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Politics: President Jimmy Carter Newsletter for Sunday February 11, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Carter Center and Rice's Baker Institute Say U.S. Election System Must Be a National Priority
ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 8 -- The Carter Center issued the following news release: As U.S. democratic principles are being tested, The Carter Center and Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy have proposed guiding principles to ensure that elections are conducted in ways that give Americans greater confidence in their outcomes. "Too often, elections processes are used in ways intended to give political advantage to one side or the other," said David Carroll, Director of the Democrac  more

Carter Center Campaign Results Show Progress in Educating Georgians About Mental Health Care Rights
ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 9 -- The Carter Center issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: At a press conference held during its inaugural Mental Health Parity Day today at Georgia's State Capitol, The Carter Center released results of its first Georgia mental health parity awareness campaign. The campaign, funded by the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, targeted underserved communities in Albany and Savannah in fall 2023. The goal of the campaign was to increase the public's knowledge o  more

NRCC to Democrats: Say Cheese
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2024: Today Joe Biden is meeting with House Democrats to coordinate their efforts to inflict more inflation, crime, and border chaos on Americans. Given Biden's record unpopularity it's surprising House Democrats aren't ducking his calls... then again they are his chief enablers in Congress. More recent notable polling nuggets: -CBS: Only 32% approve of Biden's handling of the border - a  more

US election system must be a national priority, urge Carter Center, Rice's Baker Institute
HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 6 -- Rice University issued the following news release: As U.S. democratic principles are being tested, The Carter Center and Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy have proposed guiding principles to ensure that elections are conducted in ways that give Americans greater confidence in their outcomes. "Too often, elections processes are used in ways intended to give political advantage to one side or the other," said David Carroll, director of the Democracy Pr  more