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Newswire - July, 2010

Friday July 30, 2010

5:51 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Education: "Chicago Model a Disaster"
4:45 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Abu Ghraib Torture Case
4:39 PM
Project On Government Oversight: POGO Comment on the House Reforms in Response to the Gulf Oil Disaster
3:50 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Recognizes Tragic Milestone in War in Afghanistan
3:46 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich, Conyers, Sanders Renew Call for National Single Payer on Medicare’s Birthday
3:19 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Filed to Stop 677-mile Ruby Pipeline and Protect Endangered Fish
1:48 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Time Magazine, U.S. Government Using Afghan Women to Sell War?
1:47 PM
Friends of The Earth: Kalamazoo Spill Underscores Dangers of Proposed Tar Sands Oil Pipeline from Canada to Gulf Coast
1:23 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Iran Must Release or Try US Hikers Held Without Charge for a Year, Says Amnesty International
1:18 PM
Africa Action: Congressional Leaders Unveil New Legislation on Zimbabwe
1:03 PM
Americas Voice: Pundits Should Listen to Voters on Immigration
9:53 AM
National Lawyers Guild: NLG Legal Observers Targeted by Police in Arizona
7:51 AM
Center for Responsive Politics: Billionaire Wyly Brothers, Accused by Federal Government of Massive Fraud

Thursday July 29, 2010

5:47 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): WikiLeaks: A Soldier and a Veteran Comment
4:45 PM
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL): Lawyers’ Committee Pleased with Passing of Fair Sentencing Act of 2010
4:31 PM
Congressman Raúl Grijalva Closes Yuma Office After Bullet, Shattered Window Found by Staff
4:23 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Ports Bill Paves the Way for Clean Air Programs Across the Country
4:02 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Pentagon Shoots Down POGO’s FOIA Regarding Government Contractor Database
4:01 PM
Public Citizen: House Committee Passes Important Checks on Corporate Spending on Elections; Measure Would Blunt Citizens United Ruling
3:59 PM
Rainforest Action Network Welcomes Cargill’s Palm Oil Announcement
12:52 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): EWG’s Ken Cook Testifies on House Proposal to Reform Federal Chemicals Law
12:39 PM
National Day Laborer Organizing Network: Social Media Plays Integral Role in Growing Anti-SB1070 Movement
12:32 PM
International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL): 'All States Should Join the Convention and Forswear Use of Cluster Munitions Forever'
12:27 PM
Greenpeace: Under Fire Rainforest Destroyer Caught Breaking Promises
12:26 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): International: Cluster Bomb Ban Takes Effect
11:35 AM
Interfaith Worker Justice: Faith Leaders Flock to Arizona to Oppose SB-1070, Launch Coordinated Nationwide Weekend of Protest
11:29 AM
Cluster Munition Coalition: Cluster Bomb Ban Treaty Takes Effect Worldwide
11:23 AM
NOW Participates in Launch of Campaign to Protect and Strengthen Social Security

Wednesday July 28, 2010

6:09 PM
Food & Water Watch: UN General Assembly Votes to Recognize the Human Right to Water and Sanitation
5:41 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama Going After Whistleblowers
5:38 PM
Medical Marijuana Project: Ideologically Diverse Advocates Echo Call to End DEA Raids on State-Sanctioned Medical Marijuana Providers
5:29 PM
ACLU: Fair Sentencing Act An Important First Step But Sizeable Sentencing Gap Remains
5:18 PM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): Time for Health Professionals to Get Active on Food and Farm Policy
4:40 PM
ACLU: Court Blocks Implementation Of Key Sections Of Arizona's Racial Profiling Law
3:35 PM
America's Voice: Ruling on AZ Law: The Federal Courts Had to Step In, Lasting Solution Can Only Come from Congress
3:32 PM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM): FAMM Hails Elimination of First Mandatory Minimum Since Nixon Administration
3:02 PM
Council of Canadians: Council Celebrates UN General Assembly Recognition of Human Right to Water
2:57 PM
Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR): CAIR: Texas Mosque Targeted by Arson, Hate Graffiti, Slurs
2:00 PM
Free Press: Closed-Door Meetings Continue at the FCC, Cut Out the Public
12:50 PM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy: Time for Health Professionals to Get Active on Food and Farm Policy
12:42 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International USA Mobilizes Membership to Fight Anti-Immigrant Sentiment in Nine States
11:37 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Singapore: Legal Charges Threat to Freedom of Expression
11:04 AM
Government Accountability Project: White House Ends Climate Change Gag Order
9:59 AM
PEER: Lawsuit to Protect Varmints in Mojave National Preserve
7:06 AM
Center for Public Integrity: Haphazard Firefighting Might Have Sunk BP Oil Rig

Tuesday July 27, 2010

8:20 PM
Friends of the Earth: Senate ‘Spill’ Bill Fails to Address Root Causes of Gulf Oil Tragedy
5:22 PM
Amnesty International: South Ossetia Civil Society Activist Beaten
5:17 PM
Amnesty International: Greece Must Stop Treating Migrants as Criminals
5:15 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Regulators Petitioned to Withdraw Approval of 677-mile Ruby Pipeline to Avoid Killing Endangered Fish
5:13 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Two Rare Ecuadorian Bird Species Given U.S. Endangered Status, Including One of Darwin's Finches
5:11 PM
Oxfam International: AU Summit: Less Rhetoric and More Action Needed to Save Women and Childrens' Lives
5:09 PM
Doctors Without Borders: Three-Time Victims: Colombians Continue to Face Violence, Neglect, and Stigma as a Result of Long-Standing Conflict
5:07 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Lawsuit Seeks Final Rule on ‘Antibacterial’ Chemicals After 32-Year Delay
5:04 PM
Public Citizen: New BP CEO Must Do More Than Give the Company a PR Facelift
5:00 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Western Climate Initiative Carbon Market Plan Shows States Are Again Leading the Way
4:17 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Cancels Offshore Oil Lease Sales in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
3:06 PM
CODEPINK: Leak This to Congress.... Now
2:21 PM
Clean Energy Works: CEOs: Senate Obstruction of Climate Bill Sends Jobs to China, Dollars to Enemies, Increases Pollution At Home
2:17 PM
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): Calif. Tea Party to Use Dogs to Harass Muslim Worshippers
2:08 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Statement and Open Letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Readmission of Honduras into OAS
1:35 PM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy: Midwest Rural Assembly to Bring Together Community and Government Leaders
1:26 PM
America's Voice: Harry Reid Steps Up on DREAM Act
1:21 PM
Marijuana Policy Project: D.C. Medical Marijuana Law Clears Congressional Hurdle
1:13 PM
Sea Turtle Restoration Project: BP Oil Spill Operations Violating Endangered Species Act
1:11 PM
ACLU: State Department Ends Ban On Colombian Journalist
1:09 PM
Environmental Working Group: EWG Tests Find High BPA Loads on Receipts
12:32 PM
CEPR: CBO Changes Methodology for 2010 Long-Term Budget Projection
11:51 AM
ACLU: ACLU Seeks Records About FBI Collection Of Racial And Ethnic Data In 29 States And D.C.
11:50 AM
MADRE: MADRE to Present Findings on Rapes in Camps to Officials in Haiti
11:50 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Is the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service the Next MMS?

Monday July 26, 2010

6:07 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Filed to Protect Gulf’s Whales and Turtles
5:06 PM
Council of Canadians: Canadian Groups Demand That Canada Support Right to Water at the UN
5:01 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: California Teacher Has No Right to Push Religion in the Classroom, Americans United Tells Federal Appeals Court
5:00 PM
Free Press: Library of Congress Decision Favors Consumers Seeking to Unlock Cell Phones
4:43 PM
U.S. Senator Russ Feingold Statement on the Leaked Documents Regarding U.S. Operations in the Af-Pak Region
4:19 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Algerian Former Detainee Released to Family; Rights Group Calls on Algeria to Ensure His Ongoing Safety; Says U.S. Should End Practice of Forcible Repatriations
4:11 PM
Let Justice Roll Living Wage Campaign: No Happy Anniversary for Minimum Wage Workers July 24
3:20 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Justice Department Considering Using False Claims Act to Recover Losses in Deepwater Horizon Disaster
3:17 PM
Violence Policy Center: House Expected to Vote on Bill to Protect Guns From Claims of Creditors in Bankruptcy Cases
2:51 PM
United Students Against Sweatshops: Students and Workers Beat Industry Giant
1:59 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: NRA, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin Plan Rally at Lincoln Memorial on Day of King March
1:05 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Wikileaks and Realities of Afghanistan War
12:37 PM
Free Gaza: UN Promises Delivery of Freedom Flotilla Cargo to Gaza
12:36 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Confused, Alone, and in Legal Limbo
12:14 PM
ACLU Urges No Vote On DISCLOSE ACT
11:59 AM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Senate to Debate Crucial Campaign Finance Disclosure Bill
11:57 AM
Amnesty International Urges More Prosecutions following the Khmer Rouge Conviction
11:53 AM
National Disability Rights Network Urges Congress to Ensure Compliance With the ADA
11:10 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Radioactive Wells Pose Bigger Risks in New Jersey

Friday July 23, 2010

4:55 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): "Breaking the Gordian Knot on Climate Legislation"
4:50 PM
Washington DC Teachers Union: IMPACT Survey Results and Comments on Today's Teacher Terminations
4:11 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: House Expected to Act Next Week on Kucinich, Paul Privileged Resolution to Remove U.S. Forces in Pakistan
4:02 PM
CREW: CREW Seeks Records of Talks Between Ed. Dept. Officials and Advocates of Tigher Regulation of For-Profit Education Industry
2:50 PM
CEPR: New Report Suggests Stimulus Better for Spanish Economy, Debt Burden, Than Austerity
2:32 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Sanders Calls Climate Change Setback Disappointing Solar Power Prospects Brighter
2:28 PM
Amnesty International: Amnesty International Says Dutch Conviction in Trafigura Toxic Dumping Case is Significant Step But Health Impact Must be Resolved
2:13 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Chemicals Law Overhaul Proposed in House
1:15 PM
Greenpeace: Greenpeace Asks Facebook: As You Grow Toward a Billion Users, Will You Disclose Your Energy Plan?
1:09 PM
CSPI: Lawsuit Over Deceptive Vitaminwater Claims to Proceed
1:05 PM
Violence Policy Center: More Deaths, More Convictions, More Murder-Suicides: VPC Concealed Carry Killers July Update
10:59 AM
Audubon Society: Audobon Leader Comments on Senate Failure to Address Climate Change
9:18 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Strong Climate Legislation Needed, But Senate Proposals Fell Far Short

Thursday July 22, 2010

5:44 PM
ETAN Condemns U.S. Plan to Get Back in Bed with Indonesia's Kopassus Killers
5:36 PM
NRDC to Senate Climate Obstructionists: Stop Blocking Our Future
5:35 PM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Activists Send Message to Massey CEO Don Blankenship at the National Press Club: 'Your Coal Is Not Clean, Safe or Forever.'
5:32 PM
Environmental Groups Seeking Ban on Toxic Pesticide Go to Federal Court
5:30 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Pakistan: End Collective Punishment in Swat
5:29 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Whitebark Pine: Climate Change Has This Tree in Trouble
5:21 PM
SEIU Statement on SB1070 Hearing
5:09 PM
Amnesty International Disappointed by U.S. Government Decision to Train Suspected Human Rights Violators in Indonesian Military
2:53 PM
ACLU: Montana Same-Sex Couples Sue State for Legal Protections for Their Families
2:14 PM
ACLU and Civil Rights Groups Ask Court to Block Implementation of Arizona's Racial Profiling Law
1:53 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: EPA Faces Lawsuit for Failure to Control Air Pollution From Pulp Mills
1:51 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA Employees Blow the Whistle on Flawed Climate Bills
1:50 PM
Taxpayer, Environment, Consumer Coalition Takes 'Green Scissors' to Federal Budget
12:26 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Interior Agency Needs to Dig Deeper on Reforms
12:24 PM
Food & Water Watch: House Groundswell Against Atlantis Amps Up
11:10 AM
ACLU and Other Groups in Court TODAY At 10:00 a.m. PDT to Block Implementation of Arizona's Racial Profiling Law
10:44 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): The Netherlands: Do Not Deport Somalis

Wednesday July 21, 2010

6:18 PM
MADRE: In Israel, Miscegenation Equals Rape
6:17 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): NAACP and Tea Party
6:13 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): 87 Senators vs. the Facts on Turkish Group IHH?
5:57 PM
Americans for Safe Access: Medical Marijuana Advocates Protest Recent DEA Raids in Michigan & California
5:54 PM
Farm Sanctuary Emphasizes Benefits of Plant-Based Diets to Dietary Guidelines Committee
5:50 PM
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics: Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics: New Legislation to Prevent Exposure
4:19 PM
Public Citizen: Lawmakers Take Key Step in Protecting Workers From Hazards
3:19 PM
Free Press Disappointed in FCC Decision to Defend Discredited Media Ownership Rule
3:11 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Groups Sue Virginia Prisons for Unconstitutional Banning of Jailhouse Lawyer’s Handbook
3:07 PM
Environmental Working Group: Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics: New Legislation to Prevent Exposure
2:40 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Signing of Comprehensive Financial Reform
2:31 PM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Following Recent Raids, Medical Marijuana Advocacy Groups Call on Pres. Obama to Withdraw Nomination of Michele Leonhart to be DEA Administrator
2:30 PM
ACLU Sues on Behalf of Fremont Residents to Block Discriminatory Law
2:27 PM
ForestEthics: Federal Liberal support for B.C. oil tanker ban applauded
1:30 PM
United for a Fair Economy: Robert Rubin and Other National Figures Join United for a Fair Economy in Calling on Congress to Move Quickly to Restore a Permanent, Robust Estate Tax
1:26 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Urges IRS To Investigate Okla. Religious Group That Promoted Candidate
1:20 PM
Oxfam International: Female Condoms Ignored by Donors
12:57 PM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): Wall Street Reform Bill Signed Today Will Limit Excessive Speculation in Agriculture
12:52 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Historic Whistleblower Reforms Included in Wall Street Reform Bill Signed into Law by President Obama
11:46 AM
Violence Policy Center: National State-by-State Study of Drive-By Shootings Reveals Data on Victims, Time, Location
11:30 AM
North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) Condemns State Department’s Denial of a Visa to Colombian Journalist Hollman Morris
11:28 AM
MADRE: Born into War: Exhibit of Photos and Drawings by Former Child Soldiers in Colombia and Uganda
9:33 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Does the Navy Know Where Its Munitions Go?

Tuesday July 20, 2010

6:36 PM
Free Press: FCC Report Finds Broadband Deployment Lacking
5:02 PM
Free Press: Democracy Depends on Diverse Media, Senators Say
5:00 PM
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): Intelligence Community’s Enormous Use Of Private Contractors Raises Civil Liberties Concerns, Says ACLU
4:11 PM
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): ACLU And Other Groups In Court Thursday At 10:00 a.m. PDT To Block Implementation Of Arizona's Racial Profiling Law
4:11 PM
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): ACLU Commends Obama Administration For Supporting Paycheck Fairness Act
3:30 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Wolf Recovery Sought Across Country: West Coast, New England, Colorado and Great Plains
3:18 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW) and Public Citizen: People For the American Way, Public Citizen Launch Constitutional Amendment Pledge Campaign to Undo Citizens United
3:02 PM
Equality California (EQCA): Poll Shows Majority of Californians Support Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
3:01 PM
Council of Canadians: 6,000 Letters Opposing Canada-EU Trade Talks Delivered to Canadian Mission to European Union
2:54 PM
FAIR: PBS Ombud Agrees With FAIR on Shultz Tribute
1:19 PM
CEPR: Pre-Recession Unemployment Rates May Not be Reached for a Decade
12:52 PM
Free Press: Industry-Funded Study Is Baseless Attempt to Stoke Fear
11:35 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Guinea-Bissau: Pass Anti-Trafficking Law
11:30 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Burundi: Free Journalist Detained on Treason Charges
6:55 AM
Global Access Project: AIDS Activists Launch United Nations Complaint on Impact of Obama Administration Trade Policies on Access to Medicines

Monday July 19, 2010

10:04 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Statement of the Center for Biological Diversity's Executive Director Kierán Suckling on the Capping of BP's Macondo Well and Reported Problems
5:28 PM
ACLU: Bloated Secret Intelligence Apparatus Poses Grave Civil Liberties Concerns, Says ACLU
5:09 PM
National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC): Dodd-Frank Reform Bill Includes Extension of Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act, Additional Housing Provisions
5:08 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: White House’s New National Ocean Policy a Welcome Sign, But Lacks Assurances to Protect Our Oceans
5:06 PM
ACLU: Senate Passes Bill Protecting International Free Speech
4:17 PM
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC): United Nations Grants Official Status to US-Based International LGBT Rights Group
3:58 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Forest Service Plan to Open 1,100 Miles of Road to ORVs Will Hurt Wildlife, Recreation
3:57 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Sanctions: Lesson from Iraq for Iran and Gaza
3:54 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Don’t Return Guantanamo Detainees Fearing Ill-Treatment
3:51 PM
Greenpeace Begins Independent Assessment of Gulf Impacts with Three-Month Ship Tour
3:49 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): "Top Secret America" -- Further Corrupting Intelligence?
3:00 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): New Report Shows European Countries Offer Far More Parental Leave Than U.S.
2:26 PM
Amnesty International Calls on Singapore to Release British Author of Death Penalty Book
12:20 PM
American Bird Conservancy: Many Gulf Spill Cleanup Efforts Ineffective and Harming, not Helping Birds
12:09 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): UAE/Lebanon: Allow Lebanese/Gazan Deportees to Appeal
11:35 AM
Witness Against Torture: American Anti-Torture Activists Visit Former Guantánamo Prisoners in Bermuda
11:33 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): FDA Threatens to Ban New Jersey Shellfish Sales

Friday July 16, 2010

5:20 PM
Project On Government Oversight: Secretary Geithner Sends Wrong Message on Oversight by Opposing Elizabeth Warren
5:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): BP and Dispersants: The "Regulated" Regulating the "Regulators"?
4:00 PM
America's Voice Education Fund: New Report: Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Notorious Record
3:16 PM
Project On Government Oversight: Onshore Drilling Regulator Becomes President of Industry Group
2:19 PM
Human Rights Watch: Pakistan: Extrajudicial Executions by Army in Swat
2:09 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR Applauds New Law Removing Personal Information from Stop-and-Frisk Database, Cautions NYPD
1:12 PM
Physicians for Human Rights: Two Years Too Long: Iranian AIDS Doctors Arash and Kamiar Alaei Still in Prison
11:38 AM
Africa Action: Africa Action Addresses Deaths in Uganda and the Flawed War on Terror and Africa
11:12 AM
Human Rights Watch: Uganda: Bombing was Abhorrent Expansion of Attacks on Civilians
11:06 AM
National Parks Conservation Association: Obama Family to Visit Acadia National Park This Weekend
9:46 AM
ACLU: ACLU Agrees To Settle Lawsuit Charging Inadequate Medical Care At Nevada's Ely State Prison

Thursday July 15, 2010

7:16 PM
Friends of the Earth: Cap on Oil Well Doesn’t End Story
6:18 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Chemical Agriculture Group Says, Shut Up and Eat Your Pesticides
5:54 PM
World Wildlife Fund (WWF): Last Month Was Hottest June on Record, Raising Urgency of Passing Climate Legislation, Says WWF
5:53 PM
Public Citizen: Congress Passes Financial Reform, Consumer Protections; Much More Must Be Done to Rein in Wall Street
5:51 PM
Conservation Groups: Groups to Obama: Cut Livestock Subsidy to Fix Agency Budgets
5:26 PM
Committee to Protect Journalists: CPJ Calls for Immediate Release of Tunisian Journalist
5:15 PM
ACLU: Judge Rules CIA Can Suppress Information About Torture Tapes and Memos
4:08 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Congress Passes Major Whistleblower Protections as Part of Wall Street Reform Bill
4:06 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Statement on Wall Street Reform Bill
4:03 PM
Friends of the Earth Action: Did Democratic Leaders Try to Buy a House Seat With a $25 Billion Nuclear Bailout?
3:40 PM
America's Voice: Without a Washington Fix, Immigration Debate Spirals in Dangerous Direction
3:16 PM
ACLU: House Committee Releases Deposition of OLC Torture Memo Author Jay Bybee
3:14 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): House Education and Labor Committee Approves Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill
3:13 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Two Kucinich Amendments Strengthen ‘Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act’
3:11 PM
Greenpeace Halts Rainforest Destruction in Kampar Again by Pulp and Paper Giant APRIL
3:10 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: Statement on Obama Administration Policy Excluding Abortion Coverage from High-Risk Pools
3:08 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Reiterates Call for Passage of Uniting American Families Act and Comprehensive Immigration Reform
3:07 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Ratify Women’s Rights Treaty
3:06 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Forest Service Will Close Caves in Rocky Mountain Region to Protect Bats From Lethal Disease
2:09 PM
Turtle Island Restoration Network: Enviros Seek Greater Protection for Sea Turtles Imperiled by BP’s Oil Spill
2:07 PM
Equality California Hails Efforts to End Unfair Immigration Policy against Same-Sex Couples
1:35 PM
US PIRG: Historic Wall Street Reform Ready For Final Passage
12:00 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Marcellus Gas Pipeline's Cheap Path Through Jersey Parklands
11:51 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Kenya: A Preventable Childbirth Injury That Ruins Lives
11:32 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Finance Reform: What the Bill Doesn't Do
10:24 AM
Free Press Urges FCC to Restore Broadband Oversight Authority
9:38 AM
MADRE Presents Report to UN Human Rights Committee on the Situation in Colombia
12:25 AM
Nuke Free: Message from Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne and Graham Nash

Wednesday July 14, 2010

4:47 PM
Food & Water Watch: Cao Accountable to BP Cronies, Not Constituents
4:44 PM
Pacific Environment, Friends of the Earth, Oil Change International and Groundwork: Obama Administration Poised to Provide Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Financing for Coal in India, Undercutting Clean Energy Jobs in the U.S.
4:42 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Austerity: Why and for Whom?
4:38 PM
Food & Water Watch: Natural Gas No Quick Fix for U.S. Energy Woes
2:04 PM
Environmental Working Group: The Shopping List Agribusiness and Pesticide Companies Don’t Want You to Know About
11:58 AM
CREW Asks Senate Help Committee to Question Motives of Critics of For-Profit Education Industry
11:56 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Kyrgyzstan: Torture, Detentions Escalate Tensions
11:16 AM
National Lawyers Guild: OPD, Law Enforcement Used Excessive Force at Oscar Grant Protest
11:08 AM
PEER: Whistleblowers Still Run Daunting Gauntlet Under Obama

Tuesday July 13, 2010

7:52 PM
ACLU: Obama Administration Releases AIDS Strategy With Important Anti-Discrimination Policies
3:01 PM
Free Press: Free Press Urges FCC to Reject Comcast/NBC Deal
1:28 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): DOE Plan Reduces Nuclear Arsenal By Up to 40 Percent But Results in Few Savings or Reductions in Size of Weapons Complex
1:01 PM
The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Lawyers' Committee Releases Report Focusing on U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan's Civil Rights Record
12:50 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Sudan: ICC Warrant for Al-Bashir on Genocide
12:42 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Afghanistan: Talks Shouldn't Ignore Taliban Abuse of Women
12:32 PM
America's Voice: MLB Players Speak Out Against Arizona Immigration Law
11:50 AM
Common Cause: New Report on Energy Industry Details Contributions and Lobbying Figures, Shows Industry Spent Nearly $3 Billion This Decade
11:45 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research: Proposals to Cut Social Security Benefits will Significantly Impact Retirement Income for Low-and Middle-Class Retirees
11:39 AM
ACLU: Free Speech Groups Ask Secretary Clinton To Review Exclusion Of Colombian Journalist
11:30 AM
Amnesty International: Tunisia Urged to End Subversion of Groups Critical of the Authorities

Monday July 12, 2010

5:59 PM
ACLU at Guantánamo to Observe Military Commissions Proceedings
5:28 PM
ACLU: U.S. Should Prosecute 9/11 Suspects in Federal Criminal Courts, Says ACLU
4:58 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Why Are We in Afghanistan?
3:41 PM
Interfaith Worker Justice to Issue Report Exposing Workers' Rights Violations at Ascension Health
3:38 PM
Consumers Union Poll: 80 Percent of Americans Want Congress to Pass Food Safety Legislation Immediately
3:37 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: AU Lauds Court Decision Upholding Native American Student's Religious Liberty Rights
3:35 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iran/Iraq: Iranian Attacks Should Not Target Iraqi Civilians
3:33 PM
POGO Recommendations for Improvements to the CLEAR Act, H.R. 3534, to Strengthen Oversight and Accountability and End the Cozy Relationship between Interior and Industry
2:21 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Petrochemical Identified in Recalled Kellogg’s Cereals
2:00 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Seeks Release of Interior Secretary Salazar's Communications With Oil Industry About Drilling
12:04 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Lift Gag Order Muzzling NOAA Scientists
11:49 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): NY Times Investigation Exposes Police Practices
11:47 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Haiti Six Months After the Earthquake

Friday July 9, 2010

4:45 PM
Amnesty International: Iran Must Not Execute Woman Spared Stoning Death by Any Means
4:42 PM
CARE: Aid Agencies Call for a 'Surge' in Aid Effort to Help 10 Million Facing Hunger in West Africa
2:43 PM
MADRE: Six-Month Progress Report on MADRE's Response to the Haiti Earthquake
1:51 PM
350.org Announces New 'Put Solar On It' Campaign
12:16 PM
American Rivers: ‘Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2010’ Introduced to Senate
10:33 AM
Free Press: Free Press President to Testify at FCC Hearing
8:51 AM
India Resource Center: Pepsico’s Attempts to “Buy” Credibility Backfires

Thursday July 8, 2010

10:43 PM
ACLU: Federal Judge Rules Federal Law Against Same-Sex Couples Is Unconstitutional
8:47 PM
National Lawyers Guild Criticizes Mehserle Verdict As Gross Injustice
4:58 PM
Farm Sanctuary Responds to Clearing of Ohio Dairy Farm Owner of Criminal Charges
4:18 PM
United Farm Workers (UFW) President Joins Stephen Colbert in Calling on Jobless Citizens to Replace Immigrant Farm Workers
4:13 PM
Human Rights First: Group Welcomes Announced Release of 52 Political Prisoners in Cuba, Calls for Lifting of Restrictions on Island's Indepedent Human Rights Defenders
4:11 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Lebanon: Drop Charges Against Facebook Critics of President
3:20 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Russian Scientist Could Face Forcible Exile
1:29 PM
Friends of the Earth: Nationwide Day of Action Condemns Risky Canadian Dirty Oil Pipeline
1:27 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Immigration Debate 'Ignores Causes'
1:22 PM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Activists Stage Creative Sit-In at EPA Headquarters to Call for Stronger Action on Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
1:20 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Russia: A Year Later, No Prosecution in Estemirova Murder
1:11 PM
Council of Canadians: Harper, Don’t Obstruct UN Vote on Right to Water: Council of Canadians
11:14 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Obama's Orphaned Science Integrity and Transparency Pledge
9:30 AM
Government Accountability Project: Report Exposes Irregularities of Obscure State Department-Funded Organization
8:54 AM
Oakland Institute: Tackling the Global Food Crisis: A Mission Unaccomplished

Wednesday July 7, 2010

5:41 PM
America's Voice: Pollsters Find Strong Support for Comprehensive Immigration Reform Trumps Public Support for Arizona’s Immigration Law
5:38 PM
Sea Turtle Restoration Project: Sea Turtle Hatchling Releases Into BP - Gulf Oil Slick Must Be Stopped
4:39 PM
MADRE: Using International Law to Wage Peace in Colombia
3:41 PM
Human Rights First: Al Qosi's Long Awaited Plea Deal Emblematic of Flawed Military Commission System
3:08 PM
Ecojustice: Oil Companies, Not Citizens, Should Cover Spill Damages
2:47 PM
CSPI: Food Frauds on Sale at FDA Headquarters!
2:38 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: Two Mexican Gray Wolves Found Dead
2:27 PM
Amnesty International - USA: UK Torture Inquiry Must Be Independent and Thorough
1:54 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Final University of East Anglia Report Clears Scientists
1:44 PM
Southern Environmental Law Center: Four Environmental Groups Seek To Defend Greenhouse Gas Rule in Court
12:46 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Two Arizona Plants Near Proposed Rosemont Copper Mine Petitioned for Endangered Species Act Protection
12:32 PM
Amnesty International: Kenya: Fear of attack leaves women prisoners in their homes
11:45 AM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On the Appointment of Dr. Don Berwick To Lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
11:44 AM
Free Press: Comcast to Raise Cable Rates
11:33 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iran: Prevent Woman’s Execution for Adultery
11:25 AM
ACLU Intervenes in Georgia Voting Rights Act Challenge
11:22 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA Suspends Coal Ash Promotion Program

Tuesday July 6, 2010

5:30 PM
SEIU: DOJ Lawsuit Comes in Nick of Time to Stop Arizona’s Expensive, Ineffective and Unconstitutional Immigration Law
4:15 PM
ACLU: U.S. Department Of Justice Files Lawsuit Against Arizona's Racial Profiling Law
3:52 PM
National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON): Day Laborers Respond to DOJ Lawsuit in Arizona
3:25 PM
ACLU: Britain Announces Investigation Into Complicity With U.S. Torture Program
3:00 PM
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): FBI Asked to Probe Arson at Georgia Mosque
2:31 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: 66,608 Americans Call on Yellowpages.com and Superpages.com to Stop Allowing Deceptive Anti-Abortion Ads
1:32 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iran: Rescind Execution Order of Juvenile Offender
1:06 PM
Greenpeace: New Report Links Sinar Mas Group, Major Brands to Rainforest Destruction
12:16 PM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: Are Doctors Giving Patients the Best Vaccines or the Vaccines with the Best Price?
11:10 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): New Jersey Forfeits Millions on Park Leases and Concessions

Friday July 2, 2010

5:18 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Settlement Forces BP to Rescue Sea Turtles Before Oil Slicks Set on Fire
3:55 PM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Statement: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the June Employment Report
2:14 PM
Brady Campaign: America Leads: Unfortunately, in Gun Homicides
2:05 PM
Environment America: Gumbo for Gulf: House Parties Cook Up Response to Gulf Disaster
12:54 PM
Human Rights Watch: UN: New Agency Strengthens Women’s Voice
12:34 PM
India Resource Center: Government Moves to Claim $48 Million Compensation from Coca-Cola
11:53 AM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on June Jobs Report
11:19 AM
Amnesty International: Amnesty International Says New Testimonies Reinforce Call for China to Investigate Xinjiang Riot
10:48 AM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: CREW Criticizes Witness Profiting from Senate Testimony

Thursday July 1, 2010

11:55 PM
Peace Action: Peace Action Responds to House Votes on Afghanistan War Funding
5:44 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): U.S. Experiencing Worst Episode of Prolonged Unemployment Since Great Depression
5:10 PM
Conservation Groups: Lawsuit Filed to Stop Federal, State-Sanctioned Killing of Endangered Wolves
5:08 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Americans Are Hanging on by Their Fingertips
5:04 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America Praises Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women’s Services Act
5:03 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Another $33 Billion for War in Afghanistan Today?
5:02 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform This Year
5:00 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Rights Group Files FOIA Requests Regarding Israel Attack on Flotilla Delivering Aid to Gaza
4:59 PM
Public Citizen Applauds House of Representatives for Passing Wall Street Reform, Urges Senate to Follow Suit
4:30 PM
Friends of the Earth: Nuke Industry Bullies Students, Demands Lunch Money
2:28 PM
ACLU: President Obama Emphasizes Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform That Respects Civil Rights
1:18 PM
National Day Laborer Organizing Network Response to President's Speech
1:12 PM
Food & Water Watch to BP: Consider Yourself on Notice
1:00 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Bangladeshi Security Forces Used Excessive Force During Raid, Says Amnesty International
12:29 PM
US PIRG: House Approves Wall Street Reform Package
11:14 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA False Claims of Greenhouse Gas Savings from Coal Ash
10:53 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Byrd, Kagan Hearings and the Constitution
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