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20 Jun, 2007 11:28 am
... the insurer's denial deference. Therefore, in order to win it is not just a question of proving that you are disabled, you must establish that the insurer's denial was arbitrary.
This is extremely difficult to establish. Recognizing the unfairness of the law, Congresswoman McCarthy has introduced House Resolution 2622.
HR2622 would tell federal judges to look at the evidence "de novo." This means that the federal judge will be able to look at the case fairly, and not to give insurance companies ...
13 Oct 10:12 pm
Representative Carolyn McCarthy has proposed a new law to outlaw texting while driving. Called the
Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless Texting by Drivers Act, awkward but necessary to come up with the ... be more dangerous than drunk driving. Other studies of distracted driving
have yielded similar results. Having identified an evil, McCarthy leaps to the conclusion that a law against it is, therefore, necessary.
Despite an absence of discussion about difficulties enforcing such a law, or the ...
10 May, 2007 10:43 am
... Annual Conference in San Francisco last month. This story comes from U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy
(D-NY), whom she heard speak at a New York State School ... 's Federal Relations Network Conference in Washington, D.C. In her youth, Rep. McCarthy had always wanted to be a nurse because she'd had a boyfriend who was seriously ill, ... did hang on until the morning, only to have another cardiac
arrest. Throughout the night, Carolyn used all her nursing skills to try to save her patient. When the patient woke ...
26 Jan 8:05 am
... House member Carolyn McCarthy is gearing up for a primary challenge to newly appointed NY Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand: Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola), who is leading the Democratic opposition to
Gillibrand, will today begin building the structure of a 2010 primary ... . I'll explain why on the flip. As I wrote above, this is good news for progressives, if they know how to use
it. McCarthy is no Jerrold Nadler (D-NYC). Indeed, she is probably less progressive than Gillibrand on the issues (other ...
18 Apr, 2007 9:00 pm
WHAT'S A BARREL SHROUD? Rep. Carolyn McCarthy admits that she has no idea, even though it's banned by
her own "assault weapons" legislation. Follow the link for amusing video. UPDATE: SayUncle offers McCarthy some technical education: "BTW,
these are also known by their more common name: Handguards." Sounds scary!
7 Apr 12:31 am
... in previous years had sought earmarks for PMA clients, released his earmark list without a single request for a former PMA client." Plus, it's not just Murtha: Carolyn McCarthy tied to PMA. "McCarthy's top contributor this cycle is
the now-defunct PMA Group. . . ... and the PMA Group, which the FBI raided in November and is currently investigating. That vote is complicated by McCarthy's own work on behalf of the group. In the 2008 defense appropriations budget, for example, McCarthy secured
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3 Nov, 2008 11:34 pm
... wave or tidal powered data centers are considered in an article by Shawn McCarthy in Government Computer News. In McCarthy's view, siting a data center offshore might prove ... walk, and indeed, may prove more complicated than a space walk!). McCarthy also makes the point that floating data centers can be floated out of harms ... based facility. But the biggest benefit that would arise from
floating data systems, in McCarthy's view, is that "they can help bring the idea of electricity generation from wave ...
15 Jun, 2007 8:18 am
... NICS and millions others are missing critical data," said the bill's sponsor, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-New York). McCarthy's husband was killed by a gunman. "Each year, tens of thousands of barred
individuals slip through the cracks of the system and gain access to firearms," she said. " ... two handguns he used in his rampage. But his name had never been added to the watchlist.
McCarthy's bill, which the NRA helped draft, would require states to keep the NICS current. The ...
25 Feb, 2008 5:25 am
... . Eliot Engel (17th) Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (20th) Rep. John Hall (19th) Rep. Brian Higgins (27th) Rep. Maurice Hinchey (22nd) Rep. Steve Israel (2nd) Rep. Nita Lowey (18th) Rep.
Carolyn Maloney (14th) Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (4th) Rep.
Michael McNulty (21st) Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (6th) Rep. Jerrold Nadler (8th) Rep. Charles Rangel (15th) Rep. Jose Serrano (16th) Rep. Louise Slaughter (28th) Rep. Edolphus Towns (10th)
Rep. ...
29 Apr 1:00 pm
On Friday, May 1, 2009, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney is having a fundraiser which is being billed as a "Special Evening at the Theatre."
The event is hosted by Fernando Ferrer and Congressmembers Timothy Bishop, Yvette Clarke, Eliot Engel, Steve Israel, Carolyn McCarthy, Jerrold Nadler, Charles Rangel, Jose Serrano, Paul Tonko & Anthony Weiner. The suggested minimum contribution is $250. (A post-theatre cocktail
reception at Sardi's will run you $1000. Here's a copy of the event invite:
19 Oct, 2006 3:47 pm
... support to schoolchildren: Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY-1), Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA-9), Rep. Ben Cardin (D-MD-3), Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA-2), Rep. Robin Hayes (R-NC-8), Rep. Michael Honda
(D-CA-15), Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY-4), Rep. James McGovern (D-MA-3), Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ),
Rep. John Mica (R-FL-7), Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA-38), Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Rep. John Peterson (R-PA-5), Rep. ...
21 Feb, 2007 6:31 am
REP. CAROLYN MCCARTHY (D-NY) has introduced a new, farther-reaching assault weapons ban.
5 Mar, 2007 5:24 pm
Kansas Congressman Todd Tiahrt has become the latest member of the House (joining Walter Jones, Carolyn McCarthy, and Peter King) to demand that AG Gonzales open a federal inquiry into the behavior of Mike Nifong. A poster at Liestoppers received the following
e-mail from Tiahrt: It is always good to hear from constituents, even if it is regarding tragic situations. I too am troubled by the ...
26 Mar, 2007 2:51 am
... that at least two more members of the House, Representatives Trent Franks (R-Arizona) and Tom Feeney (R-Florida) have also called on the Justice department to do something. They
join Long Island Democrat Carolyn McCarthy and New York Republican Peter King. Durham congressman
David ("States' Rights Democrat") Price is the only member of the House to explicitly oppose a DOJ inquiry. Nifong attorney David Freedman played the States' Rights card in ...
17 Apr, 2007 5:43 am
... yesterday's deadly rampage at Virginia Tech, gun- control advocates said the shootings pointed to the need for tougher laws, while supporters of gun rights kept their heads down,
the Los Angeles Times says. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y), whose husband was among six people killed
by a gunman who opened fire on a Long Island Rail Road train in 1993, asserted that, 'The unfortunate situation in Virginia could have been avoided if congressional ...
20 Sep, 2007 2:03 am
... he contributed to. OK, I'll look it up. According to FEC records, he gave $2000 to John Edwards in 2004 when he worked for Milberg Weiss. He also gave to Hillary, Barack Obama, Bill
Nelson,Carolyn McCarthy, Frank Lautenberg, Stoney Hoyer and several others. I don't think the money
should be returned unless the criminal donee provided funds from illegal activity. Where's the law that says a person under investigation or convicted of a ...
18 Oct, 2007 7:32 am
... indicted the firm in May 2006, four Democratic congressmen issued a joint statement, posted on Milberg Weiss's Web site, accusing the Bush administration of persecuting lawyers who
take on big businesses. The statement, signed by Representatives Gary L. Ackerman, Carolyn McCarthy
and Charles B. Rangel, all of New York, and Robert Wexler of Florida, contained several passages that appear to be lifted directly from ...
4 Jan, 2008 10:01 pm
... to 1953, as director of the U.S. Mint. Tayloe Ross died in Cheyenne in 1977, at age 101. ... 1952, newly reelected Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Washington to meet
with President Harry S. Truman in an effort to renew the U.S.-U.K. "special relationship." ... 1944, U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) was born in New York City.
7 Mar, 2008 8:39 pm
... million-dollar annual budget. "Sex offenders may be good at what they do, but all of us are getting better at what we do." Senator Charles E. Schumer and Representatives Timothy H.
Bishop, Pete King and Carolyn McCarthy all joined Ms. Ahearn in her inconspicuous office in a strip
mall here to announce the federal grant. The group plans to use the money to compile sex offender data from all 50 states into maps on a revamped version of ...
8 Mar, 2008 1:39 pm
... million-dollar annual budget. "Sex offenders may be good at what they do, but all of us are getting better at what we do." Senator Charles E. Schumer and Representatives Timothy H.
Bishop, Pete King and Carolyn McCarthy all joined Ms. Ahearn in her inconspicuous office in a strip
mall here to announce the federal grant. The group plans to use the money to compile sex offender data from all 50 states into maps on a revamped version of ...
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