Monthly Archives: February 2009

House Resolution 125 Update

The listing of cosponsors for H. RES 125 is updated as of 5:30pm today. I’ve added two tables to the H. RES 125 page which lists the names of the members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, highlighting those who have not yet become cosponsors. There is a separate table listing of the 13 members of the NJ Congressional…

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New Message Board Forums

I’ve set up a new feature a Message Board Forum. This new system permits complete interaction, in real time. The main feature is that there are set Forums for specific topics and projects. No more skimming over 800 comments to find what you may be looking for. 🙂 The Subscriber database for this Blog cannot be imported into the Forums.…

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News Update Feb 16

David arrived home from Brazil last Thursday (Feb 12) and immediately hopped on an Amtrak train for the three-hour trip to Washington DC. David met with Congressman Chris Smith and other high level officials in the US government. David also had a meeting with Brazilian Ambassador Antonio Patriota. The important take-away from the meeting with the Ambassador was a reassurance…

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February 11, Another Positive Step Forward

BREAKING NEWS: A huge Win, today a panel of nine judges ruled unanimously that the case will be heard in the Federal court in Brazil, NOT in the Rio state court. We hope to have more details soon on the pending court proceedings which will follow this decision. And let’s continue to make phone calls to our Congressmen asking for…

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February 9, A day to remember!

David Goldman saw his son Sean today for the first time in four and a half years. The visitation was a success. Out of respect for the Brazilian courts who have asked that details remain private, we will defer to the media accounts of the visitation. Below is a list of media outlets we expect to report on the story…

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House Resolution 125

We need all of your help making sure House Resolution 125, which was introduced last week by Congressman Chris Smith, gets the support it needs in Congress. All House members can co-sponsor it, but the most important co-sponsors are the other reps from New Jersey and the other members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Let’s make sure these…

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News Update Feb 6, Visitation Granted

As many of you have now heard, David was granted visitation rights after a five hour hearing in Brasilia. He will be able to see Sean in Rio within a relatively short period of time, possibly as early as Monday, assuming all parties cooperate. Congressman Chris Smith will accompany David on this visitation and Embassy staff will be there as…

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David goes to Brazil with US Congressman Chris Smith

This all happened very fast and we admit we weren’t planning on announcing it quite yet, BUT, David is on his way to Brazil. SEE BREAKING NEWS SECTION BELOW VIDEO US Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey’s 4th Congressional District saw the NBC Dateline story on Friday night and contacted David for a meeting. The Congressman promised to do all he could…

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