Calpine Shareholders Say Not So Fast ... 'Main Street' Once Again Has Milk Swiped from Coffee
Little Guys Take On Wall Street Big Cats in Bankrupt Calpine -- Just another story of corporate and Wall Street Big Cats winning again on the backs of the little guy? A group of small shareholders says 'NO'! Last Friday, a motion was filed with the bankruptcy court in hopes the court reconsiders. Is this just another Enron or Kmart where the little people get wiped out? 2007-12-31

Florida Health Insurance Benefits On The Line -- Florida Primary Days Away
Going into the last few days before the presidential primaries in Iowa, New Hampshire, Florida and Nevada, the candidates are all scrambling to get their final messages out. Florida health insurance consultant Morgan Moran said, "the Giuliani campaign is now talking health insurance", and how his plan would lower the nation's health care costs. 2007-12-30

Peace Campaigner Brian Haw to Run for London Mayor 2008
Brian Haw, the peace campaigner, is standing as a candidate for London Mayor in 2008 as an independent. Brian Haw will be campaigning for truth, liberty and peace. 2007-12-30

More Key Legislative Issues for 2008 Analyzed in State Capitol Countdown
State Net analysts release the second part of their comprehensive preview of 2008's hottest legislative topics. 2007-12-29

Narconon Arrowhead Announces New Year's Resolution Initiative
Leading rehab helps adults avoid risky sexual behavior by reducing alcohol consumption. 2007-12-28 (Friend of Issues Wire: 3)

GRC Solutions Provider EnCrisp LLC Achieves Record Growth in 2007
Reinforces position as industry leader in specialized solutions and services for Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) management. 2007-12-28

Retired Police Lieutenant Samuel Clark to Address Police Corruption on "The Justice for All Show"
Former police corruption whistleblower Samuel Clark will expose listeners to the underbelly of public safety agencies as the new host of blogtalkradio.com's new weekly program, "The Justice for All Show" Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. EST. 2007-12-26

Colabria® Announces Open Enterprise 2.0 Mashup Summit
Colabria®, in collaboration with many diverse sponsors, thought leaders and users, announces the Open Enterprise 2.0 Mashup Summit - Expanding Customer Value Networks, in New York City, NY, on Friday, 1 February, 2008. 2007-12-24 (Friend of Issues Wire: 5)

Media Advisory: The Nevada Democratic Party and 100 Black Men of America, Inc. Announce that Media Credentials are Now Available for Nevada Democratic Debate
Save the Date: Credentials available for Nevada Democratic Debate. The debate hosted by MSNBC will be held in the Cashman Theatre at 6 p.m. PT/ 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 15th, just four days before Nevada's "First in the West" presidential caucus. The deadline to request a credential is Wednesday, January 9th. To request a credential, please fill out the attached form and email it to credentials @ nvdems.com or fax it to (702) 735-2700. 2007-12-24

Ron Paul DVD Sells Over 60,000 Copies in First 72 Hours of Release
Ron Paul Reveres, an Independent Expenditure Campaign, released a DVD introducing Ron Paul to potential supporters. Volunteers from Ron Paul "Meetup" groups from around the country purchased over 60,000 copies in the first 72 hours of its release for mailing and door to door distribution. 2007-12-22

Technology Futures' Top 19 Technology Trends for 2008
For the fourth year running, Technology Futures, Inc. (TFI) provides a list of forward-looking trends for the coming year that will have great consequence to those involved with global business, technology business process, science and universities, government agencies, federal labs, corporate labs, and technology savvy consumers. Commenting on the list, author David Smith (Vice President, TFI) states, "2005 and 2006 were periods spent building capacity and capabilities. 2007 and 2008 are years of transition. We saw tipping points in 2007 in several technology areas, such as broadband penetration and the death of single core processing chips." He continues, "2008 will be a dynamic year impacted by possible actions such as the potential financial instability including the threat of recession, changes in the geopolitical environment, and further changes to the landscape of business." 2007-12-22

Pop Vulture T-Shirt Opens Doors, Picks At Rotting Carcass of Modern Culture
Pop Vulture T-Shirt, the new brutal commentarian dedicated to starting a dialogue on the chests of its fashion forward customers. Elevating the individual, elevating the idea, elevating what it means to wear a t-shirt. Their motto: If the truth fits, wear it. 2007-12-21

Sustainable Business Guidelines Released For DNC Vendor Directory
Greening of vendor directory will help make 2008 convention the greenest ever - and put Colorado on path to sustainability. 2007-12-21

JK Harris Offers End of the Year Tax Tips for Taxpayers
JK Harris gives taxpayers some valuable tips for the upcoming en of the year tax season. 2007-12-21

JK Harris Sends Filing Tips Taxpayers' Way
JK Harris offers taxpayers some useful tips to get a jump on the tax filing season. 2007-12-21

CAS Enterprises, Inc. and TheAwristocrat.com Named Small Business of the Year   CAS Enterprises, Inc. was recently recognized by its local community in Columbus, NE, as the Columbus Telegram's 2007 Power and Progress Small Business of the Year. Clark Swihart, CEO, and Melodee Brunken, Vice President, were present at the Second Annual Columbus Area Business Hall of Fame Banquet to accept the award. Presenting the award was Mike Johanns, former Governor of Nebraska and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 2007-12-20

The Woman Who Wants 1,000,000 Pay Rises
One Woman Is On A Mission To Help One Million Underpaid People Earn More Money At The Same Job. A New Online Training Solution Tutors Employees In The Skills Needed To Successfully Conduct Salary Negotiations That Result In A Pay Raise. 2007-12-20

New State-of-the-Art Mass Calibration Facility Meets Highest Specifications
METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to announce the addition of in-house weight calibration to its current product and service offering. The new state-of-the-art facility meets NIST Echelon 1 standards as a high accuracy environment and is ISO/IEC 17025 accredited through A2LA. The lab has the ability to calibrate both ASTM and OIML weights. 2007-12-20

100 Black Men of America, Inc. Announce Sponsorship of Upcoming Presidential Debate on African American and Hispanic Issues
100 Black Men of America, Inc. and The Nevada Democratic Party, along with the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, IMPACTO and the College of Southern Nevada have partnered to hold a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas. This marks the second debate held in Las Vegas. The January 15, 2008 debate will be telecast live by MSNBC and comes just four days before Nevada's January caucus, which is positioned between the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary. 2007-12-20

Best-selling Activism Author Predicts US People Power Revolution in 2008
The Progressives' Handbook: Get the Facts and Make a Difference Now, Volume 1, hit #1 on Amazon's political activism charts last week. Volume 2 of the series also soared to Amazon's top ten list for political activism. 2007-12-19

JibJab Premieres 2007 Year in Review
From Lindsay Lohan to Larry Craig - No One is Safe in JibJab's Third Annual Year in Review! 2007-12-19

The Presidential Election Game Could Change the Way You Think About Presidential Elections and American Politics in General
Steven Brams uses game theory, a branch of mathematics that examines the smartest choices for people in strategic situations, to shed new light on the dynamics at work in a U.S. presidential election. Both compelling and timely, The Presidential Election Game presents mathematical models to help readers better understand campaign victory and failure in today's political climate. 2007-12-19

Counter-Terrorism Expert And GOP Presidential Candidate Launches Campaign Ad
Dr. Hugh Cort's 30 second campaign ad, "An American Hiroshima," starts on cable today. The ad will air in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. 2007-12-19

The Industry Measure Has Released the Latest Edition of Its Twice-Yearly Design & Production Market Survey Report
The Industry Measure has released the latest edition of its twice-yearly Design & Production market survey report. Winter 2007/2008's Design & Production #24 is the company's 24th consecutive survey of the graphic design and creative markets--graphic designers, ad agencies, corporate design departments, and commercial photographers--and provides a detailed look at the status of establishments in these markets, including business conditions (current and expected), top business challenges, top new business opportunities, investment plans and projections, and current media, technology, and business trends. 2007-12-19