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Newswire - March, 2010

Wednesday March 31, 2010

6:30 PM
National Lawyers Guild (NLG): National Lawyers Guild Initiates Campaign to Raise Awareness of the Attack on the Puerto Rican Bar Association
5:36 PM
Public Campaign: Support For Fair Elections Now Act at All-Time High
4:45 PM
Amnesty International Convenes International Human Rights Leaders in New Orleans for 2010 Annual Meeting
4:05 PM
Public Citizen: Empty Tank: Expanding Drilling Without Holding Big Oil Accountable on Royalties Is Bad Deal for Taxpayers
3:34 PM
NRDC: NRDC Responds to President Obama's Energy Announcements
3:32 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama vs. Martin Luther King?
3:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Myths of Energy Independence
2:28 PM
Amnesty International: Hamas Must Not Carry Out Executions in Gaza
2:09 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: Offshore Drilling Plan Threatens Coastal Communities, Ocean Wildlife
1:29 PM
Drug Policy Alliance: Sting Advocates for Health-Based Drug Policies and an End to the Failed Drug War
12:47 PM
Sierra Club: Obama Unveils New Offshore Drilling Strategy
12:45 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Offshore Oil Plan a Disaster for Wildlife and Climate
12:40 PM
Organic Consumers Association to Picket Chez Panisse Restaurant on Thursday, April 1st, Noon, in Berkeley, CA
12:34 PM
Project On Government Oversight: Administration Takes Careful Look at Work Performed by Government and Private Sector Employees
12:31 PM
MADRE: Executing Du'a Khalil's Killers is Not Justice, But a Violation of Human Rights
11:32 AM
Constitution Project Files Brief in Support of Claims of Inadequate Legal Representation in Michigan
11:23 AM
Corporate Accountability International: Kids Deserve a Break Today: Parents, Health Experts, Children’s Advocates Call on McDonald’s to Retire Ronald
11:15 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): How to Put the H' Back Into OSHA
11:03 AM
ActionAid: Haitians Excluded From Decisions on Rebuilding After Earthquake
11:02 AM
NRDC: Groups Take Action on Proposed Bay City Coal Plant
10:30 AM
Cornucopia Institute: Wal-Mart in Trouble Again Over Organic Marketing Practices

Tuesday March 30, 2010

2:22 PM
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): Undaunted: Movement for Improved Medicare for All Grows in Illinois and Across the Nation
2:02 PM
ACLU: ACLU Asks Supreme Court To Review Case Of Innocent Man On Texas' Death Row
1:14 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Campaign Launched to Gather 500,000 Signatures to Cap Greenhouse Gas Pollution at 350 Parts Per Million
1:07 PM
Greenpeace: Giant Private US Oil Company at Center of Climate Denial Funding: Greenpeace
12:59 PM
ACLU: ACLU Joins AT&T, Google And Privacy Groups To Urge Updates To Privacy Law
11:37 AM
Veterans for Peace: Veterans Return to Vietnam to Study Agent Orange
11:22 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Challenges China’s Continued Secrecy in Death Penalty Executions
10:59 AM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums: FAMM Urges Supreme Court to Correct "Good Time" Calculation

Monday March 29, 2010

4:30 PM
Council of Canadians: Arctic Ocean Foreign Ministers Told Leave It in the Ground
3:18 PM
CREW and VoteVets: CREW Files Complaints With FTC and IRS Against Sean Hannity, His Freedom Concerts and the Freedom Alliance
1:15 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama and Afghanistan
1:14 PM
Greenpeace: Trader Joes Announces New Plan to Sell Only Sustainable Seafood by 2012
1:08 PM
Project on Government Oversight (POGO): Army Considers Continuing KBR Monopoly in Iraq
12:04 PM
MADRE: Press Conference ** A Call for the Inclusion of Haitian Women in International Donor Meeting
11:42 AM
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): ACLU Lawsuit Challenges Unconstitutional Practices of Rhode Island Truancy Courts
11:32 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): New Lawsuit Looms for Manatee Protection

Friday March 26, 2010

6:32 PM
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: US-Russia Nuclear Reduction Agreement an “Important Step Forward”
6:08 PM
CEPR: Statement on Obama Administration's Housing Initiative
5:36 PM
MADRE: Event: Haitian Women Call for Inclusion in International Donor Meeting
4:55 PM
ACLU: ICE Releases Two Immigrants After Court Finds Their Prolonged Mandatory Detention Illegal
4:30 PM
Brady Campaign: Brady Center Applauds Court Decision Upholding Strong D.C. Gun Laws
4:02 PM
World Wildlife Fund: All 50 States and the Nation’s Capital Join the World in Turning Out for WWF’s Earth Hour
3:54 PM
Farm Sanctuary: Alexandria, Virginia Becomes Second City in the Nation to Pass a Healthy Food and Climate Green Foods Resolution
3:28 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: IRS Should Investigate Florida Church For Opposing Mayoral Candidate, Says Americans United
3:12 PM
Peace Action: START is Good Start; More Needed to Finish
2:49 PM
CEPR: Baker Indicates Great Respect for Warren
2:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Student Loan vs. Healthcare Policies
1:59 PM
Public Citizen: As the Key WTO Doha Round Stocktaking 'Summit' Announced at the November 2009 WTO Ministerial Vaporizes this Week, Will a New Negotiating Agenda Finally Be Considered?
1:52 PM
Project On Government Oversight: POGO Releases Previously Unreleased State Department IG Audit: Shortcomings in State’s Oversight of Baghdad Embassy Security Force
1:48 PM
Friends of The Earth: Landmark Clean Air Rules Set for Ships, Thousands of Lives Expected to Be Saved
1:44 PM
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Arms Control Experts Applaud Announcement of New Nuclear Reductions Treaty with Russia
1:23 PM
Rainforest Action Network: Rainforest Action Network Statement on EPA’s Veto of Spruce Mine Permit
12:13 PM
Council of Canadians: Arctic Summit Told to Leave It in the Ground
11:57 AM
Center for Public Integrity: Washington Lobbyists Cash in on Health Reform
8:49 AM
Basel Action Network: Scrap Industries Slammed for "More of the Same" Policies Allowing Global Toxic Waste Dumping

Thursday March 25, 2010

5:59 PM
ACLU: Defense Secretary Announces Stricter Standards for Discharging Military Personnel Under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
5:47 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): START Agreement
4:29 PM
World Wildlife Fund and TRAFFIC: WWF and TRAFFIC: Marine Species Get a Raw Deal at CITES Wildlife Convention
4:17 PM
Broad Coalition: Bill Introduced to Extend Wasteful Ethanol Tax Credits
3:48 PM
Council of Canadians: Liberals Sell-Out on Human Rights With Amendment to Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
3:45 PM
Human Rights Campaign: New "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Regulations called "Positive Step” Toward Repeal this Year
12:53 PM
Common Cause: Congressional Leadership Must Jointly Denounce Incendiary Talk and Violence
12:50 PM
Public Knowledge and Free Press: Sprint Shutdown of Haiti Relief Effort Shows FCC Needs to Protect Text Messaging
12:49 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy Must End
11:01 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Christie Shreds New Jersey Climate Change Programs
10:47 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Unionization Substantially Improves the Pay and Benefits of Immigrant Workers

Wednesday March 24, 2010

6:14 PM
Government Accountability Project: Health Care Bill Includes Whistleblower Protections for Hospital Employees
5:12 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Exposing U.S.-Backed Indonesian Military Assassinations Leads to Arrest Threats and Censorship for Journalist
5:11 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Tunisia Tries to Silence Human Rights Watch
4:05 PM
Media Matters for America: How Tolerant Is Fox's 'Zero Tolerance' Policy?
3:50 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Highest C-Section Rate Demonstrates Need for National Obstetric Guidelines, Says Amnesty International
3:33 PM
Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America: Nation’s Two Leading Pro-Choice Groups Back Candidate Challenging Rep. Bart Stupak
1:53 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Los Angeles Movie Premiere Canceled After Religious Right Filmmaker’s Anti-Gay Past Is Exposed by Americans United
1:07 PM
Americas Voice: New TV Ad Campaign Shows Continued Momentum for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
11:46 AM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Nearly Half of States Need to Improve Outbreak Reporting, Says CSPI
11:44 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Tunisia: End Arbitrary Restrictions on Ex-Political Prisoners
11:39 AM
World Future Council: 100% Renewable Energy for Cities Is Possible
11:30 AM
Violence Policy Center: Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Have Killed 151 Since May 2007, Including 9 Law Enforcement Officers--Concealed Carry Killers March Update
10:18 AM
Park Center for Independent Media: Investigative Journalist Jeremy Scahill Wins Izzy Award for Independent Media

Tuesday March 23, 2010

6:41 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Pressure on Israel?
6:38 PM
ACLU: ACLU Will Appeal Order To Turn Over Campaign Documents In Prop 8 Challenge
6:22 PM
ACLU: Senator Graham Proposes Indefinite Detention Legislation To White House
5:30 PM
ACLU: UPDATE: Time Change - Oral Arguments TOMORROW For Release Of Documents Related To Bush Torture Program
5:16 PM
Center for Public Integrity: Bad Doctors Database Still Off Limits to Public
4:45 PM
Project On Government Oversight: Contracting Responsibility Database Improved, But Still Misses the Mark
4:18 PM
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: New Roadmap to Nuclear Disarmament for 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
3:00 PM
ACLU: New Health Care Legislation Includes Troubling Setbacks For Reproductive Rights
2:42 PM
Public Citizen: America’s Energy Consumer Protection Agency Fails; People Face Enron-Style Market Manipulation While Agency Looks On
2:35 PM
Haymarket Books: Award-winning Journalist Mohammed Omer Kept from Entering U.S. for Speaking Tour on Conditions in Palestine
2:34 PM
Food & Water Watch: Millions in Taxpayer Dollars Flow to Bottled Water
1:05 PM
CIVIC: PAKISTAN: Security Forces Must Investigate Incidents of Civilian Harm and Make Amends
1:03 PM
CODEPINK to Build Settlements in Congress Today
1:01 PM
Food & Water Watch: GAO Report Critical of FDA Food Irradiation Policies; Calls for Increased Transparency on Controversial Technology
11:41 AM
PEER: Inspector General Opens Bison Range Investigation
11:24 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Google Challenges China to End Censorship
10:39 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Fish and Wildlife Service Documents Show Arizona's Desert Nesting Bald Eagle Victim of Agency Corruption Again
10:08 AM
CODEPINK: CODEPINK Protests Netanyahu inside AIPAC Gala
9:59 AM
Oxfam International: Europe Must Step Up to its Global Responsibility and Play Its Part in Rescuing the Millennium Development Goals

Monday March 22, 2010

5:15 PM
Council of Canadians: 56,000 Reasons for a National Water Policy Delivered to PMO
4:38 PM
Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA): On World Water Day, US Aid Group Launches Petition & Increases Pressure to Provide Clean Drinking Water for Children in Palestine
3:25 PM
Amnesty International Urges Congress to Turn Attention to Needed Reforms on Maternal and Childbirth Care
2:44 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Health Care Bill Enhances Whistleblower Protections
2:29 PM
Public Citizen: Wall Street Reform Must Protect Military, Civilians From Auto Dealer Financing Fraud
2:23 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: EPA Solicits Input on Ocean Acidification and Carbon Dioxide Limits Under Water Pollution Law
1:55 PM
India Resource Center: Coca-Cola Liable for US$ 48 Million for Damages – Government Committee
1:53 PM
National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC): National Organizations Sign Letter to Senate Leaders Urging Funding for the National Housing Trust Fund in Senate Jobs Bill
1:02 PM
Food & Water Watch: Spinning the Bottle
12:19 PM
Physicians for a National Health Program: A False Promise of Reform
10:00 AM
Media Matters for America: Beck Responds to Health Care Passage: "WE R COMING," Will "Rise and Crush" Progressives

Sunday March 21, 2010

9:43 PM
Planned Parenthood: Statement of Cecile Richards, President of PPFA on the Executive Order of the President on Abortion and Health Care Reform
9:32 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: Statement on Executive Order
7:29 PM
National Organization for Women (NOW): President Obama Breaks Faith With Women

Friday March 19, 2010

4:06 PM
Demos: New Report: States Well-Position to Have Automatic Voter Registration at Public Assistance Agencies
4:05 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Healthcare: Repeating Massachusetts' Mistakes?
4:03 PM
Planned Parenthood: Planned Parenthood Applauds Congresswoman Nita Lowey for Introducing the Global Democracy Promotion Act
2:42 PM
ACLU: Immigration Reform Must Respect Civil Liberties, Says ACLU
2:00 PM
Center for American Progress: The $285 Billion Nonsolution: The Cost of Deportation
12:51 PM
CODEPINK: Women Mark Iraq War's Seventh Anniversary with Vibrant Visuals & Community Event
11:31 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Gutting the Clean Air Act is a Senate Deal Killer
11:03 AM
Cornucopia Institute: USDA Inspector General Finds Bush Administration Ignored Organic Laws
11:02 AM
CARE: CARE: Afghan War Crime Amnesty is Unacceptable
10:59 AM
Environmental Groups Go to Court to Counter Virginia Attorney General's Effort to Block Action on Climate Change

Thursday March 18, 2010

9:48 PM
ACLU: Ashcroft Can Be Held Accountable for Post-9/11 Wrongful Detention
5:14 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Healthcare Reform or Insurance Giveaway?
5:11 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Conservationists Stop West Virginia Oil and Gas Sales
5:08 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: New Safeguards for Polar Bears Voted Down at CITES Meeting
5:06 PM
Public Citizen: Despite Progress in Transparency, Obama Administration Still Slow to Act on Freedom of Information Requests
5:05 PM
Greenpeace Statement on the Failure of Governments at Endangered Species Meeting to Protect Bluefin Tuna
4:45 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Cuba’s ‘Ladies in White’ at Risk of Beatings and Intimidation, Says Amnesty International
4:33 PM
MADRE to Haiti Donors: Respect Women's Human Rights in Recovery Policies
4:13 PM
Food & Water Watch: Congressional Catch Share Hearing a Step Forward in Agency Accountability; Further Action is Needed to Protect Marine Resources, Fishermen and Consumers
4:11 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force: The Time Is Now to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
4:09 PM
National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): Restore a Nation Report Highlights Positive Economic Impact of National Parks
4:07 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Bipartisan Agreement Likely Means USDA Will Set Nutrition Standards for Vending in Schools
12:17 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW) Report Exposes Right Wing Playbook Against Immigration Reform
11:25 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): California Sheathes Probe into Employee Personal Activities
9:51 AM
Constitution Project: Beyond Guantanamo Signatories Meet with Legislators to Support Prosecutions of Terrorism Suspects in Federal Court
9:31 AM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Activists Risk Arrest with Elaborate Protest at EPA HQ; Demand Immediate Action to Stop Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining

Wednesday March 17, 2010

6:04 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Family Members Ask Court to Reconsider Dismissal of Wrongful Death Claims from Guantánamo
6:03 PM
CREW: CREW Urges Support of ‘Faster FOIA Act’ to Reduce Delays in Processing Records Requests
6:01 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force: Congress Must Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform This Year
5:38 PM
Peace, Justice & Environment Project: Antiwar Activity Sees Surge for 7th Anniversary of Iraq War Invasion
5:29 PM
Military Families Speak Out: Seven Years Into the War in Iraq, MIlitary Families Say: 'Bring Our Troops Home Now'
4:28 PM
National Low Income Housing Coalition: NLIHC President Sheila Crowley Testifies on Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Proposal
2:49 PM
Public Citizen: Energy Department Must Disclose More Information About Loan Guarantee Program, Groups Say
2:48 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Oil Addiction: Gas Price Spikes Threaten Americans' Wallets
2:45 PM
National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): Outdoor Industry Leaders Call on Congress to Make Investing in Public Lands and Protecting Natural Resources a Priority in Climate Legislation
2:43 PM
Greenpeace Climate Crime Unit Searches for Oil Billionaire at Smithsonian’s David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins Opening
2:41 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Starbucks: Customers Carry Guns But Employees Are Prohibited
2:39 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Start Spreading the News! New York City Passes Food Safety Letter Grades for Restaurants
2:25 PM
ACLU: Mississippi Stops Segregating Prisoners With HIV
1:20 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): After Seven Years: Iraq War 'Forgotten'
1:08 PM
ACLU: Women Guestworkers Challenge Seafood Company’s Gender-Based Job Restrictions
10:49 AM
Council of Canadians: Free Trade Deal Won’t Strengthen Colombia’s Democracy Warn Canadian Election Monitors
10:23 AM
PEER: Experts Plead for Surviving Bats to Enter Rehab
9:43 AM
FAIR: CNN Scrapes Bottom of Right-Wing Barrel With Erickson Hire

Tuesday March 16, 2010

9:34 PM
ACLU: Attorney General Holder Defends Decision To Try 9/11 Suspects In Federal Court
6:43 PM
ACLU: ACLU Seeks Information On Predator Drone Program
3:21 PM
ACLU: House Holds Hearing Today On Voting Rights
3:07 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Israeli Attacks on Human Rights Activists
2:56 PM
World Wildlife Fund: Study Highlights Forest Protected Areas as a Critical Strategy for Slowing Climate Change
2:52 PM
Electronic Frontier Foundation: EFF Posts Documents Detailing Law Enforcement Collection of Data From Social Media Sites
2:30 PM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: CREW Critical of Administration's Response to FOIAs
2:09 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Conservationists Propose 50-million-plus Acres as Jaguar Critical Habitat
1:53 PM
Human Rights First: Reform Recommendations Target Lengthy Court Delays, Arbitrary Filing Deadline, Refugee Resettlement System
1:38 PM
PFAW: Senators Highlight Mistreatment of Obama Nominees
12:47 PM
Human Rights Watch: African Al Qaeda Should Stop Targeting Civilians
12:46 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Universities May Deny Funding To Student Clubs That Discriminate, Groups Tell High Court
11:21 AM
ACLU: Refugee Protection Act Would Restore Justice For Asylum Seekers And Refugees, Says ACLU
10:34 AM
Marijuana Policy Project: MPP Calls for National Boycott of Wal-Mart

Monday March 15, 2010

5:23 PM
Free Press: National Broadband Plan Signals Progress But Hard Choices Ahead
5:20 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO) Presses NIH Director to Seek Public Disclosure of Researchers’ Possible Conflicts of Interest
4:14 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Racial Discrimination and Economic Obstacles Contribute to Dramatically Elevated Maternal Death Rates for Women of Color in the United States, Says a New Amnesty International Report
4:07 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Corporation Running for Congress Following Supreme Court Ruling
2:56 PM
Food and Water Europe on the 3rd Forum for the Future of Agriculture and Forum-Host Syngenta
2:53 PM
Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) Criticizes Virginia Attorney General for Advising Public Colleges and Universities to Remove Sexual Orientation From Their Non-Discrimination Policies
2:49 PM
Americans United Warns Tuscaloosa County Commission to Stop Ignoring Records-Request Law
2:47 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Paranoid Pentagon Shooter, Denied Guns by Law, Obtains Weapon Through Gun Show Loophole
12:56 PM
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): Healthcare Not Warfare Vigils in 82 Districts on March 17
12:52 PM
Farm Sanctuary: Power to End Abuse of Sick Pigs and Protect America’s Health Lies in President Obama’s Hands
11:19 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Christie Outlines Radical Eco-Rollback in New Jersey
10:33 AM
Beyond Pesticides: Fields of Dreams Shattered With Baseball’s Endorsement of Chemical Lawn Care

Friday March 12, 2010

3:56 PM
Consumer Advocates: CU and OCA Urge Action on Deceptive ‘Organic’ Labeling:
3:16 PM
Campaign for America's Future: CAF to Sen. Dodd: Call for Vote on Independent Consumer Financial Protection Agency
1:15 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Calls on President Obama to Establish Office of Maternal Health to Lead Government Effort to Reduce Appalling U.S. Death Rate for Women Having Babies
12:59 PM
Human Rights Watch: Indonesia: US Should Justify Training Counterterrorism Unit

Thursday March 11, 2010

4:12 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): US Billions to Israel
4:11 PM
Friends of the Earth: Senate Votes to Undermine Obama Effort to Cut Fossil Fuel Subsidies
4:09 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force: Amend the Fair Housing Act to Ban Housing Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
4:08 PM
American Rivers: New Bill Makes Georgia a National Leader in Water Efficiency
4:06 PM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): NATO Statement Endangers Patients in Afghanistan
3:46 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Legal Settlement Will Require EPA to Evaluate How to Regulate Ocean Acidification Under Clean Water Act
3:08 PM
India Resource Center: Groundwater Levels Continue Downward Spiral Around Coca-Cola Plant
3:05 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Nobel Prize-Winning Scientists and Economists Call On Senate to Address Climate Change Now
2:26 PM
ACLU: Key Senate Committee Passes Cocaine Sentencing Legislation
2:17 PM
ACLU Demands Disclosure of Basic Facts About Bagram Detainees
1:50 PM
Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR): NYT and the ACORN Hoax: Why Can't Paper Admit Its Mistakes?
1:40 PM
Food and Water Europe Welcomes US Court Ruling: Bayer 'Intentionally' Contaminated US Rice
1:37 PM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums: BREAKING NEWS: Senate Judiciary Votes to Reform Federal Crack Cocaine Sentencing Policies
1:17 PM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): DRC: Thousands of Displaced Civilians Trapped by Conflict, Wounded Unable to Reach Hospitals in Hauts Plateaux, South Kivu
12:35 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): The Myth of Transparency in the Obama Era
11:56 AM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): More States Embrace Marijuana Decriminalization
11:54 AM
ACLU: Senate Holds Hearing on Gender Pay Inequality
11:44 AM
Center for Biological Diversity, Pacific Environment and Turtle Island Restoration Network: Suit Launched to Challenge Federal Financing of Foreign Fossil Fuel Project
11:40 AM
FAIR: Action Alert: PBS Replacing Moyers, Now. . .With Newsweek's Jon Meacham?

Wednesday March 10, 2010

8:28 PM
Peace Action: Largest Peace Group-House Vote First Step to Remove Troops from Afghanistan
7:14 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Forthcoming IPCC Independent Review is Welcome
7:12 PM
Public Citizen: Righting a Wrong - Let Shareholders, Not CEOs, Decide How Corporate Money Is Spent on Politics
7:11 PM
Drug Policy Alliance: Washington to Become Second State with Overdose Protection Law
7:03 PM
CREW: CREW's Melanie Sloan Issues Statement on House Democrats' Ban on Private Contractor Earmarks
6:27 PM
Government Accountability Project: GAP Hails New D.C. Whistleblower Protection Law
6:09 PM
US PIRG: Sallie Mae, That’s Just Not Right!
4:35 PM
Free Press: Free Press: Clyburn Is Right -- Competition Is Key to Broadband Adoption, Lower Prices
4:17 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Whistleblower Advocates Oppose Senate Bill
4:08 PM
Project On Government Oversight: DC Council Ahead of the Curve on Whistleblower Protections
4:07 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Now: Congress Debating Afghanistan War
3:02 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Brady Center Applauds Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rulings on Second Amendment
2:08 PM
CREW: CREW and Open Government Advocates Call for Congressional Hearings on Destruction of DOJ Emails
2:04 PM
Farm Sanctuary: Even with Tougher Regulations, 'Organic' Label Fails to Adequately Address Animal Welfare Concerns
1:53 PM
Amnesty International Activists to Rally to Urge President Obama to Seek the Release of Two Prisoners of Conscience During his Diplomatic Trip to Indonesia
1:49 PM
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement: March 11 Townhall to Take On Corporate Power in Our Food System
1:14 PM
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) to Disney: We Will Not Be Silenced
1:04 PM
Earthjustice: More Than 42,000 People and 51 Groups in 18 States Ask EPA to Protect Kids From Pesticides
12:42 PM
Electronic Frontier Foundation: New "Smart Meters" for Energy Use Put Privacy at Risk
12:39 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Fifty Conservation Groups Ask Obama Administration to Strengthen Habitat Protections for Endangered Species
12:10 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Remembers “Granny D”
12:06 PM
Human Rights Watch: Afghanistan: Repeal Amnesty Law
12:01 PM
Amnesty International: Myanmar Opposition Must Be Free to Fight Elections
11:11 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): California State Workers Probed on Personal Activities

Tuesday March 9, 2010

8:50 PM
YES! Magazine: Progress Toward an Inclusive, Multiracial America
7:02 PM
FAIR: Meacham to PBS Would Send the Wrong Message
6:43 PM
Government Accountability Project: Whistleblower Who Exposed Wrongdoing in UNDP Somalia Projects Vindicated
6:43 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Obama Administration a Year Behind on Scientific Integrity Plan
6:37 PM
Free Press: New Report Exposes Labor Relations Double Standard at T-Mobile USA
4:03 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Afghanistan Withdrawal Debate in Congress
4:02 PM
Human Rights Watch: Decisive Moment for Global Transparency Effort
4:00 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: National LGBT Rghts Leader Addresses D.C. Protest Demanding Health Insurance Reform
3:30 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Suit Filed to Save Penguins at Risk From Global Warming and Fisheries
3:27 PM
Oxfam International: Many Countries Failing Test of Political Will to Implement Oil and Mining Industry Anti-Corruption Initiative
3:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): The Fed, Watergate and Arming Saddam Hussein
2:59 PM
Physicians for Human Rights: Persecuted in Two Countries, Burmese Refugees Face Starvation in Bangladesh Camps
2:55 PM
Doctors Without Borders: AIDS Care Gap between Wealthy and Developing Countries Risks Becoming a Chasm
2:49 PM
Friends of The Earth: US Export-Import Bank to Vote on “Carbon Increase Plan” Ahead of Obama's Visit
2:43 PM
Free Press: Public Interest and Media Justice Groups Ask FCC to Address Diversity Problem in Media
2:37 PM
CSPI: Most Food & Entertainment Companies Get Failing Grade for Policies on Marketing Food to Children
1:46 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Obama Inaction On Faith-Based Initiative Is Deeply Disappointing, Says Americans United
1:34 PM
Sept. 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows: Family Members of 9/11 Victims Seek Meeting with Attorney General Holder to Support Civilian Trials for GTMO Detainees
1:05 PM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy: Farm to School Efforts Double in Minnesota

Monday March 8, 2010

5:30 PM
Equality California Issues Statement on Senator Roy Ashburn
5:07 PM
Council of Canadians: Impacts of Water Privatization on Women Highlighted in New Report
3:39 PM
Africa Action: Women's Rights Are Human Rights
2:46 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Six Friend of the Court Briefs Ask Supreme Court to Hear Case of Rendition Survivor Maher Arar
2:43 PM
Earthjustice: Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Air Pollution Case
2:42 PM
Defenders of Wildlife Calls On Congress to Restore Funding for National Wildlife Refuge System
1:47 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Settlement Reached to Reduce Global Warming Impacts of Walmart Supercenters in Southern California
1:29 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA Sets Clean Water Bar for Forida Too Low
12:50 PM
Media Matters for America: Does Newsday Bow to Political Pressure?

Sunday March 7, 2010

10:20 AM
ACLU New York Times Ad Today Calls On President Obama Not to Back Down on 9/11 Civilian Trials

Friday March 5, 2010

7:16 PM
ACLU: TSA Expands Use Of Invasive Body Scanners
6:01 PM
MADRE: Women Worldwide Will Honor the Lives of Feminist Leaders Who Died in Haiti's Earthquake
6:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Elections in Iraq * Clinton in Honduras
5:24 PM
Americans for Democratic Action: A Deceptive Job Recovery -- Real Unemployment at 16.8%
4:20 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Israel: End Crackdown on Anti-Wall Activists
4:00 PM
Farm Sanctuary: USDA’s Latest Slaughterhouse Violations Heighten Urgency for Federal Ban on All Sick Animals Entering Food Supply
3:42 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Outraged at President Obama’s Possible Flip Flop on Detainee Trials
3:30 PM
IFAW: Study Finds Little Local Economic Value in Trophy Hunting Polar Bears Hunts are of economic importance only to a handful of individuals
3:16 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on February Jobs Report
2:48 PM
Friends of The Earth: Obama Administration Files Request to Revoke Yucca Mountain License
2:29 PM
Human Rights First: Military Commissions a Dangerous Choice for 9/11 Defendants
2:27 PM
Free Press: FCC Needs to Change Cable Policy to Protect Consumers
2:26 PM
Sept. 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows: 9/11 Families Urge Obama to Keep Promise To Prosecute Khalid Sheik Mohammed in Civilian Court
2:18 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Mono Basin Sage Grouse Is Endangered, But Protection Once Again Delayed
2:12 PM
National Coalition for the Homeless: Tent Cities in America: A Pacific Coast Report
1:39 PM
Amnesty International: Amnesty International Will Demonstrate In Support of Mexican Women Who Have Waited Nearly 4 Years for Justice After Being Beaten and Sexually Assaulted
1:33 PM
Constitution Project Urges Obama Administration To Stick With Federal Court Prosecutions of 9/11 Conspirators
12:25 PM
Amnesty International: UN Forces Must Remain in the Democratic Republic of Congo
11:33 AM
PEER: OSHA Plan to Remove Chemical Warnings Misguided
9:31 AM
ACLU: Obama Administration On Verge Of Reversing Decision On 9/11 Prosecutions

Thursday March 4, 2010

10:20 PM
ACLU: Senators McCain and Lieberman Introduce Bill to Authorize Indefinite Detention
10:18 PM
National Organization for Women (NOW): White House Health Care Reform Bill Denies Women's Basic Rights
6:29 PM
Friends of the Earth: Sen. Rockefeller Attacks Clean Air Act
5:56 PM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): CFTC Should Impose Tough Limits on Wall Street Speculators
5:33 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): NRDC Celebrates Tenth Anniversary of Major Victory in Laguna San Ignacio
5:30 PM
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): Animal Groups Pledge $1.1M Dollars for Long-Term
5:28 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Congress Begins Afghanistan Debate
5:27 PM
Americans United Urges Senate to Reject Lieberman School Voucher Amendment
5:12 PM
Peace Action: Iraqi Elections Incite Tension, Violence, and Long-Term Uncertainty
5:11 PM
Peace Action: Largest Peace Group Pushes House Vote to Remove Troops from Afghanistan in 2010
3:47 PM
Food & Water Europe: The European Commission Approves First Genetically Modified (GM) Potato in the Name of 'Responsible Innovation'
2:58 PM
People for the American Way (PFAW): Dawn Johnsen Approved by Judiciary Committee
2:56 PM
Government Accountability Project: Slaughterhouse Whistleblower Reveals Inhumane Animal Treatment, Food Integrity Violations
1:23 PM
Human Rights Campaign: Grassroots Activists Gather to Repeal 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell'
12:20 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Weak Whistleblower Protections Preclude OSHA Reform
12:00 PM
US PIRG: Time to Move Forward With Health Reform

Wednesday March 3, 2010

7:18 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America Statement on Health Reform
7:11 PM
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Unintended Consequences: Twelve Years Under the DMCA
6:15 PM
Physicians for Human Rights: American Psychological Association Closes Loophole in Ethics Code, but More Code Reforms Needed
6:12 PM
Greenpeace: Greenpeace Statement on U.S. Announcement in Support of Endangered Species Listing for Bluefin Tuna
6:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Analysts: Another Financial Crisis on Way; Strong Regulation Needed
5:35 PM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Hawaii Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Three Bills to Improve Marijuana Laws
5:12 PM
Public Citizen: Medical Malpractice Payments Continue to Fall, Public Citizen Analysis Shows
5:09 PM
CREW: CREW Sends FOIA to DOJ Seeking Copies of Torture Memo Author John Yoo's Emails
4:59 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Historic Day in Nation's Capital as Same-Sex Couples Begin Applying for Marriage Licenses
4:13 PM
Human Rights Watch: Honduras: Investigate Attacks on Coup Opponents
4:10 PM
Center for Responsive Politics: No Recession in US Politics: An OpenSecrets.org Live Web Chat
4:08 PM
Rainforest Action Network: More than 150 People Call on RBC to End Tar Sands Financing at Shareholder Meeting
3:57 PM
MADRE: MADRE Partner Speaks at the Opening of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
2:43 PM
CREW: CREW Statement on Rangel Stepping Down as Chairman
2:30 PM
Human Rights Campaign: Lieberman Introduces Legislation in U.S. Senate to Repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
2:27 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: FBI Whistleblowers Speak Out Against S. 372
1:26 PM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): Agriculture and Rural Groups Defend EPA’s Ability to Protect Climate, Public Health
12:18 PM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Harvard Economist: Decriminalizing Marijuana Could Save Rhode Island $11 Million Annually
11:43 AM
Human Rights Campaign: D.C. Law Permitting Same-Sex Marriages Takes Effect
11:00 AM
Freedom to Marry: The Freedom to Marry Arrives in D.C.

Tuesday March 2, 2010

6:52 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Scientists to Congress: Don’t Force the EPA to Ignore the Science, Global Warming Does Threaten Public Health
6:49 PM
Project On Government Oversight: Watchdog Says Defense Contract Audit Agency Resisting Meaningful Reform
5:50 PM
Public Citizen: Americans Need an Independent Consumer Financial Protection Agency
5:47 PM
NRDC: Obama Rebate Program Will Create Jobs, Save Homeowners Money
5:45 PM
ACLU: ACLU Demands Mississippi School Allow Lesbian Student To Attend Prom With Girlfriend
5:41 PM
PFAW: Has Liz Cheney No Sense of Decency?
4:48 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Senator Jim Bunning's Blocking of HR 4691
4:33 PM
Food & Water Watch: Congress Must Act Now to Protect America’s Water
3:32 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Brady Campaign Statement On Arguments In U. S. Supreme Court Gun Case
3:22 PM
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy: Nonprofits Bring Tremendous Benefits to Communities Through Citizen Involvement in Politics
2:40 PM
Food Policy & Farm Advocates: Family Farmers, Consumer Advocates, and Organized Labor to Feds: Bust Up Big Ag
2:21 PM
Marijuana Policy Project: What is Keeping Maryland from Passing a Medical Marijuana Law?
1:18 PM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: CREW Calls on Justice IG to Investigate Department's Systemic Supervision and Training Issues in Wake of Blackwater Decision
12:12 PM
PEER: Christie Deep-Sixes New Jersey Perchlorate Standard

Monday March 1, 2010

8:49 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR Responds to Supreme Court Order in Kiyemba v. Obama
7:05 PM
ACLU: Court Removes Ballot Obstacle for Alternative Parties in South Carolina
7:02 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Having Consumer Protection Under Treasury 'A Sick Joke'
7:00 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: More Than 145,000 Speak Out Against Corporate Sponsored Wolf Killing Contests
5:52 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Why Is Haiti So Poor?
4:10 PM
Bill of Rights Defense Committee: Grassroots Constitutionalists Distressed by PATRIOT Extension
4:05 PM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): More Than 40 Rallied at EPA Today; Asking Agency to End Mountaintop Removal
4:03 PM
Common Cause: Ethics Committee Must Keep Going With Rangel Investigations
4:01 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): NRDC Action Fund and HeadCount Launch 'Best of Bonnaroo'
3:59 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich, LaTourette, 11 Other Members of Ohio Delegation Demand Foreclosure Relief
2:23 PM
Constitution Project Welcomes Supreme Court Order Vacating Decision of Appeals Court in Uighurs Case
12:31 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Lawsuit Filed to Bar GE Crops from National Wildlife Refuge
11:55 AM
International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL): Time for United States to Join the Mine Ban Treaty
10:05 AM
Center for Digital Democracy: CDD Asks Food and Drug Administration to Investigate Digital Marketing of Drugs and Health Products
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