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Newswire - February, 2011

Monday February 28, 2011

6:31 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): U.S.Government Rarely Suspends or Debars Those Responsible for Billions in Tax Dollars Lost to Fraud, Waste, Abuse in War Zones
6:28 PM
Common Cause: Mounting Evidence Demands Explanations from Thomas, Scalia
6:26 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Harmful Riders Are Stripped from Two-Week Government Spending Bill; They Must Stay off Future Measures
6:24 PM
Earthjustice: Coal-Power Transmission Line Off the Table
6:21 PM
Free Press: Boehner’s Attack on Net Neutrality Not Based in Reality
5:10 PM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy: APHA Applauded for Urging Action on Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals
4:20 PM
National Low Income Housing Coalition: Housing and Community Development Advocates Ask Senate Leadership to Reject Deep Cuts to Communities
4:18 PM
Public Citizen: Don’t Let High Oil Prices Fool You – More U.S. Drilling Is Not the Answer
4:15 PM
Corporate Accountability International: Local Water Warriors Strive to Have International Impact
4:13 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: Pro-Choice Americans to Senators: We’re Counting on You to Stop the War on Contraception
3:52 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Wall Street Criminality: Origin of State Crises
12:42 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Ban All Antipersonnel Landmines
12:38 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: On 17th Anniversary of the Brady Law, 17 Ways to Reduce Gun Violence
11:36 AM
Amnesty International Urges Mexican Authorities to Protect Family of Murdered Human Rights Activist

Friday February 25, 2011

6:53 PM
Doctors Without Borders: Libya: Urgent Priority Must Be Given to Doctors and Medical Materials
6:51 PM
Earthjustice: Conservation Groups Challenge Wasteful Dirty Energy Development
5:36 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Spanish Judges Rule Case on US Torture Can Continue
4:44 PM
Farm Sanctuary: USDA Seeks Comments on Disabled Livestock Petition Submitted by Farm Sanctuary
3:39 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Honor Public Workers’ Bargaining Rights
3:01 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Surprise! Occupations Fuel an Insurgency- Pentagon Wakes Up in Pech, When Will They Wake Up in the Rest of Afghanistan?
1:00 PM
ACLU: Military General Reportedly Ordered Unlawful Operations Against Members of Congress

Thursday February 24, 2011

5:43 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Libya
5:41 PM
Friends of the Earth Briefs Congress on Billions in Potential Savings from Ending Polluter Giveaways
5:39 PM
American Rivers: The Most Anti-Environmental Piece of Legislation in History
4:03 PM
Common Cause: White House Should Disclose All Lobby Visits, Including Off-Site Meetings
3:56 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Stop-and-Frisks of New Yorkers in 2010 Hit All-Time High at 600,601; 87 Percent of Those Stopped Black and Latino
3:39 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Report: Nation’s Best Pollution Law Should Combat Global Warming
1:51 PM
Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS): 170+ Organizations Worldwide Urge Japanese Government to Reject Funding for New Nuclear Reactors in United States
12:48 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Citizenship in the Balance: New Report Examines Right-Wing Efforts to Repeal Constitutional Citizenship
12:43 PM
Prominent Anti-Apartheid Movement Veterans Call on South African Government to Assist Aristide in Returning to Haiti Now
12:41 PM
ACLU Joins Forum Today on Troubling Continuing Resolution
12:14 PM
Amnesty International Calls for Probe of Torture Allegations as 23 Opposition Activists Are Released in Bahrain
12:07 PM
Free Press: Media Ownership Rules Go to Court

Wednesday February 23, 2011

7:04 PM
Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Coalition Protests Ambre Energy’s Push for Coal Exports
6:32 PM
Equality California Issues Statement on Federal Prop. 8 Challenge
6:14 PM
Marijuana Policy Project: Polls Show Voters in Michigan and Montana Still Overwhelmingly Support Medical Marijuana
5:46 PM
Food & Water Watch: EU Succumbs to U.S. Pressure on GM Contamination
5:43 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Responds to Obama Administration's Decision Not to Defend Discriminatory Marriage Law
5:40 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): 20 Surveys: Strong Opposition Nationally and in Key Districts to U.S. House Members' Actions to Block Public Health Protections
5:38 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Bahrain and Yemen Regimes: Saudi and U.S. Backing
5:31 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): The Attack on Unions
5:19 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Administration Denies Protection to Plains Bison
4:46 PM
National Organization for Women (NOW): U.S. Catholic Bishops Major Force Behind War on Women
4:43 PM
ACLU: President Obama Says Discriminatory “Defense Of Marriage Act” Is Unconstitutional
4:42 PM
Earthjustice: EPA Issues Final Standard to Protect Americans from Boilers’ Toxic Air Pollution
3:41 PM
Amnesty International Says Sentencing of Military General in Democratic Republic of Congo is First Step Toward Justice for Women Who Suffered Sexual Violence
3:28 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Indiana Official Who Encouraged Violence Against Protesters Should Resign
2:54 PM
Cornucopia Institute: New Organic Milk Contains Illegal Synthetic Additive
12:18 PM
Amnesty International USA: Indonesia Must Commit to Religious Freedom, Says Amnesty International
12:12 PM
Human Rights Watch: US: Lack of Paid Leave Harms Workers, Children
10:04 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Florida Top Officials' Pollution Ties Violate Federal Law
8:02 AM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI) Aging U.S. Oil Refineries Put Americans at Risk

Tuesday February 22, 2011

7:05 PM
Environmental Working Group Cell Phone Radiation Affects Brain Function
6:56 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy Wisconsin and Egypt: Waves of Protests and Solidarity
6:46 PM
Friends of the Earth Statement in Solidarity with Democracy Defenders in Wisconsin
6:44 PM
Amnesty International Security Council and Arab League must act decisively on Libyan crimes today
6:01 PM
Common Cause Wisconsin Governor’s Actions Reflect Agenda of his Largest Donors
4:50 PM
Human Rights First What the United States Government Should Do to Promote Human Rights in the Middle East
3:13 PM
Government Accountability Office Senator Who Killed Whistleblower Bill with Secret Hold Close to Being Identified
3:03 PM
Center for Biological Diversity Obama Administration Denies Protection for Three More Endangered Species
2:55 PM
Human Rights Watch Saudi Arabia: Political Prisoners Released, New Ones Arrested
2:48 PM
Center for Biological Diversity Rare Penguins Listed as Threatened Species by U.S.
1:52 PM
Human Rights Watch Libya: Commanders Should Face Justice for Killings
1:43 PM
ACLU: Bill Introduced In Colorado Legislature Aims To Curb Use Of Solitary Confinement In Prisons
1:41 PM
Amnesty International Documents Ongoing Sexual Violence and Unlawful Killings by Security Forces on Both Sides of Political Stalemate in Ivory Coast
1:40 PM
Bradley Manning Advocacy Fund Launches Today
12:35 PM
National Whistleblowers Center First-Ever Guide on How to Effectively Blow the Whistle to be Released on March 1, 2011
12:01 PM
Amnesty International Bahrain Must Protect Peaceful Protesters from Torture
10:38 AM
Kucinich to Attend State Rally for Workers’ Rights
8:55 AM
Greenpeace: EU Farmers Ditch GM Crops, Industry Figures Show Drop in Cultivation

Monday February 21, 2011

6:10 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): U.S. Silence on Libya Slaughter
3:27 PM
Human Rights Watch: Iraq: Vulnerable Citizens at Risk
3:22 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich Statement on ‘Collateral Damage’ in Afghanistan

Friday February 18, 2011

7:38 PM
Center for Biological Diversity U.S. House Votes to Repeal Clean Air Act Protections
6:36 PM
National Priorities Project National Values by the Numbers: President Obama's Budget Fiscal Year 2012
6:00 PM
Haymarket Books Palestinian Author Kept from Entering U.S. for "BDS" Speaking Tour
5:59 PM
ACLU: HHS Repeals Portions Of Health Care Denial Rule That Threatened Women’s Health
5:51 PM
SEIU Saving Public Libraries from the Privatization Beast
5:36 PM
PFAW: House Passes Devastating Amendment in Latest Attack in the GOP's War on Women
5:07 PM
NRDC ERCB Oops: Alberta Government Response to Tar Sands Pipeline Safety Report Riddled with Errors
4:57 PM
NWLC: HHS Rescinds Harmful Bush-Era Conscience Regulation
4:19 PM
ACLU House Passes Misguided Amendment To Defund Planned Parenthood
4:13 PM
Human Rights First Bahrain: Allow Medical Care, Investigate Attacks on Medics
3:40 PM
Public Citizen: Obama Can No Longer Ignore the Federal Election Commission
2:48 PM
Earthjustice: House Adds More Anti-Environmental Measures in Spending Plan
2:38 PM
Greenpeace: Japan’s Whaling Fleet Recall Should Be Final
2:32 PM
Friends of the Earth: Under Legal Threat, State Department Accepts Request for Information on Lobbyist Influence
2:15 PM
Human Rights Watch Bahrain: Army, Police Fire on Protesters
1:59 PM
Amnesty International l Expresses Grave Concern for Demonstrators in Yemen as Authorities Step Up Crackdown on Peaceful Protests
1:39 PM
ACLU: Senate Introduces Welcome Bill To Limit Patriot Act Power
1:37 PM
PFAW Stands With Wisconsin's Public Workers
1:23 PM
Amnesty International Welcomes House Amendment to Prohibit Military Spending in Chad

Thursday February 17, 2011

11:34 PM
Free Press House Votes to Stop FCC from Enforcing Net Neutrality; Punishes Public Servant
6:16 PM
Americans for Safe Access: Medical Marijuana Patient Advocates Hold First-of-Its-Kind Virtual Nationwide Conference
6:05 PM
Public Citizen: Attempts to Defund, Deregulate Consumer Product Safety Commission Ignore Past Tragedies
6:01 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Israel Rebuffs United Nations Inquiries on Desecration of Ancient Jerusalem Cemetery
5:57 PM
Greenpeace Activists Climb Coal Elevator at Bridgeport Coal Plant
5:56 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Clinton Talks Freedom as Dissident Bloodied and Dragged Off
5:54 PM
Friends of the Earth: TransCanada Runs Deceptive Ad Pushing Controversial Oil Pipeline
5:52 PM
Free Press: New Study Finds Investment in Public Media Around the World Leads to Better News
5:44 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Trillions for War and Now ZERO for Peace!
5:43 PM
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Young Leaders Display Courage, Dedication Despite Tremendous Odds in Fight to Keep College Campuses Safe From Gun Violence
5:19 PM
Advocates Laud Oscar Nominees, Members of Congress for Speaking Out On Dangerous Gas Drilling
4:39 PM
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood Advocates for Children Call on Hospitals to Rid Maternity Wards of Marketers; Newborns and Their Moms Shouldn’t be Pitched to by Disney...or Any Other Company
4:37 PM
PFAW: Backlash Against SD Anti-Choice Bill Proves Voters Want Jobs, Not Attacks on Women
4:15 PM
ACLU Calls on U.S. Attorney’s Office to Investigate Brutal Beating of Inmate by Los Angeles County Jail Deputies
3:43 PM
Veterans For Peace Demands Apology From Secretary of State
2:35 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA) Massacre in Bahrain
1:40 PM
ACLU Submits Testimony to House Hearing on Internet Wiretapping
12:50 PM
ACLU: House Passes Three Month Patriot Act Extension
12:48 PM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) Make Emergency Manatee Protections Stronger and Permanent

Wednesday February 16, 2011

7:03 PM
IFAW Welcomes Early Halt to Slaughter of Whales in Antarctica and Calls on Japan to End Its Whaling for Good
6:59 PM
Greenpeace: Harvard: Coal Impacts Cost Public up to a Half Trillion dollars Annually
6:57 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA) Egypt: * Region * Real Transition * Labor
6:51 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich “Freedom Isn't Free and We Shouldn't Freely Give Our Freedoms Away”
6:43 PM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State Senate Should Reject Calls to Revive Failed D.C. School Voucher Program, Says Americans United
6:38 PM
FAIR Newsweek Defends Drones: Plays Down Civilian Deaths, Legal Questions
6:19 PM
Sea Shepherd Forces Japan to Suspend Illegal Whaling
6:17 PM
Amnesty International Amnesty International Urges Italy to Effectively Address Tunisian Migrants 'Emergency'
5:33 PM
ACLU: House Continuing Resolution Quickly Becoming A Vehicle For Anti-Civil Liberties Provisions, Says ACLU
4:54 PM
Amnesty International Calls on Libya to Stop Heavy-Handed Repression of Peaceful Demonstrations As Violence Erupts in Benghazi
4:03 PM
International Fund for Animal Welfare Elephant Populations on Upward Trend in Tsavo-Mkomazi Ecosystem
3:48 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Groups Challenge Disparate Punishment Under Louisiana’s Crime Against Nature Law
3:47 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Pipeline Problems: New Tar Sands Oil Products Increase Likelihood of Spills
3:41 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Iran: Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi and Rights Groups Demand Moratorium on Executions
3:36 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) FDA Urged to Prohibit Carcinogenic "Caramel Coloring"
3:00 PM
ACLU Decries Proposed South Dakota Law That Places Abortion Providers In Danger
2:39 PM
Free Press: Congress Should Improve, Not Dismantle, Net Neutrality Rules
2:27 PM
Center for Biological Diversity House Republicans’ Bill Would Gut Decades of Environmental Protections
1:02 PM
RootsAction: Tell Egypt We'll Do Our Part!

Tuesday February 15, 2011

9:32 PM
ACLU: Senate Passes Short Term Extension of Troublesome Patriot Act Provisions
6:18 PM
Center for Biological Diversity New Bill Would Protect Bats, Other Species From Wildlife Diseases
6:08 PM
Planned Parenthood Statement by Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards on President Obama's 2012 Budget
5:55 PM
Campaign for America's Future Citizen's Guide to the Budget Battles
5:03 PM
National Low Income Housing Coalition Statement from the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding on President Obama's FY12 Budget
3:22 PM
ACLU Launches “Don’t Filter Me” Initiative To Stop Unconstitutional Web Filtering Of LGBT Content In Schools
3:17 PM
ACLU: Congress Should Work To Preserve Free Speech On The Internet
3:00 PM
Free Press: Don’t Let Congress Silence NPR and PBS
2:50 PM
Center for American Progress Higher Tolls on the Roadmap--The Ryan Roadmap Would Increase Medicare Premiums by More Than Thirty Percent in 2021
1:58 PM
PFAW Condemns Abortion Provider Murder Bill
1:41 PM
Free Press: New Research Highlights Value of Public Media
1:07 PM
Human Rights First Another Guantanamo Detainee Pleads Guilty
12:52 PM
Amnesty International Bahrain Protest Deaths Point to Excessive Police Force
12:40 PM
Physicians for National Health Program: Doctors’ Group Hails Reintroduction of Medicare-for-All Bill
12:34 PM
AFL-CIO Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on FY 2011 Budget Proposal Up for Vote Today
12:14 PM
Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Proposed Confirmation of Dan Ashe as Director of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
11:46 AM
PEER: Dept. of Interior Press Office Screens Ocean Science for "Grammatical Errors"
11:03 AM
BanksterUSA: Take Action to Put to Put an End to Shadow Banking!
10:32 AM
Common Cause Seeks Details of Justice Thomas' Reported "Drop-by" at Koch Industries Political Meeting
10:08 AM
ACLU At Guantánamo Monitoring Unconstitutional Military Commissions This Week
9:57 AM
ACLU/EFF In Court In Alexandria TODAY Over Government Demands For Twitter Records

Monday February 14, 2011

6:39 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG) House Republican Plan for EPA Would Hurt Public Health
6:07 PM
Earthjustice Attorneys General Oppose Effort to Kill Cement Kiln Rules
6:04 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy Budget
5:43 PM
ACLU: School That Refused to Allow Transgender Student to Be Homecoming King Will Have Gender-Neutral Prom Court
5:36 PM
National Low Income Housing Coalition: House FY11 Budget Bill Slashes and Burns Federal Housing Safety Net
5:14 PM
ACLU/EFF in Court in Alexandria Tuesday Over Government Demands for Twitter Records
5:10 PM
US PIRG: Obama Budget Proposes Important First Cuts to Ag Subsidies
5:06 PM
Amnesty International Condemns Crackdown on Protests in Iran
5:02 PM
Americans United: Public University Is Not Required to Alter Counseling Program to Meet Student’s Religious Demands, Says Americans United
2:09 PM
PEER: Obama Administration Embraces GE Crops on Wildlife Refuges
2:04 PM
Human Rights Watch: US: Public Officials Should Reject Discrimination
2:02 PM
CREW: Dietary Supplement Industry Bombards Congress With Cash, then Gets Its Way
1:36 PM
Friends of the Earth: Obama Urged to Go Further in Cutting Fossil Fuel Giveaways
11:27 AM
CEPR: Public Pension Shortfalls Misrepresented in Budget-Crisis Debate
10:14 AM
ACLU in Court TODAY in South Carolina to Hold Former Officials Accountable for Torture of Jose Padilla

Thursday February 10, 2011

7:00 PM
RootsAction: U.S. Groups Encourage Spain to Prosecute Bush Officials “Please Do What the U.S. Won’t. Prosecute Torturers.”
6:49 PM
Planned Parenthood: Statement by Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, on Rep. Mike Pence’s Press Conference to Defund Planned Parenthood
6:46 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: President Obama's Forest Service Tries to Weaken Wildlife Protections in National Forests
5:49 PM
Government Accountability Project: Salmonella Victims to Call for Criminal Charges Against Former Peanut Corp. CEO
5:24 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Whales From Gulf of Mexico Oil Exploration
3:10 PM
ACLU/EFF in Court in Alexandria Tuesday Over Government Demands for Twitter Records
3:03 PM
NRDC: Budget Cuts Must Not Put Our Health at Risk
3:00 PM
CREW: The Capitol Is Not a Frat House
2:58 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Egyptian Torture Victim: Suleiman “Should be Arrested”
2:55 PM
ACLU in Court Monday in South Carolina to Hold Former Officials Accountable for Torture of Jose Padilla
2:43 PM
Amnesty International Says at Critical Moment of Change in Egypt, “Human Rights Reform Must Begin Now”
12:50 PM
ACLU: House Hears Testimony On Electronic Employment Verification System

Wednesday February 9, 2011

7:09 PM
Free Press: FCC Chairman Genachowski 'Out of Touch' with Broadband Reality
6:39 PM
Earthjustice: Oil and Gas Industry Drops Lawsuit Against Colorado Rules
6:04 PM
ACLU: Mississippi School District To Clarify Gang Policy As Part Of Settlement Of ACLU Lawsuit
5:34 PM
Government Accountability Project: Friday Conference Analyzes Revolutionary Food Whistleblower Protections
4:05 PM
CREW Calls for Investigation Into Possible Market Manipulation by Wall Street
4:02 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): 2500 Scientists Reject Attacks on Clean Air Act
4:00 PM
Greenpeace: Giant Indonesian Palm Oil Company Announces Plan to Halt Forest Destruction
3:55 PM
ACLU: Senate Introduces Legislation To Create Much Needed Criminal Justice Commission
3:52 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: Administration Fails to Shield Arctic Wildlife From the Devastating Impacts of Climate Change
3:50 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Killer Bat Disease Reaches North Carolina as Swath of Epidemic Widens Rapidly
1:10 PM
America's Voice: The Republican Plan to Deport the American Agriculture Industry
12:57 PM
ACLU: Rep. King’s Homeland Security Committee Holds Hearing On Terrorism Threats
12:47 PM
National Low Income Housing Coalition: National Organizations Sign Letter to House and Senate Leadership Urging Leaders to Protect America’s Most Vulnerable
12:19 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Egypt: Investigate Arrests of Activists, Journalists
11:37 AM
National Abortian Federation: Stop Continued Attacks on Women’s Access to Abortion Care
10:13 AM
ACLU: Following New Revelations About Government Willingness To Let Torture Crimes Go Unpunished, ACLU Calls For Accountability

Tuesday February 8, 2011

3:04 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Egypt: Frank Wisner and the Nexus of US Interests
2:27 PM
Free Press: Free Press Blasts FCC for Asking Questions Already Answered
2:10 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Says Libyan Writer is Jailed for Calling for Protests for Greater Freedoms in Libya
2:09 PM
CREW: CREW Releases Searchable Version of Issa Documents
1:53 PM
ACLU: ACLU Witnesses Brutal Beating Of Los Angeles County Jail Inmate By Sheriff’s Deputies
1:08 PM
Corporate Accountability International: House Representatives Call for Cuts in Bottled Water Spending
12:52 PM
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy: Women at the Center of Climate-friendly Approaches to Agriculture and Water – New IATP Paper
12:10 PM
Human Rights Watch: Egypt-Inspired Protests Across Middle East Meet Violent Clampdown

Monday February 7, 2011

5:33 PM
Amnesty International - USA: President Bush Cancels Visit to Switzerland
4:50 PM
Insti­tute for Jus­tice & Democ­racy in Haiti (IJDH): Human Rights Group Notes that Haiti’s Elec­toral Coun­cil Did Not Approve Run-off Elections
4:19 PM
Environmental Groups: Endangered Sea Turtles Saved From Capture in Hawaii Swordfish Fishery
4:08 PM
Public Citizen: Enough of the Olive Branches to Big Business
4:05 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): No Need for Buffalo Body Count: New Brucellosis Rules Should Force Adaption of Yellowstone Bison Management
4:03 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Egyptian Activists Demand Resignation of Mubarak
2:28 PM
Earthjustice: Farmers and Conservationists Challenge Latest Federal Approval of Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets
2:19 PM
ACLU: Federal Court Hears Arguments in Case Defending Transgender People’s Right to Access Medical Treatment in Prison
1:33 PM
Amnesty International Calls on Swiss Government to Investigate President George W. Bush
1:22 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Corporations Continue Assault on Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Reforms
1:02 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Announces Bush Indictment for Convention Against Torture Signatory States
12:16 PM
Amnesty International Demands Whereabouts of Google Executive Arrested in Cairo

Friday February 4, 2011

4:49 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: A Decade Later: NRC Reactor Oversight Process Has Failed to Improve Reactor Safety, New Report Finds
4:16 PM
Sierra Club: Plans for 150 New Coal Plants Scrapped
4:05 PM
Human Rights Watch: Tunisia: Prison Visit Ends 20-Year Ban
4:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Mubarak's Base
3:45 PM
Conservation Groups: Lawsuit Launched to Protect Pacific Waters for Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtles Threatened by Fishing Gear, Climate Change
2:44 PM
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch Demand Release of Activists and Journalists Detained in Egypt
1:43 PM
Brady Campaign: Brady Center Opposes Attempt to Dismiss Suit Against Badger Guns
1:40 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on January Jobs Numbers
1:38 PM
National Womens Law Center: Recovery Leaves Women Behind in 2011, NWLC Finds
12:56 PM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Statement: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the January Employment Report

Thursday February 3, 2011

6:38 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Responds to Death of Awal Gul at Guantanamo Bay
6:37 PM
Common Cause Condemns Bigotry, Hateful Statements Caught on Film at Rally
6:35 PM
NRDC: Upton-Inhofe's Proposal Threatens Public Health
6:33 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: New Bill, New Problems for Anti-Choice Politicians
6:28 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): “Mubarak Will Hunt Us Down One by One”
6:25 PM
Friends of the Earth: Upton and Inhofe Launch Clean Air Act Assault
6:03 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Shell Halts Plans to Drill in Heart of Polar Bear's Alaska Habitat
6:02 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Cities Confirm EWG Tap Water Tests
4:19 PM
Earthjustice: Conservationists Join Feds to Support Sustainable Management for Alaskan Fisheries
4:08 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Arctic Sea Ice Hits Historic Low Just As Congress Moves Against Controls on Global Warming
3:37 PM
Al Jazeera English and WBAI 99.5FM: WBAI (99.5 FM) Launches Al Jazeera-English on U.S. Airwaves
3:34 PM
US PIRG: Professor Elizabeth Warren and New Consumer Bureau Launch Website – ConsumerFinance.gov – To Both Talk With and Listen To Consumers
3:21 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): “Big Setback” for Haitian Democracy as U.S. Gets Its Way; Forces Runoff Elections Between Two Right-wing Candidates, CEPR Co-Director Says
3:08 PM
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Lawyers’ Committee Defends Constitutionality of Voting Rights Act in Federal District Court
1:34 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): Voluntary Default Savings Plan Would Strengthen Retirement System
1:09 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Federal Chemical Protections in Need of Major Overhaul, NRDC's Beinecke says
1:05 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Palestinian Authority: End Violence Against Egypt Demonstrators
1:02 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Egypt Into Iran? — “A Self-Fulfilling Prophesy”
12:58 PM
Friends of the Earth: Secret Plan Exposed to Use Surplus Weapons Plutonium in Washington State Nuclear Reactor
12:56 PM
Amnesty International Staff Detained in Cairo
12:55 PM
Free Press: Organizations Call on the FCC to Disclose Data on Broadcast Stations Owned by Minorities and Women
12:52 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Does Treatment of Pfc. Bradley Manning Constitute ‘Cruel and Unusual’ Treatment?
12:24 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: After Closed-Door Meeting With Major Polluters, Upton Moves to Repeal Clean Air Act Protections
10:05 AM
Center for Public Integrity (CPI): U.S.-Modified Assault Weapons Fuel Mexican Drug Violence

Wednesday February 2, 2011

11:20 PM
CODEPINK Peace Activists Join Egyptians on the Ground in Cairo, Available for Phone Calls, Interviews
3:49 PM
Human Rights First: Human Rights First Calls on President Obama to Address Growing Chaos in Egypt
3:46 PM
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Contact the Senate Judiciary Committee Today to Support Reforms to PATRIOT Act!
3:38 PM
Americans United Applauds Decision Striking Down Ohio Judge’s Ten Commandments Display
3:18 PM
Center for Biological Diversity and The Bay Institute: Feds Will Reevaluate Endangered Status of Longfin Smelt
3:18 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): EPA Regulates Fuel Explosive in Tap Water
3:14 PM
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Survey: Americans Say “No” to Attacks on Pollution Safeguards, Gingrich Plan to Dismantle EPA
3:11 PM
America's Voice: New Report Underscores Folly & Costs of Mass-Deportation Approach to Immigration
3:09 PM
Government Accountability Project: Groundbreaking Conference Next Friday Analyzes Revolutionary Food Whistleblower Protections
3:06 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Following Mubarak and Obama Speeches, Government Thugs Attack Demonstration
2:43 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: New Report Recommends Ways to Lower Global Warming Emissions from U.S. Beef Production
2:33 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: The Violence in Egypt must Stop and it Can Only Be Stopped By President Mubarak
12:58 PM
US PIRG: Cutting Ag Subsidies Key to Implementing USDA’s Dietary Recommendations
12:45 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf Population Grows for First Time in Four Years
12:41 PM
Consumers Union: Debt Collection Abuses on the Rise During Tough Economic Times
12:02 PM
National Low Income Housing Coalition: HUD Report Shows Unprecedented Increase in Need for Housing Aid
11:50 AM
Oxfam International: Crisis of Poor Quality Medicines Being Used as an Excuse to Push Up Prices for Poor
11:39 AM
Amnesty International - USA: New Satellite Images Reveal Continuing Human Rights Atrocities in Darfur, Amnesty International Says

Tuesday February 1, 2011

8:15 PM
People for the American Way: Preposterous Smear Against Planned Parenthood Follows Right-Wing Playbook
8:13 PM
Human Rights First: Mubarak Promises Not Enough, Obama Should Push for Real Change
7:48 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): On Healthcare Insurance Ruling: How to Get to Universal Coverage Without a Mandate
7:04 PM
Council on American-Islamic Relations: 51 Groups Seek Objective Hearings on Muslim 'Radicalization'
5:44 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Kucinich: Federal Court Action on Health Care Builds Momentum for Medicare for All
5:06 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: House Committee Schedules Hearing on Bill, Boehner Refuses to Discuss
4:59 PM
ACLU: Indian Guestworkers Ask Federal Court To Certify Largest Human Trafficking Civil Suit In U.S. History As Class Action
4:53 PM
Environmental Groups: Cancer-Causing Chemical in the Water: New Report Details Risk
4:13 PM
Human Rights First: Human Rights First Joins Broad Coalition to Address “Divisive” King Hearings
4:09 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Agencies Refuse to Raise Paltry Fee for Destructive Cattle Grazing on 258 Million Acres of Public Land
3:57 PM
Amnesty International - USA: Amnesty International Calls for Restoration of Internet Services in Egypt to Allow Free Flow of Information
3:54 PM
Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH): 19 Haitian and International Groups Call on Obama Administration to Cease Pressure on Haiti to “Arbitrarily Change” Election Results
3:01 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR Warrantless Wiretapping Case Dismissed By Federal Judge
3:00 PM
Earthjustice: Sen. Jay Rockefeller Goes After Clean Air Act
2:33 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Egypt: Kucinich Calls for Unequivocal Statement of Solidarity with Egyptian People
2:11 PM
Project On Government Oversight: Federal Government Needs Strong, Independent Auditor to Oversee Billions in Contract Spending, POGO Tells Senate Panel
2:01 PM
People for the American Way: Senators Attempt to Change Constitutional Definition of Citizenship
1:48 PM
CREW: CREW Asks IRS To Investigate The American Future Fund
1:14 PM
PEER: Interior First Out of the Gate with Science Integrity Rules
1:10 PM
Human Rights Watch: Papua New Guinea: Serious Abuses at Barrick Gold Mine
1:01 PM
Handicap International: Pakistan Floods, Six Months Later
12:59 PM
Enough Project Report Calls for Certification of Congo Minerals to Break Deadly Grip of Mafia-Like Networks
12:27 PM
Brady Campaign: Obama Administration to Pay $140,000 for Defending "Flawed" Bush Administration "Guns in Parks" Rule
11:29 AM
Human Rights Watch: Iraq: Secret Jail Uncovered in Baghdad
8:55 AM
Beyond Nuclear: Environmental Coalition Defends Its Challenge Against “Radioactive Russian Roulette” of 20 Year License Extension at Davis-Besse Atomic Reactor
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