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Politics: President Barack Obama Newsletter for 2023-08-06 ( 4 items )  
House Oversight Committee Chair Comer Probes Appointment of Hunter Biden Art Buyer to Position in Biden Administration (10)
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release and letter: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is furthering an investigation into how Hunter Biden has used his new art career to peddle influence in and access to the White House. Despite the White House stating that the identity of Hunter Biden art purchasers would be concealed, Democrat donor Elizabeth  more PR

Kentucky Commissioner of Education Glass to Leave Post Sept. 29 (10)
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Aug. 1 -- The Kentucky Department of Education issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: Kentucky Commissioner of Education Jason E. Glass announced July 31 that he will step down from his position on Sept. 29 in order to become associate vice president of teaching and learning at Western Michigan University. Glass was appointed commissioner in 2020 by the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE). His four-year contract was set to expire in September 2024. "These past  more PR

Padilla Announces Legislation to Direct $100 Million to Combat Health Risks of Extreme Heat (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release on July 31, 2023: Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) introduced the Preventing Health Emergencies and Temperature-related (HEAT) Illness and Deaths Act to address the rising health risks of extreme heat. The announcement follows the planet's hottest day on record and the predicted hottest day in the past 125,000 years. As the climate crisis continues  more PR

University of Houston: Research Finds Scandals Have Less Impact on Politicians Than They Used To (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 3 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * University of Houston Professor Brandon Rottinghaus Culls Political Scandal Data Since Watergate, Publishes Study * * * Modern American politics has been plagued by scandals from Watergate to Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, to Donald Trump's Access Hollywood tapes and impeachments. More recently, President Joe Biden's son Hunter faces tax and gun possession charges, casting a shadow over his father more PR