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30 Mar

ASAE's Dawn Latham to Discuss AHPs at ABA Legislative Day

This week, ABA announced that, at its first-ever Legislative Day', Dawn P. Latham, CAE, director of public policy, for the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), will be on hand to provide attendees with an update on the current status of Association Health Plan (AHP) legislation in Congress. "'Small business health plans is such a critical issue," Latham said. "I look forward to meeting the members of ABA to discuss this important legislation."

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30 Mar

CRP Sponsors Condemn Bush Signing Statement on Patriot Act Oversight

On March 30, the sponsors of the Campaign for Reader Privacy (CRP) -- the American Booksellers Association, the American Library Association, the Association of American Publishers, and PEN American Center -- released a statement accusing President Bush of "undermining a new law that expands Congressional oversight of the USA Patriot Act, including the provision that authorizes searches of bookstore and library records."

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30 Mar

Forum Program in California Next Week, Then Iowa

California booksellers are invited to an ABA Booksellers Forum and Education Program in San Francisco and Huntington Beach on Sunday, April 2, and Tuesday, April 4, respectively. The programs are being held in conjunction with the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association's (NCIBA) Spring Gathering and the Southern California Booksellers Association (SCBA) Spring Meeting.

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30 Mar

BEA Benefit Features Bob Newhart, Paula Poundstone


Bob Newhart


Paula Poundstone

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