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*Will and Jada Pinkett Smith went to Washington today with their 11-year-old daughter Willow to testify before Congress on the horrors of human trafficking and modern slavery. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] As previously reported, Jada says Willow alerted her to the issue and encouraged her to launch a campaign to raise awareness and spur [...]
*Madison Avenue is slowly coming back around to Michael Vick. One day after appearing on Capitol Hill to support legislation against dog fighting, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback scored his second endorsement deal since being released from prison on Jan. 27. On Wednesday, Vick, who signed with Nike earlier this month, became an equity partner in [...]
*Beginning Thursday, the head of the National Black Farmers Association will ride a tractor to Capitol Hill to press Congress to fund a historic discrimination case settlement involving minority farmers. John Boyd says he will make the ride on the tractor he named “Justice” each day the Senate is in session. “I’m sorry my tractor [...]
*(Via LA Times.com) Many people who encounter Mikael Moore, the chief of staff for Rep. Maxine Waters, see a typical Capitol Hill aide: a young, serious, BlackBerry-toting workaholic in a business suit with an intense belief in the importance of his work. If they know he is also Waters’ grandson, making him a rarity in [...]
*A year after passing a gigantic economic stimulus package, President Obama has requested a $50 billion injection of funds to help state and local governments. If Congress does not act quickly, he said in an open letter, there will have to be “massive layoffs of teachers, police, and firefighters.” But Congress may not be so [...]
*About two dozen members of Congress joined religious leaders Wednesday for a news conference on Capitol Hill to defend the National Day of Prayer. The event was sponsored by the Congressional Prayer Caucus in response to a federal court ruling last week that declared the prayer day unconstitutional because it appears the government is endorsing [...]
*Dionne Warwick appeared on Capitol Hill today urging Congress to make radio stations pay fees to singers, backup singers and other performers, similar to those paid to songwriters. Appearing at the musicFIRST 2010 news conference to discuss the importance of fair pay for musicians, the legendary singer said radio stations have gotten a free ride [...]
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