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I wrote my congresscritter concerning BMovement.org and the congressional response. here was the reply: Congressman Mark Udall Serving Colorado's Front Range and Western Slope Dear Mr. Jones: Thank you for contacting me and expressing your views about how Congress should respond to public controversies involving free speech. As a general rule, I do not think it is the business of Congress to condemn or applaud statements by individuals or groups. And I strongly support every American's right to free speech. If Congress took time to notice every asinine or unfortunate public utterance, we would have little time to address the...

Police arrest SUV driver, identified as an illegal immigrant By Vanessa Miller, Camera Staff Writer October 4, 2006 An undocumented immigrant was arrested Monday night after crashing her SUV into a bicyclist on Valmont Road, leaving the 28-year-old Boulder businessman and philosopher braindead. Christopher Woodby was pedaling east on Valmont Road about 7 p.m. and had used his right arm to signal a left turn onto 29th Street when he was struck, witnesses told Boulder police. Guadalupe Garcia Gutierrez, 34, was driving a Nissan Pathfinder in the same direction and hit Woodby from behind before the cyclist could turn. http://www.dailycamera.com/bdc/county_news/article/0,1713,BDC_2423_5041224,00.html

Wanted: Legal licenses to drive By Justin George Camera Staff Writer Maria Guerrero said she gets "chicken skin," or goose bumps, when a police cruiser pulls up next to her minivan at a stoplight. "Sometimes I wave to police and say hello," said Guerrero, who lives in Boulder. "If I'm nervous, I'm scared they'll notice." Many immigrants, like Guerrero, who are here illegally drive to jobs and take their children to school. Many go to grocery stores late at night to reduce the risk of accidents or chance encounters with police, who could expose their secret. "We have no option," ...

Motorcycle Riders Foundation -- E-MAIL NEWS ALERT PO BOX 1808, Washington, DC 20013-1808 202-546-0983 (voice) 202-546-0986 (fax) wyld@mrf.org (e-mail) http://www.mrf.org (website) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tom Wyld June 20, 2001 #01-21 Phone: 202-546-0983 01NR21 - WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCES NHTSA ADMINISTRATOR DECISION House Hearings on NHTSA-Ford/Firestone Issue Heighten Nomination's Importance Washington, D.C. - This week, the White House announced its intention to nominate North Carolina trauma surgeon Jeffrey Runge to be the next Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Motorcycle Riders Foundation's serious concerns with this nomination have long been a matter of record and a matter of ...

Motorcyclists and others involved in recreational activities could be left without vital health-care coverage as a result of new regulations released by a group of federal agencies last week, reports the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). Ironically, the rules, written in response to federal legislation banning health-insurance discrimination, could end up having precisely the opposite effect. The new regulations, issued jointly by three federal agencies, are the culmination of a rulemaking process that has dragged on for nearly five years since Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. And, the AMA notes, the final version of the ...

October 12, 2000 Virginia campaign ad promotes fear of motorcyclists Virginia Democrats have launched an attack ad against a Republican U.S. Senate candidate, but the target they’ve hit is motorcyclists, AMA. The Virginia Democratic Coordinated Campaign, in an effort to bolster the re-election bid of U.S. Sen. Charles Robb (D-Va), is sponsoring a television advertisement attacking former congressman and Virginia Gov. George Allen, Robb’s Republican opponent. The ad shows Allen shaking hands with a motorcyclist while a narrator complains that Allen in Congress voted against a bill requiring criminal background checks to buy guns, and that he opposed a ban ...