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August 2006
Thursday, August 31
12:04 PM
Sierra Club et al. Take Global Warming to the Supreme Court
11:33 AM
National Parks Conservation Association: Final National Park Management Policies Preserve Parks' Mission
10:51 AM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Report: Ninth Anniversary of Last Minimum Wage Increase
10:30 AM
Natural Resources Defense Council: Landmark Global Warming Legislation Clears Critical Hurdle
9:45 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Forest Service Cannot Support Savings Claims for Outsourcing
8:48 AM
Electronic Frontier Foundation: California Lawmakers Pass Safeguards for Privacy-Leaking RFID Chips
6:15 AM
Environmental Defense: California's Landmark Global Warming Legislation Poised for Passage
6:00 AM
Global Exchange: Iraqi Peace Activist Forced by Airport Security to Cover T-Shirt with Arabic Lettering
Wednesday, August 30
4:15 PM
AFL-CIO President John Sweeney Labor Day 2006 Press Briefing
3:59 PM
Center for Public Integrity: Congress and Staff Accept More Than Half a Million in Free Travel from Pharmaceutical Interests
3:40 PM
ACORN: Canadian Auto Workers Union President: We're Here to Help Rebuild
3:30 PM
Justice at Stake: Washington State Supreme Court Candidates On Path to Record Fundraising
3:29 PM
Global Exchange: Climate Change Activists Confront Senator Feinstein During Her San Francisco Presentation on Global Warming
3:28 PM
Farm Aid: Additional Artists Join Diverse Lineup
3:28 PM
Bread for the World: Census Bureau Findings Show Almost One in Four Children and 37 million Americans Remain Mired in Poverty
3:28 PM
Earth Island Institute: Struggle to Save Old-Growth Sites in North Carolina
3:27 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research: Mexico Election: Analysis Shows “Adding Up” Problem for Half of Ballot Boxes
2:12 PM
American Civil Liberties Union: Filmmakers and Free Speech Groups Host "This Film Is Not Yet Rated" Screening in Manhattan
2:12 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Health Care: · Record Uninsured · Latinos · California Battle
1:25 PM
Action Against Hunger: ACF Notes Initial Report on Sri Lankan Massacre, Awaits Official Investigation
12:39 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): New Jersey Toxic Cleanup Program Exposed as Toothless Tiger
12:39 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): US Park Police at Lowest Level in More Than a Decade
9:31 AM
Ms. Foundation for Women’s “Katrina Women’s Response Fund” Grantees Speak Out;
Stories of Women’s Hope, Activism and Leadership across the Gulf Coast
6:00 AM
Physicians for a National Health Program Decries 1.3 Million Rise in Uninsured; Uninsured Ranks Swell as Private Coverage Deteriorates Middle-Class Losing Coverage at Fastest Rate
6:00 AM
American Civil Liberties Union Seeks Information on Government Spying of Baltimore Peace Groups; May Be Part of Disturbing National Trend
12:01 AM
United for a Fair Economy / Institute for Policy Studies: Labor Day "Executive Excess" Report: Oil and Defense CEOs Pock
Tuesday, August 29
3:06 PM
Democracy 21 Applauds FEC Commissioners Who Voted Against Opening Campaign Finance Loophole
2:49 PM
American Civil Liberties Union: On Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, America's Reputation as Human Rights Leader Diminished
2:49 PM
American Civil Liberties Union Settles Case of Sexual Harassment and Labor Law Violations Against Manhattan Hotel
2:46 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Sarah Brady, Maryland Senate Candidates Pledge Broad Effort to Pass Bill to Get Assault Weapons Off the Streets
2:17 PM
Brennan Center for Justice: Voting Rights Groups Challenge Voter Intimidation Provision
2:17 PM
Brennan Center for Justice: Buying Time 2006: Television Advertising in State Supreme Court Elections
1:47 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research: "Tag-Team Parenting" Used by Lower-Income, Less-Educated Workers
1:31 PM
American Medical Student Association: Together, Medical Students and AARP Fight to End Gifts from Pharmaceutical Companies to Doctors
12:51 PM
Campaign for America's Future: Report on Katrina: Conservative Policies Failed in the Rescue and Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast
12:32 PM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Poverty Remains Higher, Median Income for Non-Elderly Lower Than When Recession Hit Bottom
12:20 PM
International Committee of the Red Cross: Iraq: Rehabilitation Works in Basrah
12:01 PM
Human Rights Watch: Nigeria: Military Must Be Held to Account for Razing of Community
11:31 AM
Public Citizen: FEMA Sued Over Termination of Housing Assistance Benefits for Katrina and Rita Survivors
11:31 AM
Public Citizen: FDA Should Warn of Tendon Ruptures Linked to Cipro, Levaquin, Other Antibiotics in Same Class
11:08 AM
ACORN Sues FEMA
11:01 AM
MoveOn.org: GOP Congressmen Waste Billions of Local Taxpayer Dollars on Iraq Fiasco
11:01 AM
Families USA: Census Bureau's Uninsured Number Indicates Fifth Increase in a Row
10:58 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Olympic National Park Plan Shortchanges Wilderness
10:46 AM
Oxfam America Calls on Administration to Honor Its Katrina Promises
8:36 AM
Campaign for America's Future: Leaders to Address Incomplete Katrina Response; One Year After Katrina, Recovery Slow to Arrive to Gulf Coast
8:28 AM
ActionAid International: Dalits and Tribal People amongst Worst Hit by Indian Floods
Monday, August 28
3:10 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Poverty: One Year After Katrina
3:06 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Sarah Brady Joins Endorsed Candidates to Jumpstart Maryland Efforts to Pass Assault Weapons Bill
2:39 PM
Amnesty International USA Makes Last-Minute Clemency Appeal for Execution 'Volunteer'
1:24 PM
International Committee of the Red Cross: Restoring Family Links with People Affected by the Conflict in Sri Lanka
1:23 PM
Amnesty International: Sudan: Government Troop Build-up in Darfur Signals Looming Human Rights Crisis
1:23 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA Enforcement Threatened by Library Closures
1:23 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Florida Not Getting the Message on Hurricane Evacuations
1:23 PM
Brennan Center for Justice: Federal Judge Protects the Right to Vote in Florida
1:23 PM
Corporate Accountability International: New York Bottled Water Recall Demonstrates Failure of FDA to Regulate Bottled Water Safety
1:23 PM
Human Rights Watch: U.N.: Adopt Resolution to Send Darfur Peacekeepers
12:35 PM
Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights: 'Nurse Avenger' Internet Shooter Game Fights Greed As Insurers Seek to Kill Universal Health Care in Key Vote Today
12:08 PM
Oxfam America Calls on Mississippi to Speed Up Assistance to Stranded Households
10:16 AM
Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights Calls Regulators to End 'Hot' Gasoline Rip-Off, Costs Californians $500B Because Pumps Not Responsive to Temperature
Friday, August 25
1:57 PM
National Parks Conservation Association: Parks Group Says Kempthorne's National Parks Announcement is Strong First Step in 10-Year Initiative
12:54 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: California Senate Passes Ballistics Identification Bill To Help Police Solve Gun Crimes
11:31 AM
Project On Government Oversight to NRC Headquarters Officials: A “Hear-No-Evil” Strategy Is No Way to Lead
11:25 AM
Greenpeace: Ranking Shows No Green Electronics On The Market
11:25 AM
Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood to PBS: Don't Sell-Out Children on the Web!
10:31 AM
Families USA: Census Bureau to Release New Numbers about Uninsured Americans
9:54 AM
Africa Action: Momentum Builds for UN Peacekeepers with New Darfur Draft Resolution
8:30 AM
Consumers Union Urges Hospitals to Step Up Efforts to Stop the Spread of Antibiotic-Resistant MRSA Infections
6:00 AM
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting: CBS, NBC Clean Up Bush's 'Happy' Talk
Thursday, August 24
4:44 PM
Global Exchange / Rising Tide North America: Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Marked by Cyclists in 27 Cities
3:18 PM
ACLU Says FDA Shift on Plan B is a Step in the Right Direction, But Says Arbitrary Age Restriction Infringes on Privacy Rights
3:18 PM
Public Citizen: FDA’s Delay on Plan B Contraceptive Pill Is Another Black Mark Against Troubled Watchdog Agency
3:13 PM
AFL-CIO's Largest Mid-Term Election Mobilization in Its History Kicks Into High Gear; President Sweeney Labor Day Briefing Aug. 30
2:51 PM
Farm Aid Interview Alert: Family Farmers Show Innovation, Determination One Year After Katrina
2:02 PM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Examining the New Census Data on Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Coverage
1:19 PM
Green Party of the United States: Democrats and Republicans Downplay Health Care Crisis
1:19 PM
Service Employees International Union: First Contract Provides Hope for Better Life, Lifts Hundreds of Janitors at University of Miami out of Poverty
12:47 PM
Essential Information: Ralph Nader's Letter to Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner on Plans to Tear Down Yankee Stadium
11:47 AM
NAACP, Oxfam America Sponsor Mississippi Day of Action to Focus Attention on the Gulf Coast Recovery
11:29 AM
Planned Parenthood of New York City Welcomes Expansion of Plan B Access, But Cites Concerns about Teen Pregnancy
11:14 AM
Sierra Club: Defense Department Requests More Time to Respond to Allegations of Foot-Dragging
10:39 AM
Commercial Alert Blasts PBS Online Ad Plan
10:14 AM
NARAL: Food and Drug Administration Ends Political Posturing, Allows Over-the-Counter Access to "Morning-After" Pill
9:58 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research: Labor Department Undercounts Poor, Uninsured and Non-Employed
9:50 AM
USPIRG: New Report: U.S. Can Cut Global Warming Pollution 20 Percent by 2020
9:42 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA is Flying Blind, Multiple Studies Conclude
9:00 AM
International Fund for Animal Welfare Report Uncovers Public Safety Dangers at Big Cat Facilities
12:07 AM
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Sues Barney the Dinosaur to Defend Online Free Speech
Wednesday, August 23
6:01 PM
Human Rights Watch: China: Government Must End Crackdown on Lawyers
5:14 PM
CARE: Kenya: Humanitarian Conditions Worsen in Dadaab Refugee Camps
4:42 PM
National Parks Conservation Association: Developers Illegally Bulldoze National Park Service Land at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
4:25 PM
ACLU of Massachusetts Renews Call for Public Hearing into Role of Phone Companies in Illegal Domestic Spying
4:25 PM
ACLU of Arkansas and State Green Party Win in Third Party Ballot Access Case
4:01 PM
Zogby International: Americans Concerned About Election Transparency and Security
3:46 PM
Cornucopia Institute: USDA Undermines Organic Law Authority of Expert Panel Ignored
2:09 PM
Public Citizen Calls Upon FEC to Abide by Campaign Finance Law
12:50 PM
ACORN Members Featured in Spike Lee's Documentary
12:50 PM
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the Mississippi Center for Justice Hold Housing Workshop for Those Forced to Move
12:46 PM
Greenpeace: EU Restrictions on Illegal US Rice Imports Inadequate
12:07 PM
Sierra Club: Bush Administration's Answer to BP Spills: More Drilling on Alaska's North Slope
10:41 AM
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network: As Marine Corps Gay Discharges Increase, Bush Issues Involuntary Recall to Bridge Recruiting Gap; 953 Marines Discharged Since 1993
10:12 AM
Oxfam America: New Report Probes Gross Inequalities in Gulf Coast Recovery
10:10 AM
Institute for Southern Studies: New Report: One Year after Katrina, Recovery Failing in the Gulf Coast
8:00 AM
WakeUpWalMart.com Calls On Wal-Mart to Renounce Latest Attacks Describing Democrats As Hezbollah Terrorists
Tuesday, August 22
2:30 PM
American Civil Liberties Union: ACLU of Washington Defends Free Speech Rights of Lt. Ehren Watada
2:16 PM
Earthjustice: Report Highlights Need for Alternatives to US-Backed Aerial Spraying in Colombia
2:08 PM
Rainforest Action Network Calls on Schwarzenegger to Sign Hemp Farming Bill
2:02 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Will the U.S. Accept Iran Talks Without Preconditions?
1:45 PM
Sierra Club: Congressmembers' Call for EPA to Respond to the EPA Inspector General's Recommendations in the August 2003 IG Report on EPA's Response to Ground Zero
1:00 PM
Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation: Experts Available: Iran’s Response to the P5+1 Proposal
12:42 PM
ACORN Releases Planning Principles for New Orleans
12:32 PM
Human Rights Watch: Guinea: Security Forces Torture, Kill With Impunity
Monday, August 21
4:11 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Behind Bush's Rhetoric on Iraq: · Democracy · Oil
3:53 PM
MoveOn.org: Katrina Anniversary Concert Thursday Night NYC
1:01 PM
Service Employees International Union: A Pre-Census Report: Putting the Crisis in Perspective
12:35 PM
Win Without War: Former Generals and National Security Officials Call on President to Reverse Course on Iraq and Iran
11:42 AM
Military Families Speak Out, Iraq War and other Veterans Hold Vigil at Boston Home of Congressman Stephen Lynch on August 24
11:37 AM
Greenpeace Demands Global Ban on Imports of US Rice
11:37 AM
Human Rights Watch: Sri Lanka: Warring Sides Must Let Aid Reach Civilians
10:34 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights: New Revelations of Religious Mistreatment at Guantanamo
9:46 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: EPA Begins Closing Libraries before Congress Acts on Plan
Friday, August 18
2:58 PM
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting: Cutting Wal-Mart a Break: NY Times goes soft on retail giant
12:26 PM
Human Rights Watch: U.N.: Reject Sudan’s Darfur Plan
12:26 PM
Human Rights Watch: Iraq: Tribunal Must Improve Work in Anfal Trial
12:09 PM
CARE: The Mission Ahead Against HIV and AIDS
11:53 AM
Amnesty International Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Civilians in Sri Lanka
9:21 AM
Greenpeace Ship to Assist Philippine Coast Guard to Tackle Oil Spill
9:21 AM
National Parks Conservation Association: Judge's Ruling Doesn't Get Army Corps Off the Hook
6:30 AM
WakeUpWalMart.com's Response to Wal-Mart Ambassador Andy Young's Comments and Resignation
6:00 AM
Corpwatch: Big, Easy Money: Disaster Profiteering on the American Gulf Coast
4:02 AM
Coalition against Bayer Dangers, Pesticide Action Network, Centre for Sustainable Agriculture: Pesticide Residues in Soft Drinks / Poisoning of Agricultural Workers: Industry Urged to Pull Dangerous Pesticides from Indian Market
12:31 AM
Peace Alliance: Nationwide 'Walk for Peace' to be Held September 16
Thursday, August 17
3:19 PM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Files IRS Complaint against Rep. Gary Miller
2:16 PM
Brennan Center for Justice: Federal Judge Strikes Down Warrantless Spying Program, Says Brennan Center for Justice
1:56 PM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Analysis: CBO's Federal Budget Outlook Still Bleak
1:46 PM
Human Rights Watch: Lebanon: Israeli Cluster Munitions Threaten Civilians
1:46 PM
Human Rights Campaign: Pension Law Includes Important Protections for Same-Sex Couples Under Federal Law
12:57
World Wildlife Fund: Snakes on a Plane: The Real Story of Illegal Wildlife Traders Who Smuggle 'Snakes on a Plane'
12:45 PM
Amnesty International: South Korea: Migrant Workers Exploited and Abused
10:27 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: South Florida Woefully Unprepared for Big Hurricane
9:58 AM
Action Aid: Aids Drugs for Africa: No Backtracking on "Ambitious" Treatment Targets Call from ActionAid
9:00 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Back from Meeting with Iraqi Parliamentarians
9:00 AM
International Fund for Animal Welfare: Launches Web's First Animal Rescue Blog
Wednesday, August 16
2:31 PM
Camp Democracy: Cindy Sheehan's Camp Casey to Move from Texas in September
2:31 PM
Global Exchange: Citizen Diplomats Return from the Middle East, Available for Interviews on Iraq and Lebanon
2:00 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Iraq Civil War Will Not Be Won With US Military Occupation
1:12 PM
Human Rights Watch: Lebanon: Protect Civilians From Unexploded Weapons
12:06 PM
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State: Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Bible Display At Texas Courthouse
12:06 PM
National Parks Conservation Association: National Parks at Turning Point on Curbing Air Pollution
12:06 PM
Environmental Defense: Campaign Heats up to Pass Global Warming Bills
10:46 AM
Environmental Working Group: Harvard: Prof Did Not “Intentionally” Suppress Fluoride-Cancer Study
10:18 AM
Brennan Center for Justice: American Citizen Urges Court To Review His Prolonged Detention In Iraq and To Protect The Rule Of Law
9:49 AM
Greenpeace: Esperanza to Tackle Pollution in World's Centre of Marine Life
9:49 AM
National Abortion Rights Action League: New Poll Reaffirms that Americans Oppose Congressional Attacks on a Woman's Right to Choose
7:27 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Using Terror Scare?
6:00 AM
Public Citizen: Apple’s Attempts to Monopolize “Pod” Show Need for Congress to Restrict Trademark Dilution Law in Favor of Free Speech
6:00 AM
Project On Government Oversight: Security Lapse at TVA’s Sequoyah Nuclear Power Plant
6:00 AM
Nuclear Information and Resource Service and Public Citizen Appeal LES Licensing Decision to Federal Court
4:31 AM
International Committee of the Red Cross: Sudan - Security of Aid Workers at Risk
Tuesday, August 15
4:46 PM
Peaceful Tomorrows: Civilian Casualties, Civilian Solutions
3:43 PM
National Lawyers Guild Condemns Starbucks Over Unlawful Termination of Union Co-Founder Daniel Gross
12:34 PM
Government Accountability Office Report Finds Improvements Needed to Enhance U.S. Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking
12:27 PM
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy: Middle Class Losing Economic Power, New Book
12:27 PM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: Valerie Plame Wilson, Former Ambassador Joseph Wilson Name Successor Counsel
12:12 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research: Drug Companies Making Billions in Excess Profits Under Medicare Plan
10:32 AM
Amnesty International Files FOIAs Seeking Information on 'Ghost' Detainees and Secret Sites
8:25 AM
International Committee of the Red Cross: Latest Report on ICRC Activities in the Field
8:02 AM
ACORN Lending Study Says Minority Homeowners in California at Risk of 'Rate Shock'
Monday, August 14
3:26 PM
National Parks Conservation Association: Congress Comes to Anchorage for Hearing on Alaska's National Parks
3:26 PM
WakeUpWalMart.com's '2006 Change Wal-Mart, Change America' National Bus Tour Visits Cedar Rapids, Iowa
3:22 PM
Earthjustice: Federal Court Rules Biopharm Permits Issued Illegally in Hawai'i
2:20 PM
Service Employees International Union: Congressional Elections, Census Numbers Activate Voters Nationwide to Call for Real Solutions to the Health Care Crisis
2:06 PM
ActionAid International: Girl Power: Girls’ Education, Sexual Behavior and Aids in Africa
2:06 PM
CARE: Fighting Poverty is Key to the Battle Against AIDS
2:06 PM
CARE Begins Distribution of Relief Supplies in Beirut
12:18 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: National Parks Tout their Economic Benefits
11:19 AM
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Demands FTC Investigation and Privacy Reform After AOL Data Release
6:00 AM
Human Rights Watch: AIDS Conference: Turn U.N. Promises into Action
Friday, August 11
3:52 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Tenth Anniversary of Welfare Reform
1:16 PM
Amnesty International: Lebanon/Israel: Human Rights Council Members Put Politics before Lives
11:14 AM
American Civil Liberties Union and National Abortion Federation Call on U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Women’s Health in Challenge to the Federal Abortion Ban
10:59 AM
Amnesty International: Lebanon/Israel: 1.8 Million Asked to Write to Israeli Government Demanding Safe Passage for Trapped Civilians
9:58 AM
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State: Federal Judge Allows Lawsuit Against Faith-Based Prison Program To Proceed
9:47 AM
International Committee of the Red Cross: Lebanon / Israel – Latest Report on ICRC Activities in the Field
6:00 AM
Human Rights Watch: Sri Lanka: Strong International Role Needed in Inquiry on Aid Worker Killings
6:00 AM
American Medical Student Association: Action Alert: Student Loan Programs Being Cut
6:00 AM
Representative Henry Waxman:FEMA Trailers Exhibit Unsafe Levels of Formaldehyde
2:52 AM
Africa Action: Interfaith Vigil for Darfur in Crawford, TX Calls President Bush to Action
2:52 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Peace Activists in Lebanon and the U.S.
Thursday, August 10
1:23 PM
National Abortion Rights Action League: Illinois' Latest Action to Protect Women's Access to Birth Control Represents a Win for All Consumers
1:08 PM
American Civil Liberties Union Report Details Horrors Suffered by Orleans Parish Prisoners in Wake of Hurricane Katrina
1:08 PM
American Civil Liberties Union Challenges Denial of Housing Permit to Unmarried Couple in Black Jack, Missouri
1:08 PM
Common Cause: More Astroturf Groups Exposed as TV Ad Wars Heat up
1:08 PM
Doctors Without Borders Continues to Provide Assistance Despite Ban on Movement in Southern Lebanon
1:08 PM
Human Rights Watch: AIDS Conference: Drive for HIV Testing Must Respect Rights
1:08 PM
International Committee of the Red Cross President Insists on Improved Access to Southern Lebanon
1:08 PM
International Committee of the Red Cross: Sri Lanka - Latest Report on Activities in the Field
1:07 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: Washington Consumer Eco-Guide Axed under Industry Pressure
11:56 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Effective Terror Prevention and 9/11 Commission
7:59 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Is Israel Lying About Using Cluster Bombs?
6:15 AM
ActionAid’s Get on Board Bus Carries Hope for Those Living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda
6:00 AM
The Cornucopia Institute: Nation's Largest Organic Milk Marketer "Deceiving Consumers"
Wednesday, August 9
3:08 PM
Public Citizen Calls on DFW State Representatives to Investigate "Breathtaking" Conflict of Interest With Significant Consequences for Area’s Air Quality
2:52 PM
AFL-CIO and NDLON, Largest Organization of Worker Centers, Enter Watershed Agreement to Improve Conditions for Working Families
2:47 PM
Amnesty International: Proposed War Crimes Act Amendments Are Administration's Latest Attempt to Protect Failed War on Terror Policy Architects
1:58 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Referendum Supporters Gather at Morgue, Hoping Assault Weapons Victims Can One Day Stop Showing Up There
1:36 PM
Government Accountability Project: Key House Offices Reinforce Whistleblower Rights Campaign
1:36 PM
Government Accountability Project: Report Exposes DOE Interference with Worker Compensation Claims
1:00 PM
Peace Action: Ned Lamont's Victory in Connecticut Senate Primary is Leading Edge of 'Peace Voter' Campaign
12:05 PM
Campaign for America's Future: Connecticut Voters Sent a Clear Message in Today's Election
12:05 PM
Doctors Without Borders Denounces Murder of Humanitarian Aid Workers in Sri Lanka
12:04 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: Sea Levels Already Rising along Florida Coast
12:04 PM
Center for Democracy and Technology: New Report Tracks the Origin and Path of Unwanted Internet Ads
12:04 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Statement of Paul Helmke on Ed Perlmutter's Victory in Colorado Democratic Primary
11:35 AM
Health GAP: Gates' Gift Spotlights the Failure of G8 Donors
11:23 AM
National Organization for Women Celebrates Ned Lamont's Victory in Connecticut Democratic Primary
9:30 AM
WakeUpWalMart.com's '2006 Change Wal-Mart, Change America' Tour Holds Dayton Event Today with Ohio Political Leaders
6:00 AM
Human Rights Watch: U.N.: Open Independent Inquiry into Civilian Deaths
6:00 AM
Veterans For Peace Annual Convention in Seattle
12:04 AM
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Embroidery Fans Fight for Anonymity in Online Discussion Group
Tuesday, August 8
4:15 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research: Analysis of Data from Mexican Election Recount Raises Serious Questions
1:32 PM
Demos: Groups Release Public Comments to NYS BOE Seeking Stronger Database Regulations that will Protect NYS Voters
1:32 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest: Lunchbox Makeovers: 10 Tips for Packing a Healthy School Lunch
1:31 PM
Peace Action: Connecticut Primary to Lead Wave of Anti-War Voter Frustration This Fall
12:39 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Congress and Israel: Two Views
12:38 PM
Africa Action: "Break the Deadlock on Darfur," Interfaith Candlelight Vigil in Crawford, TX
12:33 PM
Public Citizen: Medical Device Company Cannot Keep Judicial Records Secret, Public Citizen Tells Court
12:33 PM
Public Citizen: Delaware Sued Over Refusal to Disclose How It Treats Prisoner Illnesses
10:32 AM
Consumers Federation of America: Oil Giants Continue to Benefit From US Energy Policy while Consumers and the Nation Suffer
10:19 AM
Consumers Union: Oil Giants Continue to Benefit From U.S. Energy Policy;Consumers Pay Price
10:16 AM
Human Rights Watch: Iran: Government Outlaws Nobel Laureate’s Rights Group
10:16 AM
MoveOn.org Statement from Eli Pariser on Lamont - Lieberman Primary
6:00 AM
Action Against Hunger: Fifteen Humanitarian Workers Killed in Sri Lanka
2:24 AM
National Organization for Women President Kim Gandy to Campaign for Ned Lamont in Connecticut
Monday, August 7
3:57 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Behind the Moves at the UN
3:24 PM
Amnesty International Holds Vigils Calling for Ceasefire; More than 50 Events Planned Across the U.S.
3:11 PM
AFL-CIO: 22,000 Women Took Survey Which Shows Health Care Costs, Corporate Accountability, and Retirement Security as Election-Year Priorities
2:39 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: BP Pipeline Shutdown Highlights Nation's Oil Dependence; Even a One Mile Per Gallon Increase in Fuel Economy Would Erase Shortage
1:09 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: Mercury-Laden Day-Care Center in New Jersey is No Anomaly
11:54 AM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Files FEC Complaint against Bacardi USA and Martinez for Senate
Friday, August 4
2:16 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombings
2:16 PM
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting: NY1 Silences Debate
12:31 PM
Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology Releases "A Homeowner's Guide to Fire-Resistant Home Construction"
12:08 PM
Amnesty International to Hold Worldwide Vigils Calling for Immediate Ceasefire in Lebanon/Israel Conflict
11:26 AM
Citizens for Tax Justice: Senate Rejects Cynical Attempt to Gut the Estate Tax
11:11 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: New Jersey Shore Degraded by Sprawl Development
10:42 AM
Defenders of Wildlife: The Bonner Bridge Replacement: Long Bridge Is The Safest, Most Reliable, Least Expensive Option In The Long Run
10:27 AM
AFL-CIO Statement by President John Sweeney on Senate's Rejection of Republican Leadership's Cynical Ploy on Minimum Wage
8:14 AM
International Committee of the Red Cross: Lebanon/Israel - ICRC Bulletin 09/2006;
Latest report on ICRC activities in the field
Thursday, August 3
2:52 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Real Consequences of War: · Health · Environment · Terrorist Groups
1:36 PM
Greenpeace: Call for Immediate Closure of Sweden's Nuclear Reactors Following Near-Meltdown Incident
1:35 PM
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State Presses VA For Right Of Wiccans To Use Pentacle Symbol At Military Memorials
1:21 PM
Earthjustice: Federal Court Holds Environmental Protection Agency's Air Toxics Efforts "Grossly Delinquent"
12:51 PM
Human Rights Watch: Israel/Lebanon: End Indiscriminate Strikes on Civilians
12:19 PM
Doctors Without Borders: Increased Insecurity Hampers MSF Medical Assistance in Darfur
12:19 PM
Citizens for Tax Justice: Latest News on Congress's Attempt to Gut the Estate Tax
10:17 AM
Amnesty International: Israel: IDF Inquiry into Qana a Whitewash
10:01 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: Forest Service Looks to Outsource its "Fire Militia"
8:01 AM
United for Peace and Justice: Peace, Faith, Environmental, Indigenous Groups Join Atomic Bomb Survivors To Protest U.S. Nuclear Weapons Hypocrisy, Bechtel War Profiteering On Anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
6:00 A M
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting: Israel’s Cluster Bombs and Alleged Phosphorus Use Have Escaped Attention
Wednesday, August 2
1:43 PM
National Lesbian and Gay Task Force: Right-Wing Rhetoric Continues to Fuel Violence against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People
1:27 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility / Coastal Ocean Coalition: Environmental Groups Launch Major Shore Initiative
1:27 PM
ActionAid International Calls for Cease Fire in the Middle East
12:57 PM
Public Citizen: Hormone Replacement Therapy Drugs Mixed by Pharmacies Are Unsafe, Public Citizen Reveals on WorstPills.org Web Site
12:26 PM
Economic Policy Institute: What's Pushing Inflation?
12:26 PM
Human Rights Watch: Iran: Imprisoned Dissident Dies in Custody
11:46 AM
Farm Sanctuary Releases New Report: U.S. Highway Accidents Involving Farm Animals
11:17 AM
Democracy in Action: Lebanese Victims of Israeli Attack on Qana Probably Killed by US Weapons
11:00 AM
Clean Air Watch: Smog Savages 38 States in July, Notes Clean Air Watch Report; Infant Deaths Cited by California Researchers
6:00 AM
Sierra Club Statement on the Senate Offshore Drilling Vote
Tuesday, August 1
4:22 PM
Institute For Public Accuracy: Will the UN Stop This War?
4:18 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: New FDA Head Must Restore Scientific Integrity at Agency
3:53 PM
Americans For Democratic Action: A Circle of Abuse and Cronyism: Tax Evaders Use Political Connections
2:42 PM
MoveOn.org: Political Action Statement on New Democratic Position on Iraq
2:31 PM
Center For Economic and Policy Research: US Behind Europe In Employment Rates For Disadvantaged, Income Mobility, Health and Crime
12:50 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council: Senate's Offshore Drilling Bill Fails the Test
12:14 PM
Military Families Speak Out: As Congress Goes Home for Summer Recess, Military Families End Six-Week Vigil in D.C. and Prepare to Meet Elected Officials on their Home Turf
11:54 AM
Economic Policy Institute: When Is A Raise Not A Raise?
11:11 AM
Save the Children Calls for Restoring and Improving Early Childhood Care in New Orleans
10:53 AM
Bill of Rights Defense Committee: BORDC Voter Guide Cuts Through Election-Year Babble
10:44 AM
National Center for Conservation Science & Policy: Scientists Speak Out on Negative Impacts of Post-Fire Logging
10:34 AM
Campaign Action Fund / Common Cause Connecticut / Public Citizen: All Four Connecticut Senate Candidates Sign "Voters First Pledge"
10:08 AM
Troops Homes Fast: Leading Members of Iraqi Parliament Call for Meeting with Anti-War Hunger Strikers
8:15 AM
National Security Whistleblowers Coalition: NSA Whistleblower's Grand Jury Appearance Postponed
8:13 AM
Veterans For Peace: Stop the Killing! Cease-Fire Now!
7:52 AM
Public Employees For Environmental Responsibility: Environmental Agency Extends "Grace Periods" to Polluters
5:55 AM
American Civil Liberties Union: Former US Diplomats Urge Court to Review Case of German Man Kidnapped by CIA
July 2006
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