http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress news from the frontlines of the culture war Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:09:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/ruling-on-brothel-ads-spurs-appeal-aclu-wants-rehearing-on-restoration-of-restrictions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/ruling-on-brothel-ads-spurs-appeal-aclu-wants-rehearing-on-restoration-of-restrictions/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:45:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/ruling-on-brothel-ads-spurs-appeal-aclu-wants-rehearing-on-restoration-of-restrictions/ Leagle.com: "An attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada has decided to ask the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a recent decision that restores the state's restrictions on brothel advertising." Related: 9th Circuit: Nevada has right to ban brothel advertising ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/ruling-on-brothel-ads-spurs-appeal-aclu-wants-rehearing-on-restoration-of-restrictions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/vp-biden-says-obama-plans-to-control-insurance-companies/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/vp-biden-says-obama-plans-to-control-insurance-companies/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:21:49 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/vp-biden-says-obama-plans-to-control-insurance-companies/ Chicago Now: "Tapper asked VP Biden what he'd been hearing from the members of the Democrat Congress that are vulnerable over this healthcare debate and Biden's reply let slip the administrations ultimate goal; full government control of the insurance industry . . . " (includes Biden quote)]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/vp-biden-says-obama-plans-to-control-insurance-companies/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/pelosi-puts-the-heat-on-undecided-n-y-dem-latest-vote-counts/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/pelosi-puts-the-heat-on-undecided-n-y-dem-latest-vote-counts/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:10:59 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/pelosi-puts-the-heat-on-undecided-n-y-dem-latest-vote-counts/ The Hill reports and provides the latest vote count estimates.]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/pelosi-puts-the-heat-on-undecided-n-y-dem-latest-vote-counts/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/general-david-petraeus-tipped-as-republican-2012-presidential-candidate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/general-david-petraeus-tipped-as-republican-2012-presidential-candidate/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:07:23 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/general-david-petraeus-tipped-as-republican-2012-presidential-candidate/ Telegraph: "Speculation is mounting that Gen David Petraeus could run as the Republican presidential candidate in 2012."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/general-david-petraeus-tipped-as-republican-2012-presidential-candidate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/nudity-concerns-in-colo-town-prompting-new-rules/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/nudity-concerns-in-colo-town-prompting-new-rules/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:02:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/nudity-concerns-in-colo-town-prompting-new-rules/ Boston Globe: "In response to neighborhood reports of a topless gardener, the housing authority in a Colorado town plans to amend its rules so that tenants cover up when they're outside."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/nudity-concerns-in-colo-town-prompting-new-rules/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/sexting-bill-passes-illinois-senate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/sexting-bill-passes-illinois-senate/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:56:12 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=56188 Chicago Tribune: "Offenders would not face criminal charges, but would get juvenile court supervision that could result in counseling or community service. The bill doesn't address youths who send or receive racy photos if they don't distribute them."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/sexting-bill-passes-illinois-senate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/national-debt-up-2-trillion-on-obamas-watch/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/national-debt-up-2-trillion-on-obamas-watch/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:05:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/national-debt-up-2-trillion-on-obamas-watch/ NCPA: "The latest posting from the Treasury Department shows the national debt has increased over $2 trillion since President Obama took office." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/national-debt-up-2-trillion-on-obamas-watch/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/male-on-male-sexual-assaults-in-military/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/male-on-male-sexual-assaults-in-military/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:40:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/male-on-male-sexual-assaults-in-military/ One News Now: "A national defense analyst and Pentagon advisor says a recent report concerning the alarming rate of male-on-male sexual assaults in the military should create a roadblock to President Obama's efforts to repeal the 1993 law banning homosexuals from military service."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/19/male-on-male-sexual-assaults-in-military/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/democrats-post-health-care-bill-online-setting-up-possible-sunday-vote/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/democrats-post-health-care-bill-online-setting-up-possible-sunday-vote/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:17:22 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/democrats-post-health-care-bill-online-setting-up-possible-sunday-vote/ FOX News: "House Democrats on Thursday unveiled their highly anticipated package of changes to the Senate health care reform bill, setting up a potential floor vote for Sunday and putting pressure on Republicans intent on finding a way to stop it."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/democrats-post-health-care-bill-online-setting-up-possible-sunday-vote/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/human-rights-campaign-foundation-honors-305-major-u-s-employers-as-2010-best-places-to-work-for-lgbt-equality/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/human-rights-campaign-foundation-honors-305-major-u-s-employers-as-2010-best-places-to-work-for-lgbt-equality/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:41:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/human-rights-campaign-foundation-honors-305-major-u-s-employers-as-2010-best-places-to-work-for-lgbt-equality/ Human Rights Campaign: "The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, honored 305 employers as its 2010 "Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality" at the Sixth Annual LGBT Workplace Awards Seminar and Reception held last night. The event, hosted by Time Warner . . . "]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/human-rights-campaign-foundation-honors-305-major-u-s-employers-as-2010-best-places-to-work-for-lgbt-equality/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/ny-schuylerville-moves-forward-with-sob-zoning/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/ny-schuylerville-moves-forward-with-sob-zoning/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:03:58 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55913 The Post-Star: "The proposal designates three residential and three commercial districts - each allowing different levels of development. There would also be one educational district, which contains the Schuylerville Central School, and a 'riverfront recreational district,' which runs along the western edge of the Hudson River."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/ny-schuylerville-moves-forward-with-sob-zoning/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/gop-loses-effort-to-force-direct-vote-on-healthcare/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/gop-loses-effort-to-force-direct-vote-on-healthcare/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:55:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/gop-loses-effort-to-force-direct-vote-on-healthcare/ AP: "Republicans have lost an effort to force House Democrats to hold a direct vote on the health overhaul bill."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/gop-loses-effort-to-force-direct-vote-on-healthcare/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/delaware-lawmakers-question-child-porn-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/delaware-lawmakers-question-child-porn-bill/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:50:38 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55905 WJZ13: "Members of a state Senate panel expressed serious concerns Wednesday about a bill being pushed by the attorney general's office that would allow civil lawsuits for possession of child pornography. The bill proposed by Attorney General Beau Biden is intended to expose purveyors of child pornography to civil liability to victims of child exploitation. It would allow a victim to sue any person who participates in the production of child pornography or who 'knowingly possesses' such images."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/delaware-lawmakers-question-child-porn-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/aclu-another-week-brings-more-dadt-action-in-washington/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/aclu-another-week-brings-more-dadt-action-in-washington/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:00:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55893 ACLU Blog: "This week will also see the conclusion of the Pentagon’s review of interim steps that can be taken short of repeal (which only Congress can approve) that would lessen some of the most egregious aspects of DADT, as well as make it more difficult to initiate discharge proceedings of a service member. Possibilities include eliminating anonymous tips as the basis for the start of an inquiry, and requiring that alleged homosexual conduct on which any discharge is based occurs after a service member joined the armed forces." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/aclu-another-week-brings-more-dadt-action-in-washington/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/ky-state-bill-discouraging-sexting-advances/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/ky-state-bill-discouraging-sexting-advances/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:55:36 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55885 WHAS11: "A bill aimed at cracking down on the problem of teenagers sending nude photos via cell phones or online has advanced in the Kentucky General Assembly. The measure easily cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/ky-state-bill-discouraging-sexting-advances/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/pa-west-rockhill-passes-sex-shop-restrictions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/pa-west-rockhill-passes-sex-shop-restrictions/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:50:18 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55874 The Intelligencer: "West Rockhill supervisors on Wednesday evening approved updated regulations for adult entertainment in the township. The new rules are part of an extensive overhaul to township zoning, but officials decided it would be best to address adult uses separately to keep such businesses from being established before the regulations."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/pa-west-rockhill-passes-sex-shop-restrictions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/president-obamas-pitch-fate-of-presidency-on-the-line/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/president-obamas-pitch-fate-of-presidency-on-the-line/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:40:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55877 Politico: "President Barack Obama had exhausted most of his health care reform arguments with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus during a White House meeting last Thursday when he made a more personal pitch that resonated with many skeptics in the room. One caucus member told POLITICO that Obama won him over by 'essentially [saying] that the fate of his presidency' hinged on this week’s health reform vote in the House . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/president-obamas-pitch-fate-of-presidency-on-the-line/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/cbo-health-package-costs-940-billion-hoyer-eyes-sunday-vote/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/cbo-health-package-costs-940-billion-hoyer-eyes-sunday-vote/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:08:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55840 The Hill: "Democrats are lauding a CBO report that found their healthcare package will cut the deficit by $130 billion." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/cbo-health-package-costs-940-billion-hoyer-eyes-sunday-vote/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/house-whip-says-procedural-moves-would-harm-congress/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/house-whip-says-procedural-moves-would-harm-congress/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:05:47 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55824 Boston Herald: "Even one of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s floor whips, U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, says a proposed parliamentary move to pass health-care reform would be 'disingenuous' and harm the credibility of Congress."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/house-whip-says-procedural-moves-would-harm-congress/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/law-review-pornography-as-pollution/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/law-review-pornography-as-pollution/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:30:16 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55930 Pornography as Pollution (2010). Notre Dame Legal Studies Paper No. 10-01. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1553748 "This article responds to the law’s failures by framing pornography as a pollution problem. It begins by explaining how pornography is like pollution, and how it is not. It then considers the obstacles to relying on regulation to combat pornography, and conversely, the difficulty with simply instructing internet users to tolerate pornography. The goal of the article is to show how viewing pornography as a problem of pollution may assist in devising new ways of responding to the widespread concerns about internet pornography."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/18/law-review-pornography-as-pollution/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/cuccinellis-office-confirms-virginia-will-sue-over-health-care/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/cuccinellis-office-confirms-virginia-will-sue-over-health-care/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:44:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55810 Washington Post: "A spokesman for Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II (R) said this afternoon that Virginia will file suit against the federal government if the Democratic health care reform bill is approved by the U.S. Congress . . . "]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/cuccinellis-office-confirms-virginia-will-sue-over-health-care/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/idaho-first-to-sign-law-against-health-care-reform/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/idaho-first-to-sign-law-against-health-care-reform/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:42:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55806 Google News (AP): "Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter on Wednesday became the first state chief executive to sign a measure requiring his attorney general to sue Congress if it passes health reforms that force residents to buy insurance. Similar legislation is pending in 37 other states nationwide."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/idaho-first-to-sign-law-against-health-care-reform/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/episcopalians-to-consecrate-second-gay-bishop/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/episcopalians-to-consecrate-second-gay-bishop/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:31:28 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55783 WORLDmag: "Today the Episcopal Church announced that it will consecrate its second non-celibate gay bishop this May. Mary Glasspool was elected bishop on December 5 but was waiting for a majority of the diocesan bishops and 'standing committees' in the jurisdiction to approve her consecration."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/episcopalians-to-consecrate-second-gay-bishop/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/c-span-launches-video-library/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/c-span-launches-video-library/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:43:13 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55719 C-SPAN Video Library: "The Video Library offers 160,000 hours of political events covered by the C‑SPAN Networks since 1987. C-SPAN records, indexes, and archives all C-SPAN programming for historical, educational, research, and archival uses by individuals. Programs are accessible to view through this online database."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/c-span-launches-video-library/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/hawaii-considering-law-to-ignore-obama-birthers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/hawaii-considering-law-to-ignore-obama-birthers/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:27:17 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55752 AP on MyWay: "As the state continues to receive e-mails seeking Obama's birth certificate, the state House Judiciary Committee heard a bill Tuesday permitting government officials to ignore people who won't give up."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/hawaii-considering-law-to-ignore-obama-birthers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/newsweek-america-in-decline/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/newsweek-america-in-decline/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:53:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55737 Newsweek: ". . . this time, the anxiety seems like more than a feeling. It is more deeply rooted in concerns about long-term trends, and warning lights are flashing in several places. It's harder now to shrug off the America-in-decline theories than ever before."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/newsweek-america-in-decline/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/poll-reveals-46-of-doctors-would-quit-if-pro-abortion-health-care-bill-passed/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/poll-reveals-46-of-doctors-would-quit-if-pro-abortion-health-care-bill-passed/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:33:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55726 LifeNews: "The poll finds 46.3% of primary care physicians (family medicine and internal medicine) feel that the passing of a public option will either force them out of medicine or make them want to leave medicine . . . The Medicus Firm, a leading physician search and consulting firm based in Atlanta and Dallas, conducted the survey."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/poll-reveals-46-of-doctors-would-quit-if-pro-abortion-health-care-bill-passed/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/ballotpedia-75-statewide-ballot-measures-include-abortion-gambling-marijuana-and-more/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/ballotpedia-75-statewide-ballot-measures-include-abortion-gambling-marijuana-and-more/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:16:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55717 BallotPedia has issued this update with links to various ballot initatives."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/ballotpedia-75-statewide-ballot-measures-include-abortion-gambling-marijuana-and-more/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/delaware-lawmakers-consider-adding-casinos/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/delaware-lawmakers-consider-adding-casinos/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:12:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55684 Citizen Link: "Developers are circling as the Delaware General Assembly considers adding one or more casinos to the state."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/delaware-lawmakers-consider-adding-casinos/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/ny-cortland-reexamines-rules-regarding-sexually-oriented-businesses/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/ny-cortland-reexamines-rules-regarding-sexually-oriented-businesses/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:43:55 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55648 9WSYR: "The City of Cortland is trying to tighten up its laws regarding adult entertainment businesses."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/ny-cortland-reexamines-rules-regarding-sexually-oriented-businesses/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/tn-3-nashville-council-members-push-gender-identity-rights/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/tn-3-nashville-council-members-push-gender-identity-rights/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:43:28 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55646 The Tennessean: "Three Metro Council members are pressing the city's human rights agency to investigate private companies accused of discriminating against workers based on gender identity."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/tn-3-nashville-council-members-push-gender-identity-rights/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/ga-new-ordinance-regulates-sexually-oriented-stores-in-albany/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/ga-new-ordinance-regulates-sexually-oriented-stores-in-albany/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:42:41 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55644 FOX 31: "Howard Brown with Planning and Development says the City approved merging an ordinance from the City Code, and one from the Zoning Ordinance that will be called the 'Sexually Oriented Business Ordinance.' However, they can only regulate where the businesses are located, not so much what they sell."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/ga-new-ordinance-regulates-sexually-oriented-stores-in-albany/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/medicaid-and-social-security-changes-urged-to-help-gay-seniors/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/medicaid-and-social-security-changes-urged-to-help-gay-seniors/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:35:21 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55634 LA Times: "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender senior citizens face myriad social and financial problems, and lawmakers could help them by altering Social Security and Medicaid rules, according to a national report being released Wednesday. The report, prepared by Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders, or SAGE, has been endorsed by major mainstream aging groups, including AARP and the American Society on Aging."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/medicaid-and-social-security-changes-urged-to-help-gay-seniors/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/hi-advocates-parents-fight-for-tougher-laws-against-prostitution/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/hi-advocates-parents-fight-for-tougher-laws-against-prostitution/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:34:28 +0000 Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55632 KHON: "A human trafficking bill is back in the Legislature again for the fifth time - with victims and their families wanting forced prostitution defined as a Class A felony with steep mandatory sentencing."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/hi-advocates-parents-fight-for-tougher-laws-against-prostitution/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/kucinich-to-vote-%e2%80%98yes%e2%80%99-on-health-giving-a-boost-to-democrats/ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/kucinich-to-vote-%e2%80%98yes%e2%80%99-on-health-giving-a-boost-to-democrats/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:29:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=55658 The Hill: "The Ohio lawmaker and perennial left-wing presidential candidate made the announcement at a Wednesday morning press conference two days after President Barack Obama personally lobbied him to switch his vote during a flight to Ohio on Air Force One."]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/03/17/kucinich-to-vote-%e2%80%98yes%e2%80%99-on-health-giving-a-boost-to-democrats/feed/ 0