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Newswire - July, 2011

Sunday July 31, 2011

6:19 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Sanders Statement on Senate Debt Vote
5:10 PM
Progressive Co-Chair Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva Statement on Emerging Debt Deal

Friday July 29, 2011

5:10 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: “Medicare Is the Answer, Not the Problem”
4:33 PM
Congressman Kucinich: “The American People Do Not Want Us to Burn Down the House in an Argument over the Height of the Ceiling”
4:32 PM
ACLU: Divided Appeals Court Rules That Companies May Patent Breast Cancer Genes, but Invalidates Patents on Comparing the Genes
2:50 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: One Year after Arrest and Detention, CCR Legal Observer to Arizona Immigration Protest Files Suit against Maricopa County, Sherr
2:40 PM
AFL-CIO Across the Country Americans Demand Debt Ceiling Deal That Protects Seniors and the Middle Class
1:48 PM
Campaign for America’s Future: Congress Should Wake up: We have a Jobs Crisis, not a Debt Crisis
1:42 PM
Free Press: Industry USF Plan Self-Serving, Will Raise Consumer Bills
1:07 PM
Earthjustice: Congress V. The Environment: The 2012 Appropriations Rider Tracker
12:47 PM
Amnesty International: Iran: Release US Hikers Held for Two Years
11:22 AM
Free Press: Campaign Uncovers 22 New Covert Consolidation Deals
10:42 AM
One Wisconsin Now: Koch Brothers’ Americans for Prosperity Begins Six-Figure Ad Buy for GOP Recall Candidates
8:29 AM
Center for Biological Diversity: Proposed Gas-mileage Rules Too Weak to Make Needed Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Pollution

Thursday July 28, 2011

4:48 PM
Free Press Blasts ‘Partisan Fishing Expedition’
3:58 PM
Corporate Accountability International: Statement: Community says “No to Nestlé,” Victory Shows Power of the Grassroots
3:39 PM
Common Cause: Religious, Civic Leaders Arrested in Civil Disobedience Protest at US Capitol
3:20 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Debt Ceiling “Theatre” not a “Balanced Approach”
3:17 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich on the Steps We Can Take to Avoid Default
3:15 PM
Brady Center, Police Groups Urge Court to Strike Down Montana Gun Law
3:03 PM
ACLU: Puerto Rico Girls’ Detention Facility Withholding Information about Alleged Abuse
1:28 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Swiss Cell Phone Findings Troubling for Children’s Health
11:41 AM
ACLU Report Calls for Radical Reforms to Combat Government Secrecy
11:20 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Arctic Scientist Protests Witch Hunt on Polar Bear Paper
10:36 AM
Food & Water Watch: On One-Year Anniversary of Historic UN Vote, Food & Water Watch Calls on World Bank and USAID to Fund Public-Public Partnerships to Provide Safe, Clean Affordable Water

Wednesday July 27, 2011

3:16 PM
Earthjustice: House Votes to Save Endangered Species Act
3:11 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: House Votes Down ‘Extinction Rider’ That Would Have Halted Spending to Protect New Species Under the Endangered Species Act
2:05 PM
Human Rights First: Issues to Raise with Egyptian Military Leadership: A Statement by the Working Group on Egypt
1:58 PM
Amnesty International Welcomes Release of Human Rights Defender Aleksei Sokolov
1:55 PM
Earthjustice: Obama Administration Endangers Lives with Fourth Delay of Smog Standards
1:37 PM
350.org: Defusing the Largest Carbon Bomb on the Planet
12:57 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Environmentalist Sentenced to Two Years in Jail; Thousands of Political Arrests Since Obama Inauguration
12:36 PM
Brennan Center for Justice: Civil Rights Advocates Call on Congress to Investigate FBI’s New Intelligence Rules
12:35 PM
Tar Sands Action: Joy and Resolve: A Statement on Tim DeChristopher's Sentencing by Bill McKibben
10:18 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Park Service Indian Trading Post Fiasco Finally Unearthed
9:52 AM
Kucinich: White House Now Conceals Plan to Cut Social Security

Tuesday July 26, 2011

8:11 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: House Pushes Dangerous Keystone XL Pipeline, Threatening Endangered Species Habitat and Dramatically Increasing Risk of Oil Spills
8:00 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: House Pushes Dangerous Keystone XL Pipeline, Threatening Endangered Species Habitat and Dramatically Increasing Risk of Oil Spills
5:46 PM
Defenders of Wildlife Frog Leg Trade Decimates Species and Causes Ecological Chaos
5:33 PM
SEIU: In a New Low, House Republicans Try to Strip Humanitarian Relief
4:46 PM
Peaceful Uprising: DeChristopher Prepares for Sentence Supporters “Pray for Best, Prepare for Worst”
3:22 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Potential Medicaid Cuts Threaten Women, Elderly and Minorities
2:45 PM
Environmental Groups: Coalition of Health and Environmental Groups Challenges California's Pesticide Plan
2:31 PM
Public Citizen: Congressional Lawmakers Must Vote Against Proposal to Reduce Review of Proposed Pipeline, Groups Say
1:56 PM
Citizens for Tax Justice: Sales Tax Holidays: PR Bonanzas, Policy Boondoggles
1:35 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: CCR Joins Amicus in Case Challenging DNA Sampling of Arrestees
1:25 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Welcomes First-Ever Federal Data Related to Benefits for Same-Sex Couples
12:43 PM
Planned Parenthood: Planned Parenthood Applauds Sen. Lautenberg and Rep. Maloney for Introducing Access to Birth Control Act
12:24 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America Endorses Bill Guaranteeing Women’s Access to Birth Control at the Pharmacy
12:15 PM
Corporate Accountability International: Advocates and Health Professionals Urge McDonald’s to Take Next Steps, Stop Marketing Junk Food to Kids
12:06 PM
Bread for the World Urges Congress to Put Hungry and Poor People Back in the Debt Ceiling Discussion
11:28 AM
Oxfam: One Year on Pakistan Still Unprepared for Monsoon Floods
11:09 AM
Free Press: AT&T's New Models Do Nothing to Improve Same Old Deal
10:08 AM
Campaign for America's Future: Groups Tell Congress at their Home Offices: Don’t Destroy the American Dream
9:59 AM
Worldwatch Institute: "Land Grabs" in Agriculture: Fairer Deals Needed to Ensure Opportunity for Locals

Monday July 25, 2011

5:15 PM
Food & Water Watch: Detroit City Council First in Michigan to Support a Ban of Dangerous Gas Drilling Technique
5:13 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): On Heels of Heat Wave, House To Vote on Amendments That Could Worsen Global Warming
5:12 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Norway: Behind the Terrorism
4:29 PM
FAIR: Seeing 'Islamic Terror' in Norway
2:43 PM
National Day Laborer Organizing Network: President Obama's Credibility Gap on Display at NCLR Convention
2:24 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research: Diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander Workforce Faces Many Challenges
12:51 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich Asks Tough Questions About FBI Investigation of Anti-War Groups
11:56 AM
Amnesty Condemns Vedanta Resources and Affiliates for Attempting to Overturn Mining Bans
10:29 AM
Earthjustice: House Continues Assault on Key Health & Environmental Protections

Friday July 22, 2011

2:19 PM
Kucinich: “Chained C.P.I Chains Seniors to Poverty”
1:17 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Study: Barely Half of Attorney Fees in Forest Service Cases Go to Environmental Groups
1:01 PM
Doctors Without Borders: No More Delays or Restrictions For Somalis Needing Aid and Refuge
12:15 PM
Amnesty International: Proposed Saudi Arabian anti-terror law would strangle peaceful protest
11:20 AM
Maplight: US House Votes to Weaken Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection

Thursday July 21, 2011

5:03 PM
Free Press Fights AT&T-T-Mobile Merger with Funny Videos
4:36 PM
Food & Water Watch: Testing Finds Arsenic in Apple Juice
4:32 PM
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): Watchdog Groups Identify Nearly $600 Billion in National Security Spending Cuts
4:27 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Palestinian Community Leaders Urge UN and UNESCO to Oppose Israeli Construction of “Museum of Tolerance”
4:24 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Somalia Famine: Politics and Global Warming Causing Disasters
4:23 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Saltwater "Enhanced" Meat and Poultry to Get Better Labels
2:33 PM
Environmental Groups: EPA Issues Final Guidance on Mountaintop Removal Mining To Reaffirm the Clean Water Act and New Science
2:27 PM
Americans United Urges Texas State School Board To Adopt Sound Science Materials
1:18 PM
Americans for Safe Access: Patient Advocates Appeal Federal Decision to Deny Medical Marijuana to Millions of Americans
12:52 PM
Public Citizen: Report: Wall Street Tries to Opt Out of Dodd-Frank Pay Rule
12:45 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich Requests Administration’s Legal Rationale to Vest Libyan Assets
12:07 PM
US PIRG: New Report Highlights Reasons for New Consumer Protections
11:57 AM
ACLU and Civil Rights Coalition Ask Court to Block Alabama’s Anti-Immigrant Law
11:32 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): White House Pact with Industry to Push GE Plants

Wednesday July 20, 2011

6:43 PM
SEIU: SEIU's Mary Kay Henry: We Cannot Ignore Reality that Wal-Mart is America's Chief Corporate Poverty Creator
6:38 PM
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Task Force Urges Repeal of Defense of Marriage Act as Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Historic Hearing
5:53 PM
VCNV's Summer Delegation in Kabul: International Activists Join Afghan Youth in Solidarity Delegation
5:07 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Public on Budget: Tax the Rich, Cut Military Spending
4:42 PM
Public Citizen: The Wrong Way to Save Money: Malpractice Measure in ‘Gang of Six’ Debt Ceiling Proposal Shifts Costs From Negligent Doctors to U.S. Taxpayers
4:41 PM
SEIU: "Gang of Six" Proposal Falls Short, Cuts Would Hurt Our Most Vulnerable
4:39 PM
NRDC: Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida Lead List of "Toxic 20" States with Most Toxic Air Pollution from Power Plants
4:36 PM
Human Rights Watch: US: Remove ‘Global Gag Rule’ From House Bill
3:30 PM
Free Press: House and Senate Leaders Question AT&T Takeover
2:33 PM
Campaign for America's Future: CAF Opposes 'Gang of Six' Deficit Plan
1:34 PM
Global Exchange: Caravan to Cuba to Cross US/Mexico Border in Defiance of US Blockade and Travel Ban
1:00 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders: Disaster Warning: 'Gang of Six' Deal Sacrifices Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid to GOP Madness
12:32 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on "Gang of Six" Plan
11:44 AM
ACLU: Florida Ballot Initiative Will Strip Away Religious Liberty
11:34 AM
PFAW Applauds Senators’ Push to End DOMA
11:24 AM
RAMPS: Activists Block Mining Operations on Coal River Mountain
10:51 AM
Amnesty International: Remaining Hague War Crimes Suspect Finally Arrested
10:45 AM
Americans United, Allies Challenge Deceptive Ballot Measure in Florida Court
9:54 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Park Service to Let Indians Remove Plants and Minerals

Tuesday July 19, 2011

5:54 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America: The Promise of No-Cost Birth Control for Women Moves One Step Closer to Reality
5:44 PM
Congressional Progressive Caucus: Co-Chairs Raúl M. Grijalva and Keith Ellison & Budget Task Force Chair Michael Honda Blast Republican Plan to End Medicare
5:36 PM
Planned Parenthood: Planned Parenthood Hails Institute of Medicine Recommendation on Coverage of Prescription Birth Control Without Co-Pays
4:36 PM
CSPI: Eating is Xtreme as Ever at America's Chains
4:22 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: California Prisoners on Hunger Strike to Protest “Torture”
4:14 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: Pakistani Drone Victims and Families Seek Arrest Warrant for Former CIA Counsel John Rizzo
4:14 PM
Free Press: FCC Says Verizon Must Respond to Free Press Tethering Complaint
4:01 PM
Demos: Budget Stalemate Puts Seniors Futures at Risk
3:58 PM
Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign Reaches Milestone in Effort to Phase Out Existing Coal-Fired Power Plants
3:32 PM
New Economy Working Group / Institute for Policy Studies As budget debate continues, report calls for restructure of Fed, bank localization, domestic production, and more 

3:26 PM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities / Economic Policy Institute: Nobel Laureates and Leading Economists Oppose Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment
2:18 PM
Demand Progress: Federal Government Indicts Former Demand Progress Executive Director For Downloading Too Many Journal Articles
2:14 PM
Workers With Justice: Workers Face Unfair Obstacles in Union Elections
1:29 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Midwest Economy Would Get Boost From Clean Energy Investment, Study Finds
1:13 PM
Public Citizen: Government Must Investigate Human Experiments That Test a Dangerous Novartis Drug
1:07 PM
Public Citizen: Nuclear Agency’s Recommendations for Aging Reactors Don’t Go Far Enough
12:51 PM
ACLU: Vermont Resort Illegally Discriminated Against Lesbian Couple, Says ACLU
12:43 PM
Friends of the Earth: Independent Analysis Concludes Nuclear Task Force’s Safety Recommendations are Insufficient
11:49 AM
US Boat to Gaza: Dignite Represents The Audacity of Hope and the rest of Freedom Flotilla II
11:46 AM
ACLU: Brief Challenges Requirement that Transgender Persons Undergo Surgery to Correct Gender on License
10:36 AM
US PIRG: Report Examines Whether High-Speed Rail Should Be Public, Private or Both

Monday July 18, 2011

5:01 PM
SEIU: NLRB Hearing Exposes Corporate Attacks on Workers’ Rights
4:39 PM
America's Voice: Now It’s Personal: Why Latino Voters Care So Much About Immigration
3:21 PM
Public Citizen: Wall Street Succeeds at Torpedoing Warren; Senate Should Confirm Obama Pick for Consumer Financial Agency
3:19 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Major Trade Legislation Expected
2:09 PM
Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club and Los Padres ForestWatch: Protest Filed to Save California Watersheds From Dangerous Fracking
1:13 PM
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): A Day After Voting for Transparency, International Forum for Whales Meets in Secret
12:43 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Nader Blasts Obama Bypassing Warren for Consumer Post
12:38 PM
National Lawyers Guild (NLG): Guild Attorneys Victorious in Internet Free Speech Case
11:30 AM
Amnesty International Urges Turkey to Halt Heavy Handed Evictions in Istanbul
11:15 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): EPA Refuses to Study Risks of Coal Ash Uses it Endorses
10:30 AM
EWG Meat Eater’s Guide Spotlights Meat’s Outsize Carbon Footprint

Sunday July 17, 2011

10:08 AM
US Boat to Gaza: Call State Dept Emergency Operations Center about Conditions on The Audacity of Hope!

Friday July 15, 2011

3:03 PM
Congressman Kucinich: The Concerns of Seniors are a ‘Big Deal;’ Don’t Default on Americans
2:47 PM
Violence Policy Center Endorses New Federal Gun Anti-Trafficking Bill
2:35 PM
Sea Turtle Restoration Project: Gulf Shrimpers Violating Laws that Require Turtle Escape Gear
1:48 PM
NARAL Pro-Choice America Praises Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women’s Services Act
1:48 PM
Free Press Action Fund Slams House Majority's Innovation-Killing Spectrum Bill
12:30 PM
Strengthen Social Security: Thousands of Seniors Lobby Congress to Block Social Security Cuts
12:02 PM
Human Rights Watch: Libya: Contact Group Should Press Rebels to Protect Civilians
10:41 AM
SEIU: Prioritize the Middle Class in Debt Ceiling Negotiations
10:00 AM
Demand Progress: More Than 150,000 Americans Speak Out Against "Ten Strikes" Senate Bill
9:07 AM
Friends of the Earth International Conference on Hunger and Agribusiness in Africa


Thursday July 14, 2011

5:53 PM
Sky Island Alliance, YouGov and CBD: New Poll: Americans Support Greater Investment in Ports of Entry, Not Border Walls
3:53 PM
Equality California and Gay-Straight Alliance Network: Governor Signs Landmark LGBT Education Bill
3:26 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Is U.S. “Counter-Terrorism” Pushing Pakistan to Brink?
2:27 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Supreme Court Urged to Review Ruling that Shields Corporations from Human Rights Suits
2:18 PM
Doctors Without Borders: Alleged Fake CIA Vaccination Campaign Undermines Medical Care
2:14 PM
Common Cause Seeks IRS Audit of Corporate/Legislative Group
2:02 PM
Earthjustice: Bill Introduced to Open Protected Alaskan Forests to Roads, Logging
12:11 PM
Amnesty International Urges Russia to Investigate Estemirova’s Murder
10:53 AM
Worldwatch Institute: Targeting Gaps in the Food Supply Chain: Going Beyond Agricultural Production to Achieve Food Security

Wednesday July 13, 2011

4:32 PM
Earthjustice: House Assails Clean Water Act
4:27 PM
Earthjustice: House GOP Mounting Environmental Attack in EPA Spending Bill
3:16 PM
Center for Media & Democracy Unveils Trove of Over 800 ALEC "Model Bills" Secretly Voted on by Corporations
3:08 PM
Human Rights Lawyers File Petition Against President Martelly’s Pick for Prime Minister
3:00 PM
Public Citizen: Government Must Be Given Authority to Protect Public From Fracking Hazards
2:58 PM
Food & Water Watch: Advocacy Group Asks Governor Cuomo to Disclose Girlfriend’s Oil Industry Connections, Releases Ad Campaign Asking Governor to Ban Fracking
2:52 PM
Common Cause: ALEC Bills Expose Corporate Drive to Advance Business Over Public Interest
2:50 PM
NRDC: Birth Defects Study Adds Urgency to Mountaintop Removal Health Concerns
2:49 PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW): Libya: Opposition Forces Should Protect Civilians and Hospitals
2:47 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): NRC Must Strengthen Reactor Safety, Security to Avoid Major Nuclear Plant Accidents Like Fukushima, Science Group Says
2:47 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Murdoch’s Scandals
2:39 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich to White House: Stop Playing Political Games with Social Security
2:36 PM
National Low Income Housing Coalition: House Subcommittee Votes to Eliminate the National Housing Trust Fund
2:29 PM
Amnesty International Responds to News Reports that the CIA is Involved in Secret Detention Site in Somalia
12:56 PM
ACLU Sues CIA for Documents on Iraq War Critic Juan Cole
11:30 AM
Friends of the Earth: Task Force Calls for Sweeping Safety Upgrades at US Reactors to Reduce Meltdown Risk

Tuesday July 12, 2011

4:50 PM
FAIR: News Corp's Hack Shows a Double Standard
4:25 PM
Environmental Groups: Court Rejects Plan for Early Transfer of Hunters Point Shipyard
3:05 PM
Americans United Urges IRS to Investigate El Paso Ministry for Mayoral Recall Campaign
2:59 PM
Bradley Manning Support Network: UN Special Rapporteur on Torture: Did PFC Bradley Manning's Conditions at Quantico Amount to Torture?
2:45 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Senators Push to Tighten Tax Loopholes
1:50 PM
HP Alliance and ILRF: Luna Lovegood Actress Joins Fans and Labor Rights Advocates in Calling on Warner Bros. to Make all Harry Potter Chocolate Fair Trade
12:58 PM
Public Citizen and The Cry Wolf Project: Report: Wall Street’s Opposition to Dodd-Frank Reforms Echoes Its Resistance to New Deal Financial Safeguards
12:21 PM
Veterans For Peace: Trial for 19 Peace Activists Postponed After Impasse in Courtroom

Monday July 11, 2011

6:07 PM
NRDC: Edison Descendants Support Choice in Bulbs: "Technology Changes. Embrace it"
6:05 PM
Friends of the Earth Announces Opposition to US-Colombia Trade Pact
4:49 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: District Court Rejects DHS and ICE FOIA Withholdings That Conceal Misrepresentations and Embarrassment
3:52 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Is Debt Ceiling Being Used as “Opportunity” to Cut Social Security?
3:15 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: World Population Day Marks Global Population's March Toward 7 Billion
3:05 PM
Amnesty International Condemns Police Brutality Against Peaceful Protestors in Malaysia
2:50 PM
CREW Calls for Congressional Investigation into News Corp.
2:43 PM
AFL-CIO: The Jobs Crisis Will Not Be Cured with the Same Policies that Created the Crisis; Experts and National Leaders Agree, Explore Job-Creating Solutions
1:05 PM
Center for American Progress: Republican Budget Plan’s Impact on Medicaid a Threat to Middle Class
1:02 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Iraq: Green Zone Attacked as Panetta Visits; Is U.S. Trying to Extend Stay?
12:01 PM
Oxfam: New Camp Stands Idle and Closed as Somali Refugees Pour into Kenya
10:59 AM
Human Rights Watch: Morocco: Police Violence a Test for Revised Constitution

Friday July 8, 2011

3:34 PM
Oxfam: Stepping up to the Horn
2:41 PM
NRDC: Report: Repeal of Lighting Standards Would Jeopardize $12.5 Billion in Consumer Savings
2:29 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: “Horrific” June Jobs Report
2:17 PM
CSPI: Dem Consulting Firm "Should Be Ashamed" for Undermining Obama Administration Efforts on Protecting Kids from Junk Food Marketing
2:03 PM
Campaign for America’s Future: Terrible Jobs Report Demonstrates Austerity Is Killing Recovery
1:57 PM
Amnesty International Says Pakistan Orders to ‘Shoot on Sight’ Declare Karachi a War Zone
1:14 PM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Statement: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the June Employment Report
12:41 PM
SEIU: SEIU’s Medina to Congress: Enough with the Distractions. Americans Need Jobs Now.
12:37 PM
US Senators and National Groups Representing Millions to Demand that Social Security Benefit Cuts be Taken Off the Deficit-Reduction Table
12:27 PM
Human Rights Watch: Egypt: Cairo Violence Highlights Need to Reform Riot Police
12:15 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on June Employment
10:29 AM
CEPR: Statement on Using the Chained CPI for Social Security Cost of Living Adjustments
10:26 AM
Human Rights Watch: Colombia: Investigate Spate of Killings by Armed Groups
9:16 AM
US Boat to Gaza: US Boat to Gaza passengers Kathy Kelly & Missy Lane go from Gaza Flotilla to Airtilla to Challenge Israeli Government Policies
9:12 AM
Prometheus Radio Project: Federal Court Rejects Media Consolidation in Prometheus vs. FCC
8:57 AM
ACLU in Federal Court Today Challenging Government's Searches of Laptops at Border

Thursday July 7, 2011

3:39 PM
Public Citizen: OSHA Drags Its Feet on Study Regarding Workers’ Exposure to Toxic Substance
3:37 PM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Amash-Kucinich Gaining Momentum, 15 Cosponsors for Bipartisan Amendment to End Libyan War
3:35 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): U.S. May Have Violated Domestic and International Law in Capturing and Holding Somali for Months at Sea
2:50 PM
ACLU Asks Federal Judge to Throw Out Arizona Governor’s Lawsuit Challenging State’s Medical Marijuana Law
2:38 PM
Common Cause: Watchdog Group Files FOIA Request for Details of Justice Thomas’ Jet and Yacht Travel
2:22 PM
National Nurses United: Nurses Call for Tax on Wall Street Trades, Not Cuts in Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid – Urge National Protests
2:21 PM
Amnesty International Urges Pakistan to Act Over Escalating Violence
2:06 PM
Amnesty International Urges India to Implement Court Ban of Anti-Maoist Militias
1:36 PM
Environmental Working Group (EWG): Baby Products BPA Ban Heads to CA Senate
1:32 PM
Farm Sanctuary: Animal Welfare Groups Win Industry Backing for First-Ever Federal Regulation of Hen Welfare
1:29 PM
47 Groups Call on Cuomo for Statewide Fracking Ban

12:16 PM
Free Press: Court Rejects FCC Attempt to Weaken Media Ownership Rules
11:13 AM
Earthjustice: House Subcommittee Spending Bill Guts Major Environmental Protections
10:31 AM
Amnesty International Urges Tajikistan to Release Journalist Amid Torture Allegations

Wednesday July 6, 2011

6:21 PM
Food & Water Watch’s 2011 Smart Seafood Guide Recommends Eating Exotic Invasive Species
6:18 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research: Statement on Introduction of Work-Sharing Bills by Senator Reed and Representative DeLauro
4:28 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Budget Cuts Hit Women Disproportionately Hard
4:25 PM
Congressman Kucinich and Congressman Amash Work to End Libyan War
3:32 PM
Conservation Groups: Court Rules That Sea Turtles Need Stronger Protections After BP Oil Spill
2:05 PM
Earthjustice: Groups Press FDA to Give Consumers Important Health Information About Mercury in Seafood
1:49 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists: Hybrid Scorecard for 2011 Shows Automakers Not Delivering Enough 'High Value' Models
12:30 PM
One Hundred Peace and Social Justice Groups Call Upon Members of Congress to Oppose War Funding
12:30 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights: New Documents Reveal Behind-the-Scenes FBI Role in Controversial Secure Communities Deportation Program
11:47 AM
Human Rights Watch: Syria: Shootings, Arrests Follow Hama Protest
11:37 AM
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Homeowners Strike Back Against Two of New York's Largest Mortgage Scammers
10:45 AM
Amnesty International: Report Reveals Crimes Against Humanity in Syrian Town
10:42 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Fracking Fluids Poison a National Forest
9:57 AM
Worldwatch Institute: World Population Day: Agriculture Offers Huge Opportunities for a Planet of 7 Billion

Tuesday July 5, 2011

6:17 PM
Equality California and Gay-Straight Alliance Network: State Assembly Passes Landmark LGBT Education Bill
4:37 PM
Prison Hunger Strike Solidarity Coalition: Prisoners Across at Least 6 California Prisons Join Pelican Bay Hunger Strikers
3:52 PM
Amnesty International Praises Court for Holding Netherlands Responsible for Three Srebrenica Deaths
3:37 PM
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI): Advocates Call on Obama Administration to Strengthen Menu Labeling Rules
3:35 PM
Earthjustice: Final Owl Recovery Plan Released
2:34 PM
Conservation Groups: Settlement Reached to Protect Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtles in California
1:02 PM
Violence Policy Center: Arizona Mass Shooter, Conviction of Concealed Carry Cop-Killer, Among the June Additions and Updates to VPC's Concealed Carry Killers
1:00 PM
Americans United: Fort Bragg Support Of Graham Evangelistic Event Broke Military Rules, Watchdog Group Says
11:55 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER): Barrier Between Public Service and Nonprofits Falling

Friday July 1, 2011

5:00 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Israeli Official Does Not Deny Sabotage Allegations Against Gaza Flotilla * Reports of U.S. Green Light for Violence
3:17 PM
Human Rights Watch: US: Crack Cocaine Ruling a Victory for Rights
2:52 PM
ACLU Says Department of Justice Memo Impedes Access of Medical Marijuana Patients to Vital Medicine
2:44 PM
Campaign for America’s Future Will Democrats Embrace a Foul Deal?
2:32 PM
National Lawyers Guild Urges the City of Orlando to Repeal Ordinance Restricting Food Sharing
1:28 PM
Human Rights Watch: Uzbekistan: Attempt to Silence Criticism Backfires
12:45 PM
Human Rights Watch: US: Detainee Death Investigations Welcome But Should Go Further
12:43 PM
Brady Campaign: On Anniversaries Of Supreme Court Rulings, Gun Lobby Failing To Strike Down Gun Laws, New Report Shows
10:29 AM
One Wisconsin Now: Calls for Prosser Resignation More Than 10,000 Strong
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