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12 Apr

Russ Lawrence on the Prospect of Starting a New Chapter as ABA President

American Booksellers Association bookstore members are currently casting ballots to elect 2006 - 2007 ABA Board directors and to ratify the ABA Nominating Committee's choice of Russ Lawrence of Chapter One Book Store in Hamilton, Montana, for a first term as ABA president, and of Gayle Shanks of Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona, for a one-year term as vice president.

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12 Apr

AMIBA Offers Testimony Opposing Wal-Mart Bank

On Monday, April 10, Jeff Milchen, co-founder of the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA), testified at a public hearing to voice opposition to Wal-Mart's plans to open an industrial bank in Arlington, Virginia.

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12 Apr

ABA to Meet With Booksellers in the NAIBAhood Next Week

On Thursday, April 20, American Booksellers Association staff will be at the Holiday Inn Carrier Circle in Syracuse, New York, for a Booksellers Forum and Education Program in conjunction with the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association's NAIBAhood Gathering. The forum and education program includes lunch and is free to all ABA and NAIBA members -- bookstore owners and staff.

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12 Apr

NCSL's Neal Osten to Discuss Streamlined Sales Tax at Legislative Day

This week, the American Booksellers Association announced that Neal Osten, federal affairs counsel for communications and interstate commerce at the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), will be a speaker at ABA's first-ever Legislative Day in conjunction with BookExpo America. Osten will provide attendees with an update on the current status of Streamlined Sales and Use Tax legislation (SSUTA) in Congress.

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