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Posted by on 05-10-10
Widely regarded as one of the nation’s leading legal minds, Solicitor General Elena Kagan has forged a path-breaking career in the law and in government service, distinguishing herself throughout by her penetrating intellect, unwavering integrity, sound judgment and prodigious work ethic. Her family taught her the value not just of education, but of service, and instilled in her an understanding of how the law affects the lives of working Americans.
She was the first woman to serve as Dean in Harvard Law School’s 186-year old history. And she was the first woman to serve as Solicitor General – the lawyer who represents the United States Government before the Supreme Court. Of the 111 justices who have served on the Supreme Court, only three have been women. Kagan would be the fourth, and this Fall, for the first time in history, three women would take their seats on our nation’s highest court.
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Posted by on 05-10-10
Solicitor General Kagan has demonstrated her strong commitment to public service throughout her career, having clerked for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and working as Associate Counsel and Deputy Assistant to President Clinton— and now serving as President Obama’s Solicitor General. And as the first female Dean of the Harvard Law School, the first female Solicitor General, and now as potentially the fourth woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court, she has been a trailblazer throughout her esteemed career. Read More »
Posted by on 05-10-10
State Auditor Beth Wood has been honored by the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants as the Outstanding Member in Government for the past year.
The award, presented at the association’s annual business meeting in Greensboro Wednesday night, recognizes a member employed by a federal, state or local government agency for distinguished service and making significant contributions to the field of governmental accounting.
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Posted by on 05-04-10
Thank you to all the candidates who ran hard-fought campaigns in the Primary election. We appreciate everyone who took an interest to run for office, and look forward to a continued successful election year. Below is a list of every democratic candidate who will be running for judicial and congressional office in the November 2010 election.
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Posted by on 05-03-10
RALEIGH, NC – The day before North Carolina voters head to the polls to choose a replacement for Sen. Richard Burr, the North Carolina Democratic Party is releasing a new web ad tying Burr to Wall Street special interests.
The web ad, which is available for viewing here, features footage of Burr walking into a closed-door fundraiser with Wall Street lobbyists, just days before the U.S. Senate voted on financial reform. The ad also mentions that Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street firm that has been accused of misleading investors and profiting from the housing collapse, has now maxed out to Burr’s reelection campaign.
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Posted by Jeffrey S. Crowley, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy and Senior Advisor on Disability Policy on 04-26-10
On Friday, May 14, 2010, the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) will hold a community meeting to provide an update and gain additional recommendations for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). For those who cannot attend the meeting in person, ONAP will hold a conference call shortly after the meeting to discuss the strategy.
We know the strategy’s success will rely on the participation of our community partners across the country. That’s why we hosted 14 community discussions across the country, and conducted an online call to action to solicit recommendations via our website. In February, we co-hosted with the Department of Health and Human Services, a community meeting to update the public on our progress and introduce the Federal HIV Interagency Working Group. Earlier this month, we released a report summarizing community recommendations we received for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
During the May 14 meeting and the conference call, ONAP will provide a brief overview of key priorities and identify issues where additional feedback would be helpful. Participants will be able to offer suggestions for the strategy, and we encourage public input on the following topics:
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Posted by on 04-19-10
With the NCDP's annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner just over a week away tickets are going fast! Purchase your tickets before they are sold out!
As you know our keynote speaker this year will be Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois. He is the Senate's #2 ranking Democrat and also sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will play an important role in filling the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court created by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens.
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Posted by http://my.democrats.org/page/content/firstyearbenefits on 04-05-10
By 2014, health reform will eliminate all discrimination for pre-existing conditions, expand health insurance for 32 million additional Americans, and provide the largest middle class tax cut for health care in history. Read More »
Posted by on 03-25-10
Days after President Obama signed into law historic health care reforms which will close the donut hole for seniors, allow children up to age 26 to stay on their parent’s insurance, end appalling insurance practices, lower the deficit, and increase access to health insurance for many North Carolina residents, Senator Richard Burr continues to call for these reforms to be repealed and taken away from North Carolinians. Read More »
Posted by on 03-22-10
"Last night's historic vote to reform our nation's health care system is a tremendous victory for the American people and for the millions of North Carolinians who will finally have access to quality, affordable health care. As President Obama said: 'this is what change looks like.' Not since President Lyndon Johnson created Medicare nearly half a century ago has our nation taken such an important step towards protecting the health and financial security of all Americans. Read More »
Posted by on 03-18-10
The North Carolina Democratic Party renewed its criticism of the conservative group Americans for Prosperity and called on them to pull the anti-health care TV ad from the airwaves in light of recent analysis by Politifact.com, a Pulitzer Prize winning fact checker, which called the ad “absurd” and said was packed full of “misinformation” and “distortion.” Read More »
Posted by on 03-15-10
Gov. Bev Perdue recently announced that the 2010 North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey is now available online at www.ncteachingconditions.org. Educators have until April 16, 2010 to complete the survey. Read More »
Posted by on 03-04-10
President Obama's call for swift action to pass health insurance reform without delay received widespread praise nationwide. Millions of Americans can no longer wait for the fair and affordable health care they so desperately need. Read More »
Posted by on 03-04-10
Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tim Kaine today echoed the President’s call for Congress to take swift action to finish the job and deliver hard-working Americans the health insurance reforms they so desperately need. Read More »
Posted by on 03-04-10
Gov. Perdue was appointed by President Obama this year to the Council of Governors to serve a two year term. The council is a bipartisan group of 10 governors who will work closely with the secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security, as well as other defense and national security officials, to advise the President on matters related to the National Guard and civil support missions.
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Posted by on 03-03-10
Senator Richard Burr joined a hard-core partisan minority in voting against a commonsense measure that will extend jobless benefits and emergency health insurance for hundreds of North Carolinians. Burr was one of only 19 Republicans to vote against the short term extension, which had previously been held up for several days by Senator Jim Bunning of Kentucky. Read More »
