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Newswire - November, 2010

Tuesday November 30, 2010

8:41 PM
CEPR: Report Warns Austerity Will Block Recovery, Risk Recession
7:52 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research: Statement from Dean Baker on President Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
7:27 PM
Global Justice Ecology Project: Cancún COP16: Climate Justice Experts Available for Interviews
6:36 PM
Sierra Club: Coalition Launches Nationwide Ad Campaign Calling for Obama and Clinton to Stop Toxic Oil Pipeline
6:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Austerity Politics
5:44 PM
Witness Against Torture: Call to Action - Join Us January 11th, 2011 - No Torture, No Gitmo, No Bagram, No More
5:12 PM
Drug Policy Alliance: US Supreme Court Hears California Prison Crowding Case
4:56 PM
People for the American Way: Pentagon Study Confirms Discrimination in the Military is Harmful and Unnecessary
4:30 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): U.S. Spying at the UN
4:26 PM
Food & Water Watch: Food Safety Bill a Good Start Towards Safer Food System
4:14 PM
ACLU: Supreme Court Hears Arguments About Need To Decrease California's Prison Population
4:10 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest: Historic Food Safety Bill Clears Senate
4:08 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Boycott Launched to Save Imperiled Bluefin Tuna
3:56 PM
Environmental Working Group: Food Safety Bill will Save the Lives of Thousands
2:41 PM
Dēmos: Event: Joseph Stiglitz, Dean Baker and Others to Respond to Dec 1st Fiscal Commission Report
2:39 PM
Violence Policy Center: Michigan Concealed Handgun Licensees Have Suicide Rate Higher Than General Michigan Population--VPC Concealed Carry Killers November Update
2:33 PM
MADRE: Statement By UN Women Leader Michelle Bachelet on International Day on Violence Against Women
1:52 PM
US PIRG: Senate Passes Historic Food Safety Bill
1:47 PM
Project On Government Oversight: NIH Should Stop Funding Researchers Who Sign Their Names to Ghostwritten Articles
12:53 PM
ColorLines.com Releases Exclusive Video Interview With Music Legend and Civil Rights Icon Harry Belafonte
12:45 PM
Human Rights Watch: US: Nobel Laureates Urge Obama to Ban Landmines
12:39 PM
Amnesty International: Egypt Parliamentary Election Violence Must Be Investigated
12:29 PM
Free Press: FCC Must Act to Keep Comcast in Check
12:23 PM
Food & Water Watch: Factory Farm Nation: Map Charts Unprecedented Growth in Factory Farming
11:10 AM
US Campaign to Ban Landmines: Nobel Peace Laureates Urge President Obama to Join the Mine Ban Treaty Without Delay
9:42 AM
Greenpeace: Greenpeace Files Lawsuit against Corporate Spies

Monday November 29, 2010

6:08 PM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP): Governments at Cancún Climate Talks Need to Support Local Solutions
5:42 PM
Food & Water Watch: Closure of Fiji Water Facility Should Be Permanent
5:41 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Responds to Criminal Investigation of Wikileaks Release of Classified Documents
5:39 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): WikiLeaks: Beyond the Spin
5:36 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: As Climate Talks Open in Cancún, World Leaders Must Seek Steep Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Pollution
5:01 PM
ACLU: U.S. Pressured Germany Not to Prosecute CIA Officers for Torture and Rendition
4:48 PM
Council of Canadians: People's Assemblies on Climate Justice to Take Place Across Canada
2:35 PM
Jobs with Justice: Nationwide Demonstrations to Demand Extensions of Unemployment, TANF Emergency Fund
2:23 PM
International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL): Governments Urged to Eliminate Landmines Within Years, Not Decades
2:21 PM
Food & Water Watch: Municipal Budgetary Constraints a Leading Factor in Water System
 Leases and Sales

1:46 PM
America's Voice: Former GOP Governor, Regent University President, Other Conservatives Highlight Need for DREAM Act
1:37 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): International Community Should Reject Haiti’s “Sham” Elections, CEPR Co-Director Says
1:33 PM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Obama: Economic Stimulus Trumps Environmental Laws
12:44 PM
Cornucopia Institute: Dirty Little Secret in the Natural Foods Industry: Toxic Chemical Use
12:08 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Egypt: Elections Marred as Opposition Barred from Polls
10:25 AM
Economic Policy Institute: Our Fiscal Security Releases Plan to Create Jobs, Make Critical Public Investments and Reduce Federal Deficit

Wednesday November 24, 2010

5:18 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: 187,000 Square Miles Designated as Polar Bear Critical Habitat in Alaska
4:09 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Environmental Protection Agency Set to Lower Target for Cellulosic Biofuels
4:04 PM
Human Rights Watch: Egypt: Systematic Crackdown Days Before Elections
3:37 PM
Sierra Club: Fifth Circuit Decision Finds Construction of Sandy Creek Coal Plant Unlawful
3:22 PM
ACLU Reports More Than 900 Complaints This Month Over “Enhanced” TSA Security Measures
2:58 PM
National Lawyers Guild Files Amicus Brief in Kevin Kjonaas et al. v. United States of America
2:56 PM
Environmental Groups: Public Interest Groups Ask Judge to Put an Immediate Halt to Billion-Dollar Bypass
1:37 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Landmine Ban Treaty: Report Cites Growing Progress

Tuesday November 23, 2010

6:22 PM
EQCA: Equality California Institute Launches Equality Beyond Borders Project
6:15 PM
PEER: EPA Sued over Its Refusal to Regulate Lead-Based Ammo
5:35 PM
AFSCME Calls on GOP Members of Congress to Reject Their Taxpayer Funded Health Care Plan
5:32 PM
Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti: Haiti’s November 28 Elections: Trying to Legitimize the Illegitimate
4:07 PM
CREW: DOJ is Roadblock to Open Government
3:56 PM
Oxfam International: Oxfam Calls on Dirty Industries to Clean up Their Act and Stop Sabotaging the EU’s Fight Against Climate Change
3:25 PM
Beyond Nuclear: Broad Coalition Reinforces Opposition to Radioactive Steam Generator Shipment on the Great Lakes
3:06 PM
Brady Campaign: Teen Supported by NRA Lawsuit Fills Facebook Page with Violent, Threatening Messages
3:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Korean Conflict
2:45 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Filed Over EPA Refusal to Address Lead Poisoning of Wildlife
12:35 PM
CODEPINK: Tribunal finds American and International Business Complicit in Israeli War Crimes
12:04 PM
US PIRG: Parents Beware - Many Toys Still Toxic, Hazardous
10:43 AM
Iraq Veterans Against the War: Operation Exposure: War is Trauma Bringing the War Home Through Street Art

Monday November 22, 2010

7:13 PM
Jobs with Justice: Nationwide Demonstrations to Demand Extensions of Unemployment, TANF Emergency Fund
7:09 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: $3 Billion Recovered in 2010 Proves that Whistleblowing Works
5:09 PM
Free Press Calls on FCC to Reassert Authority over Broadband
4:52 PM
ACLU: Court Rules That Defendants With Limited English Proficiency Have A Constitutional Right To Court Interpreters
3:44 PM
Oxfam International: “Listen to Us to Protect Us” War-Affected Communities Tell UN Peacekeepers
3:31 PM
Human Rights Watch: Cluster Munitions: No Middle Ground on Absolute Ban
1:37 PM
Cornucopia Institute: Conventional Cattle on Factory Dairies Producing "Organic" Milk
1:15 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: SEC Admits Rules Would 'Discourage' Whistleblowers and Limit Access to 'Important Information'
12:39 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Calls on the Philippine Authorities to Ensure Justice for Maguindanao Massacre
12:31 PM
PEER: Bid to Carve Tribal Park out of Redwood National Park

Friday November 19, 2010

6:42 PM
ForestEthics: First Nations Receive Real Estate Foundation of BC Land Award for Great Bear Rainforest Agreements
6:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): NATO and Afghanistan
5:32 PM
Environmental Working Group: Chemical Lobby Gets Its Way in US Senate
5:07 PM
United for a Fair Economy: UFE Applauds Dem Leaders for Showing Spine on Top Tier Tax Cuts
4:42 PM
FAIR: Charlie Rose Opens Up the Deficit Debate
4:39 PM
Doctors Without Borders: Cholera In Haiti: MSF Calling On All Actors To Step Up Response
3:49 PM
People for the American Way: Citizens Blindsided: Updated PFAW Report Examines Role of Corporate Money in 2010 Elections
2:57 PM
Common Cause: Ethics Committee at Least Got Message of Mid-Terms: Americans Want Congress to Put the Public Interest First
2:17 PM
National Organization for Women: CEDAW Hearing Encouraging, U.S. Ratification Long Overdue
12:35 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Calls for Speedy Resolution in Case of Pregnant Colombian Human Rights Defender; Demands Adequate Healthcare
12:20 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award Ceremony Honors Abel Barrera Hernandez of Mexico
12:05 PM
Anti-War Veterans and Activists: US War Veterans, Civilian War Opponents to Demand ‘Peace on Earth’ at White House
11:45 AM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Commemorates the Transgender Day of Remembrance
10:47 AM
Oxfam International: NATO Must Put Protection of Civilians at the Heart of Afghanistan ‘Transition’ Strategy, Warn Aid Agencies

Thursday November 18, 2010

5:19 PM
ACLU Renews Call for Ratification of International “Bill of Rights” for Women
5:15 PM
America's Voice: National Leaders and DREAM Youth Urge Immediate Action on Bipartisan DREAM Act
4:20 PM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Make Black Friday Green by Keeping the Trees in Mind This Year
4:19 PM
Public Citizen: Midterm Voters Were Largely in the Dark on the Identities of Attack Ad Funders, New Public Citizen Study Shows
4:11 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Leaked E-mails Show the State Department’s Top Watchdog May Lack Independence
4:08 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Haiti Government Directed to Stop Evictions without Safe Shelter for Earthquake Survivors
4:03 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), WaterAid and CARE: United States Needs to Improve Efforts on Global Sanitation Crises
3:47 PM
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows: 9/11 Families Stand Behind Verdict in Trial of Accused Terror Suspect Ahmed Ghailani
3:40 PM
ACLU: New Rules Grant Greater Medical Rights for Same-Sex Partners
2:48 PM
Free Press Cheers FCC Chairman for Finally Speaking Out Against Verizon-Google Pact
1:58 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Obama Administration Should Take Action to Fix 'Faith-Based' Initiative, Americans United Tells Congress
1:12 PM
Amnesty International Urges NATO Leaders to Protect Human Rights in Afghanistan
1:05 PM
Council of Canadians: Poll Suggests Harper Government Out of Step With Canadians

Wednesday November 17, 2010

6:34 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Suit to Bar Beach Scraping at Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge
6:15 PM
ACLU: FBI Pushes for Expanded Wiretapping Capabilities
5:55 PM
Center for Community Change: Political Reckoning: Don’t Throw Unemployed Workers Under the Bus for Millionaire Tax Cuts
5:39 PM
National Organization for Women (NOW): Paycheck Fairness Act Blocked, Foreshadowing Challenging Future for Women's Equality
5:32 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Domenici-Rivlin Deficit Plan
5:06 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Launched Over Water Project That Will Hurt Endangered Kangaroo Rat
5:05 PM
Green For All and SJF Institute: First Ever Green Jobs Award Honorees Announced
5:03 PM
Amnesty International Urges China to Release Woman Sentenced to a Year in Labor Camp Over Tweet
4:02 PM
Food & Water Watch: Biotechnology Industry Spends Over Half a Billion Pushing Controversial Projects like Genetically Engineered (GE) Food Animals
3:54 PM
Campaign for America's Future: CAF Offers Experts on Jobs, Deficits, Social Security to Respond to Release of Rivlin “Bipartisan” Debt Commission
3:50 PM
NRDC: Officials Propose Adding Unique Marine Mammal to Endangered Species List
3:09 PM
Free Press Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case on Corporate Personhood
3:04 PM
America's Voice: National Leaders and DREAM Youth Urge Immediate Action on Bipartisan DREAM Act
3:02 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Obama Executive Order on ‘Faith-Based’ Initiative Is Disappointing, Says Americans United
3:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Federal Reserve and Unemployment
2:10 PM
ACLU: Senate Fails to Move Paycheck Fairness Act Forward
1:45 PM
Center for Responsive Politics: Congressional Members' Personal Wealth Expands Despite Sour National Economy
1:45 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Task Force Denounces U.S. Senate's Failure to Advance Paycheck Fairness Act to a Vot
1:17 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Brady Center Urges Court to Throw Out NRA Lawsuit to Allow Teenagers to Carry Concealed Firearms
12:47 PM
Project On Government Oversight: POGO Opposes "Personal Privacy" FOIA Exemption for Corporations
12:23 PM
ACLU Lawsuit Challenges Life Without Parole for Michigan Juveniles
11:56 AM
Human Rights First: 14 Interrogators Call on Secretary Gates to Eliminate Appendix M to the Army Field Manual
11:44 AM
Human Rights First: Religious Freedom Report Comes at Crucial Moment

Tuesday November 16, 2010

7:36 PM
Public Citizen: HHS Report Is a Wake-Up Call to Fix National Patient Safety Crisis
6:45 PM
FAIR: Charlie Rose's Deficit Non-Debate
6:13 PM
Environmental Working Group: Will the Real Ethanol Beneficiaries Please Stand Up?
5:32 PM
Free Press: Opponents of Comcast-NBC Merger Speak Out in Congress
4:57 PM
Student and Labor Groups: Weds 7:30am: Massive Protests Against UC Regents Plans for Fee Hikes, Cuts to Workers
4:53 PM
ACLU And Southern Poverty Law Center File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Inhumane Conditions At For-Profit Youth Prison
4:50 PM
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Vote on New START a Win for U.S. National Security
3:53 PM
Friends of The Earth: Nanotechnology’s True Climate and Energy Cost Exposed
3:51 PM
Center for American Progress: A $400 Billion Opportunity: 10 Strategies to Cut the Fat Out of Federal Procurement
3:47 PM
Common Cause: Rangel Verdict is No Triumph for Ethics Committee
3:37 PM
Free Press: Comcast Can’t Be Trusted to Self-Regulate
3:21 PM
Marijuan Policy Project: Obama Nominee to Lead DEA Scheduled for Confirmation Hearing Tomorrow
2:58 PM
Sierra Club: Appalachian and National Organizations to West Virginia's Manchin: Stop Standing in the Way of Clean Water in Appalachia
2:50 PM
ACLU: Britain Will Pay Reparations To Victims Of Bush Administration Rendition And Torture
2:35 PM
CEPR: New Paper Finds Big Increase in Trade is Transforming Colombian-Venezuelan Relations
2:15 PM
United for a Fair Economy: Small Business Owners Say 'Yes' to Estate Tax - Tell Opponents 'You Don't Speak For Us'
2:10 PM
Environmental Groups: EPA Announces Limits on Fertilizer, Animal Waste, and Sewage Pollution
2:08 PM
The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund: Pittsburgh Bans Natural Gas Drilling
1:52 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Demands Full Investigation of Egyptian Man's Death Allegedly by Torture in Police Custody
1:05 PM
Amnesty International Urges the United Kingdom to Establish the Truth about Rights Violations
12:54 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Singapore Deals Sharp Blow to Freedom of Expression by Sentencing British Author, Says Amnesty International
12:39 PM
ACLU: ACLU Calls On Senate To Pass Paycheck Fairness Act Wednesday
12:34 PM
Greenlining Institute: Urgent Action Needed to Stem Foreclosures, Greenlining Institute Warns
10:41 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: EPA Affirms Threat of Ocean Acidification, Recommends Coastal States Take Action
9:38 AM
Survival International: International NGOs Unite Against Oil Giants

Monday November 15, 2010

5:30 PM
ACLU: California Supreme Court Unanimously Rules in Favor of Tuition Equality
4:36 PM
Food & Water Watch: Troubling Emails Reveal Federal Scientists Fear FDA Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon: “Maybe They [the FDA] Should Watch Jurassic Park.”
4:25 PM
ACLU Calls On Florida Judges to Ensure State Foreclosure Court Proceedings Are Open to Public
3:33 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Saudi Arabia: Journalist Sentenced to Public Lashing
3:31 PM
CREW: CREW Calls For Agriculture Official to Be Recused From Work on Regulations
3:29 PM
Friends of the Earth: Congress Urged to End Multi-Billion Tax Credit for Dirty Corn Ethanol in Lame Duck Session
3:21 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Afghanistan Policy: Fueling War
1:44 PM
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): Progressives Push Lame Duck Congress to Fly
1:27 PM
Amnesty International - USA: In New Report, Amnesty International Calls on European Union to Continue Pursuing Justice for CIA Renditions
12:50 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Deadly Pesticide Endosulfan Finally Banned in United States
11:34 AM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Growth of Ex-Offender Population in United States Is a Dramatic Drag on Economy
11:28 AM
Americans for Safe Access: Medical Marijuana Advocates Bring Attention to DEA Confirmation Hearings

Saturday November 13, 2010

3:06 PM
Amnesty International Welcomes Suu Kyi Release but Urges Myanmar to Release Other Prisoners of Conscience

Friday November 12, 2010

5:58 PM
Fair Vote: Suffragium Ex Machina: Voting Machine Monopolies and a Different Kind of Public Option
4:42 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders Plans Progressive Alternatives to Deficit Cuts
4:07 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Conservationists Intervene in Lawsuit to Protect Mexican Gray Wolves
3:55 PM
CARE: CARE Steps Up Haiti Response as Cholera Cases Surge
2:38 PM
CODEPINK Peace Activists Protest George Bush at Speaking Engagements; Move Book to Crime Section
1:25 PM
Community Organizations Call on Commerce Group to Drop its $100 Million Lawsuit Against El Salvador
10:03 AM
BanksterUSA: Let Elizabeth Warren Know What Is Your Top Priority For the New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Thursday November 11, 2010

8:26 PM
Interfaith Worker Justice: Thousands Across U.S. Mobilize Against Wage Theft
4:12 PM
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows: 9/11 Families Call For AG Holder to Try KSM and Others Accused of 9/11 Crimes in Civilian Courts
3:45 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): The Battle for Social Security
3:38 PM
Cornucopia Institute: Coalition Pushes for Amendment to Controversial Senate Food Safety Bill
2:32 PM
Earthjustice: Halliburton Bucks EPA Request for Chemicals Used in Controversial Drilling Technique
2:08 PM
ACLU Asks Holder to Investigate Bush for Violation of Torture Statute
2:03 PM
Farm Sanctuary Expresses Shock at Neglect of Nearly 1000 Pigs Found Dead on Pennsylvania Farm and Calls for Justice in the Case
1:15 PM
America's Voice: Reid and Pelosi Promise Action on DREAM Act in Lame Duck
12:52 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Congo/Central African Republic: LRA Victims Appeal to Obama
11:44 AM
NOW Calls On President Obama to Reject Fiscal Commission's Assault on Social Security
11:00 AM
Media Matters: Coalition: Lou Dobbs "Does Not Deserve a Platform on Any Television Network"

Wednesday November 10, 2010

8:02 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research: Dean Baker: Deficit Commission Co-Chairs Ignore Economic Reality
7:07 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Sanders Statement on Deficit Commission Co-Chairs’ Report
6:53 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Recommendation of the Deficit Commission Chairs
4:23 PM
Amnesty International - USA: US Must Begin Criminal Investigation of Torture After Bush’s Repeated Admissions of Approving Waterboarding
3:14 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iran: Rights Defender Dedicates Award to Women Activists
1:38 PM
Iraq Veterans Against the War: Afghanistan & Iraq Veteran Jeff Hanks Denied Mental Healthcare, Ordered to Redeploy
12:58 PM
US PIRG: New US PIRG Study: High-Speed Rail Can Boost Economy, Reduce Traffic
12:10 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: New Mexico Bat Plan Should Limit Access to All State and Federal Caves
11:53 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Hundreds Gather in Pittsburgh to Tackle Pressing Human Rights Concerns; Environmental Rights, Death Penalty Are Front and Center
11:45 AM
PEER: Ocean Scientists' Work Screened by Public Relations Staff
10:18 AM
Iraq Veterans Against the War: AWOL Soldier Refusing Deployment Because of Severe PTSD

Tuesday November 9, 2010

6:47 PM
Friends of the Earth - US Stands in Solidarity with Filipina Activist Jean Marie Ferrais
6:04 PM
ACLU: UN Human Rights Council Issues Recommendations To US
5:56 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Administration Denies Endangered Species Act Protection to 251 Species
5:50 PM
Human Rights First: 58 Firms Sign Historic International Code of Conduct for Private Security Services Providers
4:50 PM
United for a Fair Economy: Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs Speak Out For A Strong Estate Tax; Call the Tax Fair, Manageable and Rare
4:45 PM
Food & Water Watch: Activists Mobilize to Ban Arsenic in Maryland Poultry Production
4:18 PM
Earthjustice / Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Seeks State Protection for Rare Forest Mammal
4:12 PM
Environmental Groups Applaud EPA Action to Reduce Water Pollution from Power Plants
3:43 PM
CREW: CREW Exposes Roots of Shadowy Group Aiming to Influence Latino Voters
2:14 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Mumia Abu-Jamal Deserves New Trial, Not New Death Sentence says Amnesty International
1:06 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): U.S. and Murderous Military in Indonesia
12:56 PM
Conservation Groups: Lawsuit Aimed at Army Corps Leads to Protection of Critical Wetland South of Myrtle Beach
12:51 PM
National Priorities Project: NPP Launches New Webinar: Jobs, Deficits & Taxes
12:30 PM
CWA Local 9415: Pacifica Radio Lays off the Entire Staff of KPFA’s Morning Show
11:02 AM
PEER: Big Wetlands Losses Plotted for Green Power
9:23 AM
Nation Institute: Cecile Richards and Bill McKibben Announced as Recipients of the 2010 Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship

Monday November 8, 2010

7:05 PM
Communications Workers of America Local 9415: KPFA's Union Files Unfair Labor Practices Charge with NLRB
6:40 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): India: Security Council, Gandhi, Walmart and Bhopal
6:38 PM
Food & Water Watch: NOAA Approves Unpopular Catch and Trade Policy for U.S. Fisheries
6:37 PM
American Rivers: Groups Challenge Creation of Costly, Harmful and Unnecessary Lake
4:39 PM
Rights Groups: Obama Administration Claims Unchecked Authority to Kill Americans Outside Combat Zones
4:05 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Uncontrolled Medical Drug Discharges into Drinking Water
2:57 PM
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood: CCFC to Scholastic: Stop the In-School SunnyD Sugar Spree
2:32 PM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): MSF to EU: Stop the Spin, Backdoor Policies and Closed-door Negotiations That Threaten Access to Affordable Medicines
2:31 PM
Common Cause: Post Election: What Follows the Money?
2:15 PM
Environmental Groups: Major U.S. Environmental Groups Call for Full Environmental Review of Genetically Engineered Salmon
2:13 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Launched Against Yamhill County for Harming Endangered Fender’s Blue Butterfly
12:29 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): False Sense of Urgency Over Changes to Social Security
10:38 AM
ACLU and CCR in Court Monday in Washington, D.C. for Arguments in Targeted Killing Case
10:17 AM
National Lawyers Guild SF Bay Area Denounces Police Violence, Unlawful Arrests and Jailing of Peaceful Demonstrators After Mehserle Sentence

Friday November 5, 2010

5:58 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Sanders Statement on Olbermann Suspension
4:41 PM
ACLU: Federal Court Refuses To Throw Out Challenge To Guantánamo Prisoner’s Nine Year Detention
3:55 PM
ACLU and Center for Constitutional Rights: ACLU and CCR in Court Monday in Washington, D.C. for Arguments in Targeted Killing Case
2:02 PM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Statement: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the October Employment Report
1:57 PM
Green Groups: UN Advisory Group on Climate Finance Report Falls Flat
1:37 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Urges United States to Address United Nations' Concerns Over Human Rights Obligations at First Review of U.S. Record
1:20 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka on October Jobs Report
1:18 PM
Americans for Democratic Action: The Real Story on the Jobs Numbers
12:42 PM
Council of Canadians: New Legal Opinion Warns of EU Trade Impacts on Tar Sands
12:36 PM
US Human Rights Network: US Activists Critique Government Performance at UN Human Rights Review
11:43 AM
Amnesty International - USA: Myanmar Government Attacks on Freedoms Compromise Election, Says Amnesty International
11:38 AM
ACLU: United States Undergoes First-Ever Universal Periodic Review Before U.N. Human Rights Council Today In Geneva
11:13 AM
PEER: Feds Announce Emergency Rule to Protect Manatees
10:49 AM
ACLU: President Obama Signs Executive Order Widening Government Transparency

Thursday November 4, 2010

4:49 PM
Center for Biological Diversity, NRDC and Greenpeace: Ruling Offers Polar Bears New Chance at Full Protection
4:41 PM
Center for Biological Diversity and American Bird Conservancy: EPA Rejects Ban on Toxic Lead Fishing Gear
4:37 PM
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC): Cameroon: Same-Sex Relations Bring Attacks, Arrests
4:20 PM
Food & Water Watch Europe: New Report Refutes Industry Argument that Genetically Modified Salmon will Feed Hungry World Populations
4:19 PM
Common Cause: New Polling: Voters Want Urgent Action To Reduce Special Interest Influence
4:16 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Report Ranks States Most Vulnerable to Oil Price Hikes
4:15 PM
CREW: At Least Five Crooked Candidates Coming to Washington
4:13 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America to John Boehner: Don't Even Think About It
4:11 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich Calls on the ‘Fed’ to Focus on Jobs, Not Banks
2:00 PM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): Who Owns the Next House Committee Chairmen?
12:00 PM
Center for Responsive Politics: Outside Organizations -- Many Relying on Anonymous Donors -- Help Republicans Score Big Gains in Congress
11:59 AM
Friends of the Earth: Groups Urge Clinton to Recuse Herself from Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Decision
11:58 AM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Election Results from Obama's Bank Failure
11:57 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Indonesia: Uphold Religious Freedom
11:31 AM
America's Voice: Polling and Experts Make Clear: Latino Voters Showed Up & Saved the Senate for the Democrats
10:38 AM
Friends of the Earth International: High Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Must Avoid Pitfalls

Wednesday November 3, 2010

6:39 PM
Sierra Club: "We have no intention of ceding America’s future to Big Oil."
5:37 PM
Public Citizen: Winning Candidates Rode a Wave of Spending by Outside Groups
5:33 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Election 2010: Gains and Losses on Key Contests Impacting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People Nationwide
4:35 PM
Public Campaign: Possible Republican Leadership Represents $38 Million in Campaign Cash
4:30 PM
Amnesty International Demands Release of Lawyer and Son in Iranian Stoning Case
4:29 PM
American Rights at Work: Statement on Secret Ballot Amendments
4:28 PM
Amnesty International Raised Concern that Singapore Conviction of Author Smothers Freedom of Expression
3:34 PM
Planned Parenthood: Colorado Voters Soundly Defeat Dangerous Anti-Choice Amendment for Second Time, Protect a Woman’s Right to Choose
1:40 PM
Drug Policy Alliance: California's Marijuana Legalization Initiative Falls Short
1:15 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Election Turned On Economic Issues, But Constitution May Suffer Collateral Damage, Says Americans United
1:13 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Gun Control Supporters From Both Parties Win Senate Seats
1:06 PM
Brady Campaign: Gun Control Supporters From Both Parties Win Senate Seats
12:38 PM
Corporate Accountability International: SF Passes Healthy Meal Law Removing Toys from Unhealthy Meals
12:13 PM
Audubon Society: Congressional Sea Change Needn’t Swamp Environmental Progress
12:03 PM
American Rivers: Coalition Documents Obama’s Ghoulish Salmon Plan
11:52 AM
Greenpeace Statement on the Outcome of the U.S. 2010 Congressional Elections
11:50 AM
ACLU: Supreme Court Hears ACLU Case Challenging Discriminatory Arizona School Tuition Program
11:44 AM
Justice at Stake: 2010 Judicial Elections Increase Pressure on Courts, Reform Groups Say
11:31 AM
Common Cause: Voters Pass Redistricting Reforms in California, Florida and Minnesota
9:47 AM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Prop 23 Defeat is Mandate for Clean Energy

Tuesday November 2, 2010

4:57 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Taxpayers Should Have The Right To Challenge Government Aid To Religious Schools, Americans United Tells High Court
3:30 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Hundreds of Amnesty International Activists to March in Solidarity with Aung San Suu Kyi and the People of Myanmar
2:47 PM
US Human Rights Network: As US Rights Record To Be Reviewed for First Time by UN Council, Rights Networks Calls On Obama to Bring Domestic Practices in Line with International Standards
1:40 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: NWC Opposes Corporate Lobby Attempt to Weaken Whistleblower Provisions in Dodd-Frank
1:33 PM
ACLU: ACLU To Appear Before Supreme Court On Wednesday To Challenge Discriminatory Arizona School Tuition Program
1:25 PM
People for the American Way: What the 2010 Elections Say About America: Stories People For the American Way is Watching
1:01 PM
Communities Against Prop. 23: Voters of Color Crucial to Prop. 23 Outcome
10:17 AM
Human Rights Watch: Sudan: End Continuing Repression of Darfur Activists

Monday November 1, 2010

4:34 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Three Mussels and Snails, 160 Miles of River Protected Under Endangered Species Act in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee; Two More Mussels Proposed for Protection; Rare Salamander Declared Extinct
4:13 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): New School Beverage Study Shows Need for Child Nutrition Bill
3:21 PM
America's Voice: Previewing Latino Turnout: Parties’ Immigration Stances Offer Plenty of Reasons to Vote
2:58 PM
Equality California Condemns Brutal Assault of Transgender Woman
2:29 PM
Earthjustice: Washington Supreme Court Rejects Citizen Challenge to Law Favoring Sprawl
1:12 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): New Jersey Rushes to Halliburton-ize Toxic Clean-Ups
12:53 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Election Protection
12:51 PM
Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor: Swift Implementation of Cluster Munition Ban Saves Lives
12:48 PM
Friends of the Earth: New Report Says Biofuels Industry Spent $22 Million on Lobbying and Campaign Contributions to Influence Policies
11:40 AM
ACLU: United States to Undergo First-Ever Universal Periodic Review Before U.N. Human Rights Council Friday in Geneva
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