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Politics: President John F. Kennedy Newsletter for 2019-02-03 ( 5 items ) |
Air Force Space Legend Visits the Pentagon (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news:
Air Force legend, space pioneer and Guinness Book of World Records record holder, retired Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford held a question and answer session at the Pentagon, Jan. 29.
Stafford spoke before an audience of Airmen, coalition partners and industry leaders about his contributions to both the Air Force and NASA.
In the 1950s, Stafford commissioned in the Air Force, flying the F-86 Sabre prior to becoming a tes more PR
Former Peace Corps Trainee Sentenced in Case of Video Voyeurism (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Peace Corps issued the following news release:
On January 24, 2019, former Peace Corps trainee Matthew Walker, 31, was sentenced by a federal magistrate judge to 3 years of probation and 30 days of intermittent confinement for committing acts of video voyeurism. He was sentenced at the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Florida in Pensacola, Florida.
On November 13, 2018, Walker pled guilty to three counts of video voyeurism stemming from conduct he enga more PR
National Civil Rights Group Responds to Attorney General Ken Paxton's Vote Fraud Allegations (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release:
Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issues the following statement in response to an announcement made by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton regarding alleged non-U.S. citizen on the state's registration rolls:
"Advancing exaggerated claims of vote fraud has become the latest go-to tactic employed by those who seek to lay more PR
New 'Art in Action' Exhibition Examines Socially-Engaged Art (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news:
A new exhibition, "Art in Action: Herblock and Fellow Artists Respond to Their Times," pairs original drawings by editorial cartoonist Herblock with historical and contemporary artists' prints, drawings and posters that respond to major issues from the 17th century to the present day. "Art in Action" opens at the Library of Congress on Jan. 31.
As a political cartoonist for The Washington Post and other newspapers, Herbe more PR
Sen. Warren Introduces Bill on No-First-Use of Nuclear Weapons (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 272) to "establish the policy of the United States regarding the no-first-use of nuclear weapons."
The bill was introduced on Jan. 30. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
For more information, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 317 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-4543; or in the state at 2400 President John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., 15 New Sudbury St., Boston, MA 02203; 6 more ST
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