2004 news & events

Older Friday Briefs and news items can be found at the Archives


Friday Brief - Dec 17, 2004

Friday Brief - Dec 10, 2004

Friday Brief - Dec 3, 2004

Friday Brief - Nov 19, 2004

Friday Brief - Nov 12, 2004



2004 Post Election Analysis
& Expected Changes


109th Congress List


November 3, 2004 - Election 2004 is Over


GET OUT AND VOTE - NOVEMBER 2, 2004


Ramadan 2004 greetings
from President George W. Bush


TAX CUT EXTENSION SOARS
THROUGH CONGRESS


VOTING CHART -
REGISTRATION DEADLINES BY STATE -
(Election Nov 2, 2004)


October 22, 2004
(Acrobat/PDF Format)

  • Election Watch
  • 2004 Muslim Poll

October 15, 2004

  • The Islamic Free Market Institute Foundation
    Wishes You a Ramadan Mubarak!

  • Election Watch

October 8, 2004
ELECTION WATCH


October 22, 2004
(Acrobat/PDF Format)

  • Election Watch
  • 2004 Muslim Poll

October 15, 2004

  • The Islamic Free Market Institute Foundation
    Wishes You a Ramadan Mubarak!

  • Election Watch

October 8, 2004 - ELECTION WATCH


September 23 , 2004

  • Islamic Institute Participates in
    D.C. Bias Crimes Task Force
  • Presidential Candidates Debate Tax Positions
  • Election Watch
    Nader’s Presidential Campaign
    Election Polls
    Zogby Polls American - Muslims

Election Watch - September 20 , 2004

  • Presidential Candidates Agree to Three Debates

  • Latest Polls


SO LONG CD; LIFETIME SAVINGS ACCOUNTS ARE IN


IFMIF 9/11 Statement - September 11, 2004


Department of Labor Secretary Chao Outlines Final Overtime and Transparency Rules


September 10 , 2004

  • Weapons Ban Languishes in
    Political Purgatory
  • Bush Outlines the "Ownership Society"
  • Overtime Protection Rule a Partisan Affair
  • Election Watch

August 20 , 2004

  • Mosque Case Praised, FBI “Voluntary
    Interviews” Questioned
  • IFMIF Aids Iraqi Humanitarian Groups

  • Reporting Airport Security Discrimination
  • Mosque to be Presented in Cathedral
  • Election Watch

August 6 , 2004

  • Senate Leaders Advocate
    9-11 Commission Reforms
  • Election Watch

    Republicans Looking Forward
    to GOP Convention


    Bush Seeking Catholic Support

    Keyes to Run in Illinois Senate Race

    Latest Poll Results

July 30 , 2004

  • Social Security Reform
  • 9/11 Report Assigns Blame,
    Makes Recommendations
  • Senators Push for Drug Re-importation
  • Coburn Takes GOP Primary in Oklahoma
  • Arizona ballot initiative may create a repeat of
    California's Prop. 187 “fight” of 10 years ago
  • Latest Polls & Surveys

July 23 , 2004

  • Free Trade Agreement Signed with Morocco
  • Social Security Reform Introduced
  • Islamic Free Market Institute Foundation
    Hosts Viewing of “Saddam's Mass Graves”
    and Panel Discussion
  • Senate Passes Tobacco Regulation
  • Election Update
    Congressional Speakers Chosen
    for the Conventions

July 9 , 2004

  • Senate to Vote on Tort Reform
  • Candidates Debate over
    Small Business Tax Breaks
  • Cost of Government Day Fell in 2004
  • 2004 Election Update
    -Kerry Chooses Edwards as
    Vice Presidential Candidate
    -Edwards Impact on Senate Race

June 25 , 2004

  • DOJ Discusses Religious Freedom Case
  • 2004 Election Update
  • Hearing Planned to Discuss Minority
    Financial Access
  • Senate Votes to Increase Fines for Indecency
  • Federal Spending Continues to Rise

June 23, 2004


Islamic Free Market Institute Foundation Chairman Attends Week Long
Department of Defense Conference

Islamic Free Market Institute Foundation (IFMIF) 
meets with Attorney General Ashcroft

June 18 , 2004

  • Stem Cell Debate Resumed
  • Corporate Tax Bills Deliberated in Congress
  • Energy is Key to Economic Strength
  • Medicare will now cover PET scans
    for Alzheimer’s

 

Islamic Free Market Institute Foundation
Condemns Murder of Paul M. Johnson Jr.

June 11 , 2004

  • Bill Provision Would Allow Religious
    Leaders to Engage in Politics
  • U.S Works to Comply with WTO Agreements
  • Citizens for Health hosts the Herbal
    Alternatives Congressional Briefing
  • Election 2004 - Latest Polls
  • Republicans Back Drug Reimportation
  • DeMint has Edge in South Carolina
    GOP Senate Race
  • Democrats Continue to Support Moran
  • Washington Group's effort may prove successful in putting Ronald Reagan on the $10 note

June 4 , 2004

  • Islamic Free Market Institute Attends the
    Faith-Based Initiative Conference Aids
    Groups to Compete for Federal Dollars
  • Herseth Defeats Diedrich,
    Good News for Daschle
  • Federal Judge Ruled Against the
    Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act

May 28 , 2004

  • Republican Leaders Back a 527 Organization,
    Setting a New Precedent for Campaigns
  • Rising Costs of Healthcare
  • Colorado Primary Proving Interesting

May 20 , 2004

  • Medicare Video Deemed “Illegal Propaganda”
  • South Dakota Senate Race Could Hold
    the Key to the US Senate for Both Parties
  • Public School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services

May 8, 2004

 

April 30 , 2004

  • House Votes to Permanently Extend
    Tax Cut for Married Couples
  • Gore Donates $6 million to Democratic Party
  • New Bill Would Give Women Seeking
    Abortions Adoption Agency Information
  • Bush Calls for Ban on Broadband Taxation

April 16 , 2004

  • Number of Americans Filing for
    Unemployment Jumps
  • Qatari - American Fourth Annual
    Conference on Democracy and Free Trade
  • Week in Review…

April 15, 2004

March 26 , 2004

  • Polls Show President Bush and
    Sen. Kerry Nearly Tied

  • Pledge of Allegiance' Under Scrutiny
    by U.S. Supreme Court
  • President Bush's Immigration Proposal
    Meets Opposition in House
  • Culture Wars' Present New Issues
    for the 2004 Elections

March 18 , 2004

  • U.S. Census Bureau Projects Rise
    in Ethnic Diversity
  • Good News for American Workers
  • The Latest on the Election Debate Issues
  • Ohio State University Sued by
    Christian Group Claiming Discrimination
  • Taxpayer Rebate Act Considered by Congress

March 5 , 2004

  • Bigot Former Congressman Defeated in a California Primary Race
  • Moroccan Earthquake Relief Fund
  • Bush Administration Plans to End Enforcement of Co-Education
  • Stem Cell Colonies are Dwindling
  • Trial Use of Ecstasy for Trauma Cases Approved by DEA
  • Kerry Wins Super Tuesday, Edwards Bows out of Race, Bush Begins
    Campaign

Qatar Fourth Annual Conference
on Democracy and Free Trade

National Forum On American
Muslim Issues 2004

Feb 26, 2004

  • Super Tuesday Elections
  • Patients' Bill of Rights Issue Resurfaces
  • Democrats, Republicans at Arms over the Appointment of CMS Chief
  • Bush Calls for Constitutional Amendment Banning Gay Marriages

Feb 20, 2004

  • Democratic Candidacy Race is Narrowed to Four
  • Kerry Receives Endorsement from Union Workers
  • Polls Show Unofficial Standings
  • Illegal Immigrants Come Looking for Amnesty
  • San Francisco Marries Over 3,000 Gay Couples
  • Vote!

Feb 12, 2004

  • South Korean Scientists Clone Human Embryos
  • Kerry Remains Ahead of Democratic Candidates
  • Bush Predicts Rise in Jobs In the

Feb 6, 2004

  • Muslim and Arab-American Votes Crucial in Michigan Primary
  • Edwards, Clark Win Their First States
  • Zogby Poll Nearly Hits the Mark
  • Massachusetts to Allow Gay Marriages
  • NFL Halftime Show Generates Massive Email Volume