Subject: DAGAZette: Volume IV, Issue 7
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Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:25:06 -0500

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_DAGAZette
Volume IV, Issue 7        February 23, 2011_

_Upcoming Events_

___Registration is now open!_
_2011 DAGA Spring Reception and Dinner_
_March 6, 2011 _
_6:00 PM – 9:00 PM_
_La Maison Francaise_
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DAGA will hold our annual Spring Reception and Dinner on Sunday, March 6,
2011 at La Maison Francaise at the French Embassy at 4101 Reservoir Road,
NW, Washington, DC. We will begin with a reception at 6:00 PM and dinner
will be served at 7:00 PM. This event is DAGA’s largest event of the year.
We have 20 Attorneys General confirmed for this event and we expect up to
200 of our members and special guests to attend, as well.

Registration is now open. Guests must register to attend this event. Guests
who do not register in advance will not be permitted to enter the embassy
for security reasons. [2]Click here to register.
  Links:
    2. http://www.democraticags.org/events.php

Parking space is limited, but DAGA will provide shuttle service from the
Fairmont to the Embassy. You will need to let us know in advance if you plan
to park on the embassy’s premises.

Dress for this event is business. We will have coat check available for
outerwear.

We are not holding a room block for this event, so please plan any overnight
accommodations you will need accordingly.  Additional details of the event
will be released in the coming weeks.  In the meantime, please do not
hesitate to contact us at 303.831.0100 or [email-masked] with any
questions you may have.

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__Save the Date!_
_2011 DAGA Spring Policy Conference_
_May 12-13, 2011_
_Ritz Carlton, New Orleans_
_921 Canal Street_
_New Orleans, LA_
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DAGA hits the Big Easy for the 2011 DAGA Spring Policy Conference on May
12-13, 2011 at the Ritz-Carlton on Canal Street in New Orleans!  We
anticipate a great turn-out for this event as we gather in this historic
city for 2 days of great discussion and world famous dining. We hope you
will mark your calendar for this festive and important event!

Program planning is well underway and an invitation and agenda in formation
will be released in the coming weeks.  In the meantime, you can reserve your
room at the Ritz-Carlton by [3]clicking herewith Group Code BLFBLFA or by
calling 1.800.826.8987 and asking for the Democratic Attorneys General
Association room block.  DAGA has secured a room rate of $219 per night +
tax and applicable fees. Rooms are limited and we cannot guarantee
availability if the room block sells out. The room block will close on
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 and DAGA cannot guarantee rate or room availability
after that date. The Ritz requires The Ritz Carlton requires a deposit for
your first night’s stay and a credit card number when you reserve your room;
as always, you are responsible making your reservation and for hotel costs.
In the event you need to cancel, we will do our best to resell your room,
but if we cannot, and you cancel any later than 72 hours prior to scheduled
arrival, you will be responsible for the hotel’s cancellation fee of one
night’s charge plus tax. Please contact Andrea Mietus at
[4][email-masked] 301.309.1908 if you need assistance with
accommodations.
  Links:
    3. https://reservations.ritzcarlton.com/ritz/reservation/availability.mi?propertyCode=MSYRZ&groupCode=BLFBLFA
    4. mailto:[email-masked]

Registration will open in mid-March. In the meantime, please don’t hesitate
to contact Jenifer Freeman Fuller at 303.831.0100 with any questions.

We hope to see you in New Orleans!
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_ I__n the News_

_
__Bill To Elect Attorney General Moves Forward_
Nashville Public Radio -  By Joe White - February 23, 2011
A measure to change the state constitution so that voters can directly
choose the Tennessee Attorney General was approved by a legislative
committee Tuesday_.

__Report Urges Pro-Active Approach To Obesity_
Vermont Public Radio – By Neal Carnoff - February 23, 2011
(Host) A report issued by the Vermont Attorney General's office urges a
pro-active approach to combating obesity in Vermont.

___Arkansas attorney general rejects ballot measure proposed to raise
severance tax on nat. gas_
KSPR33 – AP - February 22, 2011
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has
rejected a former natural gas executive's proposed ballot measure to raise
the severance tax on natural gas.
_
__NH Senate backs off requiring AG to join lawsuit_
Boston Globe - February 23, 2011
CONCORD, N.H.—New Hampshire's state Senate is at odds with the House on
whether to require Attorney General Michael Delaney to join a lawsuit
against the federal health care reform law.
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__Senator aims to make California's Attorney General defend ballot props_
San Jose Mercury News - By Lisa Leff (AP) – February 17, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO -- A California lawmaker has introduced a bill requiring the
state attorney general to defend all voter-approved laws from legal
challenges or authorize their sponsors to step in.

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