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Newswire - May, 2010

Monday May 31, 2010

3:42 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Israel Attacks on Aid Ships Called Aggression
2:37 PM
Human Rights Watch: Israel: Full, Impartial Investigation of Flotilla Killings Essential
2:08 PM
Veterans for Peace: Veterans For Peace's Response to Armed Attack on Aid Flotilla
12:34 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR Condemns Israel Killing of Freedom Flotilla Participants
3:11 AM
Free Gaza Movement: Civilians Under Attack by Israel

Friday May 28, 2010

5:57 PM
ACLU: Pentagon Changed Military Commissions Rules to Legitimize Drone Program
4:49 PM
ACLU Appeals Decision in Louisiana Public School Sex Segregation Case
4:40 PM
Free Press: Industry Letters Undercut FCC’s Ability to Help Low-Income and Rural Americans
4:38 PM
US PIRG: House Passes Legislation to Close Tax Loopholes and Keep Jobs in the U.S.
4:34 PM
EWG Asks FDA To Wind Up Study of Vitamin A In Sunscreen
3:47 PM
Constitution Project Dismayed by D.C. Circuit's Refusal to Further Examine Uighurs' Cases
2:56 PM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Mayor Rybak, Let’s Be Honest About Marijuana
2:54 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Israel Threatening to Stop 'Freedom Flotilla' to Gaza
2:46 PM
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): May 29: March Against Hate in Arizona
2:13 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Feds Warn Arizona on Park Closures
2:07 PM
National Lawyers Guild Demands Immediate Release of Attorney Peter Erlinder
2:06 PM
America's Voice: California Republican: Immigration Is 'Killing the Republican Party'
2:03 PM
ACLU Film Chosen for World Premiere of 10th Media That Matters Collection
2:02 PM
NOW Hails Votes to End Discriminatory Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy, Says Bill Does Not Go Far Enough -- Discharges Should End Immediately
12:39 PM
National Priorities Project: Crossing the $1 Trillion Cost Of War Line
12:36 PM
CREW and Open Government Groups Urge Access to All Gulf Oil Spill Monitoring Data
12:34 PM
Greenpeace Applauds Indonesia for Forest Protection Announcement
12:33 PM
Free Press: FCC Must Include Wireless Broadband in Reclassification
12:31 PM
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Statement on the Anniversary of the Murder of Dr. George Tiller
11:21 AM
U.S. Senator Russ Feingold Statement on Progress to End ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Thursday May 27, 2010

6:00 PM
ACLU: Senate Committee Approves 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell' Repeal Amendment
5:59 PM
ACLU Advocates for Abolition of Mandatory Minimums Before U.S. Sentencing Commission
5:57 PM
Farm Sanctuary Offers Rescue and Refuge for Animals Victimized in Ohio Dairy Farm Cruelty Case
5:55 PM
Friends of the Earth: President Obama Misses Opportunity to Shut Door on More Drilling Disasters
3:56 PM
Center for Biological Diversity Response to President Obama’s Gulf Disaster Speech: Temporary Suspension of Arctic Drilling Positive Step, But Permanent Protection of Arctic, Other Offshore Areas Needed
3:54 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Filed to Stop 49 Dangerous Gulf of Mexico Drilling Projects
3:26 PM
Equality California (EQCA): State of California Officially Endorses Immediate Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
3:03 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Guantanamo Bay Prosecutor Faces Retaliation for Testimony Exposing Constitutional Violations
2:22 PM
Friends of the Earth: Firing of MMS Head Is Damage Control, Not Real Reform
2:17 PM
Witness for Peace: 1300 People Call For Accountability at Chiquita for Illegal Paymenst to Terrorists
2:15 PM
Equality California (EQCA): State Senate Passes Equality California Bill Strengthening Religious Freedoms for Clergy
2:12 PM
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: Vandenberg to Launch Nuclear-Capable Missiles After Completion of Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
1:54 PM
National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON): National Resistance to SB 1070 Escalates with Tens of Thousands Marching in Phoenix May 29th
12:39 PM
Violence Policy Center: Murder Arrests, Murder-Suicide Among New Concealed Handgun Permit Holder Incidents Reported in VPC’s 'Concealed Carry Killers' May Update
12:14 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): A Drilling Moratorium That Isn't
12:13 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Incidents Indicate Scrutiny of Guns in Public Places Is Desperately Needed
12:12 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: Reprieve for the Arctic Ocean
11:19 AM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums: FAMM Challenges Sentencing Commission to Continue Leadership Role in Fight Against Mandatory Minimums
10:55 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Attacks on Federal Forest and Park Staff Reach All-Time High
10:50 AM
Constitution Project Committee Member Testifies Before the U.S. Sentencing Commission on Mandatory Minimums
10:35 AM
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: U.S. Highest Defense Spender: Budget Eight Times that of Russia
8:43 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Interior to Suspend Shell Oil Drilling Permits in Alaska

Wednesday May 26, 2010

8:30 PM
Environmental Groups Sue Government to Block Illegal Oil Exploration Plans
5:34 PM
Food & Water Watch: PepsiCo Bluewashing Strikes Again
4:28 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): More Border Enforcement Distracts from Real Immigration Solutions
4:26 PM
ACLU Praises Youth PROMISE Act Video
4:24 PM
Farm Sanctuary Issues Statement on Graphic Undercover Video of Abuse at an Ohio Dairy Farm
4:22 PM
Brave New Foundation Releases 'How Would You Spend $1 Trillion?' to Highlight $1 Trillion Spent on Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
4:18 PM
Council of Canadians: Conservative Attempt to Silence Witnesses on Canada-Colombia Free Trade Must Be Rejected, Says the Council of Canadians
3:47 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Why Do We Distance Ourselves from the Oil Disaster?
3:30 PM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: CREW Study: Financial Services Committe a Plum Gig for Freshman Members of Congress
3:00 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Obama Solar Plant Visit Underscores Need for State, Federal Policies
2:36 PM
ForestEthics: Opposition to BC Oil Tankers on the Rise
2:03 PM
Friends of The Earth: New Bill Would Slash Wasteful Tax Breaks that Pad Big Oil’s Profits
1:52 PM
ACLU: ACLU to Testify Thursday Before U.S. Sentencing Commission
1:01 PM
ACLU Testifies Before House on Anti-Terrorism Financing Laws
12:59 PM
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC): Parents to Nickelodeon, Disney, and Cartoon Network: Pull the Plug on PG-13 Ads
12:06 PM
Greenpeace: Greenpeace To Dell: Design Out Toxics Now
11:54 AM
Food & Water Watch: Congressional Oversight of MMS Needed to Ensure Proper BP Atlantis Investigation
11:24 AM
ACLU Testifies on Preserving Free Speech and Privacy Rights in Online Counterterrorism Practices
10:38 AM
MADRE: Standing Up for Afghan Women: The Afghan Women's Survival Fund
10:32 AM
Defenders of Wildlife: Drilling Must Be Put on Hold, Defenders of Wildlife Says
10:05 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): NJ Toxic Cleanup Priorities Miss Public Health Mark
9:16 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Controversial Salazar 'Moratorium' on Gulf Drilling Was Only Verbal

Tuesday May 25, 2010

5:36 PM
Free Press: Free Press Urges Public Hearings on Media Ownership
5:23 PM
National Day Laborers Organizing Network: NDLON Reaction to President's Announcement on Troops to Border
4:56 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Oily Apocalypse or Green Wave?
4:56 PM
CREW: Corporations Do Not Have Personal Privacy Rights in Government Records, Groups Tell US Supreme Court
4:53 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Wildlife Advocates File Suit to Protect World's Most Endangered Whale
4:35 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Stay Away From ‘Christians-Only’ Prison Scheme, Americans United Tells Officials In Three States
4:19 PM
FAIR: Drilling Disasters Can't Happen Here
4:16 PM
SEIU: It’s Time for Republicans to Come to the Table and Offer Real Solutions for Immigration Reform
3:08 PM
Senator Russ Feingold: Open-Ended Military Presence in Afghanistan is Counterproductive to our National Security
3:03 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Polar Bear to Greet President Obama in San Francisco With Plea: "Don't Let Shell Drill in the Arctic This Summer"
2:39 PM
ACLU: ACLU To Testify Wednesday Before House On Charitable Giving And Counterterrorism
2:04 PM
Public Campaign: Campaign for Fair Elections Applauds New “Accountability and Transparency” Package
1:51 PM
AFL-CIO: AFL-CIO Issues Challenge to Congressional Candidates: Pledge to Support the Promoting American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010
12:06 PM
US PIRG: Wall Street Reform Scorecard: Senators Ranked - Main Street or Wall Street?
12:04 PM
When Healers Harm: Top Medical Professionals Support NYS Anti-Torture Bill, Nation's First
11:54 AM
ACLU: ACLU Executive Director To Testify Wednesday Before House On Internet Privacy And Terrorism
11:49 AM
Progressive Democrats of America: Grijalva: Opposition Must Intensify Against Escalation War Funding
11:16 AM
PEER: Did Anyone Actually Read BP's Oil Spill Response Plan?
10:38 AM
US PIRG: Wall Street Reform in the Senate Takes Steps to Rein in Private Student Lending

Monday May 24, 2010

5:55 PM
Free Press: Free Press Welcomes Congressional Effort to Update Communications Act
5:23 PM
ACLU: Supreme Court To Hear Case Of Texas Death Row Prisoner Seeking DNA Testing
4:25 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Stronger Roadless Area Policy Sought As "Time Out" Policy Expires
4:12 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR Victory in Cardenas Abreu v. Eric Holder
3:16 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Promoting American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act
3:09 PM
ACLU: Georgia’s Voter Registration Procedures Discriminate And Should Be Permanently Blocked, Civil Rights Coalition Argues
2:29 PM
People for the American Way: Senator Cornyn Exposes Right’s Hypocrisy on Judicial Philosophy
2:27 PM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums: Supreme Court Rules Machine Gun 30-Mandatory Minimum Cannot Apply Without Jury Say So
2:25 PM
America's Voice: New Bi-Partisan Polling Shows Americans Want National Action on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
1:59 PM
Rainforest Action Network: New Report Finds Top Children’s Book Publishers Using Paper Linked to Rainforest Destruction
1:07 PM
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Kyl Wrong on the Impact of U.S. Nuclear Policies
12:54 PM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: CREW asks Senators Reid, McConnell, and DeMint to for End to Secret Holds
12:50 PM
MADRE: Take Action for Honduran Activists
12:30 PM
Friends of The Earth: Sen. Murkowski, Pawn of Special Interests, Poised to Bring Clean Air Act Rollback Measure to a Vote
12:20 PM
Brady Campaign: Statement by Brady President Helmke on Mexico President Calderon's Plea
11:43 AM
Human Rights Watch: Ethiopia: Government Repression Undermines Poll
11:04 AM
PEER: One in Five States Strengthened Whistleblower Laws this Year
10:57 AM
Human Rights Watch: UN: Speed Ratification of Children’s Rights Treaties
9:22 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Endangered Status Sought for Bluefin Tuna: Species Already Imperiled by Fishing Now Faces Loss of Gulf Spawning Grounds to Oil Spill
9:15 AM
Americans for Safe Access: Congress Tries to Stop Denial of Banking Services to Medical Marijuana Providers
8:39 AM
Coalition Against War Spending: 46 Congressional Candidates Oppose War Spending

Sunday May 23, 2010

9:51 PM
CODEPINK: CODEPINK Activists Protest Karl Rove Appearance, Demand Accountability, in Mequon

Friday May 21, 2010

8:26 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Center Calls for Firing of MMS Alaska Director John Goll
4:55 PM
NRDC: President Obama Announces Next Phase of Landmark Clean Car Agreement
3:38 PM
ACLU: Federal Court Rules Bagram Prisoners Can't Challenge Their Detention In U.S. Courts
2:27 PM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy: Financial Reform Bill Important for Agriculture
2:01 PM
Center for Public Integrity: Financial Lobbyists: Five for Every Member of Congress
1:48 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: The Legacy of Harvey Milk
1:47 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Obama Kickstarts Process for Truck and Car Fuel Economy, Emissions Standards
1:43 PM
Greenpeace: Dupont Facilities Fail Greenpeace Security Inspection
1:19 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: UBS Whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld To Be Honored at Whistleblower Assembly
12:57 PM
Equality California Issues Statement on Eve of First-Ever Harvey Milk Day
12:35 PM
Human Rights Watch: DR Congo: New Round of LRA Killing Campaign
11:42 AM
Public Citizen: Senate Financial Reform Bill Makes Good Headway But Should Be Stronger
11:24 AM
Free Press: FCC Holds Public Hearing on Media Ownership
10:53 AM
Second International Criminal Defense Conference: Law Conference Upholds Free Speech Rights: Rejects Rwanda Dictatorship’s Attempts to Censor Thought and Speech!

Thursday May 20, 2010

9:50 PM
Senator Russ Feingold: On the Financial Regulatory Reform Bill
5:14 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Can a Bad Economy Finally Discipline the Pentagon?
3:32 PM
Public Citizen: One Month Later: Five Things We Know About the BP Gulf Disaster
3:30 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Thailand: Ensure Rights of Detained Protesters
3:28 PM
Friends of the Earth: Venter Takes Genetic Engineering to 'Extreme New Level'
2:47 PM
Government Accountability Project: National Whistleblower Assembly Starts Monday
2:42 PM
America's Voice: Obama Administration Immigration Deportations Exceed Bush’s Record
2:22 PM
Peaceful Tomorrows: 9/11 Families Group Announces Support for Islamic Cultural Center in Lower Manhattan
2:16 PM
ACLU: Senate Introduces Bill to Protect LGBT Students Against Discrimination
2:13 PM
ETC Group: Synthia is Alive … and Breeding: Panacea or Pandora's Box?
1:57 PM
Free Press: Data in FCC Wireless Report Reveals Need to Protect Consumers
1:55 PM
CREW and Greenpeace Seek Video Feeds and Government Documents Related to Gulf Oil Spill
1:54 PM
Free Press Introduces MediaFAIL
1:52 PM
National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): Groups Ask EPA to Enforce Regional Haze Rules and Protect National Parks
12:59 PM
Constitution Project Releases 'Statement Opposing the Terrorist Expatriation Act'
12:57 PM
National Lawyers Guild (NLG): Philippine Elections Rife with Violence, Irregularities and Voting System Malfunctions
11:55 AM
ACLU: Request for Amazon User Records Unconstitutional, Says ACLU
11:53 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Why the Breakup of MMS Won't Work
11:04 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Sudan: Bashir Inauguration Should Be No-Go Zone

Wednesday May 19, 2010

6:26 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Legislation Ends the Extrajudicial Killing of U.S. Citizens
6:25 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Center for Biological Diversity Response to Secretary Salazar's Splitting of Minerals Management Service
6:25 PM
Americans United Asks IRS to Investigate Los Angeles Church That ‘Tweeted’ Candidate to Victory
6:24 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Honduras: Firings Undercut Judicial Independence
5:33 PM
Senator Russ Feingold: On Voting “No” on Ending Debate on the Financial Regulatory Reform Bill
3:18 PM
America's Voice: First Lady Michelle Obama Questioned by Second Grader Worried About Her Mom’s Immigration Status
2:07 PM
Human Rights First: Refugee Protection Act of 2010 Remedies Severe Problems in Asylum and Refugee Systems
1:59 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Our Survival Depends Upon Reconciliation With, Not Exploitation of, the Natural World
1:36 PM
US PIRG: Consumer Advocates Urge Tight Check on Insurance Companies
11:53 AM
League of Women Voters: Murkowski Move Would Block New Energy and Environmental Policies
10:50 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Urges French Politicians to Reject Face Veil Ban
10:15 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Uganda: Protect, Don’t Punish, People With HIV
9:55 AM
National Low Income Housing Coalition Commends HUD for Recent TRA Proposal
9:05 AM
Friends of The Earth - International: Biodiversity Lost at Unprecedented Rate

Tuesday May 18, 2010

6:27 PM
MADRE: Post-Earthquake Violence Against Women in Haiti: Failure to Prevent, Protect and Punish
5:26 PM
Free Press: Groups Urge FCC to Put Consumers First in Retransmission Battles
4:31 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Pesticides Restricted Throughout Bay Area Endangered Species Habitat
4:29 PM
Gulf Restoration Project: Fishermen and Conservationists Sue U.S. Department of Interior For Illegal Waivers of Blowout and Spill Response Planning in Gulf of Mexico Disaster
4:26 PM
Haymarket Books: Barred by Israel, Noam Chomsky to Deliver Speech to Palestinian University via Video Feed
4:18 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Billions of Dollars Leaving State Economies Annually to Import Coal, Report Finds
4:13 PM
Amnesty International: Zimbabwe: 700,000 Forcibly Evicted Still Ignored Five Years On
3:55 PM
Human Rights Watch: Mexico/US: Obama-Calderón Meeting Questions and Answers
3:25 PM
Brady Campaign: Montana "Firearms Freedom Act" Would Arm Criminals, Threaten National Security
3:09 PM
United States Campaign to Ban Landmines: Senators and Representatives Support Ban on Landmines: Letters Sent to President Obama
2:16 PM
Public Citizen: Big Bank Lobbyists Fighting Financial Reform Outnumber Pro-Reform Lobbyists by 11-1
1:57 PM
ACLU: NYCLU, ACLU And LatinoJustice PRLDEF Challenge Unconstitutional Anti-Immigrant Ordinance On Behalf Of Day Laborer Groups
1:53 PM
Breast Cancer Fund: High Levels of Toxic Chemical BPA Detected in Canned Foods
1:35 PM
America's Voice: Washington Take Note: DREAM Students Unafraid to Act on their Beliefs
1:11 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: 800 VA Scientists, Academic Leaders Tell Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to Stop Harassing Climate Scientist
12:44 PM
Greenpeace: Canadian Forest Industry and Environmental Groups Sign Worlds Largest Conservation Agreement Applying to Area Twice the Size of Germany
12:41 PM
ForestEthics: ForestEthics and the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement: A Historic Opportunity
12:38 PM
Physicians for Human Rights: Scientists Find Elevated Levels of Potentially Toxic Metals in Some Guatemalans Living Near Canadian-owned Mine, Recommend Further Studies
12:27 PM
Friends of The Earth: Carbon Fraud Guide Details Dangers of Carbon Markets That Are Contaminated By Offsets
12:11 PM
MADRE: Meeting With Our Partner in Haiti
11:58 AM
Palestine Solidarity Campaign Thanks Elvis Costello for Cancelling Concert in Israel
11:02 AM
Consortium of Professional and Academic Association Condemns Arizona Immigration Law
11:01 AM
PEER: EPA Science Divorced from Needs and Discombobulated
9:00 AM
Free Press: Public Interest Groups Request Reversal of Rules That Encourage Media Cross-Ownership
8:52 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Filed to Stop Department of Interior From Continuing to Issue New Offshore Drilling Permits With No Environmental Review

Monday May 17, 2010

7:23 PM
Organic Consumers Association: Raw Milk Advocates Call on Attorney General Coakley to Investigate MDAR Commissioner Scott Soares
6:01 PM
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: The Promise of Brown v. Board of Education Remains Unfulfilled
5:56 PM
Climate Reality Check: Kerry-Lieberman Bill Continues Dangerous Direction for U.S.
5:24 PM
Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR): Stop O'Reilly's Immigrant Crime Slurs
5:04 PM
MADRE: US Delegation Finds Inadequate Response and 'Victim-Blaming' Approach to Rapes in Haitian Displacement Camps
5:03 PM
National Low Income Housing Coalition Honored for Support of Hurricane Recovery in Mississippi
4:58 PM
ACLU: Broad Coalition Urges Attorney General to Leave Miranda Warnings Intact
4:34 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Groups Urge Senate to Support Sen. Grassley’s Efforts to Crack Down on Revolving Door at Financial Regulatory Agencies
4:32 PM
CREW Lawsuit Reveals 83% of Bush-Era Emails Were Never Archived
3:41 PM
Food & Water Watch Sues Feds for Ignoring Problems at Operating BP Platform
3:30 PM
Media Matters for America: Desperate Conservatives Fling Anti-Semitic Attacks at Kagan
3:30 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): International Study: High Cell Phone Use May Raise Tumor Risk
2:11 PM
ACLU and Civil Rights Groups File Legal Challenge to Arizona Racial Profiling Law
1:15 PM
Council of Canadians: Council of Canadians Warns of Loopholes in New Federal Water Legislation
12:50 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): The Myth of Mountaintop Removal Reclamation
12:45 PM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Combating Chagas Disease Must Also Include Treatment and Research for New Medicines
11:41 AM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): Food Reserves Needed to Respond to Global Food Crisis, Civil Society Groups Say
11:37 AM
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): Protests Nationwide Oppose $33 Billion to Escalate Afghan War
11:18 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Off-Road Abuses Prompt Call for Probe of BLM-Nevada
11:04 AM
SEIU President Mary Kay Henry: 'Immigrants Are Not for Profit'
10:30 AM
Greenpeace: Nestle to Stop Using Products From Rainforest Destruction
8:56 AM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): BP Cited for Worst OSHA Safety Violations Among U.S. Refiners

Friday May 14, 2010

4:29 PM
Public Citizen: Public Citizen Urges Boycott of BP
4:25 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Delaying Withdrawal in Iraq? * Extending Repression in Egypt
4:07 PM
Peace Action: Over 13 Million People Push Congress for Afghanistan Exit Strategy
3:48 PM
Project On Government Oversight: POGO Urges Senate to Strengthen Inspector General Independence
3:27 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: NARAL Pro-Choice America Endorses Bill to Protect Women’s Access to Birth Control
2:30 PM
No More Guantánamos: Two Massachusetts Towns Welcome Guantánamo Detainee Ordered Released by a Federal Judge
2:20 PM
Bread for The World: Crime and Immigrants
1:50 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Attorney General's Statement On 'Faith-Based' Job Bias Is Encouraging, Says Americans United
1:45 PM
Greenpeace: Burgeoning Oil Disaster Exposes Need for Immediate Halt to New Offshore Oil
1:37 PM
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): CAIR Questions National Silence on Fla. Mosque Bombing
1:34 PM
Clean Power Now: Clean Power Now Hits Lawsuits by Big Coal Funded Opposition to Cape Wind
12:47 PM
ACLU: ACLU And Nation's Leading Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Arizona's Racial Profiling Law
12:45 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Urges Saudi King to Halt Execution of Sudanese Man Sentenced for "Sorcery"
12:18 PM
Human Rights Watch: UK: Make Rights a Priority at Home and Abroad
11:27 AM
Rising Tide North America: Crude Awakening Activists Hold National “Day of Action, Night of Mourning”
11:23 AM
Backbone Campaign: Seattle Boycott BP Rolling Action Tomorrow 8:30AM-1PM
11:19 AM
Brady Campaign: As NRA Convention Begins, Poll Shows Voters Oppose Pushing Guns in Public
10:22 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit to Challenge Salazar's Wholesale Disregard of Marine Mammal Protection Laws in Gulf of Mexico

Thursday May 13, 2010

4:28 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Alaskans in the Gulf: Lessons from Exxon Valdez
3:26 PM
NLIHC: More than 2,225 Organizations Representing Every Congressional District Send Letter Urging Congress to Fund the National Housing Trust Fund
3:26 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Maryland First to Bar Schools Releasing Tests to Military
2:21 PM
Human Rights First: Former FBI Interrogators Tell Obama Miranda Modifications May Do "More Harm Than Good"
2:18 PM
CIVIC: Afghanistan: Obama, Karzai Right to Openly Discuss Civilian Casualties
2:14 PM
Consumer Advocates: Scorecard Shows Consumers Pay Steep Rates for Small Loans
1:21 PM
US PIRG: Students and Young Adults Hit Hard by Financial Crisis
1:16 PM
Human Rights Watch: Israel: Investigate Unlawful Destruction in Gaza War
1:10 PM
ACLU: New ACLU Of Texas Report Documents State Board Of Education Abuse Of Power
12:20 PM
Human Rights Watch: UN Human Rights Council: Competitive Vote Would Improve Membership
12:10 PM
Brady Campaign: Starbucks, Note: Most in Poll, Particularly Women, Don't Want Guns in Stores
11:52 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Obama Administration Sides with Bush DOJ, Asks Supreme Court to Keep Canadian Rendition Victim Maher Arar from His Day in Court
10:28 AM
The Yes Men: Yes Men 2.0: May a Thousand Yes Men and Women Bloom

Wednesday May 12, 2010

6:09 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): On Climate: Kerry-Lieberman a "Bonanza of Corporate Giveaways"
6:08 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Groups to Obama: Let Karzai Hold Peace Talks
5:37 PM
Government Accountability Project: National Whistleblower Assembly May 24 & 25
5:34 PM
ACLU and Other Rights Groups Send Letter Urging Pentagon to Lift Ban on Guantánamo Reporters
5:32 PM
ACLU: Administration Drug Control Strategy Raises Civil Liberties Concerns, Says ACLU
5:07 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Revoke Guantanamo Ban on Four Journalists
3:52 PM
Free Press: Stearns' Internet Bill Would Impose Heavy Regulations, Enable Further Consumer Harm
3:36 PM
America's Voice: Real Border Sheriffs Get It: Best Way to Secure the Border Is Comprehensive Immigration Reform
3:12 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: As Karzai Visits Washington DC, Kucinich Says, “End the War, Rebuild America”
2:47 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): California: From Foster Children to Homeless Adults
2:14 PM
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence: Americans Oppose and Feel Unsafe With Open Carry; Women Strongest in Opposing Guns in Public
2:12 PM
Tulane University Students: Four Tulane Students Disciplined for Supporting Low Wage Workers in Protest
2:06 PM
Equality California to Celebrate First-Ever Harvey Milk Day With Statewide Canvasses on Marriage Equality
2:03 PM
Free Press: Industry Front Group Plans Campaign of Lies
2:01 PM
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC): Nickelodeon's AddictingGames.com Is Worst Toy of the Year; Promoting 'Naughty Games' to Preschoolers Earns Gaming Site TOADY Award
1:50 PM
Public Citizen: Climate Bill Is a Misnomer: It’s a Nuclear Energy-Promoting, Oil Drilling-Championing, Coal Mining-Boosting Gift to Polluters
1:43 PM
Amnesty International: Israeli Government Urged Not to Jail Nuclear Whistleblower Again
1:24 PM
Doctors Without Borders/MSF: Doctors Without Borders Calls Attention to Continuing Dangers Faced by Survival Migrants and Refugees in South Africa
12:30 PM
Council of Canadians: Ban Ki-moon Told Canada Does Not Deserve a Seat on UN Security Council
12:30 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Secret Chemicals Revealed in Celebrity Perfumes, Teen Body Sprays
12:24 PM
Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS): Grassroots Clean Energy/Environmental Groups: Kerry-Lieberman Dirty Energy Bill Is No Solution to Climate Crisis
12:21 PM
Peace Action: Foreign Policy Experts Ask Obama to Say Yes to Peace Talks in Afghanistan
12:19 PM
Violence Policy Center: National Rifle Association--Embracing Tea Partiers and Anti-Government Rhetoric--Meets in Charlotte, NC
10:39 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): State and Local Workers Earn Less than Similar Private Sector Workers
9:11 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Kerry-Lieberman Climate Proposal a Disaster for Climate
8:38 AM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Energy Department's Annual Outlook Underscores Need for Strong Renewable Energy Policies, Touts Benefits of Fuel Economy Standards

Tuesday May 11, 2010

6:38 PM
Friends of the Earth: Dangerous Senate Bill Threatens to Stymie Fight Against Global Warming
4:28 PM
ACLU: Federal Court Finds Freezing of Charity's Assets Unconstitutional
4:00 PM
CREW Sues Department of Justice Over Missing Yoo Emails
3:59 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity Praised
3:58 PM
American Rivers: A 21st Century Flood Management Strategy for the Southeast
3:56 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: Defenders' Statement on the Continued Support for Offshore Drilling by Members of Congress
3:47 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Senate Ignores Fed's Threats, Passes Audit Amendment 96-0
2:55 PM
US Senator Bernie Sanders: Senate Approves Fed Audit
1:25 PM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): SEC Watchdog Says Financial Reform Bill Jeopardizes Independence
1:22 PM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) Applauds ONDCP Call for New Direction in National Drug Policy
11:34 AM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Salazar Should Finish the Job, Separate All Oversight Functions from Oil and Gas Leasing
11:06 AM
ACLU Tells Appellate Court South Carolina's Ballot Access Law Is Unconstitutional
10:57 AM
America's Voice: Latino, Sports, and Progressive Advocates to MLB: Move the 2011 All-Star Game from Arizona!
10:55 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Interior Science Has Integrity Issues, IG Says
10:27 AM
Council of Canadians: ‘Tweet-In’ Aims to Stop the Canada Colombia FTA

Monday May 10, 2010

5:17 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Kagan's 'Shocking' Record on Diversity
4:54 PM
ACLU to Argue in Appeals Court That South Carolina's Ballot Access Law Is Unconstitutional
4:40 PM
Free Press Releases 'New Public Media: A Plan for Action'
3:40 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Senate Committee Should Question Elena Kagan on Issues Relating to Church-State Separation, Says Americans United
3:34 PM
Environmental Groups: Offshore Arctic Drilling Still Scheduled in Less Than 60 Days
3:33 PM
Public Citizen: As Trade Again Becomes a Hot-Button Election Issue, Senate Candidates Pile Onto TRADE Act
3:26 PM
Berkeley Students, Community Members Blockade Main Administrative Building to Support Hunger Strike
2:33 PM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): American Maritime Officers Union’s Lobbying Disclosure Forms Under Scrutiny
2:32 PM
Constitution Project Troubled by Recent Proposals to Weaken Miranda Requirements
2:30 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): CCR Executive Director Vincent Warren Critical of Elena Kagan’s Nomination to the Supreme Court
2:27 PM
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows: 9/11 Families Oppose Holder Proposal to Modify Miranda
1:37 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Ignoring Gulf Catastrophe, Graham Calls for More Offshore Oil Drilling
12:06 PM
ACLU: Attorney General Proposes Altering Miranda Protections in Terrorism Cases
11:09 AM
Greenpeace: First Reports of Oil at Port Eads, Mainland Louisiana
11:08 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Kagan: * Goldman Sachs * Shifting Court to Right?
10:55 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): World's Biggest Whistleblower Agency Has Fewer than 80 Staff

Friday May 7, 2010

4:59 PM
Free Press: Free Press: FCC Proposal a Step Toward Correcting Powell-Era Mistakes
4:50 PM
Human Rights First: The Main Award of the International Human Rights Movement in 2010 Goes to a Syrian Human Rights Defender Lingering in Prison
4:49 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Long-term Power Purchase Agreement between National Grid and Cape Wind Puts Northeast a Step Closer to Cleaner Energy Production
4:48 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Lieberman's Citizen-Stripping Bill "Unconstitutional"
3:46 PM
CODEPINK: CODEPINK Brings Peace Message to Military Arms Exhibit on Washington Mall
3:43 PM
America's Voice: On Immigration the NBA Has More Courage than the GOP
2:41 PM
Human Rights First: Stripping Citizenship Unconstitutional, Unnecessary
2:20 PM
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): CAIR Asks GOP to Repudiate Racist, Anti-Muslim Ads
2:05 PM
National Parks Conservation Association: National Parks Group Urges Federal Aviation Administration and Park Service to Protect Mount Rainier
2:03 PM
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on April Jobs Report
1:24 PM
Amnesty International: Iranian Authorities Must End Secrecy Surrounding Executions of Afghans
1:04 PM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Statement: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the April Employment Report
12:44 PM
America's Voice: Experts Release New Polling on Immigration in Moderate-Conservative States
11:01 AM
Council of Canadians: UN Secretary General to Meet with Maude Barlow today
10:53 AM
Free Press: Free Press Rebuttal to the Telecommunications Industry’s Predictable Response to the FCC’s Announcement of Jurisdictional Intent
9:43 AM
Mobilization for Our Economy: National Campaign: Mobilize for OUR Economy Launched
9:36 AM
ACLU: ACLU Condemns Banning Of Four Reporters From Guantánamo Military Commissions

Thursday May 6, 2010

5:53 PM
ACLU: Members of Congress Propose Bill to Strip Citizenship From American Terrorism Suspects
5:01 PM
Rainforest Action Network Stands By Evidence That Cargill Is Destroying Rainforests
5:00 PM
Doctors Without Borders: Victory for Access to Medicines as Patent Rejected in India
4:58 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: A Decade Later, Million Mom March Endures As a Force to Save Lives
3:27 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Settlement Will Secure Habitat for Black Abalone Endangered by Climate Change
3:26 PM
Equality California (EQCA): State Assembly Passes Bill Eliminating Barriers to Dissolve Marriages, Domestic Partnerships for Same-Sex Couples
3:20 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): President’s Cancer Panel Warns Public About Chemicals
2:08 PM
Public Citizen to Congress: Legislation to Restrain Corporate Election Spending Is Crucial for Democracy
2:07 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): * BP and D.C. * 'Worst Industrial Disaster'
2:06 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Safeway May Face Lawsuit for Failing to Alert Purchasers of Recalled Food
2:04 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Deadly Bat Disease Crosses Mississippi; Group Implores States to Take Preventive Action
12:49 PM
SEIU Joins with Other Labor and Civil Rights Groups to Announce Boycott of Arizona, Boycott of Intolerance
12:37 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): OSHA to Make Only Tiny Dent in Huge Health Standards Backlog
12:35 PM
America's Voice: Mr. President: Americans Want Action on Immigration Reform, Not a Process
12:12 PM
Free Press Encouraged by New FCC Plan
11:20 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Greek Crisis -- Another Bank Bailout?
11:12 AM
Friends of the Earth Responds to Gulf Oil Spill with TV Ad Taking on Palin, Steele and ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’
10:11 AM
Free Press: Senator Dorgan, FCC’s Clyburn to Headline Free Press Policy Summit
10:09 AM
Council of Canadians: Parliament’s Vote for Bill C-311 an Important Step Toward Climate Justice, Says Council of Canadians
9:44 AM
Freedom to Marry: Hearings Begin in Historic Trial to Erode DOMA

Wednesday May 5, 2010

5:45 PM
Free Press: FCC Must Move to Reclaim Authority Over Broadband
5:03 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Launched to Protect Polar Bears From Interior Secretary Salazar's Arctic Offshore Drilling Plan
4:38 PM
SEIU: Civil Rights and Labor Organizations Announce Boycott to Protest Arizona Immigration Law
4:26 PM
ACLU: Los Angeles County Jail Plagued By Violence And Hazardous Conditions, ACLU Report Finds
4:03 PM
ACLU: House Hears Testimony On Proposed Updates To Privacy Law
3:32 PM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Activists Occupy Cargill HQ
3:31 PM
Earthjustice: New EPA Testing Method Identifies Higher Coal Ash Threat; Must Drive Agency's Rulemaking
3:30 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Problems with Surveillance and Profiling
3:28 PM
Free Press Lauds Congressional Leadership for Support of Broadband Reclassification
3:27 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United and ACLU File Lawsuit Over Public School Graduations at Church
3:25 PM
American Rivers: Communities Improving Public Safety through River Restoration
2:30 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists, Beyond Nuclear, NC WARN: Feds Duck Nagging Problems with #1 Safety Rule at U.S. Nuclear Plants
12:37 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Lawsuit Challenges Police and Secret Service Crackdown on Journalists Covering Protests at Republican National Convention
12:35 PM
CREW Files FOIA Seeking Documents Confirming Bureau of Prisons Prevented Jack Abramoff From Participating in Documentary
12:33 PM
ACLU and Americans United: ACLU And Americans United File Lawsuit Over Public School Graduations At Church

Tuesday May 4, 2010

6:33 PM
ACLU: ACLU Calls On Administration And Congress To Follow The Rule Of Law In Terrorism Cases
6:09 PM
Electronic Frontier Foundation: EFF Seeks to Protect Innovation for Social Network Users
5:48 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: San Diego Butterfly Closer to Endangered Species Protection
5:46 PM
Earthjustice: EPA Proposes National Regulations on Coal Ash
5:33 PM
Project On Government Oversight: MMS Understated Scale and Impact of Oil Spills in Five-Year Plan
5:14 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Former Law Enforcement Officials Comment on the Arrest in the NYC Attempted Bombing
5:00 PM
American Bird Conservancy: Bird Group Warns that Oiled Birds Found Onshore May Be a Fraction of the Total Toll on Birds From Gulf Spill
4:47 PM
Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR): CAIR: Muslims Welcome Arrest in Times Square Bomb Plot
4:11 PM
NRDC: Updated Groundbreaking Report Shows U.S. Drinking Water and Watersheds Still Widely Contaminated by Hormone Disrupting Pesticide, Atrazine
4:08 PM
CREW: Groups Praise Defense and State Departments for Releasing Nuclear Posture Review
4:06 PM
Environmental Groups: As Gulf of Mexico Spill Worsens, Groups Challenge Shell's Air Permits to Drill in the Arctic
3:39 PM
America's Voice: After Arizona, Public in General, and Latinos in Particular, Want Action on Immigration Reform
3:27 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: Defenders of Wildlife Launches Ad Campaign Directed at Discovery Communications Inc, 'Sarah Palin's Alaska'
2:25 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: VA Attorney General Cuccinelli Harasses Climate Scientist
2:20 PM
Free Press: Will the Obama Administration Abandon its Technology Agenda?
1:52 PM
National Day Laborers Organizing Network: DC District Council Introduces Legislation to Limit Police-ICE Partnerships
1:44 PM
Peace Action: International Coalition Delivers Seven Million Petition Signatures for Nuclear Abolition To UN Chair
1:24 PM
Center for Public Integrity: Top Watchdog Jobs Left Unfilled at Federal Agencies
1:20 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Nebraska Group’s Evangelistic Rallies At Public Schools May Result In Lawsuit, Says Americans United
12:32 PM
Global Justice Ecology Project: New Studies Expose Potential Risks of GMO Trees
12:26 PM
Human Rights at Home Campaign: Amnesty International, ACLU and The Human Rights At Home Campaign Call on Members and Allies to Urge President Obama to Issue an Executive Order on Human Rights
12:23 PM
Public Citizen: Court Should Allow Criticisms of Telemarketing Investment Bank to Be Posted on Web, Lift Ban on Comments on 800notes.com
10:12 AM
Corporate Accountability International: Water Emergency an Opportunity to Advance Long-Term Solutions, Overcome Short-Term Fixes like Bottled Water

Monday May 3, 2010

6:28 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Beyond BP: Lessons from Valdez and Bhopal
5:36 PM
ACLU: Supreme Court Rules Government Doctors Not Individually Liable for Death of Immigration Detainee
5:33 PM
Institute for Local Self-Reliance: Publicly Owned Networks Spur Competition And Offer Fastest Speeds at Lowest Prices, Says New Report
2:50 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Statement of Faisal Hashmi on Behalf of Family of Syed Fahad Hashmi
2:49 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Croatia: Unfulfilled Promises to Persons with Disabilities
2:38 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Whistleblower Appeal to Test Obama Policies
1:11 PM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Federal Agency Guaranteeing Americans’ Pensions Flunks Internal Audit
11:26 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Audit Shows Wide Variation in Agency Open Government Plans
10:34 AM
Free Press: FCC to Abandon Net Neutrality?

Saturday May 1, 2010

12:27 PM
Center for Biological Diversity Calls for Moratorium on Offshore Oil Leasing, Exploration and Development
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