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Newswire - August, 2010

Tuesday August 31, 2010

4:09 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama's Iraq Speech
4:08 PM
Human Rights First: Private Security Contractor Oversight and Accountability Concerns, Iraqi Refugee Needs will Persist Past President's Remarks
2:54 PM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: CREW Welcomes James Traficant to the List of America's Most Crooked Candidates
1:11 PM
America's Voice: Immigration Policy Gets Welcome Dose of Common Sense
12:44 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: All Officials Should Uphold Freedom of Religion
11:16 AM
PEER: Interior Posts Only Half of a Scientific Integrity Policy
10:46 AM
International Fund for Animal Welfare: IFAW Launches Emergency Feed Program in Pakistan
10:05 AM
CODEPINK: The Iraq Debacle Is Not Over, Women Speaking Out Against Continued Presence in Iraq
6:24 AM
Greenpeace: Climbers Scale Rig in Freezing Seas as Energy Giants Eye Arctic Oil Rush

Monday August 30, 2010

4:26 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Was Flooding of New Orleans a "Natural Disaster"?
3:04 PM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): War Effort Rife with Corrupt Subcontractors
2:57 PM
CREW: Bush White House Ignored Warnings About Email
2:35 PM
ACLU and CCR: Rights Groups File Challenge to Targeted Killing by U.S.
12:55 PM
Violence Policy Center: Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Fatally Shoot Each Other During Argument: VPC Concealed Carry Killers August Update
11:15 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Exxon Valdez Damages Remain Unsettled After 21 Years

Friday August 27, 2010

3:10 PM
Brave New Films: Glenn Beck is NOT Martin Luther King Jr.!
2:32 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Beck Rallies Undercut Church-State Separation, Says Watchdog Group
1:55 PM
NRDC: Court Ruling: Los Angeles Clean Truck Program Legally Sound
11:43 AM
Public Citizen / People for the American Way: Dozens of Congressional Candidates Pledge to Support a Constitutional Amendment Overturning Court Ruling Enabling Corporations to Swamp Elections
10:53 AM
Food & Water Watch: Americans to U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Preserve Life-Saving Medicines; Reduce Antibiotic Use in Food Animal Production
9:52 AM
Amnesty International: Kenya Refuses to Arrest Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir
8:38 AM
Institute for Women's Policy Research: Low-Income Women Lack Housing Options Five Years After Katrina

Thursday August 26, 2010

5:35 PM
Free Press: GAO: FCC Should Do More for Wireless Competition
5:18 PM
ACLU Calls On Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Officials to Abandon Plans to Use Military Heat Ray Device Against Jail Inmates
5:08 PM
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: As March on Washington Anniversary Approaches, Lawyers’ Committee Celebrates Dr. King’s Legacy and Urges Continued Fight for Justice and Equality
4:15 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Katrina Plus Five
4:12 PM
Government Accountability Project: Judge Rules D.C. Whistleblower Law Retroactively Applies to Cases
1:46 PM
CAIR: Man Shouting Anti-Muslim Slurs Desecrates NY Mosque
1:43 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Brady Speaker to Address Non-Violence at "Reclaim the Dream" Rally
12:40 PM
Institute for Southern Studies: Study: Nation Has Yet to Address Key Failures Exposed by Katrina
12:04 PM
Hip Hop Caucus, New Orleans Katrina Commemoration and National Wildlife Federation: 5th Annual New Orleans Katrina Commemoration March to Honor Lives Lost Due to Hurricane Katrina and a Call to Action for Environmental Reform in the Gulf Coast
11:58 AM
National Organization for Women (NOW): Women's Equality Day: Time for Constitutional Guarantee of Women's Rights
10:53 AM
ACLU Marks Women’s Equality Day With Call For Paycheck Fairness Act

Wednesday August 25, 2010

5:55 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Immigration Detainees at Risk of Sexual Abuse
5:54 PM
Earthjustice: EPA Policy Restoring Public Right to Know About Chemical Hazards Wins Strong Support from Health, Labor and Environmental Advocates
4:33 PM
Equality California (EQCA): State of California Calls on Federal Government to Change Outdated Blood Donor Policy
4:16 PM
NOW to President Obama: Alan Simpson Must Go
3:52 PM
CAIR: NY Cabbie Stabbed After Asked 'Are You Muslim?'
3:37 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Former Senator Simpson Unfit for Deficit Panel
3:04 PM
America's Voice: Following AZ & FL Primaries, Experts Assess Impact of Latino Voters on 2010 Elections
2:48 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Disaster in Pakistan
1:42 PM
Food & Water Watch: Food & Water Watch Releases Comprehensive 2010 Smart Seafood Guide
1:00 PM
ACLU Calls On Denver Women’s Correctional Facility to End Degrading Body Cavity Searches
12:57 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Virginia A.G.'s Advisory on Religious Displays May Lead to Lawsuits, Says AU
12:51 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Antimicrobial Drugs in Livestock Threaten Human Health
12:30 PM
National Low Income Housing Coalition: NLIHC Staff Available to Comment on Five-Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Remaining Recovery Issues

Tuesday August 24, 2010

3:50 PM
FAIR: Tell NBC: Debate the Afghanistan War
3:15 PM
Free Press: Free Press Slams Verizon's Claims that Pact with Google Would Protect Net Neutrality
3:13 PM
EQCA: California Assembly Calls for Addition of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity in 2020 Census
2:51 PM
National Priorities Project: National Priorities Project's Trade Offs Tool Shows the Magnitude of Federal Budget Spending
1:50 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Report Cites Unlawful Killings and Torture Linked to Yemen's Counter-Terrorism Campaign
1:30 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Describes the Indian Government's Decision to Reject the Vedanta Bauxite Mine a "Landmark Victory" for Indigenous Rights
12:48 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Endangered Species Act Protections Sought for Four Mountaintop Species Threatened by Climate Change
11:47 AM
Human Rights Watch: Russia: Stop Forced Dress Code for Women in Chechnya
9:48 AM
Amnesty International: Nigeria: UN Must Not Use Flawed Data on Cause of Oil Spills
9:21 AM
Climate Campaigners Condemn Link Between Public Money and Cairn’s Arctic Drilling
9:15 AM
Friends of The Earth - International: Nigeria Oil Spills: Outrage at Shell-funded UN investigation

Monday August 23, 2010

8:43 PM
Equality California (EQCA): California Legislature Officially Endorses Repeal of Federal Defense of Marriage Act
5:46 PM
ACLU Welcomes First-Ever U.S. Report to U.N. Human Rights Council
5:27 PM
Consumers Union: Egg Recall Grows; Consumers Union Calls for Senate Action on Food Safety Bill
5:24 PM
Environmental Groups Call for Expansion of Panther Refuge
5:23 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Prairie Orchid One Step Closer to Endangered Species Protection
3:52 PM
ACLU Settles Lawsuit Charging Inadequate Care at Wisconsin Women's Prison
3:26 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Egg Recall -- "Consolidation Putting Consumers at Risk"
2:40 PM
Media Matters for America: Watchdogs to WHCA: Reconsider Fox News' Front-Row Seat
1:59 PM
Center for Responsive Politics: OpenSecrets.org Launches 'Fueling Washington' Series Exploring Oil Industry's Political Influence
12:23 PM
Amnesty International Warns China that Death Penalty Reforms May Have No Great Impact on Executions
11:07 AM
National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA): New Report Highlights Challenges Facing Grand Canyon National Park
10:00 AM
War Veterans/Military Family Members Successfully Blockade Fort Hood Deployment to Iraq

Saturday August 21, 2010

1:08 PM
CODEPINK: CODEPINK Cofounder Arrested at Home of Blackwater Founder Urging Him Not to Flee to Extradition-Free UAE

Friday August 20, 2010

4:42 PM
Conservation Groups: California’s Wild Steelhead Protections Upheld by Federal Appeals Court
4:29 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: Defenders Shifts Focus to Wolf Coexistence Partnerships
3:46 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Gulf of Mexico Still in Crisis Four Months After BP Explosion: Center for Biological Diversity Tour Finds Oiled Beaches, Water and Wildlife
2:09 PM
Jubilee USA: New Debt for Disaster for Pakistan?
12:23 PM
ACLU: Sexual Abuse Of Female Detainees At Hutto Highlights Ongoing Failure Of Immigration Detention System, Says ACLU
11:12 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Urges Saudi Arabia Not to Deliberately Paralyze Man as Punishment
8:10 AM
Free Press: In Minnesota, Hundreds Urge FCC to Take Swift Action to Protect Open Internet

Thursday August 19, 2010

3:30 PM
CODEPINK: Peace Movement Responds to "Iraq Troop Withdrawal": the Iraq Debacle Is Not Over
2:31 PM
Free Press: Public Interest Groups Declare Comcast-NBC Would Hurt Consumers, Competition
2:06 PM
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: New Video Dismantles Myth of Nuclear Deterrence
12:47 PM
Sierra Club: EPA Seeks Comment on Life-Saving Clean Air Protections
12:40 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Injunction Sought to Stop Construction of Ruby Pipeline
11:46 AM
Food & Water Watch: Egg Recall Latest Example of Consolidation Putting Consumers at Risk

Wednesday August 18, 2010

6:50 PM
Free Press: Backroom Corporate Deals Won’t Protect Net Neutrality
5:11 PM
Human Rights Watch: Israel: Stop Demolishing Bedouin Homes
4:56 PM
FAIR: Tell NBC: Sunday Morning Needs a Real War Debate
3:29 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Court Should Reject VA Attorney General’s Subpoena for UVA Climate Scientist’s Documents
2:45 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Islam -- and War
1:27 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Use Of Public Property To Relocate NYC Mosque Raises Legal Questions, Says Watchdog Group
12:55 PM
PEER: Spiking Mercury Levels in Coal Ash Pose New Risks
12:37 PM
AFL-CIO: Working America Unveils Campaign to Organize & Mobilize Unemployed Voters
10:39 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Calls on Bahraini Authorities to Reveal Whereabouts of Eight Arrested Human Rights Defenders

Tuesday August 17, 2010

5:12 PM
Greenlining Institute: Greenlining Tells Fed: Communities of Color are “Canaries in the Coal Mine” of Economic Crisis
4:01 PM
Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR): CAIR Asks Gingrich Not to Speak at Rally with Islam Hater
2:44 PM
NRDC: NRDC and Gulf Groups Call on Federal Agencies to Improve Seafood Safety Testing Post Oil Spill
2:34 PM
ACLU: New Reports On 9/11 Interrogation Tapes Underscore Need For Full Accountability And Transparency, Says ACLU
2:09 PM
Human Rights First: Karzai Decree Prompts Renewed Call for Accountability and Oversight
1:14 PM
ACLU: ACLU And Coalition Urges Holder To Adopt Standards Aimed At Eradicating Prison Rape
12:48 PM
Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund: Pittsburgh Council to Consider Banning Corporations from Drilling for Natural Gas in the City
12:07 PM
Human Rights First: Retired Military Leaders, Illinois Congressional Candidates to Talk Terrorism
12:05 PM
PEER: After Deaths, BLM Permits Bigger Off-Road Race This Weekend
10:00 AM
Basel Action Network: EPA Chief cites the e-Waste Problem as one of the US’s 6 Global Environmental Priorities

Monday August 16, 2010

9:51 PM
EQCA: Equality California Disappointed in Ninth Circuit Court’s Decision to Grant a Stay in Proposition 8 Case
7:00 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Offshore Oil Drilling Reforms Are Positive Step, But Big Questions Remain
4:25 PM
Free Press: Free Press Lauds House Leaders for Supporting Open Internet
3:35 PM
CODEPINK: Pink Slip John Yoo: Press Conference; Procession Against Torture
3:32 PM
CSPI Warns of More Recalls Linked to Beef, Lettuce
2:09 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Condemns the Stoning to Death of an Afghan Couple by the Taliban
2:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Petraeus Media Blitz
1:45 PM
Oxfam International: Lack of funds for West Africa Food Crisis Forces UN to Make Agonizing Decision
12:42 PM
PEER: Refuge Dunes to Be Mined to Shore Up Private Beach Homes
11:43 AM
Oxfam International: Pakistan’s Humanitarian Forum Calls for Urgent International Support
11:39 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Kyrgyzstan: Probe Forces’ Role in June Violence
10:38 AM
Brennan Center for Justice, Justice at Stake, Institute on Money in State Politics: Is Justice for Sale?
10:34 AM
CREW: DeLay Must Answer for His Crimes

Friday August 13, 2010

2:26 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Name Elizabeth Warren to Consumer Post
2:20 PM
Free Press: Free Press Calls for Swift FCC Action to Protect Internet Users
2:02 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Big Polluters Funding Initiative to Gut California Environmental Law
2:01 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Iraq to Iran: Propaganda for War
1:21 PM
Senator Russ Feingold: On the 75th Anniversary of Social Security

Thursday August 12, 2010

6:58 PM
Free Press: Internet Users Take Protest Against Verizon Pact to Google HQ
5:56 PM
EQCA: Equality California Applauds Judge Walker’s Decision to Lift Stay in Prop. 8 Case
3:16 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Drought in Russia; Floods in Pakistan and China; High Temps in the U.S. Consistent with Climate Change Projections
3:12 PM
Greenpeace Launches Three-Month Ship Expedition to Investigate Oil Disaster Impacts to Gulf of Mexico
3:11 PM
CPSI: Most "All Natural" Ben & Jerry's Flavors Have Unnatural Ingredients
1:55 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Study: 60% of Species Recovery Plans Identify Global Warming as Extinction Threat
1:15 PM
Food & Water Watch: Share of Popular Bottled Water from Municipal Supplies Up 50 Percent


1:07 PM
CEPR: The Push for Social Security Cuts Ignores the Reality of the Program's Finances and Conditions of Near-Retirees
12:31 PM
SEIU: No More Excuses: Time to Move Forward on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
11:44 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Criticizes the TV 'Confession' of Woman in the Iran Stoning Case
11:41 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Condemns Khadr Trial at Guantanamo

Wednesday August 11, 2010

6:42 PM
Food & Water Watch Accepts Delay of Water Bond Until 2012 as a Win
6:13 PM
FAIR: Situation Room Scaremongering: CNN's Social Security crisis
5:45 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Would Google-Verizon Deal Hurt Innovation and Independent Voices?
5:41 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): 21 Percent Rise in Stop-and-Frisks for Second Quarter over Last Year; 88 Percent of Those Stopped Black and Hispanic
5:03 PM
US PIRG: Insurance CEOs, after Pocketing $1 Billion, Push to Weaken New Consumer Protections
4:34 PM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Wall Street Backs Away From Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
4:31 PM
Public Citizen: BP Escrow Fund Set-Up Is Inappropriate, Would Make Government a Virtual Partner in Gulf Oil Production
4:26 PM
Public Citizen: Consumer Product Safety Commission Must Use New Tools to Keep Dangerous Products Off the Market, Public Citizen Says
4:20 PM
Public Citizen: Federal Investigation of Texas’ Radioactive Waste Dump Urged
4:13 PM
Free Press: FCC to Hear from Minnesotans on Future of Internet
4:08 PM
Food & Water Watch: Food & Water Watch Accepts Delay of Water Bond Until 2012 as a Win
4:02 PM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: CREW Files Suit Against the Federal Election Commission
3:45 PM
Center for Defense Information: Winslow Wheeler's Take on Gates' Defense Spending Announcements
3:44 PM
Bread for The World: New Bill Takes Away Food Benefits for the Poor to Pay for Health Costs for the Poor
3:25 PM
Amnesty International: India Must Investigate Abduction of Anti-Vedanta Activists
2:39 PM
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Frank, Task Force, Urge Pentagon Role in Deficit Reduction
2:34 PM
Handicap International: Floods in Pakistan: Handicap International Intensifies Its Emergency Relief Efforts
1:08 PM
Interfaith Alliance: Interfaith Alliance Supports House Resolution on Texas School Board’s Flawed Curriculum
12:25 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Burma: EU Should Endorse International War Crimes Inquiry
11:36 AM
America's Voice: Heated Immigration Debate Lighting a Fire Under Latino Voters
9:43 AM
Palestine Solidarity Campaign: UN Panel Examining Gaza Flotilla Attack Already Showing its Lack of Teeth
9:39 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Park Service Encourages Violation of Plant Removal Rules

Tuesday August 10, 2010

4:30 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Argentina: Guarantee Women’s Access to Health Care
4:13 PM
Doctors Without Borders: MSF Responds to the Needs of Flash Flood Victims in Jammu & Kashmir
4:09 PM
Electronic Frontier Foundation: EFF Urges Supreme Court to Block NASA's Invasive Background Checks
4:00 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Israel/Gaza: Wartime Inquiries Fall Short
3:50 PM
Oxfam International: Pakistan Floods: Mega Disaster Needs Mega Response
2:54 PM
Iraq Veterans Against the War: Iraq Veterans Against the War Calls for Prosecution of Bush Administration Officials for War Crimes
1:42 PM
Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Activists Charged with Blockading Israeli-owned Beauty Shop Acquitted in Court
1:36 PM
America's Voice: House Passes $600 Million Border Bill, Sends it Back to Senate
12:48 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Says Taliban Should be Prosecuted for War Crimes in Afghanistan
12:23 PM
Ecojustice: Incomplete Reporting Still Reveals Mining Companies' Toxic Threat
12:20 PM
The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood: CCFC Urges Supermarkets to Shelve Grocery Shelf TV Ads
11:30 AM
ACLU: National Security Letter Recipient Can Speak Out For First Time Since FBI Demanded Customer Records From Him
10:20 AM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Eleven Years After Shooting Rampage, Loophole Still Allows Killers to Get Guns Without a Background Check
9:32 AM
Food Rights Network: Independent Scientific Testing Finds Toxic Contaminants in San Francisco's Free 'Organic Biosolids Compost'

Monday August 9, 2010

5:41 PM
Free Press: Google-Verizon Pact Worse than Feared
5:04 PM
America's Voice: GOP Would Rather Change the Constitution than Take Up Immigration Reform
3:58 PM
CREW Statement on the Case Against Congresswoman Maxine Waters
3:56 PM
Free Press Urges Policymakers to Reject Google-Verizon Pact
2:27 PM
Free Press: 300,000 Call on Google: Don’t Sell Out the Open Internet
2:25 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Ecuador: Modify Proposed Communications Law
12:22 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Bid to Hike Sewage Content of New Jersey Rivers

Saturday August 7, 2010

12:41 PM
CODEPINK: Veterans & Peace Activists Rally in Quantico Base to Support Wikileaks Whistleblower Bradley Manning Manning held in Quantico Brig, facing 52 years in prison, for exposing war crimes

Friday August 6, 2010

4:27 PM
Free Press: Company Claims to Support Open Internet but Remains Dodgy About Details of Deal with Verizon
3:48 PM
Center for Responsive Politics: Indicted PMA Group Boss Paul Magliocchetti Donated to 135 Federal-Level Candidates
3:30 PM
Peace Action Statement on 65th Anniversary of the U.S. Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
3:28 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Rights Groups Hold Teleconference to Release Documents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency FOIA Lawsuit
3:02 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Pakistan: "Zardari's Katrina"
2:39 PM
Marijuana Policy Project: D.C. Unveils Draft Medical Marijuana Regulations
2:16 PM
ACLU: Bush Administration Removed Detainees From Guantánamo to Avoid The Law
12:58 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): GOP Obstruction Against Judges Reaches New Low
12:37 PM
ACLU Calls On ICE to Make Significant Reforms to Immigration Detention System
12:15 PM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) Hails Massachusetts Governor for Signing Sentencing Reform Law
11:24 AM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Whistleblower: Fannie Mae Bungled Anti-Foreclosure Program

Thursday August 5, 2010

8:26 PM
National Priorities Project Tallies Cost of War Including Recent Supplemental Bill Through September 30, 2010
5:36 PM
Free Press: FCC Calls Off Closed-Door Meetings Under Public Pressure
5:30 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG) and EARTHWORKS: Fracking for Natural Gas and Oil May Have Broken the Law
5:29 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO) Supports Senate Bill to Repeal SEC's Blanket FOIA Exemptions
5:27 PM
Food & Water Watch: Who’s Bankrolling the Push for Prop 18?
5:26 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Triclosan Exposure Levels Increasing in Humans, New Data Shows Potential for Food Contamination
5:24 PM
Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards' Statement on Federal Court Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage
5:23 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Habitat Protection Sought to Save Endangered San Joaquin Kit Fox From Extinction
5:21 PM
Greenpeace Tells APP to Stop Destroying Tiger Habitat
3:19 PM
Amnesty International Condemns Pre-Election Attacks on Politicians and Journalists in Rwanda
3:10 PM
Friends of the Earth: Canadian Pipeline Firm Calls Off Effort to Skirt Safety Standards
2:35 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich Bill Will Stop the Extrajudicial Killing of Americans
11:57 AM
Amnesty International Urges Georgian Government to Secure Future for Displaced People from 1990s Conflicts and War with Russia in 2008
11:47 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Social Security and CBO's Odd Numbers
10:27 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA Retreats from Environmental Justice
9:13 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Millions of Older Workers in Occupations Classified as Physically Demanding or with Difficult Work Conditions
8:54 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Hiroshima After 65 Years: Disarmament or Nuclear Buildup?

Wednesday August 4, 2010

6:33 PM
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): California Marriage Ban Struck Down
6:32 PM
CCR and ACLU Receive License From OFAC to Pursue Challenge to Targeted Killing
6:30 PM
Equality California Hails Historic Federal Court Decision to Overturn Prop. 8
4:55 PM
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC): Parents Demand End to Violent Happy Meal Toy Promotion; Action Figure Tells Kids, "It's Clobberin' Time"
4:53 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): New Law Paves the Way for Public Review of Contractor Data
4:50 PM
Free Gaza: Freedom Flotilla Coalition Meets in Stockholm; Next Flotilla on Its Way Back to Gaza
4:47 PM
Conservation Groups: Groups Intervene to Protect the Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whale
4:23 PM
Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR): Does the NY Times Factcheck Op-Eds?
4:16 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Indonesia: Malukan Activists at Risk of Torture in Detention Says Amnesty International
3:25 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: White House Avoidance of Gun Issue Weakens Critical Law Enforcement Agency
12:48 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Questions to EPA on Gulf and Dispersants, From Expert at EPA
12:46 PM
Action Against Hunger: Emergency Unfolds as Flooding Devastates Northern Pakistan
12:45 PM
Brennan Center for Justice: New York Passes Landmark Legislation to End Prison-Based Gerrymandering
12:43 PM
Common Cause: Massachusetts Gov. Patrick to Sign Legislation That Will Reform Electoral College With National Popular Vote Plan
12:41 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Vietnam: Writers Honored for Commitment to Free Speech
11:54 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): FDA Should Test Gulf Seafood for Dispersant Contamination

Tuesday August 3, 2010

10:25 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): CBO Revises Latest Long-Term Budget Outlook
10:18 PM
School of the Americas Watch: BREAKING NEWS: Former Prisoners of Conscience Take Protest to Military Base in Colombia
7:31 PM
ACLU and CCR Respond to OFAC's Reaction to Their Lawsuit
6:21 PM
Cornucopia Institute: Federal Court Victory: Almond Farmers Can Challenge USDA Pasteurization Rule
5:50 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Nine Dead in Connecticut, Two in Indiana
5:31 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Veterans and Military Families: Pentagon Statements on WikiLeaks Cloud Real Issues
4:32 PM
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): Coalition Concerned that Anti-Islam Leader Trained FBI
3:32 PM
Amnesty International: Serbian Roma Families Facing Forced Eviction
3:29 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Mexican Gray Wolf May Qualify for Endangered Species Protection Separate From Other Gray Wolves
3:26 PM
Food & Water Watch: Genetically Modified Salmon Present a Number of Risks to Consumer Health and Environment
3:12 PM
Public Citizen: Both House and Senate Oil Spill Measures Take Needed Steps, Should Be Enacted Into Law Quickly
2:00 PM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Colorado Nets $7.34M From Medical Marijuana Dispensary License Applications
1:41 PM
Amnesty International: Amnesty International Urges that Kenyan Authorities Vigilantly Protect Human Rights, Ahead of Wednesday's National Constitutional Referendum
12:50 PM
Americans for Peace Now: APN to Obama: Help Prevent Escalation between Israel and Lebanon, Gaza
12:34 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and ACLU: Rights Groups File Lawsuit To Allow Challenge To Targeted Killing Without Due Process
12:29 PM
ACLU: ACLU/SC, ACLU And Others File First Class-Action Lawsuit On Behalf Of Immigrants With Mental Disabilities
12:19 PM
Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM): FAMM Applauds President Obama for Signing Bipartisan Crack Cocaine Bill: Next Step Retroactivity
12:13 PM
ACLU: NYCLU And ACLU Applaud Approval Of NYC Islamic Cultural Center For Upholding Values Of Freedom And Tolerance
11:14 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and ACLU: Rights Groups File Lawsuit To Allow Challenge To Targeted Killing Without Due Process
10:39 AM
Veterans & Military Families Say Pentagon Statements on Wikileaks Aim to Cloud Real Issues
10:21 AM
Conservation, Hunting and Veterinary Groups: National Ban on Lead-based Ammunition, Fishing Tackle Sought to End Wildlife Poisoning

Monday August 2, 2010

5:28 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Obama Speech and Iraq Realities
4:42 PM
Amnesty International Says Zardari's UK Visit Must Deliver Human Rights Gains in Northwest Pakistan
3:39 PM
Greenpeace: Government Industry Links and Hidden Causes of Gulf Disaster to Be Exposed Through Law
2:44 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Initiated to Save California Endangered Species From Habitat Destruction Caused by Vegetation Clearing on Levees
1:39 PM
Center for Biological Diversity and Turtle Island Restoration Network: Five Penguins Win U.S. Endangered Species Act Protection
11:52 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Where Is the New Jersey Shellfish 'Action Plan'?
11:27 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Ban Coal Ash From Federal Procurement
11:23 AM
US Campaign to Ban Landmines: U.S. Campaigners Celebrate Entry Into Force of Convention on Cluster Munitions; Call on U.S. to Join Treaty and Attend First Meeting of States Parties
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