Susan Davis

New Smoking Ban Proposed For Federal Buildings

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 01.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Susan Davis (D-Calif.) has introduced a bill that would ban smoking in all federal buildings. The Smoke-Free Federal Buildings Act,...

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Kinde Durkee Clients Could Struggle To Replace Stolen Funds

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Fraud, Embezzlement, California, Durkee & Associates, Susan Davis, Kinde Durkee, Campaign Contributions, California Democratic Party, Dianne Feinstein, 112th Congress, Loretta Sanchez, Jose Solorio, Durkee & Associates Scandal, Politics News

Clients of Kinde Durkee, the Democratic campaign treasurer who was arrested by the FBI on allegations of fraud, may struggle to replace the money they...

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Dianne Feinstein On Kinde Durkee Scandal: 'I Was Wiped Out Too'

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.13.2011

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said her campaign funds were "wiped out" by Kinde Durkee, a longtime Democratic campaign treasurer who was arrested b...

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Rep. Susan Davis: 'We've Been Robbed', Staffer The 'Bernie Madoff Of Campaign Finance Treasurers'

Posted 11.13.2011

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SAN DIEGO (AP/The Huffington Post) -- A Southern California congresswoman told supporters, "We've Been Robbed" as she detailed the losses she said her...

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House Refuses To Vote On Abortion Coverage For Military Rape Victims

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Susan Davis, Military Abortion Cost, Military Abortion, National Defense Authorization Act, David Dreier, Military Rape Victims, Abortion Rights, Military Rape, Politics News

The House Committee on Rules blocked an amendment from going to vote on Wednesday that would have allowed military rape victims to access abortion car...

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If You Care About Peace, Now is the Time to Invest in Southern Sudan

Susan Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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BRAC USA aims to aid southern Sudan in the areas of microfinance, health, education and agricultural development. BRAC is now the largest microfinance provider in the country.

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Film as a Message to the World: Yunus and Sundance 2010!

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yunus, Microcredit, Brac, Poverty, Grameen America, Vidar Jorgenesen, Queens, Grameen, Bill Megalos, Unbanked, Gayle Ferraro, Shah Newaz, Social Business, Ashoka, Susan Davis, To Catch a Dollar, Jeff Skoll, Poor, Sundance, Entertainment News

I want to congratulate filmmaker, Gayle Ferraro, whom I met when she first began this journey of making To Catch a Dollar, which premiered Saturday night at Sundance with Dr. Muhammad Yunus present.

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Creating Hope and Opportunity in Haiti for Extremely Poor Women and their Families

Susan Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brac, Women, Clinton Global Initiative, Susan Davis, Microfinance, Ultra Poor, Fonkoze, Haiti, Muhammad Yunus, Haiti Earthquake, World News

After two years of support -- asset transfers, skill training and social linkages -- over 90% of our program women "graduate" into becoming successful microfinance members.

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Health Care & Town Halls

George Mitrovich | Posted 05.25.2011

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I drove to a middle school in the Spring Valley area of San Diego to moderate a "town hall" meeting on health care.

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"Billionaires For Wealth Care" Mock Anti-Reform Forces at Town Hall

Doug Porter | Posted 05.25.2011

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As we approached the town hall, the driveway was lined with a motley collection of birthers, deathers, Jesus freaks, and anti-abortion protesters.

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Reflections on Afghanistan

Susan Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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I was glad to discover during my travels in Afghanistan that a mood of despair was giving way to hope and determination.

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Straight But Not Narrow in the House

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

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Try as they might, opponents of open service, led by Elaine Donnelly, were unable to crack the Members' belief that the time for change has long since passed.

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Congress Should Travel More Not Less: Applauding the Aspen Institute

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Let me play the contrarian here. We need as many members out seeing the world as possible -- and if they are at a forum debating political Islam...well, fantastic!

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A Turning Point for Troops & Their Families

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gays in the Military, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Susan Davis, Transgender Issues, Pflag, Veterans, Politics News

Our country's ban on gay troops is counter-productive and foolish. It has ruined careers, ruined lives and put an unacceptable burden on the men and women who wear our country's uniform.

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