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  September 2006

Friday, September 29

  • 12:01 PM
    National Priorities Project: Cost of the Iraq War Rises Higher

  • 11:45 AM
    Food and Water Watch: U.S. Factory Farms – So Bad They're A Tourist Attraction

  • 11:30 AM
    Senator Russ Feingold Calls For Strengthening American Efforts in Afghanistan Act

  • 11:20 AM
    Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Requests Ethics Committee Investigation on Rep. Foley

  • 10:59 AM
    Amnesty International: USA: Congress Rubber Stamps Torture and Other Abuses

  • 10:59 AM
    Amnesty International: Pakistan: Enforced Disappearances in the 'War on Terror'

  • 10:44 AM
    International Committee of the Red Cross Helps Restore Water Supply for Nearly 400,000 People in Beirut's Southern Suburbs

  • 7:44 AM
    Greenpeace: WTO Undermines Right to Act with Precaution

  • 7:44 AM
    Greenpeace: World’s Largest Rice Company Halts All Imports from USA

  • 6:45 AM
    Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy: Mini-Markets Connect Low-Income Residents and Farmers

  • 6:00 AM
    Institute for Public Accuracy: Ellsberg Named for Right Livelihood Award

  • 6:00 AM
    Center for Constitutional Rights Condemns Defeat of Specter Amendment to Preserve Habeas

  • 6:00 AM
    Global Exchange Calls for Refrain from Use of Federal Force to Quell Oaxaca Unrest; Crisis Looms in Oaxaca


    Thursday, September 28

  • 2:03 PM
    Natural Resources Defense Council: President Pushes Ethanol as Energy Solution, But Policies Lacking

  • 2:03 PM
    Justice at Stake: Special Interest Groups Drive Up Spending On Supreme Court Television Advertising

  • 1:46 PM
    Veterans for Peace Insists That Congress Reject Any Effort to Weaken the War Crimes Act, and Initiate Impeachment Proceedings against President Bush and Vice President Cheney

  • 12:01 PM
    International Committee of the Red Cross: Iraq: Relief for Needy Families

  • 12:01 PM
    Environmental Defense: House Passes Critical Marine Debris Bill

  • 12:01 PM
    Campaign for Childrens Health Care: New Report: Majority of Uninsured Children Live in Two-Parent Families

  • 12:01 PM
    Senator Russ Feingold Statement in Opposition of the Military Commissions Act

  • 12:01 PM
    Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Florida's New Hurricane Laws Riddled with Loopholes

  • 11:15 AM
    The Cornucopia Institute: Wal-Mart Declares War on Organic Farmers

  • 6:15 AM
    United for a Fair Economy: Ten Super-Wealthy, Anti-Estate Tax Families Listed on Forbes 400

  • 6:00 AM
    Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Statement by President Paul Helmke on the Standoff at a Colorado School

  • 6:00 AM
    Free Press: Broad-based Coalition Mobilizes for FCC Hearings in Los Angeles


    Wednesday, September 27

  • 2:46 PM
    Institute for Public Accuracy: NIE Issues: Terrorism, Iraq and Afghanistan

  • 1:46 PM
    Natural Resources Defense Council / Environmental Defense: California Governor Signs Historic Global Warming Law

  • 1:40 PM
    Union of Concerned Scientists: Ice Melts on U.S. Global Warming Policy as Schwarzenegger Signs Landmark Global Warming Legislation

  • 1:32 PM
    Senator Russ Feingold , Kerry Introduce Resolution Urging Back-up Plans for Voting Machines

  • 1:16 PM
    Public Citizen: 300 Candidates Sign “Voters First” Pledge to Make Leap Toward Removing Money From Politics

  • 1:16 PM
    U.S. PIRG Calls on Candidates to Support a New Energy Future

  • 11:37 AM
    Food and Water Watch: New Study of Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Fisheries Reveals that IFQs Do Not Deliver on Promises of Better Management, Ecosystem Protection

  • 9:51 AM
    ActionAid International: EU Condemned for Forcing Unfair Trade on Poor Countries


    Tuesday, September 26

  • 3:04 PM
    Friends Committee on National Legislation: Congress Bans Funding for Permanent U.S. Military Bases in Iraq

  • 2:48 PM
    Center for Science in the Public Interest: Bold New York City Health Department Proposals Praised

  • 2:33 PM
    Institute for Public Accuracy: Non-Proliferation: Critical Analysis on the Hill Today

  • 2:26 PM
    Worldwatch Institute: Defining Progress for a New Century: World's Faith Traditions May Hold the Key

  • 2:18 PM
    Doctors Without Borders: Main Suspect in Murder of MSF Afghanistan Staff Released

  • 2:18 PM
    Environmental Working Group: Study Finds Thousands Receive Farm Disaster Aid At Least Every Other Year for Over Two Decades

  • 1:48 PM
    School of the America's Watch: Bolivia Delegation Urges U.S. to Notify Ex-President Sanchez de Lozada of Obligation to Return to Trial

  • 1:40 PM
    Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Statement of President Paul Helmke on House Passage of Bill that Protects Gun Dealers that Help Arm Criminals

  • 12:46 PM
    Public Citizen to Congress: Don’t Give Businesses a Free Pass on Paperwork Reporting Requirements

  • 12:46 PM
    American Civil Liberties Union: Booz Allen's Extensive Ties to Government Raise More Questions About SWIFT Surveillance Program

  • 12:44 PM
    National Abortion Rights Action League: Hastert Relies on Divisive Politics to Rally Base

  • 12:16 PM
    Natural Resources Defense Council: Unsuspecting Americans Risk Further Exposure to E. Coli-Like Outbreaks

  • 10:58 AM
    Common Cause, Public Campaign Action Fund, Public Citizen to Hold Tele-Press Conference Wednesday to Release Signers of "Voters First" Pledge Via New Web Site

  • 10:34 AM
    HalliburtonWatch: Halliburton Gave $4 Million to Politicians and Received 600 Percent Gain on Contracts Since 2000

  • 6:00 AM
    Center for Public Integrity Sues FCC for Broadband Records


    Monday, September 25

  • 4:00 PM
    Food and Water Watch: USDA Should Revise Avian Flu Plan

  • 3:59 PM
    American Friends Service Committee: New Opening for Dialogue with Iranian President

  • 3:30 PM
    Human Rights Watch: U.S.: Girls Abused in New York’s Juvenile Prisons

  • 3:30 PM
    Consumer Federation of America Announces Coalition for a Stronger FDA

  • 3:15 PM
    Center for Science in the Public Interest: Coalition for a Stronger FDA Says Agency Needs More Resources

  • 3:15 PM
    Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: EPA Turns Blind Eye to Dangers of Mosquito Misting Systems

  • 3:15 PM
    Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: Jersey Shore Highly Vulnerable to Storms and Sea Level Rise

  • 2:59 PM
    American Civil Liberties Union: Girls Abused in New York’s Juvenile Prisons

  • 2:45 PM
    Green Party of the United States Calls for Sane Drug Policy & End to the War on Drugs

  • 2:44 PM
    Institute for Public Accuracy: The Amnesty-for-Torturers Act?

  • 2:18 PM
    Center for Constitutional Rights to Senate Judiciary Committee: Restore Access of Detainees to Court in Military Commissions Bill

  • 1:44 PM
    Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Conference Call: Examining New Health Savings Accounts Bill

  • 1:31 PM
    Families USA: New Report: Marjority of Uninsured Children Live in Two-Parent Families

  • 11:31 AM
    Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC): Despite Growing Violence Iraqi Communities Find Ways to Assist Those Most in Need

  • 9:19 AM
    World Wildlife Fund Mourns Loss of Conservation Leaders in Nepal


    Friday, September 22

  • 4:46 PM
    Center for Economic and Policy Research: What Will A Second Term for Lula Look Like?

  • 4:05 PM
    Center for Constitutional Rights: McCain and Company Fail to Protect Geneva Conventions in Compromise on Military Tribunals Bill

  • 3:38 PM
    Rainforest Action Network: Marin County First in Bay Area to Order Plug-In Hybrids

  • 3:34 PM
    Common Cause, Public Campaign Action Fund, Public Citizen to Hold Tele-Press Conference Wednesday, Release Signers of 'Voters First' Pledge Via New Web Site

  • 3:23 PM
    National Park Service Finalizes Grand Teton National Park Transportation Plan, Process a Model for Parks Nationwide

  • 3:23 PM
    Institute for Public Accuracy: Torture Deal

  • 3:23 PM
    Human Rights Watch: Israel: Government Committee Should Probe Lebanon Laws of War Violations

  • 3:23 PM
    Human Rights Watch: Iran: Juvenile Offenders Face the Hangman’s Noose

  • 3:23 PM
    Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Sends FOIA to IRS on New Project to Investigate Non-Profits

  • 3:23 PM
    Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Federal Agents, Police Leaders Blast Gun Dealer Protection Bill

  • 3:06 PM
    Center for Rural Strategies: Rural Voters Evenly Split in Congressional and Senate Races, Poll Finds

  • 2:21 PM
    Amnesty International 'Deeply Disturbed' by New Detainee Legislation

  • 10:46 AM
    Oxfam America Urges Louisiana to Give Community Groups Key Role in Road Home Plan

  • 10:33 AM
    Americans United for the Separation of Church and State: 'Values Voter Summit' Supports GOP

  • 10:33 AM
    Senator Russ Feingold, McCain Urge President to Continue Support for Meaningful Corps Reform


    Thursday, September 21

  • 5:06 PM
    Rainforest Action Network, Greenpeace, Amazon Watch: Activists Demand Corporate Responsibility at San Francisco Investors Conference

  • 5:06 PM
    Drug Policy News: House Approves Strip Search Bill

  • 4:51 PM
    Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Chambers Termination Upheld - Appeal Planned

  • 4:51 PM
    Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA Closing It's Headquarters Library October 1

  • 4:51 PM
    Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Florida Coastal Development Magnifies Hurricane Impact

  • 4:50 PM
    ACLU, NYCLU, and National Abortion Federation Call on U.S. Supreme Court to Hold Women's Health Paramount In Federal Abortion Ban Challenge

  • 4:50 PM
    Earthjustice: EPA Air Quality Standard Follows Wrong Path Towards Protecting Public Health

  • 4:50 PM
    Earthjustice: Activists Challenge EPA Rule Allowing Continued Use of Toxic Solvent

  • 4:50 PM
    Sierra Club: EPA Soot Standards Put Public Health at Risk

  • 4:50 PM
    Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: Newly Disclosed Secret Service Records of White House Visitor Logs

  • 4:50 PM
    Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Files Complaints against Anti-Gay Marriage Organizations

  • 4:50 PM
    Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Reveals What the White House Has Not Released about the Abramoff Secret Service Records

  • 4:08 PM
    HalliburtonWatch: Halliburton Ambush in Iraq Caught on Video

  • 4:03 PM
    National Lawyers Guild Urges Immediate Extradition of Posada Carriles On the 30th Anniversary of the Murder of Orlando Letelier

  • 2:43 PM
    Campaign for America's Future: Millions of Medicare Enrollees Will Lose Prescription Drug Coverage Friday

  • 2:43 PM
    Clean Air Watch Assails EPA Soot Decision, Says Agency Ignores Its Own Science Advisers

  • 1:12 PM
    MoveOn.org Political Action: Sen. Russ Feingold to Present 'Vision for Restoring Democracy'

  • 11:05 AM
    WakeUpWalMart.com Statement on Wal-Mart's Announcement of a Pilot Generic Drug Program
  • 10:55 AM
    League of Women Voters Denounces Passage of Voter ID Legislation; H.R. 4844 is Means to Discriminate Against Voters

  • 10:29 AM
    Consumers Union Calls on CPSC, Congress, and States to Work Aggressively to Reduce All-Terrain Vehicle Deaths and Injuries

  • 6:30 AM
    Free Press: The National Conference for Media Reform; January 21-14, 2007 | Memphis, Tennessee

  • 6:30 AM
    Project 21: Senator Allen's National Heritage Area Threatens to Disproportionately Harm Minorities


    Wednesday, September 20

  • 5:21 PM
    Free Press: Media Consolidation Shuts Out Women and Minorities

  • 5:21 PM
    Free Press: State of Female and Minority Media Ownership a ‘National Disgrace’

  • 5:06 PM
    Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting: FCC To Investigate Suppressed Reports

  • 4:36 PM
    National Security Archive: Letelier-Moffitt Assassination 30 Years Later

  • 4:36 PM
    Brennan Center for Justice: Special Interest Groups Dominate Washington Supreme Court Television Advertising

  • 4:36 PM
    Green Party Files With FEC to Form Senatorial Campaign Committee

  • 4:36 PM
    Justice at Stake: Special Interest Groups Dominate Washington Supreme Court Television Advertising

  • 1:16 PM
    Jubilee USA Network: U.S.-Based Organizations: Full Debt Cancellation for Haiti Needed Immediately

  • 12:31 PM
    Families USA: New Report: Majority of Uninsured Children Live in Two-Parent Families

  • 11:16 AM
    Violence Policy Center: Alaska Ranks #1 in Rate of Women Murdered by Men According to VPC Study Released Each Year for Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October


    Thursday, September 14

  • 2:03 PM
    Institute for Public Accuracy: IAEA: Congress Panel Cooking Intel on Iran

  • 11:25 AM
    Institute for Public Accuracy: Bush's Plans for Detention and Eavesdropping

  • 10:31 AM
    Environmental Working Group Green Bloggers Ask McDonald's for Hybrid Vehicle Happy Meal

  • 10:18 AM
    Center for Constitutional Rights: Attorneys Argue Military Commissions Bills Would Allow for Lifelong Detention Without Trial, Torture Without Accountability; 'Faces of Guantánamo' By Center for Constitutional Rights Offers Rare Glimpse Into Lives of Men at Guantánamo

  • 9:38 AM
    Friends of the Earth: Singaporean Crackdown Jeopardizes World Bank Credibility

  • 9:30 AM
    Commercial Alert: Children's Advocates Ask Companies Not to Advertise on BusRadio and Channel One

    Wednesday, September 13

  • 2:44 PM
    Public Citizen: Plan to Open Maine I-95 Above Augusta to Overweight Tractor-Trailer Rigs Will Endanger Public Safety and Infrastructure

  • 2:44 PM
    Public Citizen: House GOP Leaders Apparently Not Serious About Earmark Reform

  • 2:44 PM
    Public Citizen: Cozy Relationship Between Maine DOT and Trucking Industry Jeopardizes Safety

  • 2:40 PM
    World Resources Institute (WRI): Comprehensive Maps Provide Key Tools to Manage Northern Forest Frontier

  • 2:25 PM
    CREW Announces Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame Wilson to Add Armitage to Civil Suit

  • 2:14 PM
    Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting: New York Times Corrects WMD History

  • 1:28 PM
    Center for Science in the Public Interest: Institute of Medicine Releases Progress Report on Childhood Obesity

  • 1:06 PM
    Commercial Alert: Hasbro’s “New” Monopoly: Junk Food On Park Place

  • 12:58 PM
    Human Rights Watch: Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: Don’t Fire on Gaza Medics

  • 12:58 PM
    Human Rights Watch: Impressive Gains in Global Ban on Antipersonnel Mines

  • 12:28 PM
    EMILY’s List Celebrates Primary Victories in AZ and NY

  • 12:27 PM
    ACLU Slams Senate Judiciary Committee’s Approval of NSA Spying Bills

  • 12:13 PM
    Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Bush Administration Plans Even Bigger EPA Cuts for '08

  • 12:13 PM
    Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Olympic Park Plans to Set Fires in the Wilderness

  • 11:30 AM
    Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence:Challengers Who Championed Gun Violence Prevention Elected to Maryland Senate

  • 10:47 AM
    Americans for Democratic Action: Condemns President's Dishonesty

  • 9:44 AM
    Cinema Libre Studio: As ‘Fascism’ Enters Lexicon of Bush Administration, “America: Freedom to Fascism” Comes to Theaters

  • 9:44 AM
    Christian Aid Joins Call for Boycott of Finance Meetings as Singapore Crackdown Intensifies


    Tuesday, September 12

  • 2:13 PM
    Public Citizen: As Auto Safety Agency Turns 40, Challenges Remain

  • 1:58 PM
    Demos: Publication Announcement: New Book Reveals the Stories of Millions of Americans in Search of Economic Security

  • 1:28 PM
    Electronic Frontier Foundation: Six Tips to Protect Your Online Search Privacy

  • 12:57 PM
    Rainforest Action Network: Stars Grace the Green Carpet for Rainforest Action Network Saturday

  • 12:12 PM
    International Committee of the Red Cross: Gaza: Latest Report on ICRC Activities in the Field

  • 12:12 PM
    Free Press: FCC Ignores America’s Broadband Woes

  • 12:11 PM
    Congressman Dennis Kucinich: President Once Again Exploits 9/11 Tragedy For Political Purposes; Misleads The Country Again By Conflating Iraq With 9/11

  • 11:57 AM
    Friends Committee on National Legislation: Thousands Rally Against Failed Policies of “War on Terror"

  • 11:56 AM
    Center for Democracy and Technology: New Web Site Lays Out the Rights and Obligations of Political Speakers on the Internet

  • 11:56 AM
    Common Cause: Who Is Warren Bell?

  • 11:56 AM
    Natural Resources Defense Council: Oceans Should be Top Priority for State of Florida
  • 10:00 AM
    Senator Russ Feingold Calls on President to Stop Using the Term "Islamic Fascists"


    Monday, September 11

  • 3:28 PM
    Natural Resources Defense Committee: Federal Agency Seeks to Sidestep Critical Catskills Casino Impact Review, Ignoring Strong Local Traffic and Quality of Life Concerns

  • 3:23 PM
    Center for Constitutional Rights: Guantánamo Detainees in Court Today to Argue for Right to a Speedy Trial in the U.S.

  • 2:11 PM
    Demos: Publication Announcement: New Book Lays a Moral Roadmap to the American Center

  • 1:44 PM
    Friends Committee on National Legislation: Thousands Rally in 20 States in a 9/11 Call for Freedom From Fear

  • 1:41 PM
    Green Party of the United States: On the 5th Anniversary of 9/11, Greens Call for a New Probe of Unanswered Questions

  • 1:41 PM
    Institute for Local Self-Reliance: Farmer Ownership Should Be Federal Focus in Building Cellulosic Ethanol Industry

  • 12:41 PM
    American Medical Student Association: Media Advisory: Medical Students at Touro University to Protest Abolition of School's Gay-Straight Alliance Group

  • 12:40 PM
    Government Accountability Project: Backroom Showdown on Whistleblower Rights; Congress Faces Key Test on Lessons from 9/11

  • 12:39 PM
    Amnesty International: Sudan: Civilians in Darfur Held Hostage to Deadlock between Sudan and the UN

  • 12:39 PM
    American Civil Liberties Union: Five Years After 9/11 Attacks, the Fight to Uphold Americans' Fundamental Freedoms and the Constitution Continues

  • 12:04 PM
    Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting: New York Times Rewrites Iraq War History

  • 12:04 PM
    Project On Government Oversight: Calls for TSA to Open Up Pre-9/11 Security Information

  • 11:55 AM
    Human Rights Watch: The Wrong Lessons from September 11

  • 11:13 AM
    Environmental Justice for All: Hundreds Nationwide to Participate in Tour Calling for Environmental Justice

  • 8:46 AM
    Greenpeace: US Illegal GE Rice Contamination Spreads Further into Europe


    Friday, September 8

  • 2:46 PM
    United for Peace and Justice: Stand Up to Bush at the UN on Sept. 19!

  • 1:36 PM
    Jubilee USA: Civil Society Groups Condemn Civil Society Clampdown for Singapore World Bank/IMF Meetings

  • 1:17 PM
    Defenders of Wildlife: New Report Finds Endangered Species With Recovery Plans Are More Likely to Come Off Endangered Species List

  • 12:46 PM
    Institute for Public Accuracy: 9/11 Victims' Families Host Conference Against Terrorism

  • 12:46 PM
    Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting: Sheldon Rampton on The Path to 9/11, Wayne Barrett on Giuliani and 9/11

  • 12:34 PM
    Justice at Stake: Rash of Negative Ads in Court Races Bring “New Politics of Judicial Elections” to Washington State

  • 12:16 PM
    Sierra Club: 9/11: New Report Warns Federal Disaster Response Policies Increase Risks

  • 10:59 AM
    Free Press: Wisconsin Speaks Out on Media Consolidation

  • 10:55 AM
    American Medical Student Association: Future Legislative Leaders in Health Policy Attend AMSA Leadership Institute

  • 7:00 AM
    American Civil Liberties Union and Allies Oppose Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, Say Plan Undermines Privacy, Provides Little Security

  • 6:30 AM
    ActionAid International: Outrage Grows at Failure to Address Global Adult Literacy Crisis

  • 6:00 AM
    Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Days Before 9/11 Anniversary, Congressional Panel Moves to Gut Federal Oversight of Arms Sellers


    Thursday, September 7

  • 12:23 PM
    Public Citizen: Support for Consumer Information on Vehicle Crash Performance

  • 11:51 AM
    Amnesty International: Colombia: Government Gives “Green Light” to Attacks against Human Rights Activists

  • 11:44 AM
    Democracy 21: Reform Groups Challenge Members of Congress on Failure to Deal With Worst Congressional Corruption Scandals in Decades

  • 11:38 AM
    Americans United for the Separation of Church and State Condemns House Committee Passage Of Bill Cutting Off Attorneys' Fees In Church-State Cases
  • 11:35 AM
    Center for Democracy & Technology: Paper Offers Framework For Evaluating Digital Rights Management (DRM)

  • 11:28 AM
    Center for Economic and Policy Research: Mexican Tribunal Releases More Information on Recount Data, after Announcing Decision

  • 11:05 AM
    Global Green USA Welcomes Start-up of New Russian Chemical Weapons Destruction Facility, Urges Safety and Transparency

  • 10:21 AM
    Human Rights Watch: Iran: New Death of Political Prisoner in Custody

  • 10:21 AM
    Human Rights Watch: Burundi: Hospital Officials Detain Hundreds of Insolvent Patients

  • 10:20 AM
    Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): "Public Servant of the Year" Says His Warnings Were in Vain; Dangers of Toxic Prison Computer Recycling Operations Continue Unabated

  • 12:15 AM
    Electronic Frontier Foundation: Industry and Public Interest Groups Fight Overbroad Broadcast Treaty


    Wednesday, September 6

  • 3:44 PM
    Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood: “Keep Commercials Out of Children’s Books!” - A New Campaign from CCFC and the Association of Booksellers for Children

  • 2:46 PM
    Doctors without Borders Launches National Tour of Interactive Exhibit to Raise Awareness of Plight of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons

  • 2:34 PM
    Amnesty International Welcomes Detainee Policy Changes, Remains Concerned About Efforts to Stretch Rule of War

  • 2:32 PM
    ACORN Housing and Partners Chosen to Shape Lower 9th Ward

  • 1:59 PM
    Free Press: FCC Commissioners, Lieutenant Governor in Milwaukee for Media Forum

  • 1:30 PM
    Earthjustice: Counties Can't Unilaterally Seize Control Over National Park Trails, Federal Court Rules

  • 1:14 PM
    American Civil Liberties Union / New York American Civil Liberties Union: Law Requiring Insurers to Cover Contraceptives Promotes Women’s Health and Reduces Discrimination

  • 12:29 PM
    Sierra Club: Congress Update: Will BP Spill Fuel New Energy Policy?

  • 10:57 AM
    Public Citizen: Oil Companies Manipulate Markets and Gouge Consumers, Harming Both Economy and Environment

  • 10:57 AM
    Public Citizen: Medicare Should Not Reimburse for Implantable Vagus Nerve Stimulation Device for Depression

  • 9:47 AM
    Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence New Report Exposes Philadelphia Area Gun Dealer's 20-Year History of Supplying Guns to Traffickers and Criminals

  • 8:40 AM
    Greenpeace: Two Billion Homes Could Be Free from Escalating Electricity Costs


    Tuesday, September 5

  • 3:38 PM
    Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood Lauds International Obesity TaskForces’ Call to Ban Junk Food Marketing to Children

  • 3:37 PM
    Greenpeace: Illegal Genetically Engineered Chinese Rice Discovered in Europe

  • 2:56 PM
    Union of Concerned Scientists: Nuclear Power Plant Security Officers in Texas Reprimanded for Trying to Provide Security Lax Security Puts the Public at Risk

  • 2:37 PM
    The Humane Society of the United States: Advocates Round Up Support on Capitol Hill For Permanent Ban on Horse Slaughter

  • 2:36 PM
    Amnesty International: Brazil: Video message to Presidential and Governmental Candidates -- a Wake-up Call

  • 1:24 PM
    Farm Aid Media Credentials Deadline Extended: Sept. 22 Deadline Set to Request Advance Credentials for Farm Aid 2006

  • 11:29 AM
    Green Party of the United States Wins Ballot Access in 31 States, Up From 17 in January

  • 11:15 AM
    Consumer Federation of America: 300-City Report Documents Pricing Variation in the Suprime Mortgage Market between Regions, States and Cities Throughout the US

  • 10:59 AM
    Center for Science in the Public Interest's Nutrition Action Healthletter Offers Advice on How to Survive in Latte Land

  • 10:44 AM
    Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Environmental Enforcement Continues to Decline under Bush


    Monday, September 4

  • 1:23 PM
    Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Bush Declares Eco-Whistleblower Law Void for EPA Employees

  • 1:23 PM
    Amnesty International: Papua New Guinea: Culture and Resources No Excuse for Violence against Women

  • 1:14 PM
    Military Families Speak Out / Veterans for Peace Hold Press Conference and Day of Events to Open Camp Democracy September 5th


    August 2006

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