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Newswire - October, 2010

Friday October 29, 2010

5:43 PM
Public Citizen: At Rally to Restore Sanity, Public Citizen Supporters Will Carry Message: Fight Corporate Power
4:35 PM
ACLU: ACLU Seeks FEMA Records Related To Proposed Expansion Of Orleans Parish Prison
3:39 PM
Public Citizen: Unmasking a Small Slice of Independent Corporate Spending in the 2010 Federal Elections
3:36 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Hundreds Gather in San Francisco to Tackle Pressing Human Rights Concerns; Migrant Rights, Aung San Suu Kyi Are Front and Center
3:32 PM
Project On Government Oversight: Pentagon Radically Reducing Oversight of Contracts Worth Tens of Billions
3:31 PM
America's Voice: The Immigration “Dirty Dozen”
3:16 PM
Friends of The Earth: Senators Rebuke Clinton Over Controversial Pipeline
3:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Angry Populism, Prejudice, and Superficial Punditry
2:58 PM
Earthjustice: Groups Press Federal Regulators for Thorough Review of PA Gas Pipeline
2:41 PM
Earthjustice: Court Rules Army Violated Makua Settlement Agreements
2:16 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: First Guantánamo Detainee Before Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Given Hearing Today
2:01 PM
NPCA: Groundbreaking Everglades Project Creates Unprecedented Restoration Progress and Benefits to Local Economy
1:38 PM
CREW: Florida Woman Buying Elections in the Northeast
1:29 PM
Justice at Stake: Judicial Elections 2010: TV Spending Surges
12:41 PM
ACLU: Civil Rights, Privacy And Consumer Organizations Call On The FCC To Adopt Key Goals Of National Broadband Plan

Thursday October 28, 2010

4:37 PM
Public Citizen Calls on All Electioneering Groups to Disclose the Identities of Their Corporate Donors
4:34 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Rights Groups File Emergency Injunction to Obtain Documents on "Dangerous" ICE Program
4:32 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Leading Economists Give Industry Reports on EPA Standards Embarrassing Grades
4:16 PM
Amnesty International Urges Italy to Stop Mass Expulsions
3:34 PM
ACLU: Coalition Asks Senate to Pass Bill Allowing Cameras to Broadcast Supreme Court Arguments
3:29 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Charles Koch Refuses to Debate Prop 23 with California Student Leader
3:20 PM
Media Matters for America: Palin Reacts to David Brock
2:32 PM
Amnesty International Urges Clemency for Stephen West
1:50 PM
America's Voice: Uncovered in Arizona: Private Prison Lobby Colludes with GOP Pols to Pass Anti-Immigration Law, Line Their Pockets
12:47 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Increase in Retirement Age Disproportionately Hurts Workers at the Bottom
12:18 PM
Friends of the Earth International: Market Mechanisms Are a False Solution to Biodiversity Loss
7:18 AM
Basel Action Network: BP’s Scheme to Dump Toxic Ship on South Asian Scrapping Beach Under Scrutiny by US Officials

Wednesday October 27, 2010

5:24 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Groups Reach Out to Attorney General; Fahad Hashmi Imprisoned Under Deplorable Conditions
5:22 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Is Soda Higher in Fructose Than Previously Thought?
5:20 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Seeks Overdue Protection for Declining California Seabird
4:46 PM
People for the American Way: Appeals Court Strikes Down Arizona Proof of Citizenship Law
4:31 PM
ACLU: ACLU To Join Discussion On Homegrown Terrorism Tonight
3:52 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: No Halloween Treat for Bats: National Plan for Bat-killing Disease Too Little, Too Late
3:03 PM
Marcellus Shale Protest: Protesters to Converge During Major Shale Gas Drilling Conference in Pittsburgh
2:35 PM
ACLU: Polish Prosecutor Will Investigate Torture Of Guantánamo Prisoner
2:35 PM
Food & Water Watch: Over 4,300 Comments Delivered Against Controversial Water Exchange That Would Bring Nestlé Water Bottling Plant into the Gorge
2:33 PM
Greenpeace and Citizen Activists Call for Federal Standards on Hazardous Coal Waste
2:18 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): "Travesty at Guantanamo"
1:57 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and American Lung Association: 69 Health and Other Groups Urge EPA to Save Thousands of Lives With Stronger Smog Standards
1:53 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): WikiLeaks Documents Show U.S. Helicopter Killed Iraqis Trying to Surrender
12:12 PM
Public Citizen: Election Spending by Outside Groups Is Concentrated and Hidden, New Public Citizen Analysis Shows
12:10 PM
CREW: Why Did the Department of Justice Silence Jack Abramoff?
12:09 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Bayer Caves In to State AGs on One A Day Cancer Claims
12:04 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Condemns Heavy Sentences for Vietnam Labor Activists

Tuesday October 26, 2010

6:27 PM
Iraq Veterans Against the War: Statement on the Iraq War Logs - A Call for Accountability
3:18 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Karzai Offers Further Proof of the Immediate Need to End the War
2:56 PM
CODEPINK: Human Rights Groups Ask State Department to Call for Release of Palestinian Nonviolent Activist
2:49 PM
Free Gaza Movement: Lawyers Establish Flotilla Justice Group for Flotilla Victims
2:15 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Fish and Wildlife Service Asked to Refuse State Requests to Remove Protections for Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes
2:06 PM
CREW: Message to IRS: Enforce Laws Against Tax Exempt Religious Groups Engaged in Partisan Politics
12:40 PM
Haymarket Books: Arundhati Roy Responds to Threat of Arrest for Sedition, Sparking Debate on Free Speech in India
12:34 PM
ACLU: Federal Court Upholds Amazon Users' Privacy And Free Speech Rights
12:08 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Prop. 8 Ban Has No Legitimate Basis, Americans United Tells Appeals Court
11:55 AM
Amnesty International: Pakistan: Investigate Murder and Torture of Baloch Activists
11:43 AM
Center for Public Integrity: Why Medicare Is Broken
11:14 AM
Amnesty International: Former Saddam Hussein Officials Face Death Penalty
10:55 AM
Greenpeace Greener Electronic Ranking Shows How Actions Speak Louder than Words for the Electronics Industry
10:42 AM
PEER: Labor Troubles at US Labor Department
10:08 AM
Basel Action Network: Report says US Government Dumps e-Waste, Poisons Prisoners
9:05 AM
World Wildlife Fund: Amazing Discoveries in the Amazon: New Species Found Every Three Days Over Last Decade

Monday October 25, 2010

8:24 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Proposed Fuel Efficiency Rules a First Step in Reducing Dangerous Greenhouse Gas Pollution From Trucks and Buses, But Don’t Go Far Enough
5:15 PM
ACLU: Federal Court Rules Government Can Keep Secret Basic Facts About Bagram Prisoners
4:20 PM
ACLU: Faced With Prospect of Military Commission, Alleged Child Soldier Omar Khadr Accepts Plea Deal
4:15 PM
America's Voice: One Week Out, New Polling and Immigration Voter Guide Highlight the Power of the Latino Vote
2:57 PM
Amnesty International Says U.S. Government Must Address Khadr’s Rights Violations After Plea Agreement
2:29 PM
Common Cause: James Bopp: The Man Behind Our Secret Elections
2:27 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Administration Issues First-Ever Carbon Emissions Limit on Trucks
1:45 PM
ACLU Letter to Attorney General Argues There Is No Basis for Challenging California's Proposition 19

Friday October 22, 2010

6:04 PM
Government Accountability Project: WikiLeaks Release Underscores Need for Whistleblower Protections, Effective Channels
5:43 PM
Sierra Club Calls on Hillary Clinton to Weigh Risks of Toxic Pipeline to Farms, Water, Air
4:45 PM
ACLU: Florida Attorney General Won’t Challenge Ruling Striking Down Gay Adoption Prohibition
4:42 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Administration Set to Propose First-Ever Truck Fuel Efficiency Standards
3:27 PM
Brave New Films: Brave New Films Becomes Newest Official Content Provider of GRITtv with Laura Flanders
3:16 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Can WikiLeaks Save Lives?
3:13 PM
Physicians for a National Health Program: Massachusetts doctors snub state’s health reform as Model for Country, Pick Single-Payer System Instead
2:41 PM
Project On Government Oversight: BLM Director Requests Renewed Investigative Inquiry
2:30 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Protect Social Security from the Wall Street Gambling Casino
1:39 PM
CARE: No Peace Without Women: CARE Report
12:39 PM
FAIR: Tell PBS: Bring Back Now! 'Need to Know' Fails to Live up to PBS mission
12:32 PM
Friends of The Earth: Bipartisan Senators Critique Clinton on Oil Pipeline
11:37 AM
CARE Braces for Potential Spread of Cholera in Haiti
10:04 AM
PEER: Federal Prison Computer Recycling Creates Toxic Nightmare

Thursday October 21, 2010

4:48 PM
Earthjustice: Communities Face Unacceptable Dangers from Chrome Plating Facilities
3:41 PM
Amnesty International Welcomes the Decision of the Indian Government to Reject Vedanta Refinery Expansion
3:09 PM
Friends of the Earth: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Confronted at Press Conference by ‘Billionaires’
2:54 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Statement on China Rare Earth Materials Policy
2:07 PM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Michael Hudson Authors Expose on Financial Meltdown
1:25 PM
ACLU: New White House Report Highlights Need for Paycheck Fairness Act
12:53 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich Announces Protection for Homeowners
11:48 AM
Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) Launches Energy Self-Reliant States
11:46 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA Axes Leadership of Criminal Division
11:18 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): New Paper Finds IMF Policies Are Increasing Risks to Economic Recovery in European, Other Countries

Wednesday October 20, 2010

6:32 PM
Public Citizen: Watchdogs to FEC: American Future Fund Appears to Be Violating Campaign Finance Law
4:27 PM
Human Rights First: NEW AD: Top Retired Military Leaders Say: 'Try terrorists in federal courts'
3:35 PM
Human Rights First: New Blueprint Provides Path to Protect Roma
3:20 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka On Apollo Alliance Clean Transportation Manufacturing Action Plan
3:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): France: "A Stunning and Historical Shift"
2:58 PM
Free Press: FCC Should Consider Comcast-NBC’s Impact on Future Retransmission Disputes
2:54 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Throwing Good Money at Bad Land
2:29 PM
Planned Parenthood: Statement by Leslie Kantor, National Director of Education, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, on New CDC Report Showing Disparity in Teen Birthrates by States
2:22 PM
CREW: Publice Has a Right to Know What Tom Delay Did and How He Got Away with It
1:51 PM
Food & Water Watch: EU’s Temporary Ban on Cloning Hypocritical, Indefensible
1:24 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: Six Months Since the Explosion, Senate Has Yet to Act
1:17 PM
Human Rights Groups File Legal Petition on Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Camps for Displaced in Haiti
12:30 PM
Public Citizen: Six Months After BP Oil Disaster, Congress Has Yet to Act
12:20 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Fiscal Austerity Not a Viable Path to U.S. Recovery Under Current Economic Conditions
11:50 AM
NOW Foundation's Love Your Body Day Promotes Message of Self Acceptance

Tuesday October 19, 2010

4:45 PM
East Timor & Indonesia Action Network: WPAT: Torture Video Reveals "Indonesia's Abu Ghraib" on Eve of Obama Visit
4:43 PM
Green America: Is There Child Slave Labor in Your Child's Halloween Candy?
4:33 PM
Move to Amend: Cross Country Walk to Save Democracy Ends at Lincoln Memorial, Oct. 20
3:24 PM
America's Voice: GOP Attempts to Suppress Latino Vote in Nevada
3:21 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Indonesia Should Investigate "Torture Video" in Papua, Says Amnesty International
3:21 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Hundreds of Activists to Gather in Atlanta to Discuss Islamophobia, Troy Davis and Corporate Accountability
3:09 PM
ACLU: ACLU Seeks Public Records To Determine Constitutionality Of Foreclosure Proceedings In Florida
2:36 PM
Interfaith Worker Justice: Taking On Human Rights Violations in Retail Cleaning
2:23 PM
Amnesty International: Dozens Detained in Egyptian Pre-Election Crackdown on Opposition
2:02 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Whistleblower Advocates Ask Candidates to State Position on Whistleblower Issues
1:36 PM
Public Citizen: Public Citizen Unveils Database to Track Record Amounts of Secret Money Being Funneled Into November Elections
1:24 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: D.C. Court Hearing to Decide Endangered Species Act Status for Polar Bear
11:53 AM
ACLU: New ACLU Report Calls On FCC To Take Action To Protect Openness On The Internet
10:40 AM
PEER: Lawsuit to Expose Cause of Scientific Integrity Rules Holdup
9:30 AM
CODEPINK: Protests Disrupt Condoleezza Rice in San Francisco--Video Footage Available
9:15 AM
FAIR: Major FAIR Exposé of PBS: Taking the 'Public' Out of Public TV

Monday October 18, 2010

5:08 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: IRS Should Investigate Minnesota Church for Electioneering, Says Americans United
4:25 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: CO Supreme Court to Decide Whether Colleges May Prohibit Guns on Campus
4:01 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Do Veteran Suicides Exceed U.S. Deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq?
3:59 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Killing Emissions Law Would Hurt Alternative Energy Industry
3:27 PM
Economic Policy Institute: New Fiscal Security Project Launches Today
3:16 PM
ACLU Sues Sheriff’s Department on Behalf of Corrections Officer Fired for Being Gay
12:22 PM
ACLU: Supreme Court Will Hear ACLU Case Against Former Attorney General Ashcroft
11:23 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Turkey: Drop Charges Against Transgender Rights Defenders
11:18 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Labor Ponders Breaking up Troubled Whistleblower Program
10:49 AM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Congressional Hypocrisy Reigns in Stimulus “Letters”

Saturday October 16, 2010

3:38 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: EPA Recommends Denial of Water Permit for Disastrous Mountaintop Removal Mine in West Virginia

Friday October 15, 2010

2:42 PM
ACLU: ACLU Launches Voter Empowerment Program
2:34 PM
Palestine Solidarity Campaign: International Aid Convoy to Gaza Due to Sail This Sunday
2:26 PM
Oxfam International: Pakistan Spends Double Paying Off Debt Than It Gets in Flood Aid
2:09 PM
Move to Amend: Cross Country Walk to Save Democracy Ends at Lincoln Memorial, Oct. 20
1:42 PM
Amnesty International - USA: United States Must Demand an End to Impunity for Sexual Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo, Says Amnesty International
1:39 PM
America's Voice: Politicians Beware: Your Immigrant Bashing on the Campaign Trail Has Consequences
1:22 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: End Military Commission Trial of Former Child Soldier
1:13 PM
Council of Canadians: Canada-EU Free Trade: Treat or trick? Groups to Protest CETA Negotiations, Demand Consultations
12:10 PM
Amnesty International: Illegal Israeli Settlement Plans Threaten Palestinian Human Rights
11:13 AM
League of Women Voters Calls on Media to Stop Secret Political Advertising
10:41 AM
Coalition for an Ethical Psychology: Coalition for an Ethical Psychology Calls for Investigation of Allegations Concerning Martin Seligman, Denounces APA Inaction
10:23 AM
Oxfam International: Signs of Hope That International Community Might Be Getting Its Act Together to End World Hunger, says Oxfam

Thursday October 14, 2010

5:09 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Uzbekistan: Journalist’s Conviction Threatens Freedom of Speech
5:07 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): How Upton Sinclair Helped Energize the New Deal: Lessons for Today
5:01 PM
Corporate Accountability International and Seattle University: Seattle University Goes Bottled Water Free
5:00 PM
Doctors Without Borders: Reforming Quality of Global Food Aid Critical to Fight Childhood Malnutrition
4:46 PM
Council of Canadians: Protecting OUR WATER Through Action and Implementation
3:47 PM
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP): Drug Czar Decries Teen Marijuana Use Even Though His Policies Are Behind Its Increase
3:05 PM
America's Voice: Immigrant Advocates Highlight Efforts to Turn Out Latino, Asian, and Immigrant Voters in Key Battleground States
2:42 PM
ACLU: European Court Will Review Macedonia's Role in Extraordinary Rendition
2:08 PM
Food & Water Watch: Long-Awaited Information from BP Suggests Company Still Lacks Critical Safety Documentation for BP Atlantis
2:07 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): * Public Citizen: Rove Breaking the Law * Spoof Corporate Money Ads
2:06 PM
Free Press: FCC Proposal on ‘Bill Shock’ a Step in Right Direction
2:02 PM
Environmental Groups: Federal Task Force Affirms Need for a National Strategy to Protect Wildlife, Natural Resources and Local Communities From Climate Change
1:49 PM
Amnesty International Calls for an International Inquiry Into War Crimes Committed During the Sri Lankan Civil War
1:45 PM
CEPR Co-Director Criticizes U.S. Funding of Flawed “Elections” in Haiti
11:53 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Sri Lanka: Groups Decline to Testify Before Flawed Commission
11:34 AM
Honduran Platform on Human Rights: Honduran Human Rights Defenders “Profoundly Honored” to Receive Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award in Ceremony Last Night

Wednesday October 13, 2010

5:29 PM
Public Citizen: FEC Should Investigate Crossroads GPS for Campaign Finance Law Violations, Watchdogs Say in Complaint to FEC
5:21 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and National Center for Transgender Equality: Report Reveals Discrimination Against Transgender People by Health Providers, High HIV rates, Lack of Access to Necessary Care
5:21 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Oil Price Gouging Behind Drive To Stop Greenhouse Gas Caps
5:19 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Institute of Medicine Pushes Front-of-Package Food Labels
3:12 PM
Amnesty International Seeks Review of Case of the ‘Cuban Five’
2:36 PM
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood: Parents Urge Supermarket to Shelve On-Shelf TV Ads, Petition Food Lion to Pull the Plug on Planned 3GTv Test Run
2:25 PM
CREW: 26 Sitting Lawmakers Corrupting the Halls of Congress
2:17 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Education: Rhee's Resignation
2:04 PM
Common Cause: Our Democracy Is Not Based on Secrecy
1:58 PM
Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA): Chemical Threat: Groups Call for Pesticide Ban

1:20 PM
Earthjustice: Everglades Land Deal Closes Important Step to Store and Treat Everglades Water
1:17 PM
Environmental Groups: Feds Rush Incomplete Environmental Review of Oil and Gas Drilling in Arctic Ocean
1:14 PM
Progress Democrats of America (PDA): Progressive Democrats to Party with Raul Grijalva
1:12 PM
Environmental Groups: How Toxic are Oil Dispersants? Groups Press EPA to Find Out Before Next Spill
11:44 AM
Greenpeace Calls for Deep Sea Drilling Ban as Commission Shakes Up Oil Rules
11:23 AM
PEER: New Jersey Guts New Privatized Toxic Clean-Up Rules
11:10 AM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Interior Department Ethics Problems Spill into BLM
9:18 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): DR Congo: ICC-Indicted War Criminal Involved in Assassinations of Opponents

Tuesday October 12, 2010

6:49 PM
Free Press: Free Press to FCC: It’s Time to Act
6:35 PM
EQCA: Equality California Praises Federal Court “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” Injunction
6:17 PM
People for the American Way: Judge Halts Enforcement of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”
3:33 PM
Kent State Truth Tribunal: Kent State Tribunal Hears New Forensic Evidence of Clear Order to Fire at Kent State, Backs Rep Kucinich in Call to Open Inquiry
3:05 PM
Public Citizen: Obama Is Reckless and Misguided to Allow Deepwater Drilling to Resume in Gulf
2:40 PM
ACLU: Supreme Court Will Not Yet Hear Case Of Denver Residents Ejected From Bush Event
1:38 PM
Planned Parenthood: Survey: Nearly Three in Four Voters in America Support Fully Covering Prescription Birth Control
1:04 PM
ACLU: ACLU In Federal Court In Seattle Wednesday Arguing To Protect Internet Users' Rights
12:36 PM
Food & Water Watch: Obama’s Next Infrastructure Task: Safeguarding Our Water

Friday October 8, 2010

4:52 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Weak Oversight of Security Contracting Undermining U.S. Efforts in War Zones
4:45 PM
Servicemembers United: Gay, Lesbian Veterans Call on White House Advisor Valerie Jarrett to Meet, Discuss DADT Repeal Before Gay Fundraiser Appearance
3:45 PM
Friends of the Earth and Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy: Experts Warn UN Climate Delegates Against Use of Carbon Markets
3:15 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Urges Appeals Court to Strike Down the National Day of Prayer
2:03 PM
Farm Sanctuary: President Obama Urged to Reflect Americans’ Growing Animal Welfare Concerns by Sending Pardoned Thanksgiving Turkeys to Farm Sanctuary
1:54 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: As Climate Talks Wind Down in China, Time Running Out for Global Action
12:54 PM
Amnesty International Says United States Increasingly Out of Step as the World Turns Against the Death Penalty
12:00 PM
Student Labor Action Project: Budget Cuts Don’t Heal
11:48 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Peace Prize Win Puts Spotlight on China Rights Violations, Says Amnesty International
9:40 AM
Rachel Corrie Foundation: Israeli Soldiers to Testify Behind Screen in Corrie Case

Thursday October 7, 2010

4:36 PM
National Center for Transgender Equality and National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Study: High Rates of Bullying, Suicide Attempts Among Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People
4:35 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): IMF and World Bank Meetings
4:33 PM
American Rivers: Dam Removal Saves Jobs in Rural Community
4:32 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): New York City Request to Exclude Soda from SNAP Deserves Support, Says CSPI
4:31 PM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): MSF Launches Global Campaign: 'Europe! HANDS OFF Our Medicine' As European Negotiators Arrive in New Delhi
4:16 PM
Amnesty International Urges the Belgrade Authorities to Stop Forcibly Evicting Roma Families
3:42 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Government Funding to Study Deadly Bat Disease Is Good Step, But More Effort Needed to Stem White-Nose Syndrome Spread Across Continent
1:14 PM
America's Voice: Lou Dobbs Has a Meg Whitman Problem
12:06 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: IRS Should Investigate N.Y. Church That Endorsed Gubernatorial Candidate, Says Americans United
11:51 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): IMF Forecasts Global Slowdown, But Policies Remain Pro-Cyclical in Many Countries
10:00 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Has the Nobel Peace Prize Been Corrupted?

Wednesday October 6, 2010

5:22 PM
Greenlining Institute Calls For Foreclosure Moratorium, Asks Atty. General Brown to Act
5:15 PM
Peace Action West: On War Anniversary, California Democratic Leaders Urge Action From the CA Congressional Delegation
5:12 PM
Peace Action: On 9TH Anniversary of Invastion of Afghanistan Wrong Strategy Persists
5:10 PM
NRDC: NRDC Sues Federal Housing Regulators for Blocking Affordable Clean Energy Projects for Homeowners
5:09 PM
ACLU Lawsuit Charges That Jail Policy Banning Books and Magazines Is Unconstitutional
5:02 PM
Earthjustice: Consumers To Get Household Cleaner Chemical Info, But Questions of How and When Remain
4:11 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Listing of Panama's Internationally Recognized Park as "In Danger" Would Highlight Plight of People and Fish Threatened by Dams
3:13 PM
Oxfam International: Climate Funds Bypass Hardest Hit, New Global Climate Fund Needed – Oxfam Report
2:24 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Rights Groups Respond to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Announcement
2:22 PM
America's Voice: Sharron Angle Immigration Ads Prey on Fear, Crass Stereotypes
2:20 PM
Amnesty International Welcomes Release of Ethiopian Prisoner of Conscience Birtukan Mideksa
2:18 PM
Human Rights First: Federal Judge Issues Witness Ruling in Ghailani Trial
2:05 PM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: CREW: No Need to Punt to the IRS, Senate Finance Committee Should Investigate Groups Influencing Elections
1:01 PM
Bill of Rights Defense Committee: Civil Rights Coalition: TSA Violates Travelers' Rights
12:07 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Increased Habitat Protection Proposed for Endangered Right Whales
8:00 AM
Iraq Veterans Against the War: Afghanistan & Iraq Vets Call for End to Deployment of Traumatized Troops

Tuesday October 5, 2010

4:57 PM
National Organization for Women: NOW Condemns Sen. Jim DeMint's Dangerous Comments on Gays and Sexually Active Single Women Unfit to Teach
4:10 PM
Free Press: FCC Asks for More Data from Comcast, NBC Universal
3:25 PM
Public Citizen: Hey, Jon Stewart, Read This: Public Citizen Supporters Offer Thousands of Sign Suggestions for Your D.C. Rally
3:21 PM
ForestEthics: Report: Enbridge’s Northern Gateway project – A dead-end investment
3:16 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Seeks Release of Public Records for Peabody Coal Operations on Tribal Lands in Arizona
3:08 PM
People for the American Way: Foreign Funded Chamber of Commerce Pours Money into U.S. Elections
3:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): NOT Waiting for Superman: What Kind of Education Reform Model Is Rhee?
2:28 PM
Project On Government Oversight: Agency Overseeing Classified Info in the Hands of Contractors Has “A Lack of Resources to Accomplish Mission,” Its Employees Say
2:15 PM
Environmental Groups: Environmental Groups Oppose Total Joslyn North 'Tar Sands' Mine
2:13 PM
ACLU: ACLU Challenges Louisiana School Sex-Segregation Program Before Federal Appeals Court
2:07 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): More Than 50 Groups Challenge Government Grant to Pro-Pesticide PR Campaign
1:45 PM
Center for Public Integrity: Dubious Expenditures at Political Action Committees
1:19 PM
Public Campaign: Watchdog Responds to Troubling New Report on U.S. Chamber of Commerce Funding
1:15 PM
Brady Campaign: Pittsburgh Urges Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Throw Out NRA Lawsuit
12:59 PM
ACLU: ACLU In Federal Appeals Court In Boston Thursday To Defend Journalists' Rights
12:33 PM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy: Climate Finance Can’t Afford Carbon Markets
12:14 PM
Amnesty International: Guatemalan Congress Urged to Resist Attempts to Reapply Death Penalty
10:26 AM
PEER: OSHA Job Safety Record Initiative Implodes

Monday October 4, 2010

4:40 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Former BP Boss Tony Hayward Wins 2010 Rubber Dodo Award
3:48 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Wiretapping Case, Government Can Keep Secret Whether NSA Spied on Guantánamo Attorneys
3:45 PM
Corporate Accountability International Statement on Passage of United Nations Human Rights Council Resolution on the Rights to Water and Sanitation
3:44 PM
Public Citizen: New Article Highlights Widespread Nature of Drug-Induced Parkinsonism
3:43 PM
Human Rights Watch Honors Six Activists
3:33 PM
ACLU: Surveillance Court Should Operate More Transparently and Release Key Legal Rulings, Says ACLU
3:20 PM
Iraq Veterans Against the War: Afghanistan & Iraq Vets Call for an End to Deployment of Traumatized Troops
3:18 PM
Free Press: Verizon’s Admission Shows Need for FCC Action to Protect Consumers
2:27 PM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): The GOP’s Shadow Campaign Finance Network
2:25 PM
Earthjustice Calls On US to Address Ship Pollution
2:22 PM
Center for Biological Diversity and 350.org: New Report: Reducing Carbon Dioxide to 350 ppm Is Necessary to Avoid Climate Catastrophe
2:19 PM
ACLU in Federal Appeals Court Tuesday to Argue Against Sex-Segregated Classes
12:19 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW) and Free Speech For People: Bipartisan Group of Former Attorneys General and Law Professors Call on Congress to Examine Constitutional Amendment to Reverse Citizens United
12:15 PM
ACLU and Brennan Center Reports Expose Resurgence of Debtors' Prisons
11:36 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Inspector General Rips OSHA Whistleblower Program

Saturday October 2, 2010

9:29 AM
Witness Against Torture: Stone-Walled by Obama Justice Department Anti-Torture Activists are Denied a Promised Meeting, Picket Office

Friday October 1, 2010

4:36 PM
Public Citizen Launches Trade Data Center
4:07 PM
NRDC: Administration’s Proposed Fuel Efficiency Plan Shows Promise
3:05 PM
The Peace Table / One Nation for Peace: Massive Peace Mobilization For Historic One Nation Rally Calls for Funding Jobs not War
2:40 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Two More Federal Courts Shoot Down Harmful Bush-era Policy Short-changing Endangered Species Protections
2:27 PM
Human Rights First: Human Rights First Welcomes Creation of Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Assembly and Association
2:14 PM
Veterans for Peace: Banner-Drop on Pennsylvania Avenue: "Mr. Obama: End These Fucking Wars! War is the Obscenity"
12:34 PM
Human Rights Watch: DR Congo: UN Report Exposes Grave Crimes
12:32 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Prosecute Those Responsible for Abuses in Congo, Says Amnesty International, Responding to U.N. "Mapping" Report
12:26 PM
Amnesty International: One Billion Slum Dwellers Cannot Be Ignored
9:15 AM
Friends of The Earth: Developed Countries Must Stop Stalling Climate Talks
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