive rights, women's issues and media & entertainment
• Former president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and author of “War On Choice”
• National speaker, author, and regular commentator for Women’s eNews, Huffington Post, BlogHer, The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and numerous other print and web-based publications

Shelby Knox, Political and Social Commentator
Bio: http://bit.ly/shelbyknox
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on reproductive rights, sexual health and education, and feminism & young women
• Featured expert on FOX's America Live, NBC, The New Yorker, ABCNews.com, Salon.com
• A national advocate for comprehensive sex education, testifying before Congress and many other local and regional civic bodies about the failure of abstinence-only-until-marriage programs.

Rev. Debra Haffner, Director, Religious Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing
Bio: http://bit.ly/dhaffner
Location: Westport, CT
• Expert on reproductive rights, health care reform, and religion
• Former Director of Community Services for Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington and Special Assistant in the U.S. Public Health Service
• Regular national television appearances, including Nightline, PrimeTime Live, 20/20, Dateline, Crossfire, Good Morning America, Oprah, and The Today Show

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SWITZERLAND REJECT U.S. REQUEST TO EXTRADITE POLANSKI

July 12, 2010--  

Jaclyn Friedman, Program Director, Center for New Words; and Co-Founder, Women, Action, & the Media (WAM!) Conference
Bio: http://bit.ly/jfriedman
Location: Boston, MA
• Anti-rape and pro-sex activist with expertise in health, and social justice
• Author of Washington Post op-ed: "To Combat Rape On Campus, Schools Should Stop Keeping It Quiet" (http://bit.ly/dxFS6Z) and contributor to "Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape"
• Appeared on The Contrary, The Brian Lehrer Show; published in The American Prospect, Slate's DoubleX, Bitch, AlterNet, Women's eNews, Feministing.com, and Huffington Post

Jehmu Greene, President, Women's Media Center
Bio: http://bit.ly/jgreene
Location: New York, NY
• Interviewed on BBC Radio on the Swiss decision on the Polanski case
• Expertise includes reproductive rights, women's rights, politics, and the Democratic party
• Frequent commentator on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and many others

Leslie Crocker Snyder, Partner, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP
Bio: http://bit.ly/lsnyder
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes sex crimes, domestic violence, and criminal law
• Founded the Sex Crimes Prosecution Bureau; Co-authored New York State's Rape Shield Law
• Appeared on the Today Show, MSNBC, CNN

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U.S. ATTORNEY-GENERAL ARGUES AZ ‘S IMMIGRATION LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL

July 12, 2010-- 

Sally Kohn, Director, Movement Vision Lab, Center for Community Change
Bio: http://bit.ly/salkohn
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes politics, progressive community values, immigration, trade policy, education, and healthcare
• Specializes in grassroots communities and visionary ideas for the future
• Frequent speaker on progressive politics and strategy; regular contributor to the Huffington Post, CommonDreams, AlterNet and Tom Paine

Pramila Jayapal, Executive Director, OneAmerica
Bio: http://bit.ly/pjayapal
Location: Seattle, WA
• Expert on comprehensive immigration reform, immigration policy, U.S. detention policy, and new citizen registration
• Led OneAmerica to achieve significant immigration reform policy change in Washington State
• Media credits include NPR, MSNBC, the Seattle Times, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Rinku Sen, President & Executive Director, Applied Research Center / Publisher, ColorLines Magazine
Bio: http://bit.ly/rinkusen
Location: New York, NY
• Leading figure in the racial justice movement; expert on immigration, race, feminism, and economic justice
• Published in the Huffington Post, Forbes.com, and AlterNet, among many others
• Held various leadership roles at the Center for Third World Organizing (CTWO), a national network of organizations of color

Maria Echaveste, Co-Founder, Nueva Vista Group
Bio: http://bit.ly/mariaecha
Location: Berkeley, CA
• Expert on politics, immigration, hispanic politics, and labor issues
• Former deputy chief of staff for President Bill Clinton (1998-2001); director of education, civil rights, and immigration policy initiatives

Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Executive Director, Voces de la Frontera
Bio: http://bit.ly/cnortiz
Location: Milwaukee, WI
• Recognized as a national leader in comprehensive immigration reform, and immigrant/worker rights
• Serves on the board of the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM)
• Featured in national interviews on CNN, NPR, The Nation, Telemundo, Fox News, ABC, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Wisconsin Public Radio

Maria Teresa Kumar, Founding Executive Director, Voto Latino
Bio: http://bit.ly/mtkumar
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on politics, social justice, and the Latino vote
• Named by Hispanic Magazine as one of the top Latinas in Government and Politics
• Frequent political commentator for Hardball with Chris Matthews, Morning Joe, AC360, Fox, Telemundo, and NPR

Cathy Areu, Publisher, CATALINA /Contributing Editor and Columnist, The Washington Post Magazine
Bio: http://bit.ly/cathyareu
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise: immigration, politics, and the Hispanic community
• Media credits: NBC, FOX, CNN, Univision, Telemundo, and The Washington Post
• Named one of the “most influential women in New York City” by the Oxygen Network


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OIL GUSHES UNIMPEDED INTO GULF AS BP REPLACES CAP

July 12, 2010-- 

Mac McClelland, Human Rights Reporter/Author, Mother Jones
Bio: http://bit.ly/maclelland
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Expert on international human rights policy/violations
• Original on-the-ground reporting on the oil spill picked up by Newsweek, Politico (http://politi.co/aVNEOQ) and PBS (http://to.pbs.org/9dLnvY)
• Wrote investigative piece on sex workers being brought in to service oil spill clean-up crew http://bit.ly/9dZKiv

Dr. Kim Knowlton, Senior Scientist in the Health & Environment Program, National Resources Defense Council, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University
Bio: http://bit.ly/knowlton
Location: New York, NY
• Researched and published on links between global warming and health, specifically mortality in a changing climate; interactions between climate, ozone and pollen; and disease
• Featured expert on NBC Nightly News, National Public Radio, Bloomberg News, Reuters

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AFTER 6 MONTHS, HAITI’S RECOVERY FROM EARTHQUAKE REMAINS SLOW

July 12, 2010-- 

Catherine Orenstein, Author/Journalist; Fellow, Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership
Bio: http://bit.ly/corenstein
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on Haiti and human rights; fluent in Haitian Creole
• Lived and worked in Haiti; reported extensively on the region; organized fact-finding delegations for journalists; and consulted with the UN human rights mission
• Author of “The Haiti Files” (essays on media coverage of Haiti during coup years)

Johanna Mendelson-Forman, Senior Program Officer for Peace, Security, and Human Rights, UN Foundation
Bio: http://bit.ly/jmendelsonforman
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on Haiti's transition
• Research focused on security, development and civil-military issues in developing countries
• Author of “What Haiti needs to sustain progress” (Miami Herald) and “Hope after H.O.P.E. for Haiti” (The Orlando Sentinel)

Michele Wucker, Executive Director, World Policy Institute
Bio: http://bit.ly/michelewucker
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on Haitian affairs, author of “Why The Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians and the Struggle For Hispaniola.”
• Appeared on MSNBC Rachel Maddow show discussing the Haiti crisis: http://bit.ly/8zMqOF
• Received 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship, 2009 Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, 2009 Young Leader of the American Council on Germany

Taina Bein-Aime, Executive Director, Equality Now
Bio: http://bit.ly/tbien-aime
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on humanitarian and international issues
• Author of "Haiti's Women in the Aftermath of Disaster" (Huffington Post) and quoted in "Women's movement mourns death of 3 Haitian leaders" (CNN)
• Provides expert commentary for the New York Times, AP, Reuters, CNN, NPR, Huffington Post

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BP INTERNAL DOCUMENT REVEALS OIL SPILL DAMAGE FAR WORSE THAN INITIAL PUBLIC CLAIM

June 21, 2010--  

Mac McClelland, Human Rights Reporter/Author, Mother Jones
Bio: http://bit.ly/maclelland
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Expert on international human rights policy/violations
• Original on-the-ground reporting on the oil spill picked up by Newsweek, Politico (http://politi.co/aVNEOQ) and PBS (http://to.pbs.org/9dLnvY)
• Wrote investigative piece on sex workers being brought in to service oil spill clean-up crew http://bit.ly/9dZKiv

Dr. Kim Knowlton, Senior Scientist in the Health & Environment Program, National Resources Defense Council, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University
Bio: http://bit.ly/knowlton
Location: New York, NY
• Researched and published on links between global warming and health, specifically mortality in a changing climate; interactions between climate, ozone and pollen; and disease
• Featured expert on NBC Nightly News, National Public Radio, Bloomberg News, Reuters

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CHINA’S YUAN RISES TO HIGHEST LEVEL AGAINST DOLLAR IN MODERN ERA

June 21, 2010-- 

Ann Lee, Economics and Finance Professor, New York University; Senior Fellow at Demos
Bio: http://bit.ly/annlee
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise: China’s economy and economic initiatives, the global financial system, financial derivatives
• Expert source for ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, Fox Business, Bloomberg TV, NPR among many others
• Written for The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Businessweek, Forbes, Worth, and the Hong Kong Economic Journal

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CONGRESS TO DISCUSS CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION REGULATION TOMORROW

June 21, 2010-- 

Nomi Prince, Senior Fellow at Demos
Bio: http://bit.ly/nprins
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise: Domestic and international financial regulation, Corporate Accountability, Political Legislation Required to Ensure Economic Soundness
• Expert source for CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, ABCNews, C-SPAN, Democracy Now, Fox Business News, Air America, NPR, WNYC-AM and regional Pacifica stations.
• Author of “It Takes a Pillage: Behind the Bonuses, Bailouts, and Backroom Deals from Washington to Wall Street” and “Other People’s Money: The Corporate Mugging of America” (The New Press, October 2004)

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ISRAEL EASES BLOCKADE ON GAZA FOLLOWING WORLD PRESSURE

June 21, 2010-- 

Jodie Evans, Co-Founder, CODEPINK: Women for Peace
Bio: http://bit.ly/jevans
Location: Los Angeles, CA
• Has visited Gaza and founded the Gaza Freedom March, which launched the Gaza-bound six-ship flotilla carrying humanitarian aid
• Organization’s partner, Ann Wright, was on board the flotilla http://bit.ly/crKVBS
• Vocal activist on Israel-Palestine conflict with latest article on Huffington Post: http://huff.to/b2EuDW
• Expert on international issues, Middle East, politics, security & military, social justice

Patricia DeGennaro, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Global Affairs, New York University; Afghanistan Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the President
Bio: http://bit.ly/pdegennaro
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise: Pakistan, Middle East, terrorism, and U.S. foreign policy
• Expert source for CNN, BBC News, Al Jazeera, PBS’s Worldfocus, among many others
• Author:"From Iraq to Afghanistan: Out of One Occupation and into Another" (The WIP)

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WOMAN’S IMMIGRATION PLEA TO OBAMA SPARKS HUSBAND’S ARREST

June 21, 2010-- 

Pramila Jayapal, Executive Director, OneAmerica
Bio: http://bit.ly/pjayapal
Location: Seattle, WA
• Expert on comprehensive immigration reform, immigration policy, U.S. detention policy, and new citizen registration
• Led OneAmerica to achieve significant immigration reform policy change in Washington State
• Media credits include NPR, MSNBC, the Seattle Times, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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BP CHAIRMAN KEEPING LOW PROFILE DURING OIL SPILL CRISIS

June 07, 2010--  

Davia Temin, President and CEO, Temin and Company
Bio: http://bit.ly/daviatemin
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise: Crisis management, spin control, and reputation management
• Author: “How to Survive, Thrive and Add Value During Difficult Times”
• Media credits: CNN, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, and many others

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WAR IN AFGHANISTAN IDENTIFIED AS THE LONGEST WAR IN U.S. HISTORY

June 07, 2010-- 

Jodie Evans, Co-Founder, CODEPINK: Women for Peace
Bio: http://bit.ly/jevans
Location: Los Angeles, CA
• Expertise: War in Afghanistan, security, military, social justice, and politics
• Author: "How to Stop the Next War Now: Effective Responses to Violence and Terrorism" http://amzn.to/aASqJy
• Media credits: CNN, FOX News, AlterNet, and the Huffington Post

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TWO AMERICANS ARRESTED ON TERRORISM CHARGES IN NEW YORK

June 07, 2010-- 

Suzanne Spaulding, Principal, Bingham Consulting Group, LLC
Bio: http://bit.ly/sspaulding
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise: Homeland security, terrorism, cybersecurity, and intelligence,
• Member of the CSIS Commission on cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency, and former CIA Assistant General Counsel
• Media credits: CNN, ABC, NPR, The New York Times, and many others

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ISRAEL CONTINUES TO OPPOSE UN PROBE INTO SHIP CLASH

June 07, 2010-- 

Patricia DeGennaro, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Global Affairs, New York University; Afghanistan Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the President
Bio: http://bit.ly/pdegennaro
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise: Pakistan, Middle East, terrorism, and U.S. foreign policy
• Expert source for CNN, BBC News, Al Jazeera, PBS’s Worldfocus, among many others
• Author:"From Iraq to Afghanistan: Out of One Occupation and into Another" (The WIP)

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U.S. APPEALS TO CHINA TO RESTORE MILITARY TIES

June 07, 2010-- 

Susan Shirk, Professor, Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California San Diego
Bio: http://bit.ly/susanshirk
Location: La Jolla, California
• Expertise: International issues, Asia, and U.S. policy in these regions
• Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs
• Media Credits: The Washington Post, Lehrer News Hour, and many others

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GULF OIL SLICK BEGINS DRIFTING TOWARD FLORIDA'S BEACHES

June 04, 2010-- 

Mac McClelland, Human Rights Reporter, Mother Jones
Bio: http://bit.ly/maclelland
Location San Francisco, CA
• Original on-the-ground reporting on the oil spill picked up by Washington Post, Newsweek, Politico, and MSNBC.
• Former resident of New Orleans, expert on international human rights policy/violations
• Great on-camera presence, VIDEO: http://bit.ly/9uLqTn

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ISRAEL VOWS TO STOP NEW AID SHIP HEADING TO GAZA

June 04, 2010-- 

Jodie Evans, Co-Founder, CODEPINK: Women for Peace
Bio: http://bit.ly/jevans
Location: Los Angeles, CA
• Founded the Gaza Freedom March, which launched the Gaza-bound six-ship flotilla carrying humanitarian aid
• Vocal activist on Israel-Palestine conflict with latest article on Huffington Post: http://huff.to/b2EuDW
• Expert on international issues, Middle East, politics, security & military, social justice

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NIGERIA OIL SPILLS DWARF DISASTER IN GULF

June 04, 2010-- 

Daphne Wysham, Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies
Bio: http://bit.ly/daphwysham
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on climate change, oil industry, Nigeria
• Founder and director of the IPS Sustainable Energy & Economy Network; founder and co-host of Earthbeat Radio: The Climate Crisis Broadcast
• Media credits include Fox News, C-SPAN, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BBC, NPR, Pacifica, and Democracy Now

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PAYROLLS RISE ON CENSUS BUT PRIVATE HIRING WEAK

June 04, 2010-- 

Dr. Barbara Gault, Acting President, Women’s Institute for Women's Policy Research
Bio: http://bit.ly/bgault
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on employment, politics, economics, poverty, and work/life balance
• Testified before Congress on low-income women’s educational access
• Appeared on CNN Money, NBC, and CNBC's “Squawk on the Street”

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JAPAN'S PM TO RESIGN AFTER FAILING TO MOVE U.S. BASE

June 04, 2010-- 

Christine Ahn, Fellow, Korea Policy Institute and Oakland Institute
Bio: http://bit.ly/christineahn
Location: California
• Expertise: Asia, Security & Military, North Korea, human rights
• Media credits include NBC Today Show, CNN Headline News, NPR, Air America, Al-Jazeera, San Francisco Chronicle, and International Herald Tribune

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JAPAN ELECTS FIFTH PREMIER IN FOUR YEARS

June 04, 2010-- 

Susan Shirk, Professor, Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California San Diego
Bio: http://bit.ly/susanshirk
Location: La Jolla, California
• Expertise: international issues, Asia, and U.S. policy in these regions
• Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs
• Media Credits: The Washington Post, Lehrer News Hour, The Wall Street Journal, and many others

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OBAMA TO MEET ARIZONA GOVERNOR OVER IMMIGRATION BILL

June 02, 2010-- 

Sally Kohn, Director, Movement Vision Lab, Center for Community Change
Bio: http://bit.ly/salkohn
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes politics, progressive community values, immigration, trade policy, education, and healthcare
• Specializes in grassroots communities and visionary ideas for the future
• Frequent speaker on progressive politics and strategy; regular contributor to the Huffington Post, CommonDreams, AlterNet and Tom Paine

Pramila Jayapal, Executive Director, OneAmerica
Bio: http://bit.ly/pjayapal
Location: Seattle, WA
• Expert on comprehensive immigration reform, immigration policy, U.S. detention policy, and new citizen registration
• Led OneAmerica to achieve significant immigration reform policy change in Washington State
• Media credits include NPR, MSNBC, the Seattle Times, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Rinku Sen, President & Executive Director, Applied Research Center / Publisher, ColorLines Magazine
Bio: http://bit.ly/rinkusen
Location: New York, NY
• Leading figure in the racial justice movement; expert on immigration, race, feminism, and economic justice
• Published in the Huffington Post, Forbes.com, and AlterNet, among many others
• Held various leadership roles at the Center for Third World Organizing (CTWO), a national network of organizations of color

Maria Echaveste, Co-Founder, Nueva Vista Group
Bio: http://bit.ly/mariaecha
Location: Berkeley, CA
• Expert on politics, immigration, hispanic politics, and labor issues
• Former deputy chief of staff for President Bill Clinton (1998-2001); director of education, civil rights, and immigration policy initiatives

Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Executive Director, Voces de la Frontera
Bio: http://bit.ly/cnortiz
Location: Milwaukee, WI
• Recognized as a national leader in comprehensive immigration reform, and immigrant/worker rights
• Serves on the board of the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM)
• Featured in national interviews on CNN, NPR, The Nation, Telemundo, Fox News, ABC, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Wisconsin Public Radio

Maria Teresa Kumar, Founding Executive Director, Voto Latino
Bio: http://bit.ly/mtkumar
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on politics, social justice, and the Latino vote
• Named by Hispanic Magazine as one of the top Latinas in Government and Politics
• Frequent political commentator for Hardball with Chris Matthews, Morning Joe, AC360, Fox, Telemundo, and NPR

Cathy Areu, Publisher, CATALINA /Contributing Editor and Columnist, The Washington Post Magazine
Bio: http://bit.ly/cathyareu
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise: immigration, politics, and the Hispanic community
• Media credits: NBC, FOX, CNN, Univision, Telemundo, and The Washington Post
• Named one of the “most influential women in New York City” by the Oxygen Network


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INVESTIGATING BP OVER OIL SPILL

June 02, 2010--

Mac McClelland, Human Rights Reporter/Author, Mother Jones
Bio: http://bit.ly/maclelland
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Expert on international human rights policy/violations
• Original on-the-ground reporting on the oil spill picked up by Newsweek and Politico: http://politi.co/aVNEOQ

Sonja Olson, DVM, Emergency Veterniary Clinician, Head of Emergency, Florida Veterinary Specialists
Bio: http://bit.ly/sonjaols
Location: Tampa, FL
• Expert in Environment, Toxicology, and Wildlife
• Media credits include Fox News, The Tampa Tribune, and Skip Mahaffey Show
• Member of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society

Luisa Dantas, Director/Producer/Writer
Bio: http://bit.ly/luisadantas
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Expert on hurricane recovery efforts in Louisiana
• Directed and produced interviews for the acclaimed web-series “Voices From the Gulf”
• Currently directing and producing “Land of Opportunity: The New New Orleans”; a documentary about the rebuilding of New Orleans

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ISRAEL DEPORTS OVER 600 FLOTILLA ACTIVISTS

June 02, 2010--

Patricia DeGennaro, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Global Affairs, New York University; Afghanistan Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the President
Bio: http://bit.ly/pdegennaro
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on U.S. foreign policy, democratic transitions, state building, and conflict resolution
• Expert source for CNN, BBC News, Al Jazeera, PBS’s Worldfocus, among many others
• Senior Fellow at the World Policy Institute and Senior Research Fellow at the Center for the Study of Democracy

Marjorie Cohn, Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Bio: http://bit.ly/marjoriecohn
Location: San Diego, CA
• Expertise includes criminal justice issues, duty to disobey unlawful orders, U.S. torture of prisoners, and the impact of the “war on terror” on civil liberties
• Testified about Bush administration torture policy before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (2008)
• Appeared on CBS News, MSNBC, CNN, BBC, NPR and blogs for the Huffington Post

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TALIBAN ATTACKS PRESIDENT KARZAI'S PEACE JIRGA

June 02, 2010--

Jane Arraf, Correspondent, Christian Science Monitor
Bio: http://bit.ly/janarraf
Location: New York, NY
• Recognized expert in international issues
• Former Baghdad bureau chief and senior Baghdad correspondent for CNN
• Reported extensively for NBC News; work frequently appears on NPR

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JAPAN'S PM TO RESIGN AFTER FAILING TO MOVE U.S. BASE

June 02, 2010--

Susan Shirk, Professor, Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California San Diego
Bio: http://bit.ly/susanshirk
Location: La Jolla, California
• Expertise: international issues, Asia, and U.S. policy in these regions
• Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs
• Media Credits: The Washington Post, Lehrer News Hour, The Wall Street Journal, and many others

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U.N. CONDEMNS GAZA RAID

June 01 , 2010-- 

Patricia DeGennaro, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Global Affairs, New York University; Afghanistan Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the President
Bio: http://bit.ly/pdegennaro
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on U.S. foreign policy, democratic transitions, state building, and conflict resolution
• Expert source for CNN, BBC News, Al Jazeera, PBS’s Worldfocus, among many others
• Senior Fellow at the World Policy Institute and Senior Research Fellow at the Center for the Study of Democracy

Marjorie Cohn, Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Bio: http://bit.ly/marjoriecohn
Location: San Diego, CA
• Expertise includes criminal justice issues, duty to disobey unlawful orders, U.S. torture of prisoners, and the impact of the “war on terror” on civil liberties
• Testified about Bush administration torture policy before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (2008)
• Appeared on CBS News, MSNBC, CNN, BBC, NPR and blogs for the Huffington Post

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FORT HOOD SHOOTING SUSPECT TO APPEAR IN ARMY COURT

June 01, 2010--

Aimee Allison, Host/Producer, KPFA
Bio: http://bit.ly/aimeeallis
Location: Oakland, CA
• Expertise includes politics, economic, social, and environmental justice, and the military
• Media credits include Indypendent, Peace Work Magazine, Alternet, and Catholic Peace Fellowship
• Author of "Army of None: Strategies to Counter Military Recruitment"

Stacy Bannerman, Director of Sanctuary Weekends for Women Veterans, The Sanctuary for Veterans & Families
Bio: http://bit.ly/stacybannerman
Location: Portland, OR
• Expertise: Combat-Related Mental Health Trauma in Veterans and Military Family Members
• Media credits: Hardball with Chris Matthews, NBC Nightly News, PBS, and many others
• Authored: “Broken by this War” for The Progressive Magazine

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OIL SPILL INCREASES ENVIRONMENTAL FEARS FOR HURRICANE SEASON

June 01, 2010--

Mac McClelland, Human Rights Reporter/Author, Mother Jones
Bio: http://bit.ly/maclelland
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Expert on international human rights policy/violations
• Original on-the-ground reporting on the oil spill picked up by Newsweek and Politico: http://politi.co/aVNEOQ

Sonja Olson, DVM, Emergency Veterniary Clinician, Head of Emergency, Florida Veterinary Specialists
Bio: http://bit.ly/sonjaols
Location: Tampa, FL
• Expert in Environment, Toxicology, and Wildlife
• Media credits include Fox News, The Tampa Tribune, and Skip Mahaffey Show
• Member of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society

Luisa Dantas, Director/Producer/Writer
Bio: http://bit.ly/luisadantas
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Expert on hurricane recovery efforts in Louisiana
• Directed and produced interviews for the acclaimed web-series “Voices From the Gulf”
• Currently directing and producing “Land of Opportunity: The New New Orleans”; a documentary about the rebuilding of New Orleans

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AL QAEDA'S CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER KILLED IN U.S. DRONE STRIKE

June 01, 2010--

Christina Lamb, Foreign Affairs Correspondent / Author, Sunday Times
Bio: http://bit.ly/clamb
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes international issues, the Middle East, Al Qaeda, and the Taliban
• Escaped a Taliban ambush of British troops in Helmand (2006)
• Regular commentator on Sky and BBC TV and radio

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Tropical Storm Agatha Kills 150 In Central America‎

June 01, 2010--

Tensie Whelan, President, Rainforest Alliance
Bio: http://bit.ly/twhelan
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes conservation, biodiversity, land-use, environmental politics, eco-tourism, sustainable development, and corporate responsibility
• Featured in The New York Times, Fortune, Financial Times, NBC News and National Public Radio
• Published one of the first books on eco-friendly tourism: "Nature Tourism: Managing for the Environment" (Island Press, 1991)

Kim Knowlton, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council
Bio: http://bit.ly/kknowlton
Location: New York, NY
• Researched and published on connection between global warming and health, specifically mortality, in a changing climate
• Contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2007 Fourth Assessment Report
• Featured by NBC Nightly News, National Public Radio, Bloomberg News, and Reuters

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SENATE PANEL AND HOUSE VOTE TO REPEAL 'DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL'

May 28, 2010-- 

Kate Kendell, Executive Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Bio: http://bit.ly/kkendell
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Expert on social justice, LGBT rights, homophobia, and civil liberties
• Works toward changing discriminatory laws and creating new laws and policies benefiting the LGBT community
• Nationally recognized spokesperson for LGBT rights and active voice in major media, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Advocate, NPR, CNN, and many others

Aimee Allison, Host/Producer, KPFA
Bio: http://bit.ly/aimeeallis
Location: Oakland, CA
• Expertise includes politics, economic, social, and environmental justice, and the military
• Media credits include Indypendent, Peace Work Magazine, Alternet, and Catholic Peace Fellowship
• Author of "Army of None: Strategies to Counter Military Recruitment"

Glennda Testone, Executive Director, New York LGBT Community Center
Bio: http://bit.ly/glentestone
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on Broadcast journalism, women's studies, media, and LGBT issues
• Former Vice President of the Women’s Media Center
• Media credits include CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, and many others

Maria Cadenas, Executive Director, Cream City Foundation
Bio: http://bit.ly/mariacadenas
Location: Milwaukee, WI
• Expertise: lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered rights
• Former Associate Director for the American Civil Liberties Union
• Media credits: NBC, About.com, Milwaukee’s Journal Sentinel, and Milwaukee public radio

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COAST GUARDS HARASS JOURNALISTS COVERING BP OIL SPILL

May 28, 2010--

Mac McClelland, Human Rights Reporter/Author, Mother Jones
Bio: http://bit.ly/maclelland
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Expert on international human rights policy/violations
• Original on-the-ground reporting on the oil spill picked up by Newsweek and Politico: http://politi.co/aVNEOQ

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MAY 28 IS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH

May 28, 2010--

Barbara Glickstein, Public Health Nurse Consultant / Broadcast Journalist
Bio: http://bit.ly/bglickstein
Location: New York, NY
• Producer and host, “Healthstyles” and contributing health reporter, Martha Stewart’s “Living Today”
• Expertise includes health policy, health care reform, women’s health, and public health
• Appeared on WNBC, PBS, WBAI Pacifica Radio, and Martha Stewart Living on Sirius Satellite Radio

Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron, CEO of the Greater New York City Affiliate, Susan G. Komen For The Cure
Bio: http://bit.ly/dararichardsonheron
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise: health, healthcare, and breast cancer
• Media credits: NBC, CBS, NYSE, Fox Business, New York Daily News, and The Daily Beast
• Awarded: YMCA Academy of Women Achievers Award, YMCA Black Achiever in Industry, and one of the “25 Influential Black Women in Business” by The Network Journal
Achiever in Industry, and one of the “25 Influential Black Women in Business” by The Network Journal

Susan Blumenthal, M.D., Director, Health and Medicine Program, Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress
Bio: http://bit.ly/sblumenthal
Location: Washington, DC
• Former U.S. Assistant Surgeon General and Senior Global Health Advisor, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
• Expert on health, medicine, health care reform, and women's issues
• Former health columnist, U.S. News and World Report and Elle; Medical Director, Discovery Channel/American Film Institute Global Health Series; Chief Medical Advisor to a PBS Health Initiative

Mana Kasongo, Attending Physician, Southwestern Emergency Physicians
Bio:http://bit.ly/dararichardsonheron
Location: Albany, GA
• Expertise: healthcare policy, and breast cancer research, and Africa
• Media credits: WALB News 10, Fox News, Newsweek Magazine, and ABC News
• Authored: "Breast Cancer: What Black Women Need To Know”

Gloria Feldt, Author/Activist/Blogger, www.GloriaFeldt.com
Bio: http://bit.ly/gfeldt
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on politics, reproductive rights, women's issues and media & entertainment
• Former president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and author of “War On Choice”
• National speaker, author, and regular commentator for Women’s eNews, Huffington Post, BlogHer, The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and numerous other print and web-based publications

Manisha Thakor, Financial Literacy Advocate
Bio: http://bit.ly/mthakor
Location: Santa Fe, NM
• Expertise includes financial literacy, money management for women, financial security, credit cards, credit scores, and debt
• Work featured in national publications ranging from BusinessWeek to Glamour and national TV networks ranging from CNN to CNBC
• Regular personal finance blogger at the Huffington Post, bi-monthly contributor to NPR's 51% - The Women's Perspective, and frequent web contributor to NOW on PBS

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PRIVACY GROUPS ASSAIL FACEBOOK CHANGES

May 28, 2010--

Deanna Zandt, Media Technologist
Bio: http://bit.ly/deanzandt
Location: New York, NY
• Specializes in social media, and the impact of technology on women’s issues and culture
• Featured on CNN to discuss Facebook security and privacy issues: http://bit.ly/bFNoqs
• Authored: “Share This! How You Will Change the World with Social Networking” http://amzn.to/95NX4H

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SECTARIAN ATTACKS KILL 56 IN PAKISTAN MOSQUE

May 28, 2010-- 

Trudy Rubin, Foreign Affairs Columnist and Editorial Board Member, Philadelphia Inquirer
Bio: http://bit.ly/trudyrubin
Location: Philadelphia, PA
• Expert on Middle East and U.S. foreign policy
• Visited Afghanistan and Pakistan twice in 2009, and made ten trips to the Middle East

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OBAMA OUTLINES NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY IN NEW REPORT

May 28, 2010-- 

Lorelei Kelly, Policy Director, The Real Security Initiative, The White House Project
Bio: http://bit.ly/lorkelley
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise: new progressive vision for national security, roles and missions of the military
• Educates elected leaders about the national security challenges revealed by 9/11

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OBAMA DEPLOYS 1200 NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO BORDER

May 26, 2010-- 

Doris Meissner, Senior Fellow, Migration Policy Institute
Bio: http://bit.ly/dorismeissner
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes immigration policy and politics, border security, and comprehensive immigration reform
• Former Commissioner of the INS under the Clinton Administration

Sally Kohn, Director, Movement Vision Lab, Center for Community Change
Bio: http://bit.ly/salkohn
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes politics, progressive community values, immigration, trade policy, education, and healthcare
• Specializes in grassroots communities and visionary ideas for the future
• Frequent speaker on progressive politics and strategy; regular contributor to the Huffington Post, CommonDreams, AlterNet and Tom Paine

Pramila Jayapal, Executive Director, OneAmerica
Bio: http://bit.ly/pjayapal
Location: Seattle, WA
• Expert on comprehensive immigration reform, immigration policy, U.S. detention policy, and new citizen registration
• Led OneAmerica to achieve significant immigration reform policy change in Washington State
• Media credits include NPR, MSNBC, the Seattle Times, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Rinku Sen, President & Executive Director, Applied Research Center / Publisher, ColorLines Magazine
Bio: http://bit.ly/rinkusen
Location: New York, NY
• Leading figure in the racial justice movement; expert on immigration, race, feminism, and economic justice
• Published in the Huffington Post, Forbes.com, and AlterNet, among many others
• Held various leadership roles at the Center for Third World Organizing (CTWO), a national network of organizations of color

Maria Echaveste, Co-Founder, Nueva Vista Group
Bio: http://bit.ly/mariaecha
Location: Berkeley, CA
• Expert on politics, immigration, hispanic politics, and labor issues
• Former deputy chief of staff for President Bill Clinton (1998-2001); director of education, civil rights, and immigration policy initiatives

Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Executive Director, Voces de la Frontera
Bio: http://bit.ly/cnortiz
Location: Milwaukee, WI
• Recognized as a national leader in comprehensive immigration reform, and immigrant/worker rights
• Serves on the board of the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM)
• Featured in national interviews on CNN, NPR, The Nation, Telemundo, Fox News, ABC, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Wisconsin Public Radio

Maria Teresa Kumar, Founding Executive Director, Voto Latino
Bio: http://bit.ly/mtkumar
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on politics, social justice, and the Latino vote
• Named by Hispanic Magazine as one of the top Latinas in Government and Politics
• Frequent political commentator for Hardball with Chris Matthews, Morning Joe, AC360, Fox, Telemundo, and NPR

Cathy Areu, Publisher, CATALINA /Contributing Editor and Columnist, The Washington Post Magazine
Bio: http://bit.ly/cathyareu
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise: immigration, politics, and the Hispanic community
• Media credits: NBC, FOX, CNN, Univision, Telemundo, and The Washington Post
• Named one of the “most influential women in New York City” by the Oxygen Network

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CONGRESS TO VOTE ON SMALL BUSINESS JOBS PACKAGE

May 26, 2010--

Margot Dorfman, CEO, U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Bio: http://bit.ly/margotdorfman
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes women’s consumer power and influence, the economy, and politics
• Author of "House Delays Action on Financial Rules Amid Consumer Dispute" (Yahoo)
• Media credits include The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and C-SPAN

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U.S. SUPPORTS S. KOREAN BID FOR UN ACTION AGAINST N. KOREA

May 26, 2010--

Christine Ahn, Fellow, Korea Policy Institute and Oakland Institute
Bio: http://bit.ly/christineahn
Location: California
• Expertise: North Korea, human rights, hunger, trade, and militarism
• Author: "U.S.-Korea Food Fight"
• Media credits include NBC Today Show, CNN Headline News, NPR, Air America, Al-Jazeera, San Francisco Chronicle, and International Herald Tribune

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BP READIES 'TOP KILL' METHOD TO CAP GULF OIL LEAK

May 26, 2010--

Mac McClelland, Human Rights Reporter/Author, Mother Jones
Bio: http://bit.ly/maclelland
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Expert on international human rights policy/violations
• Tweeting and writing about the oil spill: “Oil Makes Landfall, Cops Blocking Beaches, MoJo on the Scene”: http://bit.ly/a2bNEl
• Published in The Nation, GQ The Daily Beast, The National Post, AC360 blog, Orion, and AlterNet

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VOTE ENDORSES MUSLIM CENTER NEAR GROUND ZERO

May 26, 2010-- 

Valarie Kaur, Discrimination and National Security Initiative
Bio: http://bit.ly/valkaur
Location: New Haven, CT
• Expert on religion, post-9/11 hate crimes, racial profiling, Sikh religion and Sikh Americans, interfaith dialogue, and religious pluralism
• Recognized as a powerful voice for religious and racial dialogue out of a new generation of leaders in post-9/11 America
• Media credits include CNN, NPR, C-SPAN, BBC Radio, and Religion News Service

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CONTROVERSIAL SOCIAL STUDIES CHANGES PASSED IN TEXAS

May 24, 2010-- 

Sally Kohn, Director, Movement Vision Lab, Center for Community Change
Bio: http://bit.ly/salkohn
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes politics, progressive community values, immigration, trade policy, education, and healthcare
• Specializes in grassroots communities and visionary ideas for the future
• Frequent speaker on progressive politics and strategy; regular contributor to the Huffington Post, CommonDreams, AlterNet and Tom Paine

Erica Williams, Deputy Director, Progress 2050, Center for American Progress
Bio: http://bit.ly/ericawill
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on political engagement, minorities, education, and employment
• Listed by Politico.com as one of Top 50 Politicos to Watch
• Coordinated grassroots activity in 45 states to advance effective civil and human rights legislation at the federal level

Rinku Sen, President & Executive Director, Applied Research Center / Publisher, ColorLines Magazine
Bio: http://bit.ly/rinkusen
Location: New York, NY
• Leading figure in the racial justice movement; expert on immigration, race, feminism, and economic justice
• Published in the Huffington Post, Forbes.com, and AlterNet, among many others
• Held various leadership roles at the Center for Third World Organizing (CTWO), a national network of organizations of color

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NC CHAIRMAN STEELE CRITICIZES RAND PAUL'S CIVIL RIGHTS VIEWS

May 24, 2010--

Janus Adams, President, Janus Adams LLC
Bio: http://bit.ly/janusadams
Location: New York, NY
• Expert includes the Civil Rights Movement, and African-American history/culture
• Author of "Freedom Days: 365 Inspired Moments in Civil Rights History"
• Media credits include ABC, AirAmerica, BET, CNN, NBC, and NPR

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PALIN CRITICIZES OBAMA ON GULF OIL CLEANUP

May 24, 2010--

Mac McClelland, Human Rights Reporter/Author, Mother Jones
Bio: http://bit.ly/maclelland
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Expert on international human rights policy/violations
• Tweeting and writing about the oil spill: “Oil Makes Landfall, Cops Blocking Beaches, MoJo on the Scene”: http://bit.ly/a2bNEl
• Published in The Nation, GQ The Daily Beast, The National Post, AC360 blog, Orion, and AlterNet

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U.S. ATTEMPTS TO REINTEGRATE TALIBAN SOLDIERS

May 24, 2010--

Christina Lamb, Foreign Affairs Correspondent / Author, Sunday Times
Bio: http://bit.ly/clamb
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes international issues, the Middle East, Al Qaeda, and the Taliban
• Escaped a Taliban ambush of British troops in Helmand (2006)
• Regular commentator on Sky and BBC TV and radio

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OBAMA TO SEND SPENDING-REDUCTION LEGISLATION TO CONGRESS

May 24, 2010-- 

Joelle Anne Schmitz, Senior Fellow, Harvard University Mossavar Rhamani Center for Business and Government
Bio: http://bit.ly/joelleschmitz
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on economic regulation, private and public sector interdependence, and the domestic transportation crisis
• Published and lectured on the impact of government regulation on the public and private sectors subject in Asia, Europe, and North America

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SENATE PASSES WALL STREET REGULATION BILL

May 21, 2010-- 

Anna Bernasek, Financial and Economic Commentator, Author
Bio: http://bit.ly/abernasek
• Expert on financial market crises and reform, federal debt and deficits, and macroeconomic policy
• Media credits include The New York Times, Fortune, CNN, CNBC, and NPR

Ann Lee, Finance Professor, New York University
Bio: http://bit.ly/annlee
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on effective government stimulus and bailout plans, financial derivatives and the global financial system
• Provides economic commentary on ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, FOX, and Bloomberg News
• Published in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, BusinessWeek, Forbes, and Financial Time

Sally Kohn, Director, Movement Vision Lab, Center for Community Change
Bio: http://bit.ly/salkohn
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes politics, progressive community values, immigration, trade policy, education, and healthcare
• Specializes in grassroots communities and visionary ideas for the future
• Frequent speaker on progressive politics and strategy; regular contributor to the Huffington Post, CommonDreams, AlterNet and Tom Paine

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OIL SPILLS OVER INTO TOURIST DESTINATION OF GRAND ISLE, LOUISIANA

May 21, 2010--

Mac McClelland, Human Rights Reporter/Author, Mother Jones
Bio: http://bit.ly/maclelland
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Expert on international human rights policy/violations
• Tweeting and writing about the oil spill: “Oil Makes Landfall, Cops Blocking Beaches, MoJo on the Scene”: http://bit.ly/a2bNEl
• Published in The Nation, GQ The Daily Beast, The National Post, AC360 blog, Orion, and AlterNet

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UN CHIEF CONFIRMS NUCLEAR SWAP DEAL IN IRAN

May 21 , 2010--

Malou Innocent, Foreign Policy Analyst, Cato Institute
Bio: http://bit.ly/minnocent
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on Iran’s nuclear program and Iran-U.S. relations
• Published reviews and articles on national security and international affairs in Congressional Quarterly, Harvard International Review; Armed Forces Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, and The Wall Street Journal Asia

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CRITICS TO APPEAL 14-YEAR JAIL TERM FOR MALAWI GAY COUPLE

May 21, 2010--

Rev. Irene Monroe, Ordained Minister/Gay Rights Activist
Bio: http://bit.ly/imonroe
Location: Cambridge, MA
• Expertise includes social justice, moral leadership in the 21st Century, and homophobia
• Profiled in O, The Oprah Magazine, CNN’s Paula Zahn Now, and CNN Headline News
• Received the Boston Certificate of Recognition for continued leadership and dedication to the Gay and Lesbian Community

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WHITE HOUSE PLANS TO RAISE FUEL STANDARDS

May 21, 2010-- 

Betsy Rosenberg, Creator/Host, “EcoTalk”
Bio: http://bit.ly/betsyrosenberg
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Expert on fuel efficiency, environmentalism, and climate change
• Founded Don't Be Fueled! Mothers for Clean and Safe Vehicles
• Regular guest on CNN Headline News and Fox’s Hannity and Colmes

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INCUMBENTS SUFFER IN U.S. PRIMARY RACES

May 19, 2010-- 

Erica Williams, Deputy Director, Progress 2050, Center for American Progress
Bio: http://bit.ly/ericawill
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on political engagement, minorities, education, and employment
• Listed by Politico.com as one of Top 50 Politicos to Watch
• Coordinated grassroots activity in 45 states to advance effective civil and human rights legislation at the federal level

Sam Bennett, President/ CEO, Women's Campaign Forum
Bio: http://bit.ly/sambennett
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes politics, reproductive rights, women’s political involvement, female candidates, social justice, women’s rights, and misogyny in the media
• Appeared on MSNBC, FOX, and PBS networks; quoted in POLITICO and ElectWomen

Sally Kohn, Director, Movement Vision Lab, Center for Community Change
Bio: http://bit.ly/salkohn
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes politics, progressive community values, immigration, trade policy, education, and healthcare
• Specializes in grassroots communities and visionary ideas for the future
• Frequent speaker on progressive politics and strategy; regular contributor to the Huffington Post, CommonDreams, AlterNet and Tom Paine

Christine Trujillo, President, New Mexico Federation of Labor
Bio: http://bit.ly/christinetru
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Expert on politics and labor and employment issues;
• President of American Federation of Teacher

Rose Aguilar, Radio Host/ Reporter
Bio: http://bit.ly/roseaguilar
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Expert on politics, social justice issues, health care reform, and progressive news
• Media credits include Sirius Satellite Radio, BBC, GRITtv, and AlterNet


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RIOTS ERUPT IN THAILAND AS PROTEST LEADERS SURRENDER

May 19, 2010--

Patricia DeGennaro, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Global Affairs, New York University; Afghanistan Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the President
Bio: http://bit.ly/pdegennaro
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on U.S. foreign policy, democratic transitions, state building, and conflict resolution
• Expert source for CNN, BBC News, Al Jazeera, PBS’s Worldfocus, among many others
• Senior Fellow at the World Policy Institute and Senior Research Fellow at the Center for the Study of Democracy

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WIKIPEDIA PAGE FOR 7 YEAR OLD AIYANA JONES EXAMINES POLICE SHOOTING

May 19, 2010--

Farai Chideya, Journalist/ Author
Bio: http://bit.ly/faraichideya
Location: New York, NY
• Former host: NPR’s News and Notes, daily national program about African-American and African Diaspora issues
• Blogpost: “Light and Heat: Why We Should Wiki the Aiyana Jones shooting”: http://bit.ly/bguhsD
• Author: "Don’t Believe the Hype: Fighting Cultural Misinformation About African-Americans": http://amzn.to/cvsGh1

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MEXICO PRESIDENT FOCUSES ON IMMIGRATION DURING U.S. VISIT

May 19, 2010--

Doris Meissner, Senior Fellow, Migration Policy Institute
Bio: http://bit.ly/dorismeissner
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes immigration policy and politics, border security, and comprehensive immigration reform
• Former Commissioner of the INS under the Clinton Administration

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MASSACHUSETTS VOTERS TAKE OVER SEN. SCOTT BROWN'S OFFICE

May 18, 2010-- 

Sally Kohn, Director, Movement Vision Lab, Center for Community Change
Bio: http://bit.ly/salkohn
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes politics, progressive community values, immigration, trade policy, education, and healthcare
• Specializes in grassroots communities and visionary ideas for the future
• Frequent speaker on progressive politics and strategy; regular contributor to the Huffington Post, CommonDreams, AlterNet and Tom Paine

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OBAMA EXTENDS SANCTIONS ON BURMA

May 18, 2010--

Mac McClelland, Human Rights Reporter/Author, Mother Jones
Bio: http://bit.ly/maclelland
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Expert on Burma, refugee issues, and international human rights policy/violations
• Author of “For Us Surrender Is Out of the Question: A Story from Burma's Never-Ending War”
• Published in The Nation, GQ The Daily Beast, The National Post, AC360 blog, Orion, and AlterNet

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GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER PROPOSES MAJOR CUTS FOR CALIFORNIA BUDGET

May 18, 2010--

Aimee Allison, Host/Producer, KPFA
Bio: http://bit.ly/aimeeallis
Location: Oakland, CA
• Expertise includes politics, economic, social, and environmental justice, and the military
• Media credits include Indypendent, Peace Work Magazine, Alternet, and Catholic Peace Fellowship
• Author of "Army of None: Strategies to Counter Military Recruitment"

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ARIZONA CUTS SCHOOLS' ETHNIC STUDIES‎

May 14, 2010--

Rinku Sen, President & Executive Director, Applied Research Center / Publisher, ColorLines Magazine
Bio: http://bit.ly/rinkusen
Location: New York, NY
• Leading figure in the racial justice movement; expert on immigration, race, feminism, and economic justice
• Published in the Huffington Post, Forbes.com, and AlterNet, among many others
• Held various leadership roles at the Center for Third World Organizing (CTWO), a national network of organizations of color

Cristina Azocar, Director, Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism
Bio: http://bit.ly/crisazocar
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Expert on community education and its ability to transform public attitudes and advance equality and justice;
• Media credits include The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, FOX News, and MTV News

Mallika Dutt, Founder/Executive Director, Breakthrough: bring human rights home
Bio: http://bit.ly/maldutt
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on community education and its ability to transform public attitudes and advance equality and justice;
• Media credits include The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, FOX News, and MTV News

Maria Echaveste, Co-Founder, Nueva Vista Group
Bio: http://bit.ly/mariaecha
Location: Berkeley, CA
• Expert on politics, immigration, hispanic politics, and labor issues
• Former deputy chief of staff for President Bill Clinton (1998-2001); director of education, civil rights, and immigration policy initiatives

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FACEBOOK DRAWS PROTESTS ON PRIVACY ISSUE

May 14, 2010-- 

Deanna Zandt, Media Technologist
Bio: http://bit.ly/deanzandt
Location: New York, NY
• Specializes in social media, and the impact of technology on women’s issues and culture
• Media credits include GritTV with Laura Flanders, AlterNet, Feministing, and Fast Company

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PAKISTAN ARRESTS SUSPECT TIED TO TIMES SQUARE BOMB

May 14, 2010--

Patricia DeGennaro, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Global Affairs, New York University; Afghanistan Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the President
Bio: http://bit.ly/pdegennaro
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on the terrorism, U.S. foreign policy, Pakistan, and the Taliban
• Expert source for CNN, BBC News, Al Jazeera, PBS’s Worldfocus, among many others

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SENATE PANEL APPROVES $58.8 BILLION WAR-FUNDING BILL

May 14, 2010--

Lorelei Kelly, Policy Director, The Real Security Initiative, The White House Project
Bio: http://bit.ly/lorkelley
Location: Washington, DC
• Specialties include new progressive vision for U.S. national security, changing roles and missions of the U.S. military, and civil-military relations
• Educates elected leaders and the public about the national security challenges revealed by 9/11

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U.S. DIOCESE TO PAY $20 MILLION TO SEX ABUSE VICTIMS

May 14, 2010--

Linda S. Pieczynski, Media Spokesperson, Call to Action
Bio: http://bit.ly/lpieczynski
Location: Chicago, IL
• Expertise includes child abuse/neglect and the Catholic Church
• Spokesperson of Call to Action; the largest progressive Roman Catholic Church reform organization in the U.S.


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SENATE PANEL PROPOSES BAN ON NEW PACIFIC OIL DRILLING

May 14, 2010-- 

Sonja Olson, DVM, Emergency Veterniary Clinician, Head of Emergency, Florida Veterinary Specialists
Bio: http://bit.ly/sonjaols
Location: Tampa, FL
• Expert in Environment, Toxicology, and Wildlife
• Media credits include Fox News, The Tampa Tribune, and Skip Mahaffey Show
• Member of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society

Kim Knowlton, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council
Bio: http://bit.ly/kknowlton
Location: New York, NY
• Researched and published on connection between global warming and health, specifically mortality, in a changing climate
• Contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2007 Fourth Assessment Report
• Featured by NBC Nightly News, National Public Radio, Bloomberg News, and Reuters

Marcela Donadio, Americas Oil & Gas Sector Leader, Ernst & Young LLP
Bio: http://bit.ly/mdonadio
Location: Houston, TX
• Expert on oil and gas, major trends in the oil and gas industry, and risk management
• Manages more than 60 partners and 500 professionals serving oil and gas companies throughout the U.S., Canada, and Central & South America
• Media credits include Houston Chronicle, Oil & Gas Investor, Oil & Gas Financial Journal, E&P, and Journal of Petroleum Technology

Daphne Wysham, Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies
Bio: http://bit.ly/daphwysham
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on climate change, oil industry, carbon trading, and cap and trade
• Founder and director of the IPS Sustainable Energy & Economy Network; founder and co-host of Earthbeat Radio: The Climate Crisis Broadcast
• Media credits include Fox News, C-SPAN, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BBC, NPR, Pacifica, and Democracy Now

Luisa Dantas, Director/Producer/Writer
Bio: http://bit.ly/luisadantas
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Expert on hurricane recovery efforts in Louisiana
• Directed and produced interviews for the acclaimed web-series “Voices From the Gulf”
• Currently directing and producing “Land of Opportunity: The New New Orleans”; a documentary about the rebuilding of New Orleans

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PRO-CHOICE CANDIDATE WITHDRAWS FROM RACE TO REPLACE STUPAK

May 12, 2010--

Sam Bennett, President/ CEO, Women's Campaign Forum
Bio: http://bit.ly/sambennett
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes politics, reproductive rights, women’s political involvement, female candidates, social justice, women’s rights, and misogyny in the media
• Appeared on MSNBC, FOX, and PBS networks; quoted in POLITICO and ElectWomen

Keli Goff, Author and Political Analyst
Bio: http://bit.ly/kellygoff
Location: New York, NY
• One of the most recognizable political pundits of the 2008 presidential election cycle; specialties include politics and media
• Author of "Redefining "Racist" in the Rather Complicated Age of Obama" (Huffington Post)
• Appeared on CBS' Early Show, AC360, Fox and Friends; source for news outlets ranging from the Wall Street Journal to USA Today; regular contributor to the Huffington Post

Gloria Feldt, Author/Activist/Blogger, www.GloriaFeldt.com
Bio: http://bit.ly/gfeldt
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on politics, reproductive rights, women's issues and media & entertainment
• Former president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and author of “War On Choice”
• National speaker, author, and regular commentator for Women’s eNews, Huffington Post, BlogHer, The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and numerous other print and web-based publications

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GOP HEADS TO TAMPA FOR 2012 CONVENTION

May 12, 2010-- 

Mary Boyle, Vice President for Communications, Common Cause
Bio: http://bit.ly/mboyle
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on United States politics and public policy
• Former politics and public policy reporter for The Gazette and general assignment reporter for The Associated Press

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FEDERAL CDO PROBE INVESTIGATES MORGAN STANLEY

May 12, 2010--

Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and CEO, Women’s World Banking
Bio: http://bit.ly/maryiske
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes microfinance, women’s leadership, and women’s role in microfinance and banking
• Media credits include The Wall Street Journal, Voice of America, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Miami Herald, and BBC News

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BP Execs Face Liability Questions About Oil Spill

May 12, 2010--

Sonja Olson, DVM, Emergency Veterniary Clinician, Head of Emergency, Florida Veterinary Specialists
Bio: http://bit.ly/sonjaols
Location: Tampa, FL
• Expert in Environment, Toxicology, and Wildlife
• Media credits include Fox News, The Tampa Tribune, and Skip Mahaffey Show
• Member of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society

Kim Knowlton, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council
Bio: http://bit.ly/kknowlton
Location: New York, NY
• Researched and published on connection between global warming and health, specifically mortality, in a changing climate
• Contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2007 Fourth Assessment Report
• Featured by NBC Nightly News, National Public Radio, Bloomberg News, and Reuters

Marcela Donadio, Americas Oil & Gas Sector Leader, Ernst & Young LLP
Bio: http://bit.ly/mdonadio
Location: Houston, TX
• Expert on oil and gas, major trends in the oil and gas industry, and risk management
• Manages more than 60 partners and 500 professionals serving oil and gas companies throughout the U.S., Canada, and Central & South America
• Media credits include Houston Chronicle, Oil & Gas Investor, Oil & Gas Financial Journal, E&P, and Journal of Petroleum Technology

Daphne Wysham, Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies
Bio: http://bit.ly/daphwysham
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on climate change, oil industry, carbon trading, and cap and trade
• Founder and director of the IPS Sustainable Energy & Economy Network; founder and co-host of Earthbeat Radio: The Climate Crisis Broadcast
• Media credits include Fox News, C-SPAN, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BBC, NPR, Pacifica, and Democracy Now

Luisa Dantas, Director/Producer/Writer
Bio: http://bit.ly/luisadantas
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Expert on hurricane recovery efforts in Louisiana
• Directed and produced interviews for the acclaimed web-series “Voices From the Gulf”
• Currently directing and producing “Land of Opportunity: The New New Orleans”; a documentary about the rebuilding of New Orleans

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OBAMA NOMINATES ELENA KAGAN FOR THE SUPREME COURT

May 10, 2010--

Sam Bennett, President/ CEO, Women's Campaign Forum
Bio: http://bit.ly/sambennett
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes politics, women’s political involvement, female candidates, social justice, women’s rights, and misogyny in the media
• Appeared on MSNBC, FOX, and PBS networks; quoted in POLITICO and ElectWomen

Imani Perry, Professor, Princeton Center for African American Studies
Bio: http://bit.ly/imaniperr
Location: Princeton, NJ
• Expert on constitutional law, media studies, pop culture, and race/racism
• Interdisciplinary scholar who studies inequalities in American society using law, literary and cultural studies, music, and the social sciences

Debbie Hines, Attorney, Law Offices of Deborah Hines
Bio: http://bit.ly/debbiehines
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on law, politics, and social justice
• Member of the bars of the Supreme Court of the United States
• Media appearances include CBS, ABC, and XM satellite radio

Emma Coleman Jordan, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law
Bio: http://bit.ly/emmajordan
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on law and economic justice in legal theory
• Wrote "Selecting a Supreme Court justice is an art" for CNN.com: http://bit.ly/cDRfoy
• Media credits include the Huffington Post, CNN, NPR, NBC, and PBS

Glennda Testone, Executive Director, New York LGBT Community Center
Bio: http://bit.ly/glentestone
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on Broadcast journalism, women's studies, media, and LGBT issues
• Former Vice President of the Women’s Media Center
• Media credits include CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, and many others

Patricia Williams, Professor of Law, Columbia University School of Law
Bio: http://bit.ly/patriciawill
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on legal, politics, gender, race, and ethnicity
• Media credits NPR, BBC Radio Four, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and many others


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TEA PARTY OUSTS SEN. BENNETT IN UTAH REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

May 10, 2010-- 

Sally Kohn, Director, Movement Vision Lab, Center for Community Change
Bio: http://bit.ly/salkohn
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes politics, progressive community values, immigration & trade policy, education & healthcare, and social justice
• Specializes in grassroots communities and visionary ideas for the future
• Frequent speaker on progressive politics and strategy; regular contributor to the Huffington Post, CommonDreams, AlterNet and Tom Paine

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KARZAI TO PROMOTE NEW PEACE PLAN IN WHITE HOUSE VISIT

May 10, 2010--

Trudy Rubin, Foreign Affairs Columnist and Editorial Board Member, Philadelphia Inquirer
Bio: http://bit.ly/trudyrubin
Location: Philadelphia, PA
• Expert on Middle East and U.S. foreign policy
• 2001 Pulitzer Prize finalist for columns on Middle East
• Visited Afghanistan and Pakistan twice in 2009, and made ten trips to the Middle East between 2003 and 2008

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NO END IN SIGHT TO GULF OIL SPILL AS BP COSTS MOUNT

May 10, 2010--

Sonja Olson, DVM, Emergency Veterniary Clinician, Head of Emergency, Florida Veterinary Specialists
Bio: http://bit.ly/sonjaols
Location: Tampa, FL
• Expert in Environment, Toxicology, and Wildlife
• Media credits include Fox News, The Tampa Tribune, and Skip Mahaffey Show
• Member of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society

Kim Knowlton, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council
Bio: http://bit.ly/kknowlton
Location: New York, NY
• Researched and published on connection between global warming and health, specifically mortality, in a changing climate
• Contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2007 Fourth Assessment Report
• Featured by NBC Nightly News, National Public Radio, Bloomberg News, and Reuters

Marcela Donadio, Americas Oil & Gas Sector Leader, Ernst & Young LLP
Bio: http://bit.ly/mdonadio
Location: Houston, TX
• Expert on oil and gas, major trends in the oil and gas industry, and risk management
• Manages more than 60 partners and 500 professionals serving oil and gas companies throughout the U.S., Canada, and Central & South America
• Media credits include Houston Chronicle, Oil & Gas Investor, Oil & Gas Financial Journal, E&P, and Journal of Petroleum Technology

Daphne Wysham, Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies
Bio: http://bit.ly/daphwysham
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on climate change, oil industry, carbon trading, and cap and trade
• Founder and director of the IPS Sustainable Energy & Economy Network; founder and co-host of Earthbeat Radio: The Climate Crisis Broadcast
• Media credits include Fox News, C-SPAN, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BBC, NPR, Pacifica, and Democracy Now

Luisa Dantas, Director/Producer/Writer
Bio: http://bit.ly/luisadantas
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Expert on hurricane recovery efforts in Louisiana
• Directed and produced interviews for the acclaimed web-series “Voices From the Gulf”
• Currently directing and producing “Land of Opportunity: The New New Orleans”; a documentary about the rebuilding of New Orleans

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ECONOMY CREATES 290,000 JOBS IN APRIL‎‎‎

May 7, 2010--

Dr. Barbara Gault, Acting President, Women’s Institute for Women's Policy Research
Bio: http://bit.ly/bgault
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on employment, politics, economics, poverty, and work/life balance
• Testified before Congress on low-income women’s educational access
• Appeared on CNN Money, NBC, and CNBC's “Squawk on the Street”

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EX-NFL STAR LAWRENCE TAYLOR ARRESTED ON RAPE CHARGE

May 7, 2010-- 

Leslie Crocker Snyder, Partner, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP
Bio: http://bit.ly/lsnyder
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes sex crimes, domestic violence, and criminal law
• Founded the Sex Crimes Prosecution Bureau; Co-authored New York State's Rape Shield Law
• Appeared on the Today Show, MSNBC, CNN, 60 Minutes, Charlie Rose, and Court TV

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MOSQUE TO OPEN NEAR 9/11 GROUND ZERO

May 7, 2010--

Valarie Kaur, Discrimination and National Security Initiative
Bio: http://bit.ly/valkaur
Location: New Haven, CT
• Expert on religion, post-9/11 hate crimes, racial profiling, Sikh religion and Sikh Americans, interfaith dialogue, and religious pluralism
• Recognized as a powerful voice for religious and racial dialogue out of a new generation of leaders in post-9/11 America
• Media credits include CNN, NPR, C-SPAN, BBC Radio, and Religion News Service

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GIANT DOME LOWERED TOWARD GULF OIL LEAK

May 7, 2010--

Sonja Olson, DVM, Emergency Veterniary Clinician, Head of Emergency, Florida Veterinary Specialists
Bio: http://bit.ly/sonjaols
Location: Tampa, FL
• Expert in Environment, Toxicology, and Wildlife
• Media credits include Fox News, The Tampa Tribune, and Skip Mahaffey Show
• Member of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society

Kim Knowlton, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council
Bio: http://bit.ly/kknowlton
Location: New York, NY
• Researched and published on connection between global warming and health, specifically mortality, in a changing climate
• Contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2007 Fourth Assessment Report
• Featured by NBC Nightly News, National Public Radio, Bloomberg News, and Reuters

Marcela Donadio, Americas Oil & Gas Sector Leader, Ernst & Young LLP
Bio: http://bit.ly/mdonadio
Location: Houston, TX
• Expert on oil and gas, major trends in the oil and gas industry, and risk management
• Manages more than 60 partners and 500 professionals serving oil and gas companies throughout the U.S., Canada, and Central & South America
• Media credits include Houston Chronicle, Oil & Gas Investor, Oil & Gas Financial Journal, E&P, and Journal of Petroleum Technology

Daphne Wysham, Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies
Bio: http://bit.ly/daphwysham
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on climate change, oil industry, carbon trading, and cap and trade
• Founder and director of the IPS Sustainable Energy & Economy Network; founder and co-host of Earthbeat Radio: The Climate Crisis Broadcast
• Media credits include Fox News, C-SPAN, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BBC, NPR, Pacifica, and Democracy Now

Luisa Dantas, Director/Producer/Writer
Bio: http://bit.ly/luisadantas
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Expert on hurricane recovery efforts in Louisiana
• Directed and produced interviews for the acclaimed web-series “Voices From the Gulf”
• Currently directing and producing “Land of Opportunity: The New New Orleans”; a documentary about the rebuilding of New Orleans

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BIPARTISAN SUPPORT GROWING FOR FEDERAL RESERVE AUDIT‎‎‎

May 5, 2010--

Nomi Prins, Senior Fellow, Demos
Bio: http://bit.ly/nomiprin
Location: New York, NY
• Expert in domestic and international financial regulation, the Fed, and political legislation required to ensure economic soundness
• Author of “It Takes a Pillage: Behind the Bonuses, Bailouts, and Backroom Deals from Washington to Wall Street”: http://amzn.to/8XW3ou
• Appeared on CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, ABC News, C-SPAN, and Fox Business News

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NYC BOMB SUSPECT PROBED FOR LINKS TO TALIBAN

May 5, 2010-- 

Patricia DeGennaro, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Global Affairs, New York University; Afghanistan Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the President
Bio: http://bit.ly/pdegennaro
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on the terrorism, U.S. foreign policy, Pakistan, and the Taliban
• Expert source for CNN, BBC News, Al Jazeera, PBS’s Worldfocus, among many others
• Authored "From Iraq to Afghanistan: Out of One Occupation and into Another" for The WIP

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FDA RECALLS CONTAMINATED CHILDREN'S MEDICATION

May 5, 2010--

Susan Blumenthal, M.D., Director, Health and Medicine Program, Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress
Bio: http://bit.ly/sblumenthal
Location: Washington, DC
• Former U.S. Assistant Surgeon General and Senior Global Health Advisor, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
• Expert on health, medicine, health care reform, and women's issues
• Former health columnist, U.S. News and World Report and Elle; Medical Director, Discovery Channel/American Film Institute Global Health Series; Chief Medical Advisor to a PBS Health Initiative

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OIL SPILL CLEANUP RAISES FEARS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

May 5, 2010--

Sonja Olson, DVM, Emergency Veterniary Clinician, Head of Emergency, Florida Veterinary Specialists
Bio: http://bit.ly/sonjaols
Location: Tampa, FL
• Expert in Environment, Toxicology, and Wildlife
• Media credits include Fox News, The Tampa Tribune, and Skip Mahaffey Show
• Member of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society

Kim Knowlton, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council
Bio: http://bit.ly/kknowlton
Location: New York, NY
• Researched and published on connection between global warming and health, specifically mortality, in a changing climate
• Contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2007 Fourth Assessment Report
• Featured by NBC Nightly News, National Public Radio, Bloomberg News, and Reuters

Luisa Dantas, Director/Producer/Writer
Bio: http://bit.ly/luisadantas
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Expert on hurricane recovery efforts in Louisiana
• Directed and produced interviews for the acclaimed web-series “Voices From the Gulf”
• Currently directing and producing “Land of Opportunity: The New New Orleans”; a documentary about the rebuilding of New Orleans

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BP OIL SPILL CLEAN-UP TO COST NEARLY $5 BILLION

May 3, 2010--

Sonja Olson, DVM, Emergency Veterniary Clinician, Head of Emergency, Florida Veterinary Specialists
Bio: http://bit.ly/sonjaols
Location: Tampa, FL
• Expert in Environment, Toxicology, and Wildlife
• Media credits include Fox News, The Tampa Tribune, and Skip Mahaffey Show
• Member of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society

Kim Knowlton, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council
Bio: http://bit.ly/kknowlton
Location: New York, NY
• Researched and published on connection between global warming and health, specifically mortality, in a changing climate
• Contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2007 Fourth Assessment Report
• Featured by NBC Nightly News, National Public Radio, Bloomberg News, and Reuters

Marcela Donadio, Americas Oil & Gas Sector Leader, Ernst & Young LLP
Bio: http://bit.ly/mdonadio
Location: Houston, TX
• Expert on oil and gas, major trends in the oil and gas industry, and risk management
• Manages more than 60 partners and 500 professionals serving oil and gas companies throughout the U.S., Canada, and Central & South America
• Media credits include Houston Chronicle, Oil & Gas Investor, Oil & Gas Financial Journal, E&P, and Journal of Petroleum Technology

Daphne Wysham, Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies
Bio: http://bit.ly/daphwysham
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on climate change, oil industry, carbon trading, and cap and trade
• Founder and director of the IPS Sustainable Energy & Economy Network; founder and co-host of Earthbeat Radio: The Climate Crisis Broadcast
• Media credits include Fox News, C-SPAN, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BBC, NPR, Pacifica, and Democracy Now

Luisa Dantas, Director/Producer/Writer
Bio: http://bit.ly/luisadantas
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Expert on hurricane recovery efforts in Louisiana
• Directed and produced interviews for the acclaimed web-series “Voices From the Gulf”
• Currently directing and producing “Land of Opportunity: The New New Orleans”; a documentary about the rebuilding of New Orleans

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HOUSE PASSES PUERTO RICO DEMOCRACY ACT

May 3, 2010-- 

Erica Gonzalez, Opinion Page Editor, El Diario
Bio: http://bit.ly/ericagonz
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes politics, social justice, latino issues/rights, and immigrant contributions
• Authored "A democratic process for Puerto Rico—maybe" for El Diario: http://bit.ly/9XALtB
• Media appearances include CNN, NY1, Fox News, and GritTV

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RECORD-BREAKING FLOOD DISPLACES THOUSANDS IN TENNESSEE

May 3, 2010--

Michele Turk, Author/Journalist, E Street Press
Bio: http://bit.ly/micheleturk
• Expert on philanthropy, disaster relief, American Red Cross, and volunteerism
• Former disaster specialist for the American Red Cross in Greater New York
• Media credits include The Washington Post, News Channel 8 (DC), and News 12 (CT)

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SURVIVING MUMBAI ATTACKER CONVICTED OF MURDER

May 3, 2010--

Jane Arraf, Correspondent, Christian Science Monitor
Bio: http://bit.ly/janarraf
Location: New York, NY
• Recognized expert in international issues
• Former Baghdad bureau chief and senior Baghdad correspondent for CNN; also reported from India, Afghanistan, Haiti, Bosnia and the Persian Gulf
• Reported extensively for NBC News; work frequently appears on NPR

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ARIZONA IMMIGRATION LAW PROMPTS UNION PUSH

April 30, 2010--

Pramila Jayapal, Executive Director, OneAmerica
Bio: http://bit.ly/pjayapal
Location: Seattle, WA
• Expert on comprehensive immigration reform, immigration policy, U.S. detention policy, and new citizen registration
• Led OneAmerica to achieve significant immigration reform policy change in Washington State
• Media credits include NPR, MSNBC, the Seattle Times, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Sally Kohn, Director, Movement Vision Lab, Center for Community Change
Bio: http://bit.ly/salkohn
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes immigration/trade policy, politics, and progressive community values
• Specializes in grassroots communities and visionary ideas for the future
• Frequent speaker on progressive politics and strategy; regular contributor to the Huffington Post, CommonDreams, AlterNet and Tom Paine

Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Executive Director, Voces de la Frontera
Bio: http://bit.ly/cnortiz
Location: Milwaukee, WI
• Recognized as a national leader in comprehensive immigration reform, and immigrant/worker rights
• Serves on the board of the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM)
• Featured in national interviews on CNN, NPR, The Nation, Telemundo, Fox News, ABC, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Wisconsin Public Radio

Rinku Sen, President & Executive Director, Applied Research Center / Publisher, ColorLines Magazine
Bio: http://bit.ly/rinkusen
Location: New York, NY
• Leading figure in the racial justice movement; expert on immigration, race, feminism, and economic justice
• Published in the Huffington Post, Forbes.com, and AlterNet, among many others
• Held various leadership roles at the Center for Third World Organizing (CTWO), a national network of organizations of color

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DERIVATIVES BILL OPENS LOOPHOLES FOR WALL STREET FIRMS

April 30, 2010-- 

Ann Lee, Finance Professor, New York University
Bio: http://bit.ly/annlee
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on effective government stimulus and bailout plans, financial derivatives and the global financial system
• Provides economic commentary on ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, FOX, and Bloomberg News
• Published in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, BusinessWeek, Forbes, and The Financial Times

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CONSUMERS POWER 3.2% INCREASE IN U.S. GDP

April 30, 2010--

Margot Dorfman, CEO, U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Bio: http://bit.ly/margotdorfman
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes women’s consumer power and influence, the economy, and politics
• Author of "House Delays Action on Financial Rules Amid Consumer Dispute" (Yahoo)
• Media credits include The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and C-SPAN

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MASS. LEGISLATURE APPROVES ANTI-BULLYING LAW

April 30 , 2010--

Jessica Klein, Assistant Professor of Sociology/Criminology, Adelphi University
Bio: http://bit.ly/jessicaklein
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes School violence, Bullying, Girl-on-Girl Violence, “High-risk” high school students, and Politics
• Authored “An Invisible Problem: Daily Violence against Girls in School,” for Theoretical Criminology
• Work has been featured in USA Today, Newsday, The New York Times, the Huffington Post, and more

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DEMOCRATS USE GOLDMAN TO PUSH BANK OVERHAUL

April 28, 2010--

Anna Bernasek, Financial and Economic Commentator, Author
Bio: http://bit.ly/abernasek
• Expert on financial market crises and reform, federal debt and deficits, and macroeconomic policy
• Media credits include The New York Times, Fortune, CNN, CNBC, and NPR

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sENATORS VOICE CONCERN ABOUT FACEBOOK PRIVACY

April 28, 2010-- 

Deanna Zandt, Media Technologist
Bio: http://bit.ly/deanzandt
Location: New York, NY
• Specializes in social media, and the impact of technology on women’s issues and culture
• Media credits include GritTV with Laura Flanders, AlterNet, Feministing, and Fast Company
• Regular speaker at conferences, including the National Conference on Media Reform, Bioneers, America's Future Now, and many others

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STRICT ABORTION LAW ENACTED IN OKLAHOMA

April 28, 2010--

Eleanor Smeal, President, The Feminist Majority Foundation/Feminist Majority; Publisher, Ms. Magazine
Bio: http://bit.ly/esmeal
Location: Washington, DC
• Recognized as a national women’s rights leader, and reproductive rights expert
• Led the first national abortion rights march in Washington, DC

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GLOBAL SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS

April 28, 2010--

Luisa Cabal, Director, International Legal Program, Center for Reproductive Rights
Bio: http://bit.ly/luiscabal
Location: New York, NY
• Expert in international reproductive rights, international human rights law, and health
• Introduced reproductive rights issues on the agenda of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights
• Media credits include BBC World News, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, International Herald Tribune, and The Houston Chronicle

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FINANCIAL REFORM BILL FACES SENATE TEST VOTE

April 26, 2010--

Ann Lee, Finance Professor, New York University
Bio: http://bit.ly/annlee
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on effective government stimulus and bailout plans, financial derivatives and the global financial system
• Provides economic commentary on ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, FOX, and Bloomberg News
• Published in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, BusinessWeek, Forbes, and Financial Times

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CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS PROTEST ARIZONA IMMIGRATION

April 26, 2010-- 

Pramila Jayapal, Executive Director, OneAmerica
Bio: http://bit.ly/pjayapal
Location: Seattle, WA
• Expert on comprehensive immigration reform, immigration policy, U.S. detention policy, and new citizen registration
• Led OneAmerica to achieve significant immigration reform policy change in Washington State
• Media credits include NPR, MSNBC's Tucker Carlson Show, Seattle Times, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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OIL LEAKS IN GULF OF MEXICO COULD TAKE MONTHS TO STOP

April 26, 2010--

Daphne Wysham, Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies
Bio: http://bit.ly/daphwysham
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on climate change, oil industry, carbon trading, and cap and trade
• Founder and director of the IPS Sustainable Energy & Economy Network; founder and co-host of Earthbeat Radio: The Climate Crisis Broadcast
• Media credits include Fox News, C-SPAN, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BBC, NPR, Pacifica, and Democracy Now

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NATO ENDORSES PLAN TO TRANSITION CONTROL TO AFGHANS

April 26, 2010--

Michele Turk, Author/Journalist, E Street Press
Bio: http://bit.ly/micheleturk
Location: Greenwich, CT
• Expert on philanthropy, disaster relief, American Red Cross, and volunteerism
• Former disaster specialist for the American Red Cross in Greater New York; Author of Blood, Sweat and Tears: An Oral History of the American Red Cross
• Media credits include The Washington Post, News Channel 8 (DC), and News 12 (CT)

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ARIZONA IMMIGRATION BILL STIRS NATIONAL DEBATE

April 23, 2010--

Sally Kohn, Director, Movement Vision Lab, Center for Community Change
Bio: http://bit.ly/salkohn
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes immigration/trade policy, politics, and progressive community values
• Specializes in grassroots communities and visionary ideas for the future
• Frequent speaker on progressive politics and strategy; regular contributor to the Huffington Post, CommonDreams, AlterNet and Tom Paine

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NIKE UNDER FIRE FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF ROETHLISBERGER

April 23, 2010-- 

Jaclyn Friedman, Program Director, Center for New Words; and Co-Founder, Women, Action, & the Media (WAM!) Conference
Bio: http://bit.ly/jfriedman
Location: Boston, MA
• Anti-rape and pro-sex activist with expertise in health, and social justice
• Author of Washington Post op-ed: "To Combat Rape On Campus, Schools Should Stop Keeping It Quiet" (http://bit.ly/dxFS6Z) and contributor to "Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape"
• Appeared on The Contrary, The Brian Lehrer Show; published in The American Prospect, Slate's DoubleX, Bitch, AlterNet, Women's eNews, Feministing.com, and Huffington Post

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BIDEN REVEALS TITLE IX POLICY CHANGES

April 23, 2010--

Alexis McCombs, Creator and Host of “Instant She-Play” on AOL Sports
Bio: http://bit.ly/amccombs
Location: Los Angeles, CA
• Expert on sports and women's issues
• Author of “The Business of the Super Bowl and The Business of the NBA Finals”
• Media credits include Jamie Foxx’s Sirius Radio show, MSN.com’s “The Big Debate,” WETV.com, Essence.com, and Huffington Post

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NATO ENDORSES PLAN TO TRANSITION CONTROL TO AFGHANS

April 23, 2010--

Patricia DeGennaro, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Global Affairs, New York University; Afghanistan Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the President
Bio: http://bit.ly/pdegennaro
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on the NATO, Middle East, U.S. foreign policy, and democratic transitions
• Authored "Will NATO Agree to Stabilize Afghanistan?" (WIP, March 25, 2009)
• Expert source for CNN, CNN International, BBC News, Al Jazeera, PBS’s Worldfocus, and many others

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CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER DOROTHY HEIGHT PASSES

April 20, 2010--

Janus Adams, President, Janus Adams LLC
Bio: http://bit.ly/janusadams
Location: New York, NY
• Expert includes the Civil Rights Movement, and African-American history/culture
• Author of "Freedom Days: 365 Inspired Moments in Civil Rights History"
• Media credits include ABC, AirAmerica, BET, CNN, NBC, and NPR

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GOLDMAN SUIT SPURS DEMOCRAT FINANCIAL REFORM BID

April 20, 2010-- 

Anna Bernasek, Financial and Economic Commentator, Author
Bio: http://bit.ly/abernasek
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on financial market crises and reform, federal debt and deficits, and macroeconomic policy
• Media credits include The New York Times, Fortune, CNN, CNBC, and NPR

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HIGH-RANKING AL-QAEDA LEADER KILLED IN U.S. RAID

April 20, 2010--

Christina Lamb, Foreign Affairs Correspondent / Author, Sunday Times
Bio: http://bit.ly/clamb
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes international issues, the Middle East, Al Qaeda, and the Taliban
• Escaped a Taliban ambush of British troops in Helmand (2006)
• Regular commentator on Sky and BBC TV and radio

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EQUAL PAY DAY PROTESTS CHALLENGE GENDER WAGE GAP

April 20, 2010--

Linda Meric, National Director, 9to5, National Association of Working Women
Bio: http://bit.ly/indameric
Location: Milwaukee, WI
• Expertise includes fair pay, benefits, and workplace discrimination

Evelyn Murphy, President, The WAGE Project, Inc
Bio: http://bit.ly/evelynmurphy
Location: Boston, MA
• Author of "Getting Even: Why Women Don't Get Paid Like Men and What To Do About It"

Heidi Hartmann, President, Institute for Women's Policy Research
Bio: http://bit.ly/heidihartmann
Location: Washington, DC
• Author of "Equal Pay for Working Families"

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Author; Co-Founder& Executive Director, MomsRising.org
Bio: http://bit.ly/kristinrowe
Location: Seattle, WA
• Expert in fair pay, women’s issues, modern inequalities, and motherhood/family issues

Sharon Lerner, Author and Journalist
Bio: http://bit.ly/sharonlerner
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes pay equity, welfare, health, and family policy

Shelby Knox, Political and Social Commentator
Bio: http://bit.ly/shelbyknox
Location: New York, NY
• Expert in equal pay, feminism and young women

Margot Dorfman, CEO, U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Bio: http://bit.ly/margotdorfman
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes pay equity, women’s economic and business issues, family-work policies

Ellen Bravo, Coordinator, Family Values @ Work
Bio: http://bit.ly/ellenbravo
Location: Milwaukee, WI
• Expertise includes women’s pay, working women, and work/family issues

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NEBRASKA PASSES LATE-TERM ABORTION BAN

April 16, 2010--

Gloria Feldt, Author/Activist/Blogger, www.GloriaFeldt.com
Bio: http://bit.ly/gfeldt
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on politics, reproductive rights, women's issues and media & entertainment
• Former president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and author of “War On Choice”
• National speaker, author, and regular commentator for Women’s eNews, Huffington Post, BlogHer, The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and numerous other print and web-based publications

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TEA-PARTY SUPPORTERS PROTEST AGAINST TAXES

April 16, 2010-- 

Sally Kohn, Director, Movement Vision Lab, Center for Community Change
Bio: http://bit.ly/salkohn
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes politics, progressive community values, immigration & trade policy, education & healthcare, and social justice
• Specializes in grassroots communities and visionary ideas for the future
• Frequent speaker on progressive politics and strategy; regular contributor to the Huffington Post, CommonDreams, AlterNet and Tom Paine

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RSSIA SUSPENDS ADOPTIONS BY AMERICANS

April 16, 2010--

E.J. Graff, Associate Director and Senior Researcher, Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism, Brandeis University
Bio: http://bit.ly/graffej
Location: Boston, MA
• Expert in corruption in international adoption
• Appeared on Good Morning America, MTV, NPR, and PBS; published in The New York Times Magazine, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Foreign Policy, Good Housekeeping, Columbia Journalism Review, and The Nation

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MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL DISTRICT ORDERED TO DESEGREGATE

April 16, 2010--

Janus Adams, President, Janus Adams LLC
Bio: http://bit.ly/janusadams
Location: New York, NY
• Expert includes African-American history/culture, racial segregation, children’s intellectual/educational rights, cycles of history, and human rights
• Author of "Freedom Days: 365 Inspired Moments in Civil Rights History"
• Media credits include ABC, AirAmerica, BET, CNN, NBC, and NPR

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SARAH PALIN TO SPEAK AT TEA PARTY RALLY

April 14, 2010--

Sally Kohn, Director, Movement Vision Lab, Center for Community Change
Bio: http://bit.ly/salkohn
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes politics, progressive community values, immigration & trade policy, education & healthcare, and social justice
• Specializes in grassroots communities and visionary ideas for the future
• Frequent speaker on progressive politics and strategy; regular contributor to the Huffington Post, CommonDreams, AlterNet and Tom Paine

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ARIZONA PASSES STRICT IMMIGRATION BILL‎

April 14, 2010-- 

Pramila Jayapal, Executive Director, OneAmerica
Bio: http://bit.ly/pjayapal
Location: Seattle, WA
• Expert on comprehensive immigration reform, immigration policy, U.S. detention policy, new citizen registration, and politics
• Led OneAmerica to achieve significant immigration reform policy change in Washington State
• Media credits include NPR, MSNBC's Tucker Carlson Show, Seattle Times, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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SUPREME COURT SHORT LIST INCLUDES SIX WOMEN

April 14, 2010--

Sam Bennett, President/ CEO, Women's Campaign Forum
Bio: http://bit.ly/sambennett
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes politics, women’s political involvement, female candidates, social justice, women’s rights, and misogyny in the media
• Appeared on MSNBC, FOX, and PBS networks; quoted in POLITICO and ElectWomen

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MATERNAL DEATHS DECLINE SHARPLY ACROSS THE GLOBE

April 14, 2010--

Adrienne Germain, President, International Women’s Health Coalition
Bio: http://bit.ly/adriengermaine
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes health, women’s issues, and sexual/reproductive health and rights
• Served on the Millennium Development Goals Project Task Force on Child Mortality and Maternal Health
• Media credits include The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, the Associated Press, and BBC WorldService

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DEMOCRATIC REP. BART STUPAK TO RETIRE

April 9, 2010--

Gloria Feldt, Author/Activist/Blogger, www.GloriaFeldt.com
Bio: http://bit.ly/gfeldt
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on politics, reproductive rights, women's issues and media & entertainment
• Former president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and author of “War On Choice”
• National speaker, author, and regular commentator for Women’s e-News, Huffington Post, BlogHer, The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and numerous other print and web-based publications

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DC COURT RULING IMPACTS FCC INTERNET REGULATION

April 9, 2010-- 

Aparna Sridhar, Policy Counsel, Free Press
Bio: http://huff.to/aparsridhar
Location: Washington, DC
• Advises Free Press on legal matters related to policy, research and campaign work; represents Free Press in court and before the FCC
• Author of "Court Drives FCC Towards Nuclear Option to Regulate Broadband": http://bit.ly/9mfCod
• Former associate at Strumwassser & Woocher, LLP, in Los Angeles, and clerk for the Honorable M. Margaret McKeown of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit8

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ISRAELI PM SKIPS OBAMA'S NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT

April 9, 2010--

Kennette Benedict, Executive Director, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Bio: http://bit.ly/jessicamatthews
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes nuclear weapons and proliferation, and international issues
• Former Director of International Peace and Security at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
• Appearances include 20/20, CNN International, BBC, CBC, NPR, CTV, Voice of America, Fox News Channel, and Aljazeera; quoted in USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Village Voice, Los Angeles Times, and Congressional Quarterly, among others

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TEXAS OIL FIRMS OPPOSE CALIFORNIA CLIMATE LAW

April 9, 2010--

Daphne Wysham, Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies
Bio: http://bit.ly/daphwysham
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on climate change, oil industry, carbon trading, and cap and trade
• Founder and director of the IPS Sustainable Energy & Economy Network; founder and co-host of Earthbeat Radio: The Climate Crisis Broadcast
• Media credits include Fox News, C-SPAN, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BBC, NPR, Pacifica, and Democracy Now

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U.S. TARGETS AMERICAN-BORN MUSLIM CLERIC‎

April 7, 2010--

Marjorie Cohn, Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Bio: http://bit.ly/marjoriecohn
Location: San Diego, CA
• Expertise includes criminal justice issues, duty to disobey unlawful orders, U.S. torture of prisoners, and the impact of the “war on terror” on civil liberties
• Testified about Bush administration torture policy before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (2008)
• Appeared on CBS News, MSNBC, CNN, BBC, NPR and blogs for the Huffington Post

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WHITE HOUSE SIGNALS IT MAY CANCEL KARZAI VISIT

April 7, 2010-- 

Trudy Rubin, Foreign Affairs Columnist and Editorial Board Member, Philadelphia Inquirer
Bio: http://bit.ly/trudyrubin
Location: Philadelphia, PA
• Expert on Middle East and U.S. foreign policy
• 2001 Pulitzer Prize finalist for columns on Middle East
• Visited Afghanistan and Pakistan twice in 2009, and made ten trips to the Middle East between 2003 and 2008

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U.S. AND RUSSIA TO SIGN NEW NUCLEAR TREATY

April 7, 2010--

Jessica Tuchman Mathews, President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Bio: http://bit.ly/jessicamatthews
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on U.S.-Russian relations, nonproliferation, arms control, and globalization
• Author of "Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security"
• Expert source for PBS, BBC Radio, and Russia Today

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REPORT FINDS U.S. BIRTH RATE FELL IN 2008

April 7, 2010--

Adrienne Germain, President, International Women’s Health Coalition
Bio: http://bit.ly/adriengermaine
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes health, women’s issues, and sexual/ reproductive health and rights
• Served on the Millennium Development Goals Project Task Force on Child Mortality and Maternal Health
• Media credits include The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, the Associated Press, and BBC WorldService

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RNC CHAIRMAN STEELE DEFENDS PARTY AFFAIRS

April 5, 2010--

Keli Goff, Author and Political Analyst
Bio: http://bit.ly/kellygoff
Location: New York, NY
• One of the most recognizable political pundits of the 2008 presidential election cycle; specialties include politics and media
• Author of "Redefining "Racist" in the Rather Complicated Age of Obama" (Huffington Post)
• Appeared on CBS' Early Show, AC360, Fox and Friends; source for news outlets ranging from the Wall Street Journal to USA Today; regular contributor to the Huffington Post

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TALIBAN CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR ATTACK ON U.S. CONSULATE IN PAKISTAN

April 5, 2010-- 

Patricia DeGennaro, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Global Affairs, New York University; Afghanistan Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the President
Bio: http://bit.ly/pdegennaro
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on the Pakistan, Middle East, terrorism, and U.S. foreign policy
• Expert source for CNN, BBC News, Al Jazeera, PBS’s Worldfocus, among many others
• Author of "From Iraq to Afghanistan: Out of One Occupation and into Another" (The WIP)

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JUSTICE STEVENS TO LEAVE WHILE OBAMA IN OFFICE

April 5, 2010--

Tanya Acker, Attorney, Isis Productions
Bio: http://bit.ly/tanacker
Location: Los Angeles, CA
• Expert on politics, governance issues, and legal issues
• Former Litigator and lead attorney in supreme court matters for Latham & Watkins, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Fox & Spillane
• Frequent guest on Larry King Live, AC360, CNN Headline News, The O’Reilly Factor, and many others

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UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS RUN OUT FOR THOUSANDS

April 5, 2010--

Dr. Barbara Gault, Executive Director and Vice President, Institute for Women's Policy Research
Bio: http://bit.ly/bgault
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on employment, politics, economics, poverty, and work/life balance
• Author of "Reaching for More: Challenges and Benefits of Higher Education for Welfare Participants and Their Children"
• Appeared on CNN Money, NBC, and CNBC's “Squawk on the Street”

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U.S. ECONOMY ADDS 162,000 JOBS IN MARCH

April 1, 2010--

Dr. Barbara Gault, Acting President, Women’s Institute for Women's Policy Research
Bio: http://bit.ly/bgault
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on employment, politics, economics, poverty, and work/life balance
• Testified before Congress on low-income women’s educational access
• Appeared on CNN Money, NBC, and CNBC's “Squawk on the Street”

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GAZA AIR STRIKES BY ISRAEL AFTER ROCKET ATTACKS

April 1, 2010-- 

Marjorie Cohn, Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Bio: http://bit.ly/marjoriecohn
Location: San Diego, CA
• Expertise includes war crimes, international issues, U.S. foreign policy and human rights; and expert witness in military hearings about the illegality of wars
• Appeared on CBS News, MSNBC, CNN, BBC, NPR and blogs for the Huffington Post
• Blogged about the Gaza war; "Israel’s Collective Punishment of Gaza": http://bit.ly/cQmn7S

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ABORTION BAN ON 2011 MISSISSIPPI BALLOT

April 1, 2010--

Page Gardner, Founder and President, Women's Voices. Women Vote
Bio: http://bit.ly/pgardner
Location: Washington, DC
• Managed highly debated national public policy issue campaigns, including those related to reproductive rights
• Expert in the voting patterns of women voters
• Worked at senior levels for the most competitive presidential, senatorial, gubernatorial, and congressional campaigns

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APPLE IPAD HITS STORES SATURDAY APRIL 3

April 1, 2010--

Deanna Zandt, Media Technologist
Bio: http://bit.ly/deanzandt
Location: New York, NY
• Specializes in media & entertainment, technology & women, technology & culture, technology & media, and social media
• Media credits include GritTV with Laura Flanders, AlterNet, Feministing, and Fast Company
• Regular speaker at conferences, including the National Conference on Media Reform, Bioneers, America's Future Now, and many others

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'RAPELAY' VIDEO GAME GOES VIRAL DESPITE OUTRAGE

March 31, 2010--

Latoya Peterson, Editrix/Activist, Racialicious.com and Jezebel.com
Bio: http://bit.ly/latoyapeterson
Location: Washington, DC
• Provides a hip-hop feminist and anti-racist view on pop culture with a special focus video games, anime, American comics, and manga
• Author of “Girl Gamers Rising" (Women’s Media Review) and "Not all in the game," (The Guardian)
• Published in The American Prospect, Bitch, Clutch, the Women's Review of Books, and the Guardian

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OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING INTRODUCED IN OBAMA ENERGY PLAN

March 31, 2010-- 

Marcela Donadio, Americas Oil & Gas Sector Leader, Ernst & Young LLP
Bio: http://bit.ly/mdonadio
Location: Houston, TX
• Expert on oil and gas, major trends in the oil and gas industry, and risk management
• Manages more than 60 partners and 500 professionals serving oil and gas companies throughout the U.S., Canada, and Central & South America
• Media credits include Houston Chronicle, Oil & Gas Investor, Oil & Gas Financial Journal, E&P, and Journal of Petroleum Technology

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WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCES FORUM ON WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY

March 31, 2010--

Sharon Lerner, Author and Journalist
Bio: http://bit.ly/slerner
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes family policy, childcare, welfare, and pay equity
• Author of “The War on Moms: On Life in a Family-Unfriendly Nation”
• Written work has appeared in The New York Times, Salon.com, The American Prospect, The Nation, Slate.com, and Ms; appeared on CNN’s Campbell Brown, NPR’s Brian Lehrer Show

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OBAMA SIGNS OVERHAUL OF STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM‎

March 31, 2010--

Jamienne Studley, President, Public Advocates, Inc.
Bio: http://bit.ly/jamstudley
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Expert on education, student aid, and loan burden/forgiveness issues
• Deputy, then acting, general counsel of the U.S. Department of Education (1993-99), during the Clinton Administration; responsible for civil rights and education
• Published in The New York Times, Newsweek, and San Francisco Chronicle

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WOMEN CALL FOR INCLUSION IN HAITI DONOR MEETING

March 31, 2010--

Michele Wucker, Executive Director, World Policy Institute
Bio: http://bit.ly/michelewucker
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on Haitian affairs, author of “Why The Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians and the Struggle For Hispaniola”
• Appeared on MSNBC Rachel Maddow show discussing the Haiti crisis: http://bit.ly/8zMqOF
• Received 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship, 2009 Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, 2009 Young Leader of the American Council on Germany
• See more experts on Haiti here: http://bit.ly/HaitiExperts

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OBAMA VOWS COMMITMENT TO IMMIGRATION REFORM

March 29, 2010--

Pramila Jayapal, Executive Director, OneAmerica
Bio: http://bit.ly/pjayapal
Location: Seattle, WA
• Expert on comprehensive immigration reform, immigration policy, U.S. detention policy, new citizen registration, and politics
• Led OneAmerica to achieve significant immigration reform policy change in Washington State, including: a New Americans Executive Order signed by Washington Governor Chris Gregoire
• Media credits include NPR, MSNBC's Tucker Carlson Show, Seattle Times, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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MYANMAR OPPOSITION PARTY TO BOYCOTT ELECTIONS

March 29, 2010-- 

Shalini Nataraj, Vice President of Programs, Global Fund for Women
Bio: http://bit.ly/shalininataraj
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Former direct adviser to Burmese Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi
• Expert on humanitarian & international issues, social justice
• Speaks extensively on issues of human rights, particularly on the need for a gendered approach to rights

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BIN LADEN ISSUES NEW THREAT IN TAPE

March 29, 2010--

Lorelei Kelly, Policy Director, The Real Security Initiative, The White House Project
Bio: http://bit.ly/lorkelley
Location: Washington, DC
• Specialties include new progressive vision for U.S. national security, changing roles and missions of the U.S. military, and civil-military relations
• Educates elected leaders and the public about the national security challenges revealed by 9/11
• Blogs regularly at thewhitehouseproject.org, democracyarsenal.org and the Huffington Post

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GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES PLANS TO SELL CITI STAKE

March 29, 2010--

Ann Lee, Finance Professor, New York University
Bio: http://bit.ly/annlee
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on effective government stimulus and bailout plans, financial derivatives and the global financial system
• Provides economic commentary on ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, FOX, and Bloomberg News
• Published in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, BusinessWeek, Forbes, and Financial Time

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THREATS AGAINST LAWMAKERS SPREAD AFTER HEALTH VOTE

March 26, 2010--

Maria Teresa Kumar, Founding Executive Director, Voto Latino
Bio: http://bit.ly/mtkumar
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on politics, social justice, and the Latino vote
• Named by Hispanic Magazine as one of the top Latinas in Government and Politics
• Frequent political commentator for Hardball with Chris Matthews, Morning Joe, AC360, Fox, Telemundo, and NPR

Avis A. Jones-DeWeever, Ph.D., Director, Research and Policy Center for African American Women, National Council for Negro Women
Bio: http://bit.ly/avisdeweever
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes politics, domestic policy issues as it relates to the nation’s economic well-being, presidential politics, and Obama transition/governance
• Author of numerous publications on policy-issues, and political commentator for CNN, PBS, ABC News, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Huffington Post, and many others

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UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS SET TO EXPIRE APRIL 5

March 26, 2010-- 

Rinku Sen, President & Executive Director, Applied Research Center / Publisher, ColorLines Magazine
Bio: http://bit.ly/rinkusen
Location: New York, NY
• Leading figure in the racial justice movement; expert on race, feminism, immigration, and economic justice
• Published in the Huffington Post, Forbes.com, and AlterNet; appeared on The Tavis Smiley Show, The Accidental American, and GRITtv’s Media Roundtable, and quoted in the USA Today article, "Vows to pick up where ACORN left off are made" - http://bit.ly/bCfIek (March 24, 2010)
• Held various leadership roles at the Center for Third World Organizing (CTWO), a national network of organizations of color (1988-2000)

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ACORN TO SHUT ALL OFFICES BY APRIL 1

March 26, 2010--

Dr. Barbara Gault, Acting President, Women’s Institute for Women's Policy Research
Bio: http://bit.ly/bgault
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes politics, economics, employment, poverty, and work/life balance
• Testified in Congress on low-income women’s educational access
• Appeared on CNN Money, NBC, and CNBC's "Squawk on the Street"

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POPE IMPLICATED IN COVERING UP PRIESTS’ CHILD ABUSE

March 26, 2010--

Linda S. Pieczynski, Media Spokesperson, Call to Action
Bio: http://bit.ly/lpieczynski
Location: Chicago, IL
• Expertise includes child abuse/neglect, the Catholic Church, women’s rights, women’s ordination, and celibacy
• Board member and spokesperson of Call to Action; the largest progressive Roman Catholic Church reform organization in the U.S.
• Appeared on BBC, ABC Nightly News, NBC Nightly News, CNN, Fox, and MSNBC to discuss child abuse scandals in the Catholic Church

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WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE OPTIONS IMPACTED BY HEALTH CARE REFORM

March 24, 2010--

Jehmu Greene, President, Women's Media Center
Bio: http://bit.ly/jgreene
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes reproductive rights, women's rights, politics, and the Democratic party
• Frequent commentator on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and many others

Eleanor Smeal, President, The Feminist Majority Foundation/Feminist Majority; Publisher, Ms. Magazine
Bio: http://bit.ly/esmeal
Location: Washington, DC
• Recognized as a national women’s rights leader, and reproductive rights expert
• Led the first national abortion rights march in Washington, DC

Terry O'Neill, President, National Organization For Women (NOW)
Bio: http://bit.ly/terryoneill
Location: Washington, DC
• National speaker on advancing reproductive freedom and achieving constitutional equality for women
• Feminist attorney, professor, social justice activist, and principal spokesperson for the NOW Foundation and NOW Political Action Committee

Gloria Feldt, Author/Activist/Blogger, www.GloriaFeldt.com
Bio: http://bit.ly/gfeldt
Location: New York, NY
• Former president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and author of “War On Choice”
• Regular author/ commentator for print, online and broadcast including New York Times, CNN, and more

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14 STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL SUE OVER HEALTH CARE REFORM

March 24, 2010-- 

Tanya Acker, Attorney, Isis Productions
Bio: http://bit.ly/tanacker
Location: Los Angeles, CA
• Expert on constitutional law, politics, governmental corruption/reform issues
• Former Litigator and lead attorney in constitutional cases, and state supreme court matters for Latham & Watkins, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Fox & Spillane
• Frequent guest on Larry King Live, Anderson Cooper 360, CNN Headline News, The O’Reilly Factor, and many others

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U.S. AND MEXICO REVISE ANTI DRUG STRATEGY

March 24, 2010--

Laura Carlsen, Director of the Americas Policy Program, Center for International Policy
Bio: http://bit.ly/lcarlsen
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
• Expertise includes immigration & drug war, regional integration (Security and Prosperity Partnership, Plan Mexico, IIRSA)
• Co-editor and contributor, "Confronting Globalization: Economic Integration and Popular Resistance in Mexico" (Kumarian Press, 2003)
• Featured on Radio Pacifica, NPR; BBC, CBC, Democracy Now!, Current TV, Univisión; The Washington Post, and Christian Science Monitor

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JUDGE SAYS TEEN LESBIAN'S RIGHTS VIOLATED IN MISSISSIPPI PROM CASE

March 24, 2010--

Rev. Irene Monroe, Ordained Minister / Gay Rights Activist
Bio: http://bit.ly/imonroe
Location: Cambridge, MA
• Expertise includes social justice, moral leadership in the 21st Century, homophobia, and LGBTQ community
• Profiled in O, The Oprah Magazine, CNN’s Paula Zahn Now, and CNN Headline News
• Received the Boston Certificate of Recognition for continued leadership and dedication to the Gay and Lesbian Community

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HEALTH CARE REFORM PASSES & OBAMA SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER ON ABORTION

March 22, 2010--

Jehmu Greene, President, Women's Media Center
Bio: http://bit.ly/jgreene
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes reproductive rights, women's rights, politics, and the Democratic party
• Frequent commentator on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and many others

Eleanor Smeal, President, The Feminist Majority Foundation/Feminist Majority; Publisher, Ms. Magazine
Bio: http://bit.ly/esmeal
Location: Washington, DC
• Recognized as a national women’s rights leader, and reproductive rights expert
• Led the first national abortion rights march in Washington, DC

Terry O'Neill, President, National Organization For Women (NOW)
Bio: http://bit.ly/terryoneill
Location: Washington, DC
• National speaker on advancing reproductive freedom and achieving constitutional equality for women
• Feminist attorney, professor, social justice activist, and principal spokesperson for the NOW Foundation and NOW Political Action Committee

Gloria Feldt, Author/Activist/Blogger, www.GloriaFeldt.com
Bio: http://bit.ly/gfeldt
Location: New York, NY
• Former president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and author of “War On Choice”
• Regular author/ commentator for print, online and broadcast including New York Times, CNN, and more

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BROAD COALITION PACKS DC MALL ON IMMIGRATION REFORM

March 22, 2010-- 

Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Executive Director, Voces de la Frontera
Bio: http://bit.ly/cnortiz
Location: Milwaukee, WI
• Recognized as a national leader in comprehensive immigration reform, and immigrant/worker rights
• Serves on the board of the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM)
• Featured in national interviews on CNN, NPR, The Nation, Telemundo, Fox News, ABC, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Wisconsin Public Radio

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TEXAS SET TO EXECUTE MAN DENIED DNA TESTING

March 22, 2010--

Nina Morrison, Attorney, Innocence Project
Bio: http://bit.ly/nmorrison
Location: New York, NY
• Specializes in criminal justice and human rights issues; represents prisoners seeking post-conviction DNA testing to prove their innocence
• Familiar with the Hank Skinner case and the Innocence Project’s plea for the use of DNA evidence in his trial
• Media credits include The New York Times, CBS, National Public Radio, CNN Radio, American Constitution Society, and The Bob Edwards Radio Show

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CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR TO HOST ABC’S “THIS WEEK”

March 19, 2010--

Jehmu Greene, President, Women's Media Center
Bio: http://bit.ly/jgreene
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on women in the media and media diversity
• Frequent national affairs commentator on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News (http://blip.tv/file/3139175), and many others
• Served on numerous boards of directors for various media, politics and social justice organizations

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DIPLOMATS URGE RESUMPTION OF MIDEAST TALKS

March 19, 2010-- 

Naomi Chazan, Professor, Hebrew University (Israel)
Bio: http://bit.ly/nchazan
Location: Jerusalem, Israel
• Expert on Israeli politics, Arab-Israel conflict, and international issues
• Former member of Knesset on behalf of the Meretz (Democratic Israel) party in February, 2003
• Provided expert commentary on Arab-Israeli relations and Israeli politics for The Jerusalem Post, Israel Broadcasting Authority Radio, and Israel Broadcasting Authority TV

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SEX ABUSE SCANDAL IN GERMAN CHURCH WIDENS

March 19, 2010--

Linda S. Pieczynski, Media Spokesperson, Call to Action
Bio: http://bit.ly/lpieczynski
Location: Chicago, IL
• Expertise includes child abuse/neglect, the Catholic Church, women’s rights, women’s ordination, and celibacy
• Board member and spokesperson of Call to Action; the largest progressive Roman Catholic Church reform organization in the U.S.
• Appeared on BBC, ABC Nightly News, NBC Nightly News, CNN, Fox, and MSNBC to discuss child abuse scandals in the Catholic Church

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FINANCIAL REFORM WOULD SHIFT FED’S POWER

March 17, 2010--

Anna Bernasek, Financial and Economic Commentator, Author
Bio: http://bit.ly/abernasek
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on financial market crises and reform, federal debt and deficits, and macroeconomic policy
• Media credits include The New York Times, Fortune, CNN, CNBC, and National Public Radio

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5 AMERICANS HELD ON TERROR CHARGES IN PAKISTAN

March 17, 2010-- 

Patricia DeGennaro, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Global Affairs, New York University; Afghanistan Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the President
Bio: http://bit.ly/pdegennaro
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on the Pakistan, Middle East, Terrorism, and U.S. foreign policy
• Expert source for CNN, BBC News, Al Jazeera, PBS’s Worldfocus, among many others
• Author of "From Iraq to Afghanistan: Out of One Occupation and into Another" (The WIP)

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IRAQI PM TRAILS IN VOTE COUNT, CHARGES FRAUD

March 17, 2010-- 

Zainab Al-Suwaij, Co-Founder and Executive Director, American Islamic Congress
Bio: http://bit.ly/zasuwaij
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes Iraq, Middle East, and politics
• Worked with the former Iraqi Interim Governing Council to establish a constitutional minimum requirement of twenty-five percent women’s participation in the new Iraqi parliament and government
• Published in The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The New Republic, The Boston Globe, and The Houston Chronicle; interviewed on National Public Radio, CNN, and Fox News

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OBAMA ADMIN TO OVERHAUL NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND

March 15, 2010--

Sara Mead, Senior Research Fellow, Education Policy, New America Foundation
Bio: http://bit.ly/saramead
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on education, federal education policy, and No Child Left Behind; works with policymakers to improve early childhood, elementary and secondary education
• Former senior policy analyst with Education Sector; focused on issues related to early childhood education and increasing choice in public education
• Contributor to Washington Post, USA Today, ABC News, CBS News, and NPR

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NEW REPORT: CAMPUSES ILL-EQUIPPED TO HANDLE SEXUAL ASSAULT

March 15, 2010--

Jaclyn Friedman, Program Director, Center for New Words; and Co-Founder, Women, Action, & the Media (WAM!) Conference
Bio: http://bit.ly/jfriedman
Location: Boston, MA
• Anti-rape and pro-sex activist with expertise in health, media & entertainment, and social justice
• Author of Washington Post op-ed: "To Combat Rape On Campus, Schools Should Stop Keeping It Quiet" (http://bit.ly/dxFS6Z) and contributor to "Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape" (Seal Press, 2008)
• Appeared on The Contrary, The Brian Lehrer Show; published in The American Prospect, Slate's DoubleX, Bitch, AlterNet, Women's eNews, Feministing.com, and Huffington Post

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FINANCIAL REFORM BILL TO BE UNVEILED TODAY

March 15, 2010-- 

Ann Lee, Finance Professor, New York University
Bio: http://bit.ly/annlee
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on effective government stimulus and bailout plans, financial derivatives and the global financial system
• Provides economic commentary on ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, FOX, and Bloomberg News
• Published in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, BusinessWeek, Forbes, and Financial Times

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OBAMA PROPOSES OVERHAUL ON FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN PROGRAMS

March 12, 2010-- 

Jamienne Studley, President, Public Advocates, Inc.
Bio: http://bit.ly/jamstudley
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Expert on education, student aid, and loan burden/forgiveness issues
• Deputy, then acting, general counsel of the U.S. Department of Education (1993-99), during the Clinton Administration; responsible for civil rights and education
• Published in The New York Times, Newsweek, and San Francisco Chronicle

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$657 MIL SETTLEMENT REACHED FOR GROUND ZERO WORKERS

March 12, 2010--

Mary Fetchet, Founding Director, Voices of September 11th
Bio: http://bit.ly/maryfetchet
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on survivors, families of victims, and rescue workers of 9/11
• Testified before the 9/11 Commission, and the Senate and House of Representatives on five occasions
• Appeared on national television programs, and frequently contributes to print and radio news media

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SARAH PALIN TO TESTIFY IN EMAIL HACK TRIAL

March 12, 2010--

Sarah Granger, Technology & New Media Consultant, PublicEdge
Bio: http://bit.ly/sgranger
Location: Menlo Park, CA
• Expertise includes technology policy, politics, cybersecurity, hacking, transparency, and online campaigning/elections
• Contributing author of "Ethical Hacking"(IBM Systems Journal, 2001)
• Interviewed and referenced by CBS News, ABC News, Good Morning America, MTV Japan, Washington Post, New York Times, and many others

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ISRAEL MOVES TO CHANGE LAW AFTER BIDEN ‘MISHAP’

March 12, 2010-- 

Phyllis Bennis, Fellow/Director of the New Internationalism Project, Institute for Policy Studies
Bio: http://bit.ly/pbennis
Location: Washington, DC
• Research focused on Israel-Palestine issues, U.S. policy in the Middle East and U.S.-United Nations relations
• Frequent commentator/analyst for “The News Hour with Jim Lehrer” on PBS, the CBS Morning Show, NPR's Diane Rehm Show, “Democracy Now!” and many others
• Regularly briefs several members of Congress on matters related to U.S. security and the United Nations

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HOUSE HEALTH CARE VOTE WAITS FOR CBO

March 10, 2010-- 

Susan Blumenthal, M.D., Director, Health and Medicine Program, Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress
Bio: http://bit.ly/sblumenthal
Location: Washington, DC
• Former U.S. Assistant Surgeon General and Senior Global Health Advisor, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
• Expert on health care reform, politics, and women’s health
• Former health columnist, U.S. News and World Report and Elle; Medical Director, Discovery Channel/American Film Institute Global Health Series; Chief Medical Advisor to a PBS Health Initiative

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JIHAD JANE, AN AMERICAN WOMAN, FACES TERRORISM CHARGES

March 10, 2010--

Farhana Khera, Executive Director, Muslim Advocates and National Association of Muslim Lawyers (NAML)
Bio: http://bit.ly/fkhera
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Expert on civic and political participation of Muslim Americans and civil rights / liberties post-September 11th
• Served as Counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee; advised on Patriot Act and other civil liberties issues raised by anti-terrorism policies since 9/11
• Quoted by The New York Times, Associated Press, Austin American-Statesman, and San Jose Mercury News

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MYANMAR BARS SUU KYI'S ELECTION PARTICIPATION

March 10, 2010--

Shalini Nataraj, Vice President of Programs, Global Fund for Women
Bio: http://bit.ly/shalininataraj
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Former direct adviser to Burmese Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi
• Expert on humanitarian & international issues, social justice
• Speaks extensively on issues of human rights, particularly on the need for a gendered approach to rights

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CLASS-ACTION LAWSUITS COULD COST TOYOTA $3B-PLUS

March 10, 2010-- 

Susan Helper, Professor of Economics, Case Western Reserve University
Bio: http://bit.ly/shelper
Location: Cleveland, OH
• Research associate with the International Motor Vehicle Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and GERPISA in Paris
• Published in The Washington Post, Marketplace (NPR), USA Today, New York Times, Business Week, and The Wall Street Journal

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ETHNIC VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA KILLS 500

March 8, 2010-- 

Nichole Argo, Research Director, Alliance of Civilizations Media Fund
Bio: http://bit.ly/nicholeargo
Location: Arlington, VA
• Research interests include ethnic mobilization and violence, international issues
• Previously lived and worked in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Rwanda
• Holds a Masters Degree in International Policy Studies (Conflict and Security Emphasis) from Stanford University

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DEPT. OF EDUCATION TO INTENSIFY CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT

March 8, 2010--

Jamienne Studley, President, Public Advocates, Inc.
Bio: http://bit.ly/jamstudley
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Expert on education, civil rights advocacy/policy, and education equity K-12
• Deputy, then acting, general counsel of the U.S. Department of Education (1993-99), during the Clinton Administration; responsible for civil rights and education
• Published in The New York Times, Newsweek, and San Francisco Chronicle

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IRAQIS AWAIT ELECTION RESULTS

March 8, 2010--

Nora Bensahel, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation
Bio: http://bit.ly/norabenashel
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on stability operations in Iraq, Middle East, and post-conflict reconstruction
• Author of "After Saddam: Prewar Planning at the Occupation of Iraq" (2008) and “Mission Not Accomplished: What Went Wrong With Iraqi Reconstruction” (Journal of Strategic Studies, 2006)
• Frequent media commentator, BBC World News, The New York Times, and NPR

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SENATORS ASK FDA TO LIFT GAY BLOOD DONOR BAN

March 5, 2010-- 

Somjen Frazer, Director of Program Evaluation, Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders
Bio: http://bit.ly/sfrazer
Location: New York, NY
• Provides research for numerous articles and reports on public health, gender and sexuality studies
• Featured in “Study Cites Health Disparities for Gays” (New York Times)
• Works, as an activist researcher to connect social science to social change, particularly in community-based projects

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HOUSE ADOPTS $15 BILLION PLAN TO SPUR JOB GROWTH

March 5, 2010--

Dr. Barbara Gault, Executive Director and Vice President, Institute for Women's Policy Research
Bio: http://bit.ly/bgault
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on employment, politics, economics, poverty, and work/life balance
• Testified before Congress on low-income women’s educational access
• Appeared on CNN Money, NBC, and CNBC's “Squawk on the Street”

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SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LEGALIZED IN DC

March 3, 2010--

Celinda Lake, President, Lake Research Partners
Bio: http://bit.ly/celindalake
Location: Washington, DC
• Led Lake Research Partners to pollster the first successful effort to beat a gay marriage initiative in Arizona
• Expert on politics and one of the Democratic Party's leading political strategists
• Appeared on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Fox News, and NPR; published in the Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and Glamour

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JERRY BROWN JOINS CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR RACE

March 3, 2010--

Jodie Evans, Co-Founder, CODEPINK: Women for Peace
Bio: http://bit.ly/jevans
Location: Los Angeles, CA
• Ran Jerry Brown's Senate campaign in 1982 and Presidential campaign in 1992
• Expertise includes politics, philanthropy, and social justice
• Media credits include CNN, FOX News, AlterNet, Huffington Post, and KPFK 90.7 Los Angeles

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OBAMA SUGGESTS RECONCILIATION TO PASS HEALTH CARE BILL

March 3, 2010-- 

C. Nicole Mason, Executive Director, Women of Color Policy Network, New York University
Bio: http://bit.ly/cnicolemason
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes politics, health care reform, and economic / human security
• Political analyst; spoken nationally on American politics, health care reform, and economic security, particularly for women and racial / ethnic minorities
• Media experience includes National Public Radio, and Women’s e-news

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WHITE HOUSE DECLASSIFIES PARTS OF U.S. CYBERSECURITY PLAN

March 3, 2010--

Suzanne Spaulding, Principal, Bingham Consulting Group, LLC
Bio: http://bit.ly/sspaulding
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on cybersecurity, intelligence, homeland security, and terrorism
• Member of the CSIS Commission on cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency, and former CIA Assistant General Counsel
• Appeared on CNN, ABC, and National Public Radio; published in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Economist, and Guardian

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PELOSI SAYS SHE'LL GET VOTES NEEDED FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM

March 1, 2010-- 

Gloria Feldt, Author/Activist/Blogger, www.GloriaFeldt.com
Bio: http://bit.ly/gfeldt
Location: New York, NY
• Former president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and author of “War On Choice”
• Named one of Vanity Fair’s “Top 200 Women Legends, Leaders, And Trailblazers;” Glamour’s “Woman of the Year;” and one of Women’s e-News “21 Leaders for the 21st Century”
• National speaker, author, television guest, and regular commentator for Women’s e-News, Huffington Post, BlogHer, The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and numerous other print and web-based publications

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CHILE DEVASTATED BY EARTHQUAKE

March 1, 2010--

Kim Knowlton, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council
Bio: http://bit.ly/kknowlton
Location: New York, NY
• Researched and published on connection between global warming and health, specifically mortality, in a changing climate
• Contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2007 Fourth Assessment Report
• Featured by NBC Nightly News, National Public Radio, Bloomberg News, and Reuters

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U.S. TAKES RECORD NUMBER OF GOLD MEDALS IN VANOUVER

March 1, 2010-- 

Alexis McCombs, Creator and Host of “Instant She-Play” on AOL Sports
Bio: http://bit.ly/amccombs
Location: Los Angeles, CA
• Expert on sports and women's issues
• Served as a judge for the 2009 Sports Emmys Awards; author of The Business of the Super Bowl and The Business of the NBA Finals (Black Enterprise)
• Media credits include Jamie Foxx’s Sirius Radio show, MSN.com’s “The Big Debate,” WETV.com, Essence.com, and Huffington Post

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OBAMA PLAN FOCUSES ON SCHOOL DROPOUTS

March 1, 2010--

Jane Swift, Principal, WNP Consulting
Bio: http://bit.ly/jswift
Location: Williamstown, MA
• First female governor of Massachusetts and former education adviser for the McCain Presidential Campaign
• Expert on public education policy, child protective services, and educational entrepreneurship
• Appeared on CNN, Nightline, NBC’s Today Show, and CBS’s The Early Show

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SENATE REPUBLICANS AGREE TO OBAMA HEALTH CARE SUMMIT

February 24, 2010-- 

Cheryl Dorsey, Social Entrepreneur, Echoing Green
Bio: http://bit.ly/cdorsey
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on health care, labor issues, and public policy
• Former White House Fellow (1997-1998); Special Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Labor; advised the Clinton Administration on health care
• Featured in Forbes magazine and PBS

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U.S. LEADING WITH 26 MEDALS IN WINTER OLYMPICS

February 24, 2010-- 

Alexis McCombs, Creator and Host of “Instant She-Play” on AOL Sports
Bio: http://bit.ly/amccombs
Location: Los Angeles, CA
• Expert on sports and women's issues
• Served as a judge for the 2009 Sports Emmys Awards; author of The Business of the Super Bowl and The Business of the NBA Finals (Black Enterprise)
• Media credits include Jamie Foxx’s Sirius Radio show, MSN.com’s “The Big Debate,” WETV.com, Essence.com, and Huffington Post

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'DON'T ASK' REPEAL SPURS DEBATE

February 24, 2010-- 

Kate Kendell, Executive Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Bio: http://bit.ly/kkendell
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Expert on social justice, LGBT rights, homophobia, and civil liberties
• Works toward changing discriminatory laws and creating new laws and policies benefiting the LGBT community
• Nationally recognized spokesperson for LGBT rights and active voice in major media, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Advocate, NPR, CNN, and many others

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STATES PUSH TO EXPAND GUN RIGHTS

February 24, 2010--  

Kristin Goss, Assistant Professor of Public Policy Studies and Political Science, Duke University
Bio: http://bit.ly/kristingoss
Location: Durham, NC
• Expert on gun control, public policy, and interest groups
• Author of “Disarmed: The Missing Movement for Gun Control in America” (Princeton University Press, 2006)
• Published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Raleigh News & Observer, Atlanta Journal Constitution, and Newark Star Ledger

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JAPAN OFFERS TO ENRICH URANIUM FOR IRAN

February 24, 2010-- 

Malou Innocent, Foreign Policy Analyst, Cato Institute
Bio: http://bit.ly/minnocent
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on Iran’s nuclear program and Iran-U.S. relations
• Published reviews and articles on national security and international affairs in Congressional Quarterly, Harvard International Review; Armed Forces Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, and Wall Street Journal Asia

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WHITE HOUSE TO UNVEIL HEALTH CARE PLAN

February 22, 2010-- 

Barbara Glickstein, Public Health Nurse Consultant / Broadcast Journalist
Bio: http://bit.ly/bglickstein
Location: New York, NY
• Producer and host, “Healthstyles” and contributing health reporter, Martha Stewart’s “Living Today”
• Expertise includes health policy, health care reform, women’s health, and public health
• Appeared on WNBC, PBS, WBAI Pacifica Radio, Martha Stewart Living on Sirius Satellite Radio, and Entertainment Weekly

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NEW CREDIT CARD REGULATIONS GO INTO EFFECT

February 22, 2010-- 

Manisha Thakor, Financial Literacy Advocate
Bio: http://bit.ly/mthakor
Location: Santa Fe, NM
• Expertise includes financial literacy, money management for women, financial security, credit cards, credit scores, and debt
• Work featured in national publications ranging from BusinessWeek to Glamour and national TV networks ranging from CNN to CNBC
• Regular personal finance blogger at the Huffington Post, bi-monthly contributor to NPR's 51% - The Women's Perspective, and frequent web contributor to NOW on PBS

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NATO AIRSTRIKE KILLS 27 CIVILIANS IN AFGHANISTAN

February 22, 2010--  

Patricia DeGennaro, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Global Affairs, New York University; Afghanistan Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the President
Bio: http://bit.ly/pdegennaro
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on the NATO, Middle East, U.S. foreign policy, democratic transitions, state building, and conflict resolution
• Expert source for CNN, CNN International, BBC News, Al Jazeera, PBS’s Worldfocus, PressTv’s Hearts & Minds, Lars Larson, Laura Flanders, Lorna Owens, Fox’s Hannity and Colmes and the O’Reilly Factor and NPR’s Leonard Lopate
• Authored "Will NATO Agree to Stabilize Afghanistan?" (WIP, March 25, 2009)

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NEW LAW ALLOWS FIREARMS IN NATIONAL PARKS

February 22, 2010-- 

Tensie Whelan, President, Rainforest Alliance
Bio: http://bit.ly/twhelan
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes conservation, biodiversity, land-use, environmental politics, eco-tourism, sustainable development, and corporate responsibility
• Featured in The New York Times, Fortune, Financial Times, NBC News and National Public Radio
• Published one of the first books on eco-friendly tourism: "Nature Tourism: Managing for the Environment" (Island Press, 1991)

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SENATOR REID FACES CROWDED GOP FIELD

February 19, 2010-- 

Dina Titus, State Senate Minority Leader; Nevada State Legislature
Bio: http://bit.ly/dinatitus
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
• Expertise includes Nevada politics and the Democrat Party
• Represented the people of Senate District 7 in the Nevada Legislature since 1988; served as Democratic Minority Leader since 1992
• Featured in BBC, NPR, PBS, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The San Francisco Chronicle

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TIGER WOODS PUBLICLY APOLOGIZES

February 19, 2010-- 

LaToya Foster, Television / Radio Talk Show Host and Producer; In The Know Political Affairs Program
Bio: http://bit.ly/latoyafoster
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes media & entertainment, politics, race relations, women’s issues, pop culture, sports
• Covers professional sports stories for local publications, news wire services and talk radio
• Appeared as a panelist and guest on MSNBC, Black Entertainment Television, Radio One and XM Radio

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OBAMA ANNOUNCES AID FOR HOMEOWNERS

February 19, 2010--  

Andrea Batista Schlesinger, Executive Director, Drum Major Institute for Public Policy
Bio: http://bit.ly/andreabschlesinger
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes politics, middle class squeeze, economic populism, labor, economic inequality, taxes, and economy
• Applies her background in public policy, politics and communications to lead DMI, a progressive policy institute with national impact
• Appeared on CNN with Lou Dobbs, CNBC Europe; Profiled in The New York Times, New York Daily News, NPR, and the Huffington Post

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SENIOR AFGHAN TALIBAN LEADERS ARRESTED IN PAKISTAN

February 19, 2010-- 

Malou Innocent, Foreign Policy Analyst, Cato Institute
Bio: http://bit.ly/minnocent
Location: Washington, DC
• Primary interests include Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Taliban; Middle East and Persian Gulf security
• Published reviews and articles on national security and international affairs in: Congressional Quarterly, Harvard International Review; Armed Forces Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, and Wall Street Journal Asia

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OBAMA MARKS ONE YEAR ECONOMIC STIMULUS ANNIVERSARY

February 17, 2010-- 

Ann Lee, Finance Professor, New York University
Bio: http://bit.ly/annlee
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on effective government stimulus and bailout plans, financial derivatives and the global financial system
• Provides economic commentary on ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, FOX, and Bloomberg News
• Published in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, BusinessWeek, Forbes, and Financial Times

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U.S. RANKED SECOND WITH 8 MEDALS IN WINTER OLYMPICS

February 17, 2010-- 

Alexis McCombs, Creator and Host of “Instant She-Play” on AOL Sports
Bio: http://bit.ly/amccombs
Location: Los Angeles, CA
• Expert on sports and women's issues
• Served as a judge for the 2009 Sports Emmys Awards; author of The Business of the Super Bowl and The Business of the NBA Finals (Black Enterprise)
• Media credits include Jamie Foxx’s Sirius Radio show, MSN.com’s “The Big Debate,” WETV.com, Essence.com, and Huffington Post

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CANDIDATES GEAR UP FOR 2010 MIDTERM ELECTIONS

February 17, 2010--  

Debra DeShong Reed, Principal, Point Blank Public Affairs
Bio: http://bit.ly/ddeshongreed
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on politics, communications, campaigns, and the Democratic National Committee
• Former Communications Director at the Democratic National Committee and Senior Communications Advisor for Kerry/Edwards presidential campaign
• Appearances include CNN, FOX, and MSNBC; featured in The New York Times and Associated Press

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HAMAS ARRESTS BRITISH JOURNALIST IN GAZA

February 17, 2010-- 

Trudy Rubin, Foreign Affairs Columnist and Editorial Board Member, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Bio: http://bit.ly/trudyrubin
Location: Philadelphia, PA
• Expert on Middle East, international terrorism, and U.S. foreign policy
• 2001 Pulitzer Prize finalist for columns on Middle East
• Visited Afghanistan and Pakistan twice in 2009 and made ten trips to the Middle East between 2003 and 2008

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SENATOR REID SLASHES JOBS BILL

February 12, 2010-- 

Dr. Barbara Gault, Acting President, Women’s Institute for Women's Policy Research
Bio: http://bit.ly/bgault
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on employment, politics, economics, poverty, and work/life balance
• Testified before Congress on low-income women’s educational access
• Appeared on CNN Money, NBC, and CNBC's “Squawk on the Street”

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U.S. TEAM DETERMINED TO WIN IN 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS

February 12, 2010-- 

Alexis McCombs, Creator and Host of “Instant She-Play” on AOL Sports
Bio: http://bit.ly/amccombs
Location: Los Angeles, CA
• Expert on sports and women's issues
• Served as a judge for the 2009 Sports Emmys Awards; author of The Business of the Super Bowl and The Business of the NBA Finals (Black Enterprise)
• Media credits include Jamie Foxx’s Sirius Radio show, MSN.com’s “The Big Debate,” WETV.com, Essence.com, and Huffington Post

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HAITI OBSERVES DAY OF MOURNING FOR EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS

February 12, 2010--  

Catherine Orenstein, Author/Journalist; Fellow, Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership
Bio: http://bit.ly/corenstein
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on Haiti and human rights; fluent in Haitian Creole
• Lived and worked in Haiti; reported extensively on the region; organized fact-finding delegations for journalists; and consulted with the UN human rights mission
• Author of “The Haiti Files” (essays on media coverage of Haiti during coup years)

Johanna Mendelson-Forman, Senior Associate in the Americas Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, American University
Bio: http://bit.ly/jmendelsonforman
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on Haiti's transition
• Former senior advisor to the UN’s Special Representative to Haiti in 2005-2006
• Author of “What Haiti needs to sustain progress” (Miami Herald) and “Hope after H.O.P.E. for Haiti” (The Orlando Sentinel)

Michele Wucker, Executive Director, World Policy Institute
Bio: http://bit.ly/michelewucker
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on Haitian affairs, author of “Why The Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians and the Struggle For Hispaniola.”
• Appeared on MSNBC Rachel Maddow show discussing the Haiti crisis: http://bit.ly/8zMqOF
• Received 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship, 2009 Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, 2009 Young Leader of the American Council on Germany

Taina Bien-Aime, Executive Director, Equality Now
Bio: http://bit.ly/tbien-aime
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on humanitarian and international issues
• Author of "Haiti's Women in the Aftermath of Disaster" (Huffington Post) and quoted in "Women's movement mourns death of 3 Haitian leaders" (CNN)
• Provides expert commentary for the New York Times, AP, Reuters, CNN, NPR, Huffington Post

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STUDY INDICATES OHIO IS HUB OF SEX & LABOR TRAFFICKING

February 12, 2010-- 

Deborah Richardson, Chief Program Officer, Women’s Funding Network
Bio: http://bit.ly/drichardson
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Advocates and creates programs for girls victimized by commercial sexual exploitation
• Co-author of “Ending Sex Trafficking of Children in Atlanta” (Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, Spring 2007)
• Contributor to Huffington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and more

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CBS AIRS BENIGN TEBOW AD

February 8, 2010-- 

Jehmu Greene, President, Women's Media Center
Bio: http://bit.ly/jgreene
Location: New York, NY
• Spearheaded campaign against CBS for airing ad by the anti-choice Focus on the Family
• Long time political consultant and media activist; skillfully works with the media to build powerful social justice movements
• Served on numerous boards of directors for various media, politics and social justice organizations
• Frequent commentator on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News (http://blip.tv/file/3139175), and many others

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OBAMA PLANS BIPARTISAN SUMMIT ON HEALTH CARE

February 8, 2010-- 

Barbara Glickstein, Public Health Nurse Consultant / Broadcast Journalist
Bio: http://bit.ly/bglickstein
Location: New York, NY
• Producer and host, “Healthstyles” and contributing health reporter, Martha Stewart’s “Living Today”
• Expertise includes health policy, health care reform, women’s health, and public health
• Appeared on WNBC, PBS, WBAI Pacifica Radio, Martha Stewart Living on Sirius Satellite Radio, and Entertainment Weekly

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IRAN TO BUILD 10 URANIUM ENRICHMENT PLANTS

February 8, 2010--  

Malou Innocent, Foreign Policy Analyst, Cato Institute
Bio: http://bit.ly/minnocent
Location: Washington, DC
• Primary interests include Iran’s nuclear program and the history of Iran-U.S. relationship
• Published reviews and articles on national security and international affairs in: Congressional Quarterly, Harvard International Review; Armed Forces Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, Wall Street Journal Asia

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PALIN CONSIDERS 2012 PRESIDENTIAL RUN

February 8, 2010-- 

Nichola Gutgold, Associate Professor, Penn State University
Bio: http://bit.ly/ngutgold
Location: Allentown, PA
• Expert in politics, communication of women leaders in politics and broadcasting; specifically Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, and female presidency
• Currently at work on a book about women who could have been president
• Author of Almost Madam President: Why Hillary Clinton ‘won’ in 2008, (Lexington Books, 2009) and Paving the Way for Madam President (Lexington Press, 2006)

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U.S. REJECTS DIRECT TALKS WITH TALIBAN

February 8, 2010-- 

Christina Lamb, Foreign Affairs Correspondent / Author, Sunday Times
Bio: http://bit.ly/clamb
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes International Issues, Middle East, Al Qaeda, and Taliban
• Escaped a Taliban ambush of British troops in Helmand (2006)
• Regular commentator on Sky and BBC TV and radio

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OBAMA CONDEMNS UGANDA'S PROPOSED ANTI-GAY LAW

February 5, 2010-- 

Rev. Irene Monroe, Ordained Minister / Gay Rights Activist
Bio: http://bit.ly/imonroe
Location: Cambridge, MA
• Expertise includes social justice, moral leadership in the 21st Century, homophobia, and LGBTQ community
• Profiled in O, The Oprah Magazine, CNN’s Paula Zahn Now, and CNN Headline News
• Received the Boston Certificate of Recognition for continued leadership and dedication to the Gay and Lesbian Community

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ANTI-CHOICE AD TO AIR DURING SUPER BOWL; PROGRESSIVE PROTESTS CONTINUE

February 5, 2010-- 

Sam Bennett, President/ CEO, Women's Campaign Forum
Bio: http://bit.ly/sbennet
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert in women's issues, reproductive rights, and political campaigning; dedicated to advancing the leadership of women who support reproductive health choices

Jehmu Greene, President, Women's Media Center
Bio: http://bit.ly/jgreene
Location: New York, NY
• Long time political consultant and media activist; skillfully works with the media to build powerful social justice movements

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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS TO 9.7 PERCENT

February 5, 2010--  

Dr. Barbara Gault, Acting President, Women’s Institute for Women's Policy Research
Bio: http://bit.ly/bgault
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes politics, economics, employment, poverty, and work/life balance
• Testified in Congress on low-income women’s educational access
• Appeared on CNN Money, NBC, and CNBC's "Squawk on the Street"

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TEA PARTY CONVENTION BEGINS IN NASHVILLE

February 5, 2010-- 

Victoria Budson, Executive Director, Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard University
Bio: http://bit.ly/vbudson
Location: Cambridge, MA
• Published author, political consultant, and researcher
• Appearances include: Fox News Live, the Boston Globe, WGBH Boston, WSBK Boston, and NPR

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FOTF AND TEBOW GENERATE MOST NEGATIVE COMMENTS IN SOCIAL MEDIA

February 3, 2010-- 

Sam Bennett, President/ CEO, Women's Campaign Forum
Bio: http://bit.ly/sbennet
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert in women's issues, reproductive rights, and political campaigning; dedicated to advancing the leadership of women who support reproductive health choices

Jehmu Greene, President, Women's Media Center
Bio: http://bit.ly/jgreene
Location: New York, NY
• Long time political consultant and media activist; skillfully works with the media to build powerful social justice movements

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OBAMA BUDGET MAINTAINS FUNDS FOR WOMEN'S PROGRAMS

February 3, 2010-- 

Megan Carpentier, Writer
Bio: http://bit.ly/mcarpentier
Location: Washington, DC
• Former editor of news and politics at Air America, editor at Jezebel.com, and associate editor at Wonkette
• Author of WMC Exclusive "Budget 2011: What Will Women Gain?"
• Frequently contributes to The Guardian’s “Comment is free”, Washington Post, Madame Secretary blog, Huffington Post, AlterNet and the Daily Beast

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ILLINOIS GOVERNOR'S RACE TOO CLOSE TO CALL

February 3, 2010--  

Page Gardner, Founder and President, Women's Voices. Women Vote
Bio: http://bit.ly/pgardner
Location: Washington, DC
• Political and communications manager and strategist; expert in the voting patterns of women voters
• Worked at senior levels for the most competitive presidential, senatorial, gubernatorial, and congressional campaigns
• Managed some of the most hotly debated national public policy issue campaigns, including those related to reproductive rights, civil rights, national budget priorities, technology, and trade

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NATIONAL GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY

February 3, 2010-- 

Alexis McCombs, On-Air Host/Journalist, AOL
Bio: http://bit.ly/amccombs
Location: Los Angeles, CA
• Expertise includes sports and women's issues
• Authored “The Business of the Super Bowl” and “The Business of the NBA Finals” (Black Enterprise)
• Appeared on Jamie Foxx’s Sirius Radio show, guest host on MSN.com’s “The Big Debate”; published by WETV.com, Essence.com, and Huffington Post

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IDAHO CHURCH GROUP ARRESTED FOR FLEEING HAITI WITH 33 CHILDREN

February 1, 2010-- 

Carmen Van Kerckhove, President, New Demographic
Bio: http://bit.ly/cvankerckhove
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes media & entertainment, politics, social justice, issues of race, diversity, and stereotypes; regular commentator on NPR and writer for CNN.com’s Anderson Cooper 360 blog

Taina Bien-Aime, Executive Director, Equality Now
Bio: http://bit.ly/tbien-aime
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on humanitarian and international issues; author of "Haiti's Women in the Aftermath of Disaster" (Huffington Post)

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PROGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN AGAINST ANTI-CHOICE SUPER BOWL AD CONTINUES

February 1 , 2010-- 

Sam Bennett, President/ CEO, Women's Campaign Forum
Bio: http://bit.ly/sbennet
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert in women's issues, reproductive rights, and political campaigning; dedicated to advancing the leadership of women who support reproductive health choices

Jehmu Greene, President, Women's Media Center
Bio: http://bit.ly/jgreene
Location: New York, NY
• Long time political consultant and media activist; skillfully works with the media to build powerful social justice movements

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WHITE HOUSE PROPOSES $3.8 TRILLION BUDGET

February 1, 2010-- 

Miriam Pemberton, Research Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies
Bio: http://bit.ly/mpemberton
Location: Washington, DC
• Research focuses on overall federal budget priorities: balancing military and domestic spending, as well as balancing military and non-military security tools
• Former editor and then director of the National Commission for Economic Conversion and Disarmament
• Appeared on CNN, Fox News, and NPR; Commentaries aired on Marketplace, and published in The Baltimore Sun, The San Diego Union-Tribune, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Nation and other national publications

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TOYOTA FACES FALLOUT OVER RECALL

February 1, 2010--  

Susan Helper, Professor of Economics, Case Western Reserve University
Bio: http://bit.ly/shelper
Location: Cleveland, OH
• Research associate with the International Motor Vehicle Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and GERPISA in Paris
• Published in The Washington Post, Marketplace (NPR), USA Today, New York Times, Business Week, and The Wall Street Journal

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ISRAELI GENERAL REPRIMANDED OVER GAZA SHELLING

February 1, 2010-- 

Marjorie Cohn, Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Bio: http://bit.ly/marjoriecohn
Location: San Diego, CA
• Expertise includes war crimes, international issues, politics, U.S. Foreign Policy and Human Rights; and expert witness in military hearings about the illegality of wars
• Appeared on CBS News, MSNBC, CNN, BBC, NPR and blogs for the Huffington Post
• Blogged about the Gaza war; "Israel’s Collective Punishment of Gaza"

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HAITI RELIEF TAKING HOLD, 'URGENT' PHASE ENDING, UN SAYS

January 29, 2010-- 

Catherine Orenstein, Author/Journalist; Fellow, Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership
Bio: http://bit.ly/corenstein
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on Haiti and human rights; fluent in Haitian Creole
• Lived and worked in Haiti; reported extensively on the region; organized fact-finding delegations for journalists; and consulted with the UN human rights mission
• Author of “The Haiti Files” (essays on media coverage of Haiti during coup years)

Johanna Mendelson-Forman, Senior Associate in the Americas Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, American University
Bio: http://bit.ly/jmendelsonforman
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on Haiti's transition
• Former senior advisor to the UN’s Special Representative to Haiti in 2005-2006
• Author of “What Haiti needs to sustain progress” (Miami Herald) and “Hope after H.O.P.E. for Haiti” (The Orlando Sentinel)

Michele Wucker, Executive Director, World Policy Institute
Bio: http://bit.ly/michelewucker
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on Haitian affairs, author of “Why The Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians and the Struggle For Hispaniola.”
• Appeared on MSNBC Rachel Maddow show discussing the Haiti crisis: http://bit.ly/8zMqOF
• Received 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship, 2009 Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, 2009 Young Leader of the American Council on Germany

Taina Bien-Aime, Executive Director, Equality Now
Bio: http://bit.ly/tbien-aime
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on humanitarian and international issues
• Author of "Haiti's Women in the Aftermath of Disaster" (Huffington Post) and quoted in "Women's movement mourns death of 3 Haitian leaders" (CNN)
• Provides expert commentary for the New York Times, AP, Reuters, CNN, NPR, Huffington Post

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WOMEN'S MEDIA CENTER TAKES ON ANTI-CHOICE SUPER BOWL AD

January 29, 2010-- 

Jehmu Greene, President, Women's Media Center
Bio: http://bit.ly/jgreene
Location: New York, NY
• Long time political consultant and media activist; skillfully works with the media to build powerful social justice movements
• Served on numerous boards of directors for various media, politics and social justice organizations
• Frequent commentator on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News (http://blip.tv/file/3139175), and many others

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WHITE HOUSE CONSIDERS MOVING SITE OF 9/11 TRIAL

January 29, 2010-- 

Jamie Gorelick, Partner; Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr
Bio: http://bit.ly/jgorelick
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes defense, national security, politics, and legal issues
• Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General and co-author of the 9/11 Commission Report
• Authored "Navigating Communications Regulation in the Wake of 9/11," Federal Communications Law Journal, May 2005

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OBAMA PROMISES COLLEGE TAX CREDIT AND DEBT FORGIVENESS

January 29, 2010--   

Jamienne Studley, President, Public Advocates, Inc.
Bio: http://bit.ly/jstudley
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Expert in student aid and loan burden/forgiveness issues
• Leader in higher education policy, education equity, and law in the public interest
• Deputy, then acting, general counsel of the U.S. Department of Education (1993-99), during the Clinton Administration; responsible for civil rights, education, and other legislative and regulatory issues

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PENTAGON PLAN ON 'DON'T ASK' READY FOR CONGRESS

January 29, 2010-- 

Kate Kendell, Executive Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Bio: http://bit.ly/kkendell
Location: San Francisco, CA
• Expertise includes social justice, rights of LGBT people, homophobia, and civil liberties
• Work geared toward changing discriminatory laws and creating new laws and policies benefiting the LGBT community
• Nationally recognized spokesperson for LGBT rights and active voice in major media, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Advocate, NPR, CNN, and many others

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HAITI HALTS ORPHAN DEPARTURES TO U.S.

January 27, 2010-- 

Catherine Orenstein, Author/Journalist; Fellow, Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership
Bio: http://bit.ly/corenstein
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on Haiti and human rights; fluent in Haitian Creole
• Lived and worked in Haiti; reported extensively on the region; organized fact-finding delegations for journalists; and consulted with the UN human rights mission
• Author of “The Haiti Files” (essays on media coverage of Haiti during coup years)

Johanna Mendelson-Forman, Senior Associate in the Americas Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, American University
Bio: http://bit.ly/jmendelsonforman
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on Haiti's transition
• Former senior advisor to the UN’s Special Representative to Haiti in 2005-2006
• Author of “What Haiti needs to sustain progress” (Miami Herald) and “Hope after H.O.P.E. for Haiti” (The Orlando Sentinel)

Michele Wucker, Executive Director, World Policy Institute
Bio: http://bit.ly/michelewucker
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on Haitian affairs, author of “Why The Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians and the Struggle For Hispaniola.”
• Appeared on MSNBC Rachel Maddow show discussing the Haiti crisis: http://bit.ly/8zMqOF
• Received 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship, 2009 Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, 2009 Young Leader of the American Council on Germany

Taina Bien-Aime, Executive Director, Equality Now
Bio: http://bit.ly/tbien-aime
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on humanitarian and international issues
• Author of "Haiti's Women in the Aftermath of Disaster" (Huffington Post) and quoted in "Women's movement mourns death of 3 Haitian leaders" (CNN)
• Provides expert commentary for the New York Times, AP, Reuters, CNN, NPR, Huffington Post

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ANTI-CHOICE SUPER BOWL AD SPARKS CONTROVERSY

January 27, 2010-- 

Jehmu Greene, President, Women's Media Center
Bio: http://bit.ly/jgreene
Location: New York, NY
• Long time political consultant and media activist; skillfully works with the media to build powerful social justice movements
• Served on numerous boards of directors for various media, politics and social justice organizations
• Frequent commentator on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News (http://blip.tv/file/3139175), and many others

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STATE OF THE UNION TO FOCUS ON EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMY

January 27, 2010-- 

Jehmu Greene, President, Women's Media Center
Bio: http://bit.ly/jgreene
Location: New York, NY
• Long time political consultant and media activist; skillfully works with the media to build powerful social justice movements
• Served on numerous boards of directors for various media, politics and social justice organizations
• Frequent commentator on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News (http://blip.tv/file/3139175), and many others

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TOYOTA SALES HALT RAISES QUALITY QUESTIONS

January 27, 2010--   

Susan Helper, Professor of Economics, Case Western Reserve University
Bio: http://bit.ly/shelper
Location: Cleveland, OH
• Research associate with the International Motor Vehicle Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and GERPISA in Paris
• Published in The Washington Post, Marketplace (NPR), USA Today, New York Times, Business Week, and The Wall Street Journal

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HONDURAN CONGRESS GRANTS ZELAYA AND COUP PLOTTERS AMNESTY

January 27, 2010-- 

Laura Carlsen, Director of the Americas Policy Program, Center for International Policy
Bio: http://bit.ly/lcarlsen
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
• Expertise includes Latin America, Politics, and the Honduran Coup
• Member of International Women's Rights Delegation to Honduras
• Featured on Radio Pacifica, NPR; BBC, CBC, Democracy Now!, Current TV, Univisión; The Washington Post, and Christian Science Monitor

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HAITI CONFIRMS DEATH TOLL OVER 150,000

January 25, 2010-- 

Catherine Orenstein, Author/Journalist; Fellow, Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership
Bio: http://bit.ly/corenstein
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on Haiti and human rights; fluent in Haitian Creole
• Lived and worked in Haiti; reported extensively on the region; organized fact-finding delegations for journalists; and consulted with the UN human rights mission
• Author of “The Haiti Files” (essays on media coverage of Haiti during coup years)

Johanna Mendelson-Forman, Senior Associate in the Americas Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, American University
Bio: http://bit.ly/jmendelsonforman
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on Haiti's transition
• Former senior advisor to the UN’s Special Representative to Haiti in 2005-2006
• Author of “What Haiti needs to sustain progress” (Miami Herald) and “Hope after H.O.P.E. for Haiti” (The Orlando Sentinel)

Michele Wucker, Executive Director, World Policy Institute
Bio: http://bit.ly/michelewucker
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on Haitian affairs, author of “Why The Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians and the Struggle For Hispaniola.”
• Appeared on MSNBC Rachel Maddow show discussing the Haiti crisis: http://bit.ly/8zMqOF
• Received 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship, 2009 Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, 2009 Young Leader of the American Council on Germany

Taina Bien-Aime, Executive Director, Equality Now
Bio: http://bit.ly/tbien-aime
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on humanitarian and international issues
• Author of "Haiti's Women in the Aftermath of Disaster" (Huffington Post) and quoted in "Women's movement mourns death of 3 Haitian leaders" (CNN)
• Provides expert commentary for the New York Times, AP, Reuters, CNN, NPR, Huffington Post

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OBAMA TO DELIVER STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH WEDNESDAY

January 25, 2010-- 

Jehmu Greene, President, Women's Media Center
Bio: http://bit.ly/jgreene
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on politics, Democratic party, political/electoral strategy
• Former president of Rock the Vote; former advisor to and national surrogate for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign; longtime political consultant
• Frequent commentator on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News: http://bit.ly/jgreenefox, and many others

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EYEWITNESSES TO TESTIFY IN SCOTT ROEDER MURDER TRIAL

January 25, 2010-- 

Dr. Jennifer Kerns, MD, MPH, obstetrician/gynecologist
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA
• Expert on women’s health and reproductive rights
• Fellow with Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health
• Read Dr. Kerns most recent piece "George Tiller: A Legacy of Trust" in the WMC Exclusives

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HOPE FOR HAITI TELETHON RAISES RECORD $57M

January 25, 2010--   

Michele Turk, Author/Journalist, E Street Press
Bio: http://bit.ly/micheleturk
Location: Greenwich, CT
• Expert on philanthropy, disaster relief, American Red Cross, and volunteerism
• Former disaster specialist for the American Red Cross in Greater New York; Author of Blood, Sweat and Tears: An Oral History of the American Red Cross
• Featured in The Washington Post; Syndicated radio: Westwood One and Metro Networks “Eye on Books”; and Television: News Channel 8 (Washington, DC TV) and News 12 (Connecticut)

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BAGHDAD HOTEL BOMBINGS KILL 36

January 25, 2010-- 

Patricia DeGennaro, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Global Affairs, New York University; Afghanistan Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the President
Bio: http://bit.ly/pdegennaro
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on the Middle East, U.S. foreign policy, democratic transitions, state building, and conflict resolution
• Expert source for CNN, CNN International, BBC News, Al Jazeera, PBS’s Worldfocus, PressTv’s Hearts & Minds, Lars Larson, Laura Flanders, Lorna Owens, Fox’s Hannity and Colmes and the O’Reilly Factor and NPR’s Leonard Lopate
• "From Iraq to Afghanistan: Out of One Occupation and into Another" recently published by The WIP

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HAITI TO RELOCATE 400,000 DISPLACED BY QUAKE

January 22, 2010-- 

Catherine Orenstein, Author/Journalist; Fellow, Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership
Bio: http://bit.ly/corenstein
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on Haiti and human rights; fluent in Haitian Creole
• Lived and worked in Haiti; reported extensively on the region; organized fact-finding delegations for journalists; and consulted with the UN human rights mission
• Author of “The Haiti Files” (essays on media coverage of Haiti during coup years)

Johanna Mendelson-Forman, Senior Program Officer for Peace, Security, and Human Rights, UN Foundation
Bio: http://bit.ly/jmendelsonforman
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on Haiti's transition
• Research focused on security, development and civil-military issues in developing countries
• Author of “What Haiti needs to sustain progress” (Miami Herald) and “Hope after H.O.P.E. for Haiti” (The Orlando Sentinel)

Michele Wucker, Executive Director, World Policy Institute
Bio: http://bit.ly/michelewucker
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on Haitian affairs, author of “Why The Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians and the Struggle For Hispaniola.”
• Appeared on MSNBC Rachel Maddow show discussing the Haiti crisis: http://bit.ly/8zMqOF
• Received 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship, 2009 Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, 2009 Young Leader of the American Council on Germany

Taina Bien-Aime, Executive Director, Equality Now
Bio: http://bit.ly/tbien-aime
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on humanitarian and international issues
• Author of "Haiti's Women in the Aftermath of Disaster" (Huffington Post) and quoted in "Women's movement mourns death of 3 Haitian leaders" (CNN)
• Provides expert commentary for the New York Times, AP, Reuters, CNN, NPR, Huffington Post

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ROEDER TRIAL BEGINS ON ROE V. WADE ANNIVERSARY

January 22, 2010-- 

Rev. Debra Haffner, Director, Religious Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing
Bio: http://bit.ly/dhaffner
Location: Westport, CT
• Expert on reproductive rights, health care reform, and religion
• Former Director of Community Services for Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington and Special Assistant in the U.S. Public Health Service
• Regular national television appearances, including Nightline, PrimeTime Live, 20/20, Dateline, Crossfire, Good Morning America, Oprah, and The Today Show

Gloria Feldt, Author/Activist/Blogger, www.GloriaFeldt.com
Bio: http://bit.ly/gfeldt
Location: New York, NY
• Former president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and author of “War On Choice”
• National speaker, author, television guest, and regular commentator for Women’s e-News, Huffington Post, BlogHer, The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Salon, Alternet, and numerous other print and web-based publications
• Named one of Vanity Fair magazine's “top 200 women legends, leaders, and trailblazers”; Glamour magazine's “Woman of the Year”, and one of Women’s e-News 21 Leaders for the 21st century

Frances Kissling, Visiting Scholar, Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania
Bio: http://bit.ly/fkissling
Location: Washington, DC
• Former president of Catholics for a Free Choice (CFFC) and first executive director and a co-founder of the National Abortion Federation
• Presented in Britain's House of Lords and debated the US bishops' spokesperson on abortion
• Lead CFFC to become a leading force for change in the Catholic Church and made a significant impact on public discourse regarding gender equality, sexuality, reproduction and the appropriate role of religion in public policy
• Written on Reproductive Rights for Huffington Post and Salon.com

Jehmu Greene, President, Women's Media Center
Bio: http://bit.ly/jgreene
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes Politics, Democratic Party; Political/Electoral Strategy
• Former president of Rock the Vote, and a longtime political consultant, who served as an advisor to and national surrogate for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign
• Frequent commentator on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and many others

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CITIZENS UNITED WINS SUPREME COURT RULING

January 22, 2010-- 

Deborah Goldberg, Democracy Program Director, Brennan Center for Justice, NYU School of Law
Bio: http://bit.ly/dgoldberg
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise includes politics, U.S. campaigns, elections, and government reform
• Oversees all Brennan Center’s scholarship, public education, advocacy, and litigation related to campaign finance reform, government accountability, voting rights & elections, and fair courts
• Author of "Writing Reform: A Guide to Drafting State & Local campaign finance Laws" (4th rev. ed. 2004)

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WHAT SCOTT BROWN'S WIN MEANS FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM

January 22, 2010--   

Cheryl Dorsey, Social Entrepeneur, Echoing Green
Bio: http://bit.ly/cdorsey
Location: New York, NY
• Expertise in health care, labor issues, and public policy
• Former White House Fellow (1997-1998); Special Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Labor; advised the Clinton Administration on health care

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OBAMA WILL ADDRESS ECONOMY, UNEMPLOYMENT IN OHIO VISIT

January 22, 2010-- 

Dr. Barbara Gault, Acting President, Women’s Institute for Women's Policy Research
Bio: http://bit.ly/bgault
Location: Washington, DC
• Expertise includes politics, economics, employment, poverty, and work/life balance
• Testified in Congress on low-income women’s educational access
• Appeared on CNN Money, NBC, and CNBC's "Squawk on the Street"

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STRONG AFTERSHOCK HITS NEAR HAITIAN CAPITAL

January 20, 2010-- 

Catherine Orenstein, Author/Journalist; Fellow, Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership
Bio: http://bit.ly/corenstein
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on Haiti and human rights; fluent in Haitian Creole
• Lived and worked in Haiti; reported extensively on the region; organized fact-finding delegations for journalists; and consulted with the UN human rights mission
• Author of “The Haiti Files” (essays on media coverage of Haiti during coup years)

Johanna Mendelson-Forman, Senior Program Officer for Peace, Security, and Human Rights, UN Foundation
Bio: http://bit.ly/jmendelsonforman
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on Haiti's transition
• Research focused on security, development and civil-military issues in developing countries
• Author of “What Haiti needs to sustain progress” (Miami Herald) and “Hope after H.O.P.E. for Haiti” (The Orlando Sentinel)

Michele Wucker, Executive Director, World Policy Institute
Bio: http://bit.ly/michelewucker
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on Haitian affairs, author of “Why The Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians and the Struggle For Hispaniola.”
• Appeared on MSNBC Rachel Maddow show discussing the Haiti crisis: http://bit.ly/8zMqOF
• Received 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship, 2009 Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, 2009 Young Leader of the American Council on Germany

Taina Bein-Aime, Executive Director, Equality Now
Bio: http://bit.ly/tbien-aime
Location: New York, NY
• Expert on humanitarian and international issues
• Author of "Haiti's Women in the Aftermath of Disaster" (Huffington Post) and quoted in "Women's movement mourns death of 3 Haitian leaders" (CNN)
• Provides expert commentary for the New York Times, AP, Reuters, CNN, NPR, Huffington Post

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REPUBLICAN BROWN TAKES MASSACHUSETTS SENATE SEAT

January 20, 2010-- 

Jennifer L. Lawless, Director, Women & Politics Institute; Associate Professor of Government, American University
Bio: http://bit.ly/jlawless
Location: Washington, DC
• Political commentator and expert on American politics, campaigns and elections, public opinion, women and politics, and reproductive rights
• Featured in Boston Globe, The New York times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today

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G.O.P. USES HEALTH CARE BILL AS 2010 THREAT

January 20, 2010-- 

Rev. Debra Haffner, Director, Religious Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing
Bio: http://bit.ly/dhaffner
Location: Westport, CT
• Expert on reproductive rights, health care reform, and religion
• Former Director of Community Services for Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington and Special Assistant in the U.S. Public Health Service
• Regular national television appearances, including Nightline, PrimeTime Live, 20/20, Dateline, Crossfire, Good Morning America, Oprah, and The Today Show

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OBAMA SEEKS ADDITIONAL $1.3 BIL FOR SCHOOLS INITIATIVE

January 20, 2010--   

Sara Mead, Senior Research Fellow, Education Policy, New America Foundation
Bio: http://bit.ly/saramead
Location: Washington, DC
• Expert on education, federal education policy, and No Child Left Behind; works with policymakers to improve early childhood, elementary and secondary education
• Former senior policy analyst with Education Sector, where she focused on issues related to early childhood education and to increasing choice in public education
• Has worked for the Progressive Policy Institute, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Gore 2000 presidential campaign; serves on the boards of Democrats for Education Reform and the Apple Tree Early Learning Public Charter School in Washington, D.C.

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AL QAEDA IN YEMEN WARNS IT IS INTACT AND WILL STRIKE

January 20, 2010-- 

Trudy Rubin, Foreign Affairs Columnist and Editorial Board Member, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Bio: http://bit.ly/trudyrubin
Location: Philadelphia, PA
• Expert on Middle East, international terrorism, and U.S. foreign policy
• 2001 Pulitzer Prize finalist for columns on Middle East
• Visited Afghanistan and Pakistan twice in 2009, and made ten trips to the Middle East between 2003 and 2008

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