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Politics: President Barack Obama Newsletter for Sunday August 13, 2023 ( 5 items )  

Cal. State-San Bernardino: Activist Huerta, Actor Rivera Named LEAD Summit XII Honorary Chairs
SAN BERNARDINO, California, Aug. 11 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: Both are familiar with the summit's theme, "iYa Basta! - Enough is Enough!: Education and Violence in the Context of our Schools, Community Safety, and Law-Enforcement," having experienced different strands of it, said Enrique Murillo Jr., executive director of LEAD. Activist Dolores Huerta has been named the honorary chair/madrina de honor and actor Emilio Rivera will be the hon  more

Congressional Research Service Issues In Focus White Paper on Procedures for Declassifying Intelligence of Public Interest
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12183) on procedures for declassifying intelligence of public interest on Aug. 10, 2023, by Michael E. DeVine, intelligence and national security analyst: * * * Procedures for Declassifying Intelligence of Public Interest The classification regime exists as a means of safeguarding sensitive intelligence sources and methods, or other kinds of sensitive national security information that   more

Sen. Brown Introduces Resolution to Recognize LGBTQ Pride Month
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, introduced a resolution on June 22, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Aug. 3. S. Res. 282. A resolution recognizing June 2023 as "LGBTQ Pride Month"; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution is cosponsored by Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., John W. Hickenlooper, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn  more

University of Delaware: Rebooting Reason and Civility
DOVER, Delaware, Aug. 9 -- The University of Delaware issued the following news: A University of Delaware delegation including UD President Dennis Assanis, UD First Lady Eleni Assanis, Biden School Dean Amy Ellen Schwartz, Biden Institute Chair Valerie Biden Owens, Biden School Assistant Dean Sebastian Stelios Jannelli, and Biden School SNF Ithaca Director Timothy J. Shaffer recently attended the 2023 Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Nostos conference. They joined researchers, practitioners, a  more

White House Historical Association's Presidential Sites Summit is Sept. 25 - 28
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The White House Historical Association issued the following news release: The White House Historical Association will host the Presidential Sites Summit at the historic Mayflower Hotel September 25-28. The annual Summit, themed "Change and Continuity," will draw leaders from presidential libraries, historic homes, and museums across the country to discuss changes in historic interpretation, educating the public, civic engagement, and technology. The Presidential Sites Sum  more