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Newswire - February, 2010

Friday February 26, 2010

6:08 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Afghanistan “Awash with US Cash and US Blood”
6:05 PM
Amnesty International: Cuban Human Rights Activist in Maximum Security Prison Must be Released
6:04 PM
Project On Government Oversight: POGO Supports Intent of "High Road" Contracting Policies
4:00 PM
Corporate Accountability International: Report: Five Years In, tobacco Treaty is Saving Lives, Continues to be Stymied by Industry, US Still Absent
3:02 PM
CREW: CREW Issues Statement on House Ethics Committee's Findings in PMA Probe
2:55 PM
Center for Public Integrity: ‘Undetected Rapists’ on College Campuses
2:31 PM
Constitution Project Disappointed by Missed Opportunity to Reform Patriot Act, But Optimistic for Next Year's Reevaluation
1:07 PM
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Epic Fail in Congress: USA PATRIOT Act Renewed Without Any New Civil Liberties Protections
11:36 AM
ACLU: Senate Holds Hearing On Justice Department Torture Memo Report

Thursday February 25, 2010

4:45 PM
ACLU: Political Operative Abandons Latest Attempt to Decimate Equal Opportunity in Missouri
4:40 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Losing Our Forests: NRDC Sues to Protect Iconic Whitebark Pine
4:38 PM
CREW: CREW Asks Attorney General to Investigate Destruction of Emails Relating to Torture Memos
4:28 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Lebanon: Free Foreign Prisoners When Sentences End
4:27 PM
Secular Coalition for America to Meet with White House Officials on National Policy
4:25 PM
Human Rights Campaign Announces May 11th Lobby Day to Repeal DADT; Launches National Action Alert to Recruit Veterans and Allies
1:46 PM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Lax Federal Enforcement in Campus Sexual Assault Cases
1:39 PM
Free Press Warns Congress: ‘Comcast’s Actions Speak Louder than Words’
1:35 PM
Friends of the Earth Launches TV Ads Opposing Obama Administration's Nuclear Bailout
1:25 PM
World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Cities and States Across the U.S. to Turn Out for WWF's 2010 Earth Hour
1:19 PM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): U.S.-Mexico Drug Summit Fails to Acknowledge Obvious Solution to Violent Drug Cartels
12:15 PM
United for a Fair Economy: Senators Hold Unemployed Americans Hostage as They Bargain for Another Trillion-Dollar Tax Giveaway to the Rich
11:25 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Death Penalty Abolition Setback by South Korean Constitutional Court Ruling, Says Amnesty International

Wednesday February 24, 2010

7:19 PM
Center for Public Integrity: Health Care Lobbying: The Frenzy Continued
7:00 PM
Public Citizen: Sens. Dodd, Udall Deserve Kudos for Effort to Overturn Citizens United Case
5:44 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Action Fund Responds to Maryland Attorney General's Opinion on Same-Sex Marriages
5:43 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Single-Payer Advocates, Excluded from Summit, Take to Sidewalk
5:40 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Salt-Water-Soaked Chicken Not at All Natural, Says CSPI
5:21 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): White Tilt: Jobs and Stimulus Bills
2:47 PM
Wake-Up Wal-Mart: Walmart's Sick Leave Policy Leaves Workers, Customers and the Public at Risk
2:45 PM
CREW: Health Care Lobby Has Invested Heavily in Those Who Will Attend Reform Summit
2:42 PM
Defenders of Wildlife and EarthEcho International: California Sea Otter Fund’s Survival in Jeopardy
2:11 PM
Physicians for a National Health Program: Doctors' Group: Obama Plan Leaves Millions Uninsured, Boosts Private Insurers
1:26 PM
ACLU: Hearing Begins Today On Sex Segregated Public School In Louisiana
12:41 PM
Violence Policy Center: Police Are Involved in More Than One Out of Four Assault Weapons Incidents, Violence Policy Center Study Shows
12:13 PM
National Single-Payer Alliance: Grassroots Activists Hold ‘Sidewalk Health Summit,’ Call for Medicare for All
12:10 PM
Media Matters for America: Don't Lie, Don't Misinform

Tuesday February 23, 2010

7:28 PM
National Lawyers Guild Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of Professor Ward Churchill
6:49 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: United States to Retire Nuclear-Armed Tomahawk Missiles
6:07 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR Challenges Patriot Act Material Support Law in Supreme Court Today
5:40 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR Urges Support of Stop Outsourcing Security Legislation Introduced Today
5:26 PM
ACLU: U.S. House Of Representatives Holds Hearing On Sexual Violence In Youth Detention Facilities
4:45 PM
Organic Consumers Association: Organic Activists Will Dump Sewage Sludge and Hold a Press Conference on the Steps of San Francisco City Hall March 4 at Noon
4:44 PM
Project On Government Oversight: POGO Calls for Increased Oversight of Financial Self-Regulators
3:58 PM
PEER: OSHA Standard-Setting Broken and Moving in Wrong Direction
3:52 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: News Stories on Manufactured Scandals Ignore Scientific Urgency
3:45 PM
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Appeal Filed in Mississippi Civil Rights Suit Against HUD
3:42 PM
Human Rights Watch: Thailand: Migrant Workers Face Killings, Extortion, Labor Rights Abuses
3:13 PM
Americas Voice: Senate Jobs Bill Latest Target for Illegal Immigration Wedge Politics
2:37 PM
Amnesty International: Nicaragua Abortion Law Puts Pregnant Cancer Victim at Risk
2:29 PM
Center for Responsive Politics: Midterm Elections Will Cost at Least $3.7 Billion, Center for Responsive Politics Estimates
1:41 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Challenges Sec. Gates on Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan
1:02 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Jan Schakowsky: Stop Outsourcing Security
12:30 PM
Friends of The Earth - International: GM Crops Failing to Tackle Climate Change
11:32 AM
Center for Public Integrity: CPI Report Uncovers Culture of Indifference and Leniency Surrounding Sexual Assault on College Campuses Around the Country

Monday February 22, 2010

6:16 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): * Airstrikes in Afghanistan * Back to Square One in Iraq?
4:40 PM
Public Citizen: NRC Staff Should Stop Balking, Provide Fire Safety Information, Groups Say
4:38 PM
Common Cause: AG Holder Must Reject Whitewash of Torture Findings
4:37 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Asks IRS to Investigate Partisan Politicking at Liberty University
4:34 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): * Obama's Healthcare Proposal * New Credit Card Law
4:24 PM
CAIR: Double Standard on 'Terror' Counterproductive, Offensive Attack on Texas IRS Office Not Called 'Terrorism,' Despite Fitting Definition
3:26 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: EPA Petitioned to Reduce Black Carbon 'Soot' Under Clean Water Act
3:24 PM
ACLU: Hearing Begins Wednesday on Sex Segregated Public School in Louisiana
2:07 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Indigenous Peoples Struggle to Survive in Colombia, Says Amnesty International
2:04 PM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): CPI Report Uncovers Culture of Indifference and Leniency Surrounding Sexual Assault on College Campuses Around the Country
1:58 PM
Friends of the Earth: On Heels of Obama Nuclear Bailout, Challenge to Controversial South Carolina Nuclear Project to Be Heard by State’s Supreme Court on March 4
1:22 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Turkey: Stop Violence Against Transgender People
1:17 PM
ACLU: Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law That Inhibits Work of Humanitarian Organizations
1:08 PM
Rights Groups: Rights Groups Present New Documents that Show Congress Knew More about CIA Rendition, Secret Detention, and Torture Than Previously Disclosed
12:50 PM
US Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Jan Schakowsky: Press Conference on Legislation to End Security Contractors in War Zones
12:30 PM
Cornucopia Institute: Corporate Baking Giant Sara Lee Hijacks Organics

Friday February 19, 2010

6:36 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): UN Security Council: Better Shelter, Security Needed for Haiti Victims
6:33 PM
Free Press: Industry and Consumer Groups Call on Comcast to Withdraw from Program Access Litigation Against FCC
5:25 PM
ACLU: Broad Coalition Urges Senate to Defeat Legislation to Block Funding for Civilian Trials in 9/11 Cases
4:32 PM
Constitution Project Joins Coalition Letter Opposing Proposed Legislation Barring Prosecution of Some Suspected Terrorists in Federal Courts
3:46 PM
Interfaith Worker Justice: Momentous Step Taken to End Wage Theft
3:41 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Joins Congressional Delegation to Haiti
3:35 PM
Conservation Groups: Government Study: Elevated Uranium Levels in Grand Canyon's Watershed
1:50 PM
ACLU: State of Alaska, NARF, Northern Justice Project and ACLU Reach Settlement in Yup'ik Language Voter Assistance Case
12:32 PM
Violence Policy Center: Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Have Killed at Least 139 Since May 2007, Including 9 Law Enforcement Officers—“Concealed Carry Killers” Web Site February Update

Thursday February 18, 2010

8:25 PM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Bill to Tax and Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Is Reintroduced in California
7:02 PM
Farm Sanctuary: Imposter Faux Fur Partners with Farm Sanctuary to Give Animals a Royalty Share of the Products They Inspire
5:59 PM
Earthjustice: Clark County Challenged for Weak Stormwater Controls
5:18 PM
Food & Water Watch: Poll Shows Voters Ready to Flush $11 Billion Water Bond in November
5:16 PM
Conservation Groups: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Sued Over Repeated Failure to Protect Endangered Florida Panther
5:14 PM
American Rivers Signs Agreements for World's Largest River Restoration Project
5:01 PM
Peace Action: Largest Peace Group: Biden Speech Right Direction on Nukes, But Funding Weapon Upgrades Wrong
3:57 PM
People for the American Way (PFAW): New Poll Shows Broad Support for 'Fixing' Citizens United
3:37 PM
Council of Canadians: Canada Should Put Democracy Before Free Trade in Colombia, Say Returned Observers
3:25 PM
Free Press Welcomes E-Rate Improvement
3:12 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): From Afghanistan
2:10 PM
National Lawyers Guild Calls on Iranian Government to Halt Executions and Arbitrary Detentions
1:09 PM
ACLU Sues to Obtain Information About Taxpayer-Funded Religion in Abstinence-Only Programs Overseas
12:45 PM
Hip Hop Caucus Clean Energy Now! Tour Hits the Road
12:19 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Bison Killed in Annual Bison Range Roundup
11:47 AM
Green America: New Airline Recycling Rankings: United and US Airways Flunk, While Delta, Virgin, and Southwest Get Best Grades, According to ResponsibleShopper.org
11:45 AM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Brady Campaign State Scorecards: Most States Have Weak Gun Laws

Wednesday February 17, 2010

9:02 PM
Freedom to Marry: New Hampshire House Overwhelmingly Rejects Attempt to Repeal Marriage Rights
7:36 PM
FAIR: Tell Cable News: No More PR Pundits
6:29 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Ruling: No Court Can Hear Abuse and Wrongful Death Claims from Guantanamo
6:27 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Administration Slated to Finalize Major Nuclear Weapons Policy Review
6:00 PM
Constitution Project: Media Advisory: Constitution Project to Participate in DOJ Symposium on Indigent Defense
5:49 PM
Peace of the Action's 'Camp OUT NOW' Comes to Washington, DC
5:21 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: New NYPD Data for 2009 Shows Significant Rise in Stop-and-Frisks: More than Half Million New Yorkers Stopped Last Year
5:11 PM
National Whistleblowers Center Refutes False Charges Made Against UBS Whistleblower
4:40 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Iran ‘Shows Contempt’ for Human Rights by Rejecting UN Recommendations, Says Amnesty International
4:36 PM
Oxfam International: Rich Countries Have No Excuse for Broken Aid Promises
4:34 PM
World Wildlife Fund: The World Prepares to Participate in WWF's Earth Hour
4:13 PM
Public Campaign & Common Cause: Major Party Donors Tell Speaker Pelosi: Pass Fair Elections
4:11 PM
Oxfam International: Climate Change and Water Shortages Closing in on Tajikistan and Central Asia
2:57 PM
People for the American Way (PFAW): 'Mount Vernon Statement': Fancy New Name, Same Old Talking Points
2:55 PM
Amnesty International - USA: End Persecution of Human Rights Defenders in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Urges Amnesty International
2:21 PM
ACLU Asks UN to Intervene on Behalf of Montana Juvenile Prisoner
2:11 PM
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL): PreventLoanScams.org a New Online Tool in the Fight Against Loan Modification Scammers
2:09 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Four Lawsuits Filed to Protect 93 Species Across Country
1:46 PM
ACLU, EFF and Others in Court Thursday to Challenge Google Book Search Settlement
1:17 PM
Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS): Nuclear Loan Guarantees Aren't Just Guarantees: They Are Actual Taxpayer Loans
11:32 AM
SEIU’s Burger: Recovery Act Stopped the Bleeding; Now We Need to Invest in Local Communities
10:00 AM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Homeland Security’s Multi-Billion-Dollar Bet on Better Communications
9:00 AM
Brave New Films's Robert Greenwald Denounces Joel Surnow's History Channel Production of the Kennedys As Political Attack Through Character Assassination

Tuesday February 16, 2010

7:04 PM
Human Rights Watch: Cluster Bomb Ban Reaches Ratification Milestone
6:56 PM
Amnesty International: Afghan Civilians at Risk During NATO Offensive Against Taleban
6:31 PM
POGO: A Dozen Nonpartisan Good Government Fixes Congress Should Implement in 2010
6:07 PM
Free Press: Free Press Applauds FCC Goal of 100 Million Households with Super-Fast Broadband
5:22 PM
US PIRG: The Recovery Act at One Year: New Jobs Data Show Growing Advantage from Stimulus Investments in Public Transportation
4:06 PM
Free Press: New U.S. Data Shows More Competition and Openness Is Needed to Bring All Americans Online
3:59 PM
Greenpeace: President Obama Ignores the Bad Economics and Backs Nuclear Loans
3:50 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Billions to Subsidize Nuclear Energy
3:37 PM
ACLU: ACLU To Discuss Protecting Whistleblowers At Anyone Can Whistle
2:03 PM
Progress Democrats of America (PDA): Brownbagger Vigils Against War Funding in 60 Congressional Districts
1:46 PM
Beyond Nuclear: Beyond Nuclear Denounces President Obama’s Decision to Transfer Financial and Safety Risks of New Reactors to US Taxpayers
10:40 AM
CEPR: Deficit Scaremongering Undermining Economic Recovery

Monday February 15, 2010

2:11 PM
Project on Defense Alternatives: How Much Does the Pentagon Need? A Quick Guide to US Defense Spending

Friday February 12, 2010

6:00 PM
Cornucopia Institute: New USDA Rules Establish Strong Organic Standards for Pasture and Livestock
5:59 PM
SEIU: SEIU'S Medina: New H-2A Farm Worker Rules Could Not Come Soon Enough for U.S. and Foreign Workers
5:56 PM
Human Rights Watch: Olympics: Don't Skate Over Rights Violations
5:53 PM
Food & Water Watch - Europe: Food and Water Europe Welcomes U.S. Court Ruling for Compensation by GM Contaminators
3:11 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International says Iran’s Report to UN Paints Distorted Picture on Human Rights
2:57 PM
Oxfam International: Haiti Earthquake One Month On: Oxfam says ‘Still A Mountain to Climb’ in Haiti
2:52 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: California to Withdraw Harmful "Carbon Credits for Clearcuts" Forest Policy
1:54 PM
Greenpeace: Spoof Newspaper Makes a Splash at North Pacific Fisheries Management Council Meeting
1:14 PM
Center for Responsive Politics: Federal Lobbying Climbs in 2009 as Lawmakers Execute Aggressive Congressional Agenda

Thursday February 11, 2010

4:58 PM
Equality California Calls for Impeachment of California Fair Political Practices Commissioner
4:54 PM
America s Voice: Speaker Pelosi Reaffirms Commitment to Passing Comprehensive Immigration Reform
4:51 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO) Requests White House Intervention for Los Alamos
4:50 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): So Much for Global Warming
4:48 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: More Than 25,000 Americans So Far Agree: No 'Room for Guns' in Coffeehouses
3:13 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Bureau of Land Management Sued for Withholding Records on Uranium Mines That Threaten Grand Canyon
3:08 PM
Environmental Groups: Invasive GE Eucalyptus Threatens Southern Forests & Water
3:06 PM
ACLU: Grandmother Will Mark President's Day by Petitioning Obama to Commute Her 27-Year Prison Sentence for Non-Violent Crime
1:32 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich: Congress Must Stand Tall to Wall Street
1:22 PM
Applied Research Center: ARC Publishes Fifth Edition of California Legislative Report Card on Racial Equity
11:47 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Group Gives Out 100,000 Endangered Species Condoms for Valentine's Day
11:29 AM
Friends of the Earth: Ad Contest Holds Sen. Lincoln Accountable for Attacking Clean Air Act

Wednesday February 10, 2010

6:42 PM
Farm Sanctuary: Denny’s Acknowledges Suffering of Egg-laying Hens in Super Bowl Ads
6:12 PM
ACLU: ACLU and PEN American Center Present Reckoning With Torture: Memos and Testimonies From the "War on Terror" March 3 at Georgetown University Law Center Hart Auditorium
4:30 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Katie Couric Investigates Ag's Role in Antibiotic Resistance
4:28 PM
Free Press: Google’s Announcement of High-Speed Broadband Experiment Should Inspire FCC to Think Big
4:17 PM
Committee to Protect Journalists: US Military Releases Reuters Photographer After 17 Months in Detention
4:13 PM
Council of Canadians: Walk Away From ‘Buy American’ Deal, Urges Maude Barlow in Open Letter to Premiers
3:26 PM
ACLU: British Court Orders Release of Torture Evidence in Extraordinary Rendition Case
3:18 PM
MADRE: Haiti: Women's Health Delegation Working to Provide Pregnant Women with Critical Support
3:14 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Descendants File Protest with United Nations over Israeli Plans to Build on 12th Century Muslim Cemetery
2:16 PM
Greenpeace: PolluterWatch Launches PolluterHarmony.com
1:15 PM
ForestEthics: Whole Foods, Bed, Bath & Beyond Reject Tar Sands
1:01 PM
ACLU: ACLU Sues Over Unconstitutional Airport Detention and Interrogation of College Student Carrying Arabic Flashcards
8:10 AM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Nuclear Experts, Arms Control organizations Urge Obama to Transform U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy

Tuesday February 9, 2010

5:20 PM
CSPI: Childhood Obesity Initiative Announced by First Lady Michelle Obama
4:21 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich: Don’t Subsidize Childhood Obesity
3:26 PM
Doctors Without Borders/MSF: Indian Court Gives Boost to Access to Medicines as Latest Appeal by Bayer is Rejected
2:13 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: If You Lost Your Home in the Earthquake You Have These Rights (English and Kreyol)
2:11 PM
Amnesty International: India: Government Must Stop Bauxite Mine and Refinery Expansion Until Human Rights are Addressed
2:09 PM
Greenpeace: United Nations: Japanese Authorities Breached Human Rights of Greenpeace Anti-Whaling Activists
1:10 PM
Progressive Democrats of America: Brownbaggers Not Teabaggers! Vigils Against War Funding Spread Across Nation
1:07 PM
American Rights at Work: New Report Exposes Labor Relations Double Standard at T-Mobile USA
1:06 PM
NRDC and Basel Action Network: NRDC Endorses New Certification for Safe, Ethical Electronic Waste Recycling
1:06 PM
ACLU: Windsor School Board Votes To Stop Holding Graduations At Church
12:46 PM
PEER: Obama Administration Hired Nation's Top Anti-Union Law Firm
12:39 PM
ACLU, EFF And CDT: ACLU, EFF And CDT In Court Thursday For Arguments In Cell Phone Tracking Case
9:58 AM
National Priorities Project: The President's Budget: Fiscal Year 2011: State-Level Numbers Focused on Healthcare, Energy and Education

Monday February 8, 2010

7:01 PM
ACLU: ACLU Challenges Illegal Disfranchisement of American Indian Voters in South Dakota
2:57 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): New Jersey Downplays Disturbing Air Toxics Study
11:28 AM
Oxfam International: Survey Shows Few Haitians Willing to Move Far to Camps Outside the City
11:26 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Israel: Attacks on New Israel Fund, Critical Groups, Threaten Civil Society

Friday February 5, 2010

7:22 PM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Statement: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the January Employment Report
6:20 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Stronger Efficiency, Renewables Measures Would Benefit Consumers, Industry
6:12 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Challenges Potential Extrajudicial Killing of Americans
5:39 PM
ACLU: White House Must Reform Faith-Based Initiative, Says ACLU
4:50 PM
AFSCME: AFSCME President Gerald McEntee to Supporters of Privatizing Social Security: “Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are”
4:17 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on January Jobs Report
3:24 PM
Iraq Veterans Against the War: Stop-Lossed Iraq War Vet to Face Court Martial in Iraq over Protest Song
3:19 PM
Americans for Democratic Action: Real Unemployment Rate at 16.77%
3:01 PM
PFAW: Tancredo Sets the Tone For Tea Party: Extreme, Racist, Nativist
2:43 PM
PFAW: GOP Obstruction on Nominations Reaches New Low
2:18 PM
Brady Campaign: Brady Campaign Urges Starbucks To Prohibit Guns In Its Retail Outlets
1:34 PM
FAIR: NPR Ombud: 'Critics are Right' on Zinn Obituary
12:19 PM
Oxfam International: G7 MustTake on Emergency Recovery Plan for Haiti, Global Economic Crisis

Thursday February 4, 2010

5:25 PM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Pres. Obama’s Proposed 2011 Budget Bolsters War on Drugs
4:54 PM
Earthjustice: Environmental and Health Groups Face Off Against Household Cleaner Giants in Court
4:53 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Launched to Defend Pacific Fisher From Federal Negligence
4:47 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Haiti: * Canceling Debt * Adoptions * Just Back
4:46 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Kenya: Landmark Ruling on Indigenous Land Rights
4:45 PM
Public Citizen: Patient Safety Advocates Launch Campaign to Reduce Resident Physician Fatigue, Boost Patient Safety
4:19 PM
Equality California (EQCA): Equality California Urges President Obama to Take Action on Federal Prop. 8 Case
4:15 PM
US Senators: Feingold, Coburn, Cardin, Collins Introduce Resolution Condemning Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill and Similar Efforts Worldwide
1:32 PM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): USDA Not the Only Federal Agency Influencing Our Food System, New Paper Reports
1:30 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Vietnam: Expanding Campaign to Silence Dissent
1:28 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Joins Broad Coalition of Groups Asking Obama to Reform ‘Faith-Based’ Initiative
1:13 PM
Jubilee USA Network: Members of Congress Urge Debt Cancellation for Haiti
1:11 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): New Jersey Closing Its Nose to Vapor Intrusion Crisis
12:29 PM
Americans for Safe Access: New State Medical Marijuana Law Introduced in Maryland Legislature
11:02 AM
The Yes Men: ADM Tries to Take Down Funny Video; Big Business Has No Solutions; Now What?

Wednesday February 3, 2010

6:18 PM
Friends of The Earth: Federal Biofuels Mandate Remains in Full Force After EPA Rulemaking
6:02 PM
PEER: International Scientists Condemn Purge of Professor
5:40 PM
CEPR: Fixed Exchange Rate Has Produced World's Worst Recession In Latvia, Says New CEPR Report
5:39 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Switzerland to Accept Two Uighur Brothers from Guantánamo
5:37 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Macedonia: Broaden Anti-Discrimination Bill
5:35 PM
Business for Shared Prosperity: Business Owners Call on Senate to Approve Consumer Financial Protection Agency
5:34 PM
CREW: Open Government Advocates Urge Changes to Open Government Directive
5:32 PM
Consumers Union Raises Concerns about NBC-Comcast as Congressional Panels Prep for Hearings
3:39 PM
Public Citizen: AIG Bonuses: Back at the Trough
3:37 PM
Food & Water Watch: IntraFish Misses the Big Picture
3:35 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force to Co-Host Counter-Protest to National Prayer Breakfast at Creating Change Conference
3:33 PM
Common Cause: Religious Leaders to Pelosi: Pass Fair Elections in Wake of Citizen United Ruling
3:31 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Why Wait for Diplomatic Engagement?
3:28 PM
Americas Voice: Immigration Reform: The $4 Trillion Opportunity
12:47 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama Shielding Torture Memo Lawyers?
12:31 PM
CEPR: The Union Advantage Across the States
12:05 PM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Mogadishu: 66 Women and Children Injured by Indiscriminate Shelling
12:04 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Colombia: Stop Abuses by Paramilitaries’ Successor Groups

Tuesday February 2, 2010

7:52 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): U.S. Night Raids in Afghanistan
7:50 PM
Food & Water Watch: President’s Budget Leaves Critical Gaps In Consumer Protection
7:09 PM
Human Rights First: Proposed Amendment Would Hamper Ability to Get Actionable Intelligence
7:06 PM
ACLU: Maryland Court Orders State Police To Turn Over Racial Profiling Records
6:46 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Administration Proposes Budget Cuts for Endangered Species Listing
5:47 PM
Public Citizen: Facebook Fails to Address Privacy Concerns in Proposed Class-Action Lawsuit Settlement
4:44 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Statement Of Brady President Paul Helmke On Obama Administration Keeping Gun Lobby Language In Budget
4:04 PM
Human Rights Campaign: Statement from Human Rights Campaign on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” U.S. Senate Hearing
4:00 PM
Center for Biological Diversity to Join Global Population Speak Out
3:43 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Church-State Watchdog Group Urges Obama To Keep Promise To Fix 'Faith-Based' Initiative
3:12 PM
Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR): CAIR Welcomes DOJ Civil Rights Probe of Mich. Imam's Death / Hate Crime Charges Follow Attacks on Calif. Muslims
2:56 PM
ACLU: Military Leaders Testify In Favor Of Ending Discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy
2:33 PM
Friends of The Earth: Landmark Trial About Patenting Humans Begins Today
12:55 PM
PEER: EPA-Industry Coalition Blunts Tougher State Coal Ash Rules
12:14 PM
ACLU: ACLU And PUBPAT Argue Today That Patents On Breast Cancer Genes Are Unconstitutional And Invalid

Monday February 1, 2010

10:19 PM
Farm Sanctuary: Ohioans for Humane Farms Petitions to Put Measure on November Ballot Protecting Animal Welfare, Food Safety, Family Farmers and the Environment
6:10 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Asks Supreme Court to Give Canadian Rendition Victim Maher Arar His Day in Court
6:08 PM
Earthjustice: Clean Water Advocates Act For Stronger Stormwater Controls in Washington
6:06 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): 'Largest Pentagon Budget'
6:05 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Chad: Habré Knew of Deaths in His Jails
5:45 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Initiated to Curb Particulate Air Pollution
4:34 PM
Amnesty International Urges Sri Lanka to End Post-election Clampdown on Dissent
3:44 PM
CREW: CREW Seeks Relief for VA's Destruction of PTSD Documents
3:42 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Species Still at Risk on Nevada Wildlife Refuges Despite New Plan by Feds
3:00 PM
Alliance for Nuclear Accountability: Administration Budget Plan Contradicts Obama Pledge to Reduce Nuclear Weapons Threat
1:31 PM
ACLU and PUBPAT to Argue TOMORROW That Patents on Breast Cancer Genes Are Unconstitutional and Invalid
12:38 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Launched to Stop Lead Poisoning of up to 10,000 Albatross Chicks Each Year on Hawaii’s Midway Island
12:32 PM
CREW Urges President and Members of Congress Not to Attend Shadowy Fellowship's National Prayer Breakfast
12:31 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Jordan: Stop Withdrawing Nationality From Palestinian-Origin Citizens
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