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Newswire - June, 2011

Thursday June 30, 2011

4:48 PM
ACLU Says DOJ Investigation into CIA Interrogation Program Too Narrow
3:53 PM
FAMM Celebrates Sentencing Commission Approval of Crack Retroactivity
3:34 PM
Environmental Groups: Court Upholds Endangered Species Act Protection for Polar Bears
3:31 PM
Public Citizen: Reason Prevails as FEC Declines To Expand ‘Press Exemption’ for Colbert Super PAC
3:28 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Advocates Decry DHS S-Comm Advisory Committee As “Sham”
3:26 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: Sen. Orrin Hatch Trades Credibility for Anti-Abortion Politics
3:22 PM
Food & Water Watch: New Jersey State Legislature First in U.S. to Ban Dangerous Gas Drilling Technique (Fracking)
2:51 PM
ACLU: Sentencing Commission Votes to Make Federal Crack Sentencing Retroactive
2:48 PM
Americans United Lawsuit Challenges Sectarian Prayers At Delaware County Council Meetings
1:09 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): * Offense Major Portion of “Defense” Budget * State Shortfalls Could be Wiped out by Ending Afghan War
1:06 PM
Amnesty International Warns of Dark Times for Lawyers as Repression Intensifies in China
11:49 AM
Marijuana Policy Project: Study Suggests Teen Marijuana Use Not Affected by Medical Marijuana
11:47 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): The Big Cypress Wilderness Robbery

Wednesday June 29, 2011

6:06 PM
Public Citizen: Mine Workers Need Strong Whistleblower Protections
5:45 PM
US Boat to Gaza Invites Media to Inspect Boat and Passengers
5:20 PM
Free Press Action Fund Applauds Senators for Rejecting Backdoor Attempt to Hamstring Open Internet Rules
3:16 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Jerusalem Municipality Destroys Cemetery Headstones, Approves “Museum of Tolerance” Construction
3:11 PM
NRDC Annual Beach Report: Closing and Advisory Days Hit Second-Highest Level in Decades
3:04 PM
Greenpeace: Sickened by Slack Lawmakers? Nauseated by Nonsense Laws? Disgusted by Lobbyists Making Policy?
3:02 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Broad-based Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue Proposes Tighter Controls of Antimicrobial Use on the Farm
3:01 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Prosecuting Gadhafi, Prosecuting U.S. Leaders
2:41 PM
Amnesty International Urges Greek Police to Not Use Excessive Force on Athens Protesters
2:02 PM
Strengthen Social Security: New Battleground States Polls Show 7 in 10 Voters Want High Earners to Pay Their Fair Share for Social Security, Not Cut Benefits
12:52 PM
Economic Policy Institute: Paid Sick Days Critically Important for Family Financial Security
12:45 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Study Estimates Costs of U.S. Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan at $3.7 Trillion, 225,000 Killed
12:32 PM
Save Ours Schools March: Momentum Builds for July 30 Save Our Schools March
11:04 AM
Demand Progress: Obama Administration Pushes Internet Freedom Abroad While Urging Crack-Down At Home
10:58 AM
US Boat to Gaza: US Boat Rejects Israeli Army Allegation of Violence; Passengers Reiterate Nonviolence Pledge, Openness to Neutral Inspection
9:16 AM
PEER: NOAA Keeps Gag Rule on University Marine Scientists

Tuesday June 28, 2011

5:51 PM
Constitution Project: War Powers Expert Disputes Obama Administration Justification for Libya Military Action
3:02 PM
ACLU Reaffirms Support for DREAM Act in Statement to Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
3:01 PM
NPCA: New Report Shows America’s National Parks Are in Jeopardy
2:56 PM
Greenpeace: Dr Willie Soon: A Climate Denier's Career Fueled by Big Oil and Coal
2:51 PM
EWG: Just In Time for the 4th of July: EWG Adds New Products to Sunscreen Guide
2:13 PM
Environmental Organizations: New Company Owners Must Change Course in Great Bear Rainforest
1:58 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Propaganda on Libya
1:20 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Two U.S. Bat Species Headed for Endangered Species Act Protection
12:50 PM
Brady Campaign: On Anniversaries Of Supreme Court Rulings, Gun Lobby Failing To Strike Down Gun Laws, New Report Shows
12:31 PM
FAIR: CBS Skips Bachmann Factcheck; Website Notes Inaccuracy, But Viewers Left in Dark
12:16 PM
PFAW Urges Congress to Give Students Another Chance at the DREAM
11:03 AM
Project on Government Oversight: Boeing Overcharged U.S. Army Millions for Spare Helicopter Parts
9:33 AM
Worldwatch Institute: Reducing Food Waste: Making the Most of Our Abundance

Monday June 27, 2011

7:45 PM
ACLU: Federal Court Blocks Georgia’s Anti-Immigrant Law
7:44 PM
Free Press: FCC Report Offers No Definitive Conclusions About Wireless Competition
5:34 PM
NOW Conference Condemns War on Women, Calls for Better Social Security Benefits and "Medicare for All"
5:21 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): US: Press Allies to End Use of Child Soldiers
4:46 PM
America's Voice Education Fund: Senate Judiciary Committee Holds First-Ever Hearing on the DREAM Act
4:07 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): NYT: “Insiders Sound an Alarm Amid a Natural Gas Rush”
3:35 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich on Fact-Finding Mission to Syria and Lebanon
3:31 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Gaza Flotilla Under Threat
3:02 PM
Food & Water Watch: Industry Insider Skepticism Over Shale Gas Fracking Reinforces Need for Federal Ban
2:07 PM
PFAW: Supreme Court Strikes Another Blow to Clean Elections
1:26 PM
ACLU: Supreme Court Ends Pro-Business Term With Important First Amendment Rulings
12:41 PM
Amnesty International Calls for Arrest and Trial of al-Gaddafi Following ICC Arrest Warrant
12:09 PM
ACLU: U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Warrantless GPS Device Tracking by Police
11:18 AM
PEER: EPA Throws Roadblock at Bay State South Coast Rail Project
9:13 AM
U.S. Boat to Gaza Responds to Reports That Israeli "Lawfare" Group Filed Complaint Delaying Departure of Boat

Friday June 24, 2011

4:48 PM
Earthjustice: EPA Delays Boiler Regulations by One Year, Puts Thousands of Lives at Risk
1:40 PM
One Wisconsin Now Statements on Walker Signing Surrender to Wall Street, Corporations
1:40 PM
Human Rights Watch: Hamas: Human Beings are not Bargaining Chips
1:09 PM
America's Voice: GOP Jobs Agenda Unveiled: Put Unemployed Americans to Work in the Fields
1:06 PM
Free Press: AT&T Misleads Congress on Merger
12:34 PM
Kucinich: Defeat the Authorization for the War
10:34 AM
Demand Progress Spills the Beans on Comcast/AT&T/Verizon Anti Net-Neutrality 'Three Strikes' Plan
9:52 AM
US Boat to Gaza: State Department Officials Have an Obligation to Speak Out Against Israeli Threats to Attack U.S. Boat to Gaza

Thursday June 23, 2011

6:14 PM
Witness Against Torture: US House of Representatives Disrupted by Anti-Torture Activists
5:20 PM
PFAW: In Two Decisions, Corporate Court Majority Rules with Drug Companies over Citizens
4:55 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Denied Right to Vote in Michigan: “Democracy Emergency”
4:37 PM
FAIR: Defining 'Withdrawal' From Afghanistan
4:34 PM
Earthjustice: USGS Releases Scientific Findings on Impacts of Oil Development in America’s Arctic Ocean
4:31 PM
CPJ: Syria Must Produce Evidence That Jailed Blogger Is Alive, Well
1:38 PM
Earthjustice: Opportunity Knocks to Protect Public Health; Will President Obama Answer?
1:34 PM
ACLU: House Committee Passes Unconstitutional Secure Visas Act
1:30 PM
300 Groups Urge President Obama to Pledge Veto of Any Attack on Clean Air Act
12:42 PM
CCR: Parents of Activist Teen Shot and Killed after Illegal Honduras Coup File Suit against Micheletti
12:34 PM
Doctors Without Borders: MSF Condemns Any Attempt to Send Boat People Back to Libya
12:26 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Despite Claims of Reform, Subsidy Band Marches On
12:17 PM
CEPR: New Report Suggests Work Sharing as Best Means of Preventing Layoffs and Lowering the Unemployment Rate
10:59 AM
Amnesty International Urges China to Reveal Whereabouts of Ai Weiwei's Associates
10:02 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Tunisia: Protect Migrant Camp Residents

Wednesday June 22, 2011

6:07 PM
NRDC: House Bill Unravels 40 Years of Clean Water Act Protection
6:04 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research Statement on Latest CBO Projections: Long-term Projections Show the Problem Is Health Care
5:38 PM
Project on Government Oversight: Inspector General’s Report Backs NSA Whistleblower’s Allegations of Waste
4:45 PM
Free Press: New Campaign Exposes Covert Consolidation in Newsrooms
4:06 PM
Drug Policy Alliance: United States Conference of Mayors Unanimously Passes Resolution Calling the War on Drugs a Failed Policy That is Driving Over-incarceration and Racial Disparities
3:08 PM
Environmental Groups: Woodland Caribou Battle Goes to Federal Court
3:01 PM
Government Accountability Project: World Bank Tribunal Affirms Privacy and Free Speech Rights
2:44 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Suit Launched to Force EPA to Address Black Carbon Pollution
1:26 PM
Sierra Club Wants Answers from EPA on Toxic Hydrogen Sulfide Gas
1:25 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: More Warnings on Nuclear Dangers
1:04 PM
Free Press Action Fund Supports Rep. Eshoo’s Push for Wireless Transparency
12:43 PM
Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR): Great Battle Over the Scale of Our Electricity System Is Underway Argues a New Report
12:23 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: MI Citizens Take Emergency Manager Law to Court, Citing Unconstitutional Power Grab
10:42 AM
Activists Respond to Congress and the White House Failng to Close Guantanamo
10:31 AM
United for Peace and Justice Afghanistan Statement to the Obama Administration

Tuesday June 21, 2011

5:15 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Fast-Food Chain Drops Toys from Kids' Meals
4:05 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): * 200,000 Military Personnel in Afghanistan * Republicans “Bungle” War Powers
3:22 PM
Demand Progress: Senate Advances Measure to Criminalize Common Internet Uses
1:43 PM
Progressive Democrats of America Launch Campaign to End Corporate Rule
1:29 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: Pledge and Effect: What the Anti-Choice Presidential Candidates Signed Up to Deliver
1:28 PM
Human Rights Watch: Kyrgyzstan: Don’t Stifle Dissent
1:03 PM
National Lawyers Guild: International Delegation to Tunisia Issues New Report Warning that U.S. Must Respect Tunisian Sovereignty
12:43 PM
October 2011 Movement to Global Allies: American Empire Obstacle to Peace and Justice at Home and Abroad
12:27 PM
Demos: As Congress Debates Consumer Protection Bureau, New Report Highlights Urgent Need to Regulate Credit Reporting Industry
12:18 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Hunger Among Seniors a Growing Crisis
12:16 PM
ACLU and Americans United File Lawsuit to Block Voucher Plan that Would Fund Religious Schools in Colorado
12:13 PM
Americans United: Obama Urged To Restore Anti-Bias Protections In Federal Contracts
11:34 AM
NLIHC: Tenants Urge the US Treasury to "Tax the Cheats, Save Our Homes"
11:26 AM
Bread for the World: Agriculture Appropriations Bill Harmful to Hungry and Poor People
9:32 AM
EWG: Grand Canyon and Colorado River Temporarily Protected from Uranium Mining
9:17 AM
Cornucopia Institute: USDA and Corporate Agribusiness Continue to Push Animal ID Scheme
8:30 AM
Rainforest Action Network: Cargill Supplier Connected to Illegal Logging; Allegations of Slave Labor

Monday June 20, 2011

4:30 PM
Constitution Project: Obama Unilateral Action and Disregard for Legal Counsel Opinion on Libya Draws Condemnation
4:17 PM
ACLU Hails Louisiana Legislature for Passing Bill Aimed at Reducing Elderly Prisoner Population
4:14 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Legal Petition Demands Stricter Protections for Consumers From Mercury in Fish
3:28 PM
NRDC: Supreme Court Case Highlights EPA Role in Carbon Pollution Protection
3:05 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Obama Administration in Violation of War Powers Resolution
3:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Greek Crisis * International Labor Organization
2:42 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Challenges Army Corps' Program to Cut Trees From Levees
2:05 PM
ACLU: Supreme Court Refuses to Allow Sex Discrimination Lawsuit against Wal-Mart to Go Forward as a Nationwide Class Action
1:15 PM
National Organization for Women: Supreme Court to Women of Wal-Mart: You're on Your Own
12:36 PM
JFP Policy Director to Board Gaza Flotilla, Available for Interview
12:13 PM
National Women's Law Center: Supreme Court Places High Hurdle for Women of Wal-Mart to Overcome Pay Discrimination
11:50 AM
Human Rights Watch: EU: Put Rights at Heart of Migration Policy
11:08 AM
Amnesty International, Witness Against Torture to Lead Procession Denouncing Use of Torture

Friday June 17, 2011

7:10 PM
Strengthen Social Security Campaign: Leading Seniors Groups Call on AARP to Oppose Cuts to Social Security
4:44 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: House Votes to Create Separate Internet, Video-Conferencing, and Phone Systems for Abortion
4:39 PM
Kucinich Amendment Tests Congress’ Will to Exercise its Constitutional Authority
3:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: AARP: Lobbying Group for Seniors or Insurance Company?
10:42 AM
Human Rights Watch: Human Rights Council Passes First-Ever Resolution on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
6:49 AM
Greenpeace: Global Head of Greenpeace Kumi Naidoo Faces Jail For Scaling Arctic Oil Rig

Thursday June 16, 2011

5:12 PM
US Senator Bernie Sanders to NRC: Stay Out of Vt. Yankee Fight
5:10 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sets High Bar with New Scientific Integrity Policy, Science Group Says
4:16 PM
National Low Income Housing Coalition: House Rural Spending Bill Would Strand Extremely Low Income Families
3:59 PM
CCR: Haiti Gov Continues Evicting Earthquake Survivors from Displacement Camps despite Human Rights Commission Orders
3:57 PM
Friends of the Earth: Senate Votes to End $6 Billion Giveaway for Corn Ethanol
3:36 PM
CEPR: Debt, Deficits and the Dollar: 7 Key Facts
3:17 PM
Amnesty International Urges China to Arrest Sudanese President
3:14 PM
NOW to Address Ongoing War on Women at National Conference in Tampa, Fla.
2:01 PM
Alliance Calls for Stronger Measures to Protect Human Health, Wildlife From Dangerous Pesticides
1:16 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Western Fires and “Global Weirding”
1:13 PM
Sea Turtle Restoration Network: Chevron Refineries Trampling Whales and Turtles
1:01 PM
ACLU: Report from U.N. Human Rights Expert Expresses Grave Concern over Deportations to Haiti
12:10 PM
RootsAction: Mr. President, Wall Street's Dollars Can't Vote
12:09 PM
Amnesty International: Tamils Set for UK Deportation Following Suicide Attempt
11:59 AM
Food & Water Watch Launches National Campaign Calling on Congress to End Destructive Fisheries Management Program
11:58 AM
ACLU: Bill Introduced in Senate to Repeal Discriminatory Abortion Bans for Military Women
10:33 AM
Worldwatch Institute: Farming the Cities, Feeding an Urban Future
10:25 AM
Friends of the Earth, NC WARN and AP1000 Oversight Group: Citing More Design Mistakes and Omissions, Public Interest Groups Call for Nuclear Regulators to Halt the AP1000 Reactor Approval Process

Wednesday June 15, 2011

6:34 PM
Constitution Project: War Powers Experts Say Lawsuit Filed Against the Obama Administration is Right on the Merits
6:32 PM
Doctors Without Borders: Greece: Migrants' Medical Problems Due to Inhumane Detention Conditions
6:24 PM
Friends of the Earth: House Subcommittee Passes Bill to Rush Decision on Dangerous Tar Sands Pipeline
5:42 PM
America's Voice: Marco Rubio Sells out Hispanic Community; Throws Support Behind Smith/Grassley Mass Deportation Plan
3:26 PM
Worldwatch Institute: Nearly Two Billion People Worldwide Now Overweight
3:25 PM
Public Citizen: End Excessive Oil Speculation Now
3:22 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Bill Would Stop Rampant Oil Speculation
3:19 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Libya War Illegal?
3:15 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: 10 Members of Congress Sue President Obama over Illegal Libya War
2:33 PM
ACLU: Much-Needed Location Privacy Legislation Introduced in House and Senate
2:05 PM
Foods Not Bombs: Volunteers Could Be Arrested Today for Sharing Free Meals with the Hungry
12:16 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): UAE: End Trial of Democracy Petitioners
9:41 AM
Friends of the Earth International Celebrates 40 Years of Mobilization, Resistance and Transformation

Tuesday June 14, 2011

7:08 PM
SEIU: Statement by SEIU’s International Secretary-Treasurer Eliseo Medina on the Job-Klling Mandatory E-Verify Legislation Introduced Today by Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Tx.
5:07 PM
Environmental Working Group: FDA Sunscreen Rules Too Little and VERY Late
3:48 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Whistleblowers: “Rescind Obama’s ‘Transparency Award’ Now!”
3:42 PM
Witness Against Torture: When it comes to Guantanamo Bay, the Politics of Fear and Cynicism Have Won Out over Any Promised Hope or Change
2:50 PM
Human Rights Watch: Detained Immigrants Moved Repeatedly, Impeding Hearings, New 1998-2010 Data Reveal
2:07 PM
Sierra Club: New Analysis Finds that Hispanics Face Disproportionate Health Threat from Coal Plant's Toxic Mercury Pollution
1:47 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Forest Service Implements Rules at National Cave Convention in Colorado to Prevent Spread of Bat-killing Disease
1:45 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Abuse and Protests in Puerto Rico
1:38 PM
ACLU: Department of Education Reinforces Students’ Right to Form Gay-Straight Alliances
1:21 PM
Congressman Kucinich Calls Upon ICC, UN to Examine NATO Attacks Resulting in Civilian Casualties
1:20 PM
PNHP: ‘Medicare for All’ Supporters to Protest Outside Health Insurers’ Convention Thursday
12:43 PM
CREW Files Ethics Complaint Against Speaker John Boehner for Violating Spending Laws to Defend DOMA
12:40 PM
Demand Progress: Coalition Emerges to Oppose Internet Censorship Bill
12:26 PM
Earthjustice: Complementary Action to Curb ‘Soot’ & ‘Smog’ Pollution Could Help Limit Global Temperature Rise
12:01 PM
Violence Policy Center: Report: Gun Industry Militarization Drives Mexico Gun Trafficking
11:35 AM
Maplight: US Senate: Unusual Coalition of Interest Groups Combine to End Ethanol Subsidies
11:00 AM
PEER: Whistleblower Protections for Scientists Sidelined
10:42 AM
Human Rights Watch: Bahrain: Stop Military Court Travesty of Justice

Monday June 13, 2011

5:39 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research: Appointment of Stanley Fischer to Head the IMF Would “Institutionalize Lack of Accountability”, CEPR Co-Director Says
5:34 PM
Food & Water Watch: Advocates for Safe, Clean Water Call for Local and Federal Bans on Fracking
5:31 PM
Earthjustice: BLM Cut-and-Paste Drilling Approvals Illegally Ignore Air Pollution Impacts
5:28 PM
Media Matters for America: Fox Must Take Action After Bolling's Overt Racism
5:25 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich to Secretary Clinton: Africa Is Not an Imperial Holding of the United States
4:38 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): FBI “Off the Rails”
3:03 PM
Food & Water Watch: Council to Help Rural Communities, or Giveaway to Big Ag and Natural Gas Industries?
3:02 PM
POGO: Allegations Federal Officials Aided Wall Street Short Sellers Spurs Inspector General Inquiry
2:57 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Perry Rally Spokesman Says Event is Meant to Convert Non-Christians; PFAW Urges Governor to Drop Support
2:52 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights Appeals Guantánamo Deaths Case as Families Seek Answers
2:50 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Biggest Threat to Tropical Forest Now Comes From Global Demand For Food Products
2:44 PM
Amnesty International Urges Malaysia to Arrest Sudanese President Wanted for War Crimes
2:06 PM
ACLU: Supreme Court Affirms Discriminatory Citizenship Requirements for Children of Unmarried U.S. Citizens Born Abroad
1:33 PM
America's Voice: New Report Asks: Why Do Elephants Put Their Heads in the Sand?
1:11 PM
ACLU Investigation Reveals Systematic Pattern of Police Brutality and Abuse in Puerto Rico
1:10 PM
NWC Requests that Obama and Congress Declare July 30th National Whistleblower Day
11:33 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Kuwait: Stateless ‘Bidun’ Denied Rights
11:13 AM
EWG'S 2011 Shopper's Guide Helps Cut Consumer Pesticide Exposure
11:09 AM
National Lawyers Guild: Class Action Lawsuit Asserts Constitutional Violations at Oscar Grant Demonstrations
9:00 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Leading U.S. Rights Group Denounces Charges Against Leader of Peaceful Opposition in Uganda
8:20 AM
Blair Mountain Coalition: Over 1000 Rally in Blair, W.Va. for Protection of Historic Blair Mountain

Friday June 10, 2011

2:58 PM
Strengthen Social Security: White House Proposal to Exempt Employers from Paying For Social Security Would Hurt Workers and their Families
2:09 PM
MADRE: Iraqi Human Rights Activists Protesting for Democracy Are Sexually Assaulted and Beaten
1:39 PM
ACLU Calls on President Obama to Address Police Brutality in Puerto Rico
12:42 PM
Friends of the Earth: Before Presidential Debate, New TV Ad Encourages Candidates to Oppose Ethanol Subsidies
12:01 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Syria and Yemen
11:39 AM
Amnesty International: Iran: End the Banning and Harassment of Independent Trade Unions
11:33 AM
FAIR: The People Vs. Paul Ryan
9:38 AM
Campaign for America’s Future: Will the President Pass the Warren Test?

Thursday June 9, 2011

4:35 PM
Task Force: Anti-LGBT Violence in Puerto Rico 'Must Stop Now'
4:34 PM
Free Press: FCC Report Falls Far Short of Real Solutions
4:31 PM
Environmental Groups: Government Approval of New Deepwater Oil Drilling Ignores Gulf Disaster
4:25 PM
Amnesty International Says Investigation into Pakistan Student Killing Must Lead to Prosecution
2:20 PM
ACLU to File Lawsuit Challenging Alabama’s New Anti-Immigrant Law
1:35 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Mountaintop Removal Mining Protests in West Virginia
1:28 PM
Earthjustice: Legislation Would Reduce Energy Use, Stimulate Economy
10:57 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Cutbacks Cripple Arizona Air Pollution Enforcement
10:37 AM
Americans United Urges Texas Governor to Drop Promotion of Fundamentalist Revival Event
9:49 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): DR Congo: Strengthen Civilian Protection Before Elections

Wednesday June 8, 2011

6:03 PM
IATP and Center for Food Safety: Major Contributor of Arsenic in Animal Feed Halts Practice
5:58 PM
Defenders of Wildlife: Sen. Cornyn Shills for Oil and Gas Industry, Proposes Gutting Endangered Species Protections
5:30 PM
People For the American Way (PFAW): Condemning Extreme Social Policy Riders, PFAW Calls for DC Voting Rights
5:16 PM
ACLU, NILC and Civil Rights Coalition Ask Court to Block Implementation of Georgia’s Discriminatory “Show Me Your Papers” Law
4:50 PM
Project on Government Oversight: Obama Administration Prosecuting "Exactly the Kind of Whistleblower Who Deserves Protection"
3:41 PM
Free Press: Senate Commerce Committee Approves Spectrum Bill
3:29 PM
EWG: Seeks Energy Department Records About Fracking Panel Composition
3:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Al-Qaeda Wants U.S. to Stay? * Palestinian U.N. Membership
2:43 PM
Global Exchange: Major Rally in Times Square Calls on Hershey Company to Stop Using Child Labor Chocolate
1:01 PM
Amnesty International: Guatemalan Former Officials Must be Brought to Justice over Killings
12:41 PM
March on Blair Mountain: Hundreds of Participants Begin Third Day of March for Protection of Blair Mountain
11:23 AM
Amnesty International Warns Lack of Justice in Kyrgyzstan Could Fuel New Violence
9:56 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Christie Abrupt About-Face on Green Power

Tuesday June 7, 2011

7:16 PM
ACLU Appeals Dismissal of Lawsuit Seeking to Hold Government Officials Accountable For Torture of Jose Padilla
3:03 PM
Common Cause: Pension Trustee, Advocates ask Target to End Direct Political Spending
2:58 PM
Inequality.org: Tell Congress: Put Taxes on the Table
1:16 PM
SEIU: The Bush Tax Cuts' 10th Anniversary Not Worth Celebrating
1:09 PM
Friends of the Earth: EPA Blasts ‘Insufficient’ State Department Analysis of Pipeline Risks
1:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Japan Doubles Admission of Radiation, Admits Three Meltdowns
12:52 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: More Than 100 Economists Endorse Stronger Fuel Efficiency and Auto Pollution Standards
12:42 PM
ACLU Calls for Department of Justice to Investigate Wisconsin’s Discriminatory School Voucher Program
12:11 PM
Government Accountability Project: Over 4,100 Citizens Stand Up for NSA Whistleblower Tom Drake
11:35 AM
Human Rights Watch: Egypt: Human Rights Reform an Urgent Priority
9:08 AM
AFL-CIO: Working Families Mobilize across the U.S. to Hold American Water Company Accountable for Employee Cuts and Consumer Rate Hikes
8:10 AM
Amnesty International: USA Urged to End Inmates’ 40 Year-Long Solitary Confinement

Monday June 6, 2011

6:20 PM
Environmental Working Group: Fracking Disclosure Bill Advances in California State Legislature
4:18 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Colbert or Goolsbee: Who’s the Clown?
4:11 PM
Human Rights Watch: India: Keep Promises on Human Rights
4:08 PM
CEPR: Humala's Win in Peru Consolidates Gains for Left, More Independent and Democratic South America, CEPR Co-Director Says
3:35 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Obama Administration Fails to Protect Southeastern Newt Threatened With Extinction
3:31 PM
Oxfam: Developing Countries Pledge Bigger Climate Emissions Cuts Than World's Richest Nations
3:09 PM
Free Press: Complaint Shows Verizon’s Failure to Comply with Terms of Spectrum Licenses
2:30 PM
Blair Mountain March Hundreds Begin 50 Mile March to Protect Blair Mountain in Southern W.Va.
2:03 PM
Amnesty International Urges Decisive Action by U.N. Security Council On Syria
11:17 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Off-Roaders Seek Takeover of California Parks
10:26 AM
NLIHC: Need for New Affordable Housing Urgent as New Report Points to Bleak Market for Low Income Renters

Friday June 3, 2011

4:47 PM
Public Citizen: 6 Reform Groups Support the Letter of 25 Representatives in Favor of President Obama’s Proposed Transparency Executive Order
4:33 PM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Statement: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the May Employment Report
3:25 PM
Common Cause Statement on the Indictment of Former Sen. John Edwards
3:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Yemen: “Crafted Chaos”
2:42 PM
Institute for Policy Studies: Unemployment and “Debt Distraction”
2:32 PM
Campaign for America’s Future: Anemic Jobs Numbers Point to Long Period of High Unemployment; Conservative Budget Cuts Are Undermining Recovery
1:27 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by President Richard Trumka on May Employment
1:06 PM
Amnesty International Urges India to Release Environmental Activists
12:43 PM
Amnesty International: Myanmar Prisoners Kept in ‘Dog Cells’ after Protests
11:55 AM
Doctors Without Borders: Haiti: An Alarming Resurgence of Cholera
11:40 AM
Citizens for Tax Justice: Analysis: Filers in Top 5 Percent Will Get Tax Cut 42 Times Bigger Than Bottom 60 Percent If Bush Tax Cuts Continue; Deficit Will Double
10:19 AM
ACLU: U.N. Expert on Violence Against Women Says U.S. Victims Still Encounter Discrimination and Adversity
9:54 AM
FAIR: Take Action: Open Up the Budget Debate to the People; Media Boost Ryan Plan, Ignore People's Budget
9:42 AM
Greenlining Institute: Weak Job Numbers Show Need for Foreclosure Relief, Advocates Say

Thursday June 2, 2011

4:40 PM
SEIU Challenges Georgia’s New Racial Profiling Law
3:30 PM
CEPR: Brazilian Macroeconomic Policy Needs New Debate, Says CEPR Paper
3:25 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Report Projects Health Impacts and Costs from Worsening Ozone Pollution in a Warming World
3:24 PM
Food & Water Watch: “Super Toxic” E. Coli Outbreak Highlights Problems with Labyrinthine Supply Chains
3:22 PM
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): Initial Deadline to Protect African Lions Missed
3:21 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich to Colleagues: We Must Defend the Constitution of the United States
3:20 PM
Free Press Urges FCC to Stop the Revolving Door
3:18 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Is the Kazakhstan Government Secretly Funding Members of Congress? POGO Asks Attorney General to Investigate
3:10 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Left-Right Alliance Against Libya War
3:07 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Global: Tens of Millions Face Death in Agony
2:23 PM
ACLU, NILC and Civil Rights Coalition File Lawsuit Challenging Georgia "Show Me Your Papers" Law
2:10 PM
Marijuana Policy Project: World Leaders Encourage Countries to End Marijuana Prohibition
2:06 PM
Marijuana Policy Project: Governor Shumlin Signs Bill Adding Dispensaries to Vermont's Medical Marijuana Law
2:04 PM
MADRE: Gender Justice Uncovered Award Presented for International Ruling on Sexual Violence in Haiti
12:35 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Is the Chemical Industry Looking for Chemicals in People?
12:19 PM
Ms. Foundation for Women: New Study Shows Media Underreport Child Sexual Abuse, Miss Key Aspects of Issue
11:55 AM
Blair Mountain Coalition and Appalachia Rising: 500 Set to March 50 Miles in W. VA to Call for a Sustainable Appalachian Future, Protection of Blair Mountain
11:46 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Iraq: Protest Organizers Beaten, Detained
11:43 AM
America's Voice: The Battle Against Immigrants Continues: Lamar Smith Leads Another Political Showcase Trial to Demonize Immigrants
11:40 AM
PDA: U.S. Public Pushes Govt. for Healthcare, Not Warfare

Wednesday June 1, 2011

2:44 PM
Amnesty International Calls on Iraqi Authorities to Stop Clampdown on Peaceful Protests
2:19 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): OAS Voting on Honduras, But There’s “Neither Reconciliation nor Democracy”
2:16 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Statement Regarding a Delayed Debate on H. Con. Res. 51, His Resolution to End the War in Libya
11:45 AM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Syria: Crimes Against Humanity in Daraa
11:05 AM
Cornucopia Institute: Threatened by Contamination from Genetically Modified Organisms, Family Farms Amplify Compaint Against Monsanto
10:50 AM
Worldwatch Institute: Organic Agriculture's Resilience Shows Untapped Potential
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