POLITICAL BRIEFING
Week of May 12, 2008

McCarthy Introduces Military Voting Protection Act of 2008
Introduced by Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), the Military Voting Protection Act of 2008 would direct the Secretary of Defense to collect the absentee ballots of overseas military voters, and deliver the ballots to state election officials via air transport with tracking capabilities.

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FOCUS ON THE ISSUES

  Jessica's Corner: Dedicated to Protecting Our Children From Sexual Predators Through Jessica's Law 

  Katie's Law: Requiring DNA testing upon felony arrest 

  Reality Check: What Your Representatives are Really Saying
July 2005       [PDF, 15 pages]

  No Child Left Behind
Grassroots issue advocacy program designed to raise awareness in America's communities of the need for education reform 

  "What Every Woman Should Know"
Published by the Social Security Administration. To order a copy, call (800) 772-1213 and reference document #05-10127.

  Securing the Future for Women
Analysis, July 2001