Recovery Act Cabinet Meeting 2-17-2011

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Stimulus:Intracoastal Waterway Project Completed - Contributes to Safe, Efficient Navigation

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has completed work on a $6 million project, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, to restore a portion of the Intracoastal Waterway to its authorized dimensions and prepare for future maintenance dredging events.

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Media Contact Info. - address, phone, email, twitter

Listed below is contact information for several media outlets. If you can contribute more names and information to the list please send me a note at whatiswoerking@gmail.com

NETWORK NEWS

ABC News
147 Columbus Ave., New York, NY 10023
Phone: 212-456-7777
General e-mail: netaudr@abc.com
Twitter: ABC News @ABC,   @GStephanopoulos,   @DavidMuirABC 
Nightline: email  nightline@abcnews.com Twitter: @Nightline,
20/20: email  2020@abc.com
Feedback Web form  - http://abcnews.go.com/Site/page?id=3271346&cat=ABCNews.com

CBS News 
524 W. 57 St., New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-975-4321
Fax: 212-975-1893
CBS Evening News: evening@cbsnews.com
Twitter: @CBSNews,  CBS Tweet @CBSTweet, Mark Knoller @markknoller


The Early Show: earlyshow@cbs.com
60 Minutes II: 60m@cbsnews.com
48 Hours: 48hours@cbsnews.com
Face The Nation: ftn@cbsnews.com

CNBC900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Phone: (201) 735-2622
Fax: (201) 583-5453
Email: info@cnbc.com
Twitter @CNBC


CNN
One CNN Center, Box 105366, Atlanta, GA 30303-5366
Phone: 404-827-1500
Fax: 404-827-1784
Email: cnnnewsroom@cnn.com
Twitter: @cnn, @cnnbrk , @CNNNewsroom

John King: @JohnKingUSA or @JohnKingCNN
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/JohnKingUSAfareedzakaria@cnn.com,
360@cnn.com,
insidepolitics@cnn.com,
fareedzakaria@cnn.com,360@cnn.com,
insidepolitics@cnn.com,Larry.king@cnn.com,

Fox News
1211 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212) 301-3000
Fax: (212) 301-4229
Twitter: @foxnews

Special Report with Bret Baier: Special@foxnews.com
FOX Report with Shepard Smith: Foxreport@foxnews.com
The O’Reilly Factor: Oreilly@foxnews.com
On the Record with Greta: Ontherecord@foxnews.com
Glenn Beck: GlennBeck@foxnews.com

The Rush Limbaugh Show
1270 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
Phone (on air): 800-282-2882
Fax: 212-445-3963
E-mail: ElRushbo@eibnet.com

Sean Hannity Show
Phone (on air): 800-941-7326
Sean Hannity:212-613-3800
Hannity: Hannity@foxnews.com,
James Grisham, Producer: 212-613-3832
 comments@foxnews.com

MSNBC/NBC
30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112
Phone: (212) 664-4444
Fax: (212) 664-4426
Twitter @MSNBC or @NBCNews

Senior VP of communications at NBC  kathy.kelly-brown@nbcuni.com
feedback page http://www.nbcnews.com/id/10285339

Dateline NBC: dateline@nbcuni.com
Meet The Press: mtp@msnbc.com
Meet the Press feedback web page
Twitter : @davidgregory

NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams: nightly@nbc.com  Twitter @bwilliamsHardball with Chris Matthews: hardball@msnbc.com
MSNBC Reports with Joe Scarborough: joe@msnbc.com
Lawrence O'donnell - thelastword@msnbc.com

Ed Shultz - ed@edschultzshow.com,
Rachel Maddow - rachel@msnbc.com,
msnbcreports@msnbc.com,
andrea.mitchell@nbcuni.com,
chuck.todd@nbcuni.com,

Today Show
NBC News Today: today@nbc.com
Ann Curry @AnnCurry

NPR
National Public Radio
635 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001-3753
Phone: 202-513-2000
Fax: 202-513-3329
E-mail: Alicia Shephard, Ombudsman ombudsman@npr.org
Twitter: @NPR  @nprnewsblog , @nprnews , @bryantpark, Andy Carvin @acarvin


PBS
2100 Crystal Drive, Arlington VA 22202
Phone: 703-739-5000
Fax: 703-739-5777
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer: newshour@pbs.org
Twitter: @PBS

MISCELLANEOUS REPORTERS
Martin Bashir - @MartinBashir
Jonathan Alter - @jonathanalter

WIRE SERVICES
Reuters
Three Times Square, New York, NY 10036
Telephone: 646-223-4000
Twitter: @Reuters
Reuters Feedback page

United Press International
1133 19th Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: 202-898-8000
FAX: 202-898-8048
Comments and Tips: tips@upi.com

Associated Press
450 West 33rd St., New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-621-1500
Fax: 212-621-1723
Twitter: @AP

General Questions and Comments: info@ap.org
feedback@ap.org

NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS
New York Times
620 8th Ave., New York, NY 10018
Phone: 212-556-1234
D.C. Bureau phone: 202-862-0300
Fax: 212-556-3690
Twitter: @nytimes
Email:letters@nytimes.com,
news-tips@nytimes.com,
senioreditor@nytimes.com,
nytnews@nytimes.com,
public@nytimes.com,
editorial@nytimes.com
executive-editor@nytimes.com
managing-editor@nytimes.com
news-tips@nytimes.com,
bizday@nytimes.com
foreign@nytimes.com
metro@nytimes.com
national@nytimes.com
washington@nytimes.com
leonhardt@nytimes.com


The Los Angeles Times
202 West First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: 800-528-4637 or 213-237-5000
Fax: 213-237-4712
Twitter: @latimesbreaking, @latimesworld
Letters to the Editor: letters@latimes.com
Readers’ Representative: readers.rep@latimes.com

The Washington Post
1150 15th St., NW, Washington, DC 20071
Phone: 202-334-6000
Fax: 202-334-5075
Twitter:  @Washington_Post
Letters to the Editor: letters@washpost.com
Ombudsman: ombudsman@washpost.com
kurtzh@washpost.com,
eugenerobinson@washpost.com,
kurzh@washpost.com,
sargentg@washpost.com 

USA Today
7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22108
Phone: 703-854-3400
Fax: 703-854-2078
Twitter: @USAToday
Letters to the Editor: editor@usatoday.com

The Wall Street Journal
1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212-416-2000
Fax: 212-416-2658
Twitter: @WSJ
Letters to the Editor: wsj.ltrs@wsj.com
Comment on News Articles: wsjcontact@dowjones.com

U.S. News & World Report
1050 Thomas Jefferson St., NW, Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-955-2000
Fax: 202-955-2049
Letters to the Editor letters@usnews.com

MAGAZINES
Newsweek
251 W 57th Street, New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-445-4000
Fax: 212-445-5068
Twitter: @Newsweek

Letters to the Editor: letters@newsweek.com

Time
Time & Life Bldg., Rockefeller Center, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
Phone: 212-522-1212
Fax: 212-522-0003
Twitter: @TIME
Letters to the Editor letters@time.com
 
MISC
randi@randirhodes.com,
bsmith@politico.com,

candy.crowley@turner.com,

fair@fair.org,

randi@randirhodes.com,

Tom Joyner Morning Show, 
REACH Media Inc., 
13760 Noel Rd Suite 750, 
Dallas, TX 75240-7336.
Phone: (972) 789-1058
Twitter :: @TJMShow
 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tom-Joyner/109313009086363  

The Daily Beast
Andrew Sullivan :: andrew@thedailybeast.com 
editorial@thedailybeast.com.
press@thedailybeast.com
 
 

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Wisconsin Resources

Take Action :: Latest News :: Video :: Photos :: American Dream Rally :: Supporters :: Articles

TAKE ACTION:
Contribute to Wisconsin Recall
Recall Wisconsin Republicans web site
Ad running in Wisconsin - donate if you are able

Credo - Petition to support Wisconsin Democrats
Madison Protester Housing Available & Donate Food to Protesters
Donate to a fund to support Wisconsin demonstrators
Facebook page about Ian's Pizza in Wisconsin State
Solidarity With Wisconsin Workers!

LATEST NEWS
UPDATE: Veterans lead thousands on Capitol March 19th
Wisconsin Judge Blocks Law Curbing State Workers’ Unions
Facebook site to recall 14 Republican State Senators
I Stand with Wisconsin  - sign a petition of support, add a personal message, late breaking news


VIDEO :: Top  Picks
Latest Ad very effective - donate if you can
Ad running in Wisconsin
In Times Like These - get kleenex
We Are Wisconsin - brief interviews with teachers, fireman, police, former Republican policeman.
Protestors sing national anthem

Additional Videos
Protesters tell why they came out for third day of rally
What more do they want - Dedicated Wisconsin public employees have agreed to Walker's pension & health care cuts, but  won't give up their rights
Madison Police Officer - former Republican calls out Fox on its' lies
Firefighter ad sponsored by AFL/CIO
Wisconsin unions rally for rights covered by Al Jazeerah
"We Love UW" protest against Scott Walker's budget repair bill
Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill Protest Pt1 by Matt Wisniewski
Wisconsin "Budget Repair Bill" Protest Pt 2 by Matt Wisniewski
Wisconsin courthouse video
Rachel Maddow: Wisconsin Is About The Survival of The Democratic Party"
They will never bust our unions" Demonstrators chant "Fox Lies"

PHOTOS:
Wisconsin Rally March12th, incredible signs
From Moveon.org 50 states - 50 photos - a picture from each state who had a rally on 2-26
Slideshow of American Dream Rally held in 50 states on 2 - 26
Facebook images of American Dream Rally (50 states represented)


AMERICAN DREAM RALLY - 2/26
Rallies in 50 states support Wis. protesters by CBS
Pro Union Rallies - Video from ABC News
Rallies held in all 50 states Saturday ABC 12 - Michigan
San Francisco Rally for the American Dream Draws Thousands, Demanding Economic Rights and Opportunity


SUPPORTERS
Packers Captain Charles Woodson Stands With Wisconsin's Workers
Egyptian student holds sign supporting Wisconsin
Wisconsin Education Association Council
From Cairo to Madison, some pizza
Poland in 1980 and Wisconsin in 2011: History Rhymes

ARTICLES
12 Things You Need to Know About the Uprising in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Voters Launch Recall Campaign Against Eight GOP State Senators
What the Right-wing Assault on Women, Unions, the Environment, Health Care &PBS Is All About 
What's Going on in Wisconsin? Latest Developments and Analysis on the Democratic Uprising Against Gov. Scott WalkerWisconsin Power Play By Paul Krugman
What's Happening in Wisconsin Explained - by MotherJones
Abraham Lincoln Wrote Playbook For Wisconsin Dems Who Fled State
Vital Signs: Why such little outcry over bill's impact on Medicaid programs?
There Is Power In A Union

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Support of the LGBT Community

This is a list of articles and videos that chronicle the actions of President Obama, Congress, and the LGBT community as they work together to create a strong and equitable country.

1) Repealed the Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) Discriminatory law.

President Obama's remarks

comments from troops

2) Declared DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) unconstitutional and stopped Defending it in Court
Mr. Obama Moves Against Bias - New York Times

	Rachel Maddow interviews Tobias Wolff a legal expert on LGBT issues.
	Senator Kirsten Gillibrand		Senator Chuck Schumer

3) HHS  requires any hospital receiving Medicare or Medicaid funds to allow LGBT visitation rights.
CBS video


4) Launched the "It Gets Better" campaign :: It Get's Better Project website
President Obama  ::   Brian Bond - WH Staff  :: Sec. of Labor Hilda Solis  (Spanish)


5) Endorsed a U.N. declaration calling for the worldwide decriminalization of gays and lesbians around the world in an efforts to make it a worldwide policy.

6) Signed the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act
Obamas remarks

while more funding is needed per the 2012 proposed budget, an increase of $80 million to domestic and global HIV/AIDS programs committed


7) Extended benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees
Rachel Maddow show

8) Extended the Family and Medical Leave Act to cover Gay employees taking unpaid leave to care for their children of same-sex partners


9) Matthew Shepard & James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
Obama WH speech

10) Banned job discrimination based on gender identity throughout the Federal government

11) Lifted the HIV Entry Ban.

12) Implemented HUD Policies that Would Ban Discrimination Based On Gender Identity

13) Appointed the first ever transgender DNC member

14) Named open transgender appointee Amanda Simpson (the first President ever to do so)

15 Appointed Jeremy Bernard as Social Secretary

16) Eliminated the discriminatory Census Bureau policy that kept LGBT relationships from being counted

17) Extended domestic violence protections to LGBT victims

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Lawyer Helps Low-Income Entrepreneurs Start Businesses

Anneliese Gryta, a lawyer who has dedicated her work to helping low-income workers gain access to the legal aid they need to help their businesses function, wants to tackle poverty at the root, rather than simply treating its symptoms. As an Equal Justice Works Fellow, she has set up the Microenterprise Legal Assistance Project with Advocates for Basic Equality in Toledo, Ohio, helping provide legal advice and access to capital for entrepreneurs interested in starting their own small business.

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Small Business Borrowing Jumps Again: PayNet

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Borrowing by small U.S. businesses jumped in November to the highest level in more than two years, PayNet Inc reported on Monday, as entrepreneurs invested in their businesses and did a better job of paying existing debts.

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