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Volume V:  Issue 1  |   January 5, 2011
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Upcoming Events

   _2012 DAGA Winter Policy Conference_
   _January 27th-28th, 2012
   Ritz Carlton - Key Biscayne, FL_

   DAGA will return one last time to the beautiful Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne
   for the 2012 Winter Policy Conference on January 27 – 28. We invite you to
   join us for two days of lively discussion of timely topics in one of the
   country’s most beautiful venues in the Florida Keys.

   [2]Click here to register!
     Links:
       2. http://www.democraticags.org/events.php

   With many more expected, the following Attorneys General have already RSVP'd
   for the event:

   Dustin McDaniel (AR)
   Kamala Harris (CA)
   George Jepsen (CT)
   Beau Biden (DE)
   Jack Conway (KY)
   Doug Gansler (MD)
   Chris Koster (MO)
   Steve Bullock (MT)
   Roy Cooper (NC)
   Bill Sorrell (VT)

   _The DAGA room block has sold out._ If you have not yet made your
   reservation, we are happy to add your name to our waiting list in the event
   a room in our block opens up. We strongly encourage you to make
   a reservation in the event a room does NOT open up in our block. Please
   contact Andrea Mietus at[3][email-masked] if you would like to be
   placed on the waiting list.  If you have contacted us and are on our waiting
   list, we will notify you if a room opens up.
     Links:
       3. mailto:[email-masked]?subject=WPC%20Wait%20List%20Request

   _For the sake of fellow DAGA members on the wait-list, if you currently have
   a room in the DAGA block and are considering canceling your reservation,
   please make your cancellation through Andrea Mietus at 301.309.1908
   or [4][email-masked]. When DAGA block reservations are canceled
   through the hotel, DAGA is unable to re-allocate those rooms to members on
   our wait-list. We appreciate your consideration in this matter._
     Links:
       4. mailto:[email-masked]?subject=WPC%20Room%20Cancellation%20Request

   We have listed a number of local hotels below to assist you in arranging
   alternate accommodations:

   [5]Four Seasons Hotel Miami
    435 Brickell Avenue, Miami, FL
   (305) 358-3535 ‎
     Links:
       5. http://www.fourseasons.com

   [6]Mandarin Oriental, Miami
   500 Brickell Key Drive, Miami, FL
   (305) 913-8288 ‎
     Links:
       6. http://www.marndarinoriental.com

   [7]JW Marriott Hotel Miami
    1109 Brickell Avenue, Miami, FL
   (305) 329-3500 ‎
     Links:
       7. http://www.marriott.com

   [8]Conrad Miami
   1395 Brickell Avenue, Miami, Fl, FL
   (305) 503-6500 ‎
     Links:
       8. http://www.hilton.com

   [9]Hotel Urbano
   2500 Brickell Ave., Miami, FL
   (305) 854-2070 ‎
     Links:
       9. http://www.hotelurbano.com

   Sponsorship opportunities are a great way to highlight your support. We
   offer a variety of options to meet your needs and can customize a
   sponsorship to suit you, as well. Please contact Fran Katz Watson or Lauren
   Bergmann at 202.546.0474 or [10][email-masked] for more
   information about DAGA’s Sponsorship Program.
     Links:
       10. mailto:[email-masked]

   Dress for the conference is business casual to resort casual. South Florida
   enjoys warm weather even in late January with highs in the mid-70s and lows
   in the upper 50s.

   If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Stefan
   Chodkowski at 303.831.0100 or[11][email-masked].
     Links:
       11. mailto:[email-masked]

   We look forward to launching our 2012 events with you in South Florida!

   On Wednesday former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray (D) was officially
   appointed to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau  after being
   initially nominated in July.

   President Obama led a press conference  in Columbus, Ohio where he announced
   he had appointed Cordray via a recess appointment over the strong objections
   of Senate Republicans.

   The President noted that he felt forced to use the recess appointment after
   “a minority in the Senate [put] party ideology ahead of people they were
   elected to serve.”

   In his press conference Wednesday President Obama reinforced that the
   country could not wait for congress to act, especially when it “hurts our
   economy and puts people at risk.”

   General Cordray has served as the agency’s top enforcement officer since its
   inception.  Cordray was elected Ohio’s Attorney General in 2008 in a special
   election and held the position until 2010. During his tenure  Cordray became
   a leader in defending consumers, a quality he now brings to his new post
   atop the CFPB.

In the News

   [12]President Obama Bypasses Congress and Puts Richard Cordray in as Top
   Consumer Finance Watchdog
   _The Plain Dealer, By Stephen Koff, 1/4/12_
   President Barack Obama will announce from Shaker Heights today that he
   is using his power to bypass the Senate and installing former Ohio Attorney
   General Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Finance Protection
   Bureau.
     Links:
       12. http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2012/01/president_obama_bypasses_congr.html

   [13]Arkansas Attorney General Rejects Abortion Amendment
   _Arkansas News, By Arkansas News Bureau, 1/3/12_
    Attorney General Dustin McDaniel today rejected a proposed constitutional
   amendment that would ban some abortions in Arkansas. McDaniel cited
   ambiguities in the measure submitted by Personhood Arkansas and said the
   text was misleading as to the relationship between the measure and federal
   law.
     Links:
       13. http://arkansasnews.com/2012/01/03/ag-rejects-abortion-amendment

   [14]Dwight Holton, Former U.S. Attorney, Expected to Announce a Run for
   Oregon Attorney General
   _The Oregonian – By Bryan Denson, 1/3/12_
   Dwight C. Holton, who served as Oregon's top federal prosecutor and elevated
   the public profile of the U.S. Attorney's Office during his 20-month tenure,
   is resigning from his government job for a likely run to replace state
   Attorney General John Kroger.
     Links:
       14. http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/01/dwight_holton_former_us_attorn.html

   [15]NJ Attorney General Paula Dow Leaves Office After Nearly 2 Years
   _The Star-Ledger – By Christopher Baxter, 1/3/12_
   She needed to pack, but her calendar was full. Work came first. The
   governor’s office was calling to talk transition. Friends were on another
   line wishing her well. The empty boxes would have to wait. That’s how Paula
   Dow spent her final days last week as New Jersey’s attorney general — holed
   up in her eighth-floor office in Trenton, juggling the last demands of one
   of the more powerful jobs in state government.
     Links:
       15. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/01/nj_ag_paula_dow_leaves_office.html

   [16]VA Attorney General Says He Has No Conflict in Defending Ballot Law
   Against Perry Lawsuit
   _Washington Post – By AP, 1/3/12_
   Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says his criticism of the state’s
   ballot access law doesn’t mean he can’t defend it in court. Cuccinelli’s
   office represents the state in a lawsuit filed by Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who
   failed to obtain the needed signatures to get on Virginia’s Republican
   presidential primary ballot. Newt Gingrich also failed to get the required
   10,000 signatures.
     Links:
       16. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/va-attorney-general-says-he-has-no-conflict-in-defending-ballot-law-against-perry-lawsuit/2012/01/03/gIQADDbwYP_story.html

   [17]Montana Supreme Court Restores 100-Year-Old State Ban on Corporate
   Political Money
   _Washington Post – By AP, 12/30/11_
   The Montana Supreme Court restored the state’s century-old ban on direct
   spending by corporations on political candidates or committees in a ruling
   Friday that interest groups say bucks a high profile U.S. Supreme Court
   decision granting political speech rights to corporations. The decision
   grants a big win to Attorney General Steve Bullock, who personally
   represented the state in defending its ban that came under fire after the
   “Citizens United” decision last year from the U.S. Supreme court.
     Links:
       17. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/montana-supreme-court-restores-100-year-old-state-ban-on-corporate-political-money/2011/12/30/gIQADghJRP_story.html

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