WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights will present the Chairperson's award to Chad Griffin during its 43rd annual Hubert H. Humphrey Civil and Human Rights Award Dinner on May 15. Griffin is the outgoing president of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer peop more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 1 -- The White House issued the following remarks at the Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association Aguila awards luncheon: THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Tony. Thank you for that warm welcome, warm introduction. To Tony Chapa, to Mary Cox, and most especially to all of the outstanding members of HAPCOA -- the Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association -- thank you for your service. We are proud of each and every one of you and your families. (Appl more PR