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Newswire - January, 2012

Thursday January 26, 2012

5:16 PM
Occupy Wall Street Builds Momentum for Spring Resurgence: Launches 5-Week Bus Trip
2:53 PM
National Lawyer's Guild: NLGSF Asks Federal Court to Certify Class Action by Oscar Grant Protesters
2:45 PM
Conservation and American Indian Groups: Navy Training Blasts Marine Mammals With Harmful Sonar
1:00 PM
America's Voice: Range of Experts Agree: Primary Battle on Immigration Will Hurt GOP in General
12:59 PM
Freedom to Marry Pushes for Marriage in Maine
10:35 AM
CEPR: High and Rising Levels of Low-wage Work Remain a Cause for Concern in Many Countries
10:19 AM
PEER: Dupont Prompton Lake Pollution May be Headed Downstream
9:49 AM
Americans for Safe Access Patient Advocates File Appeal Brief in Federal Case to Reclassify Medical Marijuana
8:04 AM
Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Libya: Detainees Tortured and Denied Medical Care
7:49 AM
Amnesty International: Libya: Deaths of Detainees Amid Widespread Torture

Wednesday January 25, 2012

4:50 PM
Union of Concerned Scientists : Delays, Special Interests Hinder Rules Against Deadly Dust
4:45 PM
EWG: President’s Speech Misses Mark in Addressing Concerns Over Fracking
4:42 PM
PEER: Climate Science Legal Defense Fund Gets New Backing
4:38 PM
Public Citizen To Financial Regulators: Bank of America Poses a Grave Threat to U.S. Financial Stability, Should Be Broken Up
3:02 PM
Human Rights Watch: UAE: Free Speech Under Attack
2:49 PM
CREW Files FOIA Requests for Gingrich Ethics Investigation Records
2:44 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Oxnard, Pittsburgh Join Growing List of U.S. Cities Calling for Federal Action on Global Warming
2:36 PM
Amnesty International: China Must Avoid Excessive Force in Response to Tibetan Protests
1:16 PM
America's Voice: Memo to Jeb Bush: Unfortunately, Republicans Killed DREAM Act in 2010
1:14 PM
EWG: New School Lunch Standards Will Improve Diets for 31 Million Children
10:51 AM
Food and Water Watch: State of Our Food and Water: President Obama’s Energy Plan Trades Water for Energy

Tuesday January 24, 2012

4:42 PM
Amnesty International: Davos: World Leaders Protecting Business Over Rights in Economic Crisis
4:32 PM
350.org: Hundreds Protest Keystone XL on Capitol Hill
3:50 PM
Free Press Action Fund Calls on Congress to Return MPAA’s Dirty Money
1:35 PM
Congressman Kucinich Speaks to the Urgency of Getting Private Money out of Politics
1:31 PM
Campaign for America’s Future: What Americans Hope to Hear in the State of the Union: Jobs. Jobs. Jobs.
12:37 PM
Human Righs First: Bagram Detainee Transfers Would Strengthen Broader Military Mission in Afghanistan
12:22 PM
National Whistleblowers Center: Wall Street 'License to Steal' Bill Gains Momentum
10:20 AM
PEER: Creeping Corporatization of National Parks
9:28 AM
Amnesty International: Egypt: Parties Pledge to End State of Emergency, Many Stop Short of Committing to Women’s Rights

Monday January 23, 2012

5:19 PM
Public Citizen: Citizens Urge President Obama to Sign Executive Order Requiring Government Contractors to Disclose Political Spending
4:11 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka on Possible Bank Mortgage and Foreclosure Fraud Settlement
4:09 PM
Campaign for America's Future Urges President: Stand Against a Sweetheart Deal With the Big Banks
3:38 PM
ACLU Attorneys Cleared of Any Wrongdoing in Guantánamo Photograph Investigation
3:20 PM
Sierra Club: New Report – Outlook Mostly Cloudy for Coal, Brighter for Clean Energy
2:45 PM
Citizens, Environmental Groups Condemn Approval of Green River Nuclear Reactor's Water Rights, Pledge to Continue to Fight Proposal
1:47 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Sanctions Sought Against Canada Over Unsustainable Polar Bear Hunting
12:49 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights Sends Letter to State Department Urging Actions to Ensure Safety of Family of Slain Activist
12:27 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Sanctions Sought Against Canada Over Unsustainable Polar Bear Hunting
12:22 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Climate Crisis Should Be Front and Center in Obama's State of the Union Speech
12:18 PM
ACLU Statement on Supreme Court GPS Tracking Decision
11:36 AM
PEER: High-level Lowball in Gulf Deepwater Crisis
11:32 AM
Amnesty International: In Advance of the State of the Union Address, Amnesty International Calls On President Obama to Implement Bold Policies That Seize Historic Opportunities for Human Rights Progress
10:54 AM
Cornucopia Institute: Largest Corporate Dairy, Biotech Firm and USDA Accused of Conspiring to Corrupt Rulemaking and Pollute Organics
10:32 AM
PEER: Christie Guts Vapor Intrusion Safeguards

Sunday January 22, 2012

9:40 AM
NOW: Roe v. Wade Turns 39, Abortion Rights Still Under Attack

Friday January 20, 2012

5:30 PM
Environmental Working Group: Human Carcinogen Found in Drinking Water Near Gas Drilling Ops
2:08 PM
IATP: Antibiotic-Resistant MRSA Bacteria Widely Present in Retail Pork, New Study Says
12:20 PM
ACLU: Obama Administration Protects Birth Control Access for Women
11:19 AM
Rainforest Action Network: Bank of America is Main Target of Economic and Environmental Groups
11:18 AM
Congressman Dennis Kucinich: Victory for Men’s Health; Medicare Will Keep Covering Prostate Cancer Screening
11:14 AM
Amnesty International: Russia Drops Slander Case Against Leading Human Rights Defender
10:38 AM
Free Press: Senate Delays PROTECT IP Vote After Public Outcry
10:34 AM
Food and Water Watch: Consumer Group Opposes USDA’s Privatization of Poultry Inspection
10:28 AM
Amnesty International: Trial of Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón 'a blow to human rights'
9:24 AM
Freedom to Marry: Mayors from Across the Country to Launch Mayors for the Freedom to Marry
9:19 AM
Demand Progress: More than 100K Americans ask President Obama to pledge to veto SOPA/PIPA

Thursday January 19, 2012

2:15 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Named One of 10 U.S. Species Most Threatened by Fossil Fuel Development
1:08 PM
America's Voice: ICYMI: Influential Spanish Language Media Paying Attention to Romney’s Two-Faced Campaign
11:25 AM
Free Press Blasts AT&T Rate Hikes
11:22 AM
Amnesty International Calls for Immediate Release of Ethiopian Prisoners of Conscience
11:18 AM
Amnesty International: Ukraine Must Release Somali Asylum-Seekers, says Amnesty International
10:39 AM
PEER: Price no Object for Federal Refuge Land Purchases
8:23 AM
Campaign for America's Future: Progressives Deliver Message to the White House: No Sweetheart Deal for Big Banks

Wednesday January 18, 2012

4:30 PM
Friends of The Earth: Obama Rejects Keystone XL
2:45 PM
Arise Chicago: Unjustly Fired Bakery Workers Announce First Victory, Continued Demand for Full Payment Under Law
2:28 PM
Maplight: Online Piracy Legislation Gets Vote of Confidence From Sen. Harry Reid
2:11 PM
DRM Capitol Group: Romney Tells Undocumented Youth He Will Veto the Dream Act Because She Is "Illegal"
1:51 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Obama to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline
1:00 PM
ACLU Lawsuit Charges Los Angeles County Sheriff with Condoning Pattern of Deputy-on-Inmate Violence
12:50 PM
350.org: Bill McKibben Responds to Expected State Department Rejection of Keystone XL Permit
9:26 AM
US PIRG: “The Dirty Thirty”: Report Reveals Fortune 500 Companies that Spend More on Lobbying Than Taxes
8:24 AM
Revolution Truth: Online Discussion on the Future of Internet Postponed in Support of SOPA Strike
8:12 AM
CAIR: Reminds Gingrich that All Faiths are Equal in America

Tuesday January 17, 2012

4:36 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Scientists Estimate Up to 6.7 Million Bats Dead From Fast-spreading Disease
3:38 PM
CEPR: Statement on New Jersey’s Approval of Work Sharing
2:48 PM
Workers Independent News: Biggest Recall in American History: More Than One Million Signatures Submitted to Recall Scott Walker
12:21 PM
Amnesty International: Welcomes Decision by European Court to Stop Deportation of Omar Othman (Abu Qatada) but Alarmed by Diplomatic Assurances Ruling
12:16 PM
Worldwatch Institute: Use and Capacity of Global Hydropower Increases
10:39 AM
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: Americans United Hails Supreme Court Refusal to Intervene in North Carolina Prayer Case
10:35 AM
Public Citizen: As Anniversary of Citizens United Looms, Public Citizen Highlights Urgent Need for a Constitutional Amendment
10:17 AM
Make the Road New York: New Yorkers to Rally for Paid Sick Days
8:29 AM
Occupy Wall Street: American Occupies the Capital

Monday January 16, 2012

3:55 PM
OSGATA: A Citizen's Assembly in Support of Family Farmers vs. Monsanto
2:32 PM
Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action: Peace Activists Occupy Nuclear Sub Base Entrance to Honor MLK
12:41 PM
Protest DNC: Organizations Announce Plans for Actions During the Democratic National Convention in September, and to Challenge City over Denial of Permits
11:47 AM
SEIU: The Two Faces of Mitt
9:01 AM
America's Voice: Romney to Campaign with Anti-Immigrant Radical Kris Kobach in SC on Monday

Friday January 13, 2012

4:40 PM
Amnesty International Urges Caution as U.S. Restores Full Diplomatic Relations with Myanmar
3:57 PM
ACLU: Gov. Brewer’s Decision to Implement Arizona Medical Marijuana Law Will Provide Overdue Relief to Sick Patients, Says ACLU
3:31 PM
Rights Groups: Dr. King Jr. March for Jobs and Justice
3:20 PM
Public Citizen: As Anniversary of Citizens United Looms, Public Citizen Highlights Urgent Need for a Constitutional Amendment
3:04 PM
People for the American Way: A Movement Moment: Growing Support for Overturning Citizens United
2:23 PM
NRDC: Obama’s Reorganization Plan Could Erode NOAA’s Capabilities
2:01 PM
Sunlight Foundation: Will Super PACs Determine the 2012 Election?
1:21 PM
Amnesty International: Myanmar: Political Prisoner Release 'Major Step’ But Gates Must Open 'Even Wider'
1:11 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: South Carolina, MLK, Black America’s Invisibility
12:16 PM
Amnesty International: One Year On, Tunisians Still Waiting for Human Rights Overhaul
11:48 AM
Human Rights Watch: Bahrain: Rights Activist Attacked
11:19 AM
National Parks Group Advocates Preserving Bear and Wolf Populations to Alaska Board of Game
8:33 AM
United for a Fair Economy: MLK Day Report: Dr. King's Dream 30 Years from Now

Thursday January 12, 2012

4:52 PM
Free Press Action Fund: Changes to Piracy Bills Could Help, but Problems Remain
4:06 PM
Bradley Manning Support Network: Military Refers All Charges Against Bradley Manning to Court Martial
3:57 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Target Iran: Will Assassinations Lead to Overt War?
3:51 PM
Earthjustice: California Regulators Add Teeth to Landmark Clean Energy Policy
3:47 PM
Witness Against Torture: Almost Forty Anti-torture Activists Arrested at White House
3:46 PM
Friends of The Earth: Genetically Modified Mosquitoes' Survival Rate Concealed
3:44 PM
ACLU Intervenes in Arizona’s Challenge of the Voting Rights Act
3:38 PM
POGO: FDA Advisors who Endorsed Contraceptive had Industry Ties
12:18 PM
ICBL: One Million More Mines to Be Destroyed as Finland Becomes 159 Nation to Join Landmine Ban
12:17 PM
NRDC: U.S. Chamber Launches Distortion Campaign on Keystone XL Pipeline
11:43 AM
Handicap International: Haiti: Two Years Later, a New Beginning
10:11 AM
MADRE: Haitian Women and Girls Trading Sex to Survive

Wednesday January 11, 2012

2:32 PM
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR): Two Years After the Earthquake, Where Did the Money Go?
2:29 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Two Years after Haiti Earthquake: UN Cholera Epidemic Rages as Situation in Camps Deteriorates
2:10 PM
Occupy Wall Street Honors the Spirit Of Dr. King With Year’s Largest Action
12:08 PM
Maplight: Keystone XL Pipeline: How Much Would 'Huge Political Consequences' From the Oil & Gas Industry Cost?
11:11 AM
Human Rights Watch: US: Make Guantanamo’s 10th Anniversary Its Last
11:10 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights On the Tenth Anniversary of Guantánamo, the Center for Constitutional Rights Demands that President Obama Close Guantánamo
8:11 AM
Broad Coalition Opposes NDAA and Calls on President Obama to Keep His Promise and Shutter Guantanamo Bay Now
4:53 AM
London Guantánamo Campaign: Campaigners Demand Guantánamo Closure on Tenth Anniversary of Prison

Tuesday January 10, 2012

3:57 PM
FAIR: NYT Responds on Iran Alarmism
3:02 PM
CEPR: Two Years Later, Haitians Are Worse Off Due to Cholera, Lack of Accountability, CEPR Co-Director Says
2:13 PM
Environmental Coalition Concludes New York State DEC’s Fracking Proposal Too Fatally Flawed to Move Forward
1:58 PM
ACLU: South Carolina Jail Agrees to End Unconstitutional Censorship
1:02 PM
ACLU: Court Upholds Ruling Blocking Oklahoma Sharia and International Law Ban
12:01 PM
Amnesty International: On 10th Anniversary of First “War on Terror” Detainees' Arrival in Guantánamo, Passage of NDAA Revitalizes Detention Facility, Says Amnesty International
11:56 AM
Violence Policy Center: Monterey County Ranks #1 for Youth Homicide Victimization in California for Second Year in a Row, New Study Reveals
11:19 AM
PEER: EPA Corrects Cleanup Standard for Industrial Solvent
9:18 AM
Occupy Pittsburgh: Occupy Groups Nationwide Support Occupy Pittsburgh in their Fight Against BNY Mellon

Monday January 9, 2012

5:14 PM
Common Cause: Eleven National Groups Call on the Supreme Court to Reform its Ethics Rules and Formally Adopt the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges
5:11 PM
Free Press: More Work to be Done to Solve Broadband Adoption Problem
5:05 PM
Conservation Groups: Grand Canyon's Million-acre Uranium Mining Ban Finalized
4:45 PM
Public Citizen: Daley: Good to See Him Go, Public Citizen Says
3:01 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Crude Tragedy: Nigeria Repression and Austerity Lead to General Strike
2:25 PM
Amnesty International Urges Yemen to Reject Amnesty Law for President Saleh and Aides
1:47 PM
Center for Biological Diversity" Puget Sound, Under Threat From Ocean Acidification, Put on "Waters of Concern" List
1:01 PM
Freedom to Marry: NJ Legislators to Fast-Track Freedom to Marry Bill
12:25 PM
People For the American Way: Americans Mobilize For Constitutional Amendment to Restore Our Democracy on Second Anniversary of Citizens United
12:12 PM
The New Bottom Line and Rainforest Action Network: Environmental and Economic Justice Communities Target Bank of America
12:09 PM
Amnesty International: On 10th Anniversary of Guantanamo’s Opening, Amnesty International, Numerous Groups and Thousands of Demonstrators to Show Their Anger at the NDAA and Guantanamo’s Status with Rallies and Demonstrations Around the Globe
12:05 PM
Friends of The Earth: New Radio Ad Warns Against ‘Radioactive Rate Hikes’ in Iowa
10:18 AM
Amnesty International: Anwar Case Shows Why Sodomy Law Must be Scrapped in Malaysia, Says Amnesty International
10:14 AM
Center for Constitutional Rights To Hold Press Call to Discuss FOIA Complaint Seeking Public Disclosure of Videos of Gitmo Torture Victim
10:01 AM
Witness Against Torture: Over Fifty Citizens on Ten Day Fast for Justice Carry Guantanamo Cell to President Obama’s Front Door

Friday January 6, 2012

5:04 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Money in Politics: Citizens United Setback in Montana; Gingrich Hoisted on Own Petard
4:10 PM
Amnesty International: Arab League Should Clarify Human Rights Situation in Syria
3:43 PM
Human Rights Watch on the Tenth Anniversary of Guantanamo
3:08 PM
National Organization for Women: NOW Urges Obama Administration Not to Cave in to Catholic Bishops
2:30 PM
National Nurses United Join Call for Healthcare for the 99% in Monday Rallies
1:21 PM
Public Citizen: Public Citizen Applauds Obama Administration’s Continued Efforts to Reduce Teen Smoking; Appeal of Trade Pact Ruling Necessary First Step
1:11 PM
FAIR: NYT Misleads Readers on Iran Crisis
12:23 PM
Amnesty International Urges Investigation into Alleged Torture of Detained Bahrain Student
12:11 PM
AFL-CIO: Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on December Employment
11:50 AM
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Statement: Chad Stone, Chief Economist, on the December Employment Report
11:02 AM
Violence Policy Center: Number of Americans Shot Each Year is Rising New Analysis Shows
8:13 AM
London Guantanamo Campaign Shut Guantánamo – End 10 Years of Shame
8:11 AM
Brady Campaign: "Too Many Victims" Vigils Reflect Unending Pain; A Pledge to Protect Others From Senseless Loss

Thursday January 5, 2012

4:34 PM
National Lawyers Guild (NLG) Demands OPD End Harassment of Occupy Oakland Protesters
2:54 PM
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Calls for Federal Investigation into Gingrich's Lobbying Activities
2:51 PM
Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Filed to Protect Endangered Woodpecker From Excessive Logging on Mississippi's Noxubee Wildlife Refuge
12:23 PM
Center for Economic and Policy Research: Data Suggest Long-term Unemployment Substantially Higher than Official Level
12:21 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy: Is the Military Budget Really Being Cut?
11:09 AM
ACLU Challenges Michigan Domestic Partner Health Care Ban
10:42 AM
Rights Groups: Broad Coalition Opposes NDAA and Calls on President Obama to Keep His Promise and Shutter Guantanamo Bay Now
10:22 AM
National Nurses United: Nurses Kick Off New Year With Call to Build on Historic Protests of 2011
8:52 AM
Occupy Washington, DC: Occupy Phase II: Occupy Washington, DC Builds Foundation for the Future
6:58 AM
Occupy Delaware to Augment Tactics at Sheriff’s Sale: Celebrating Two Months at Spencer Plaza And Planning More Actions

Wednesday January 4, 2012

2:51 PM
America's Voice: After Iowa, Report Offers Snapshot of Where Candidates Stand on Immigration
2:33 PM
Members of Occupy LA: Occupy to Save a 79-Year-Old Retired School Teacher's Home
12:01 PM
Public Citizen Applauds Obama’s Recess Appointment of Richard Cordray to Lead Consumer Agency
11:59 AM
Cornucopia Institute: Wholesale Approval of Genetically Engineered Foods
11:50 AM
Human Rights Watch: Somaliland: End Forced Return of Refugees
11:46 AM
Service Employees International Union: Despite Eking Out a Victory in Iowa, Presidential Wannabe Romney Oblivious to Challenges of Middle Class Families
11:34 AM
Campaign for America's Future: Progressives Praise President’s Appointment of Richard Cordray to Head the CFPB and Urge Recess Appointments to the NLRB
11:21 AM
Common Cause: Senate’s Abuse of Filibuster Gave President Little Choice in Making Recess Appointment
11:11 AM
People For the American Way Applauds President for Appointing Cordray; Recess Appointment a Necessary and Proper Response to GOP Obstruction
11:11 AM
Amnesty International: Blasphemy Law Reform Even More Urgent in Pakistan Year After Governor’s Killing
10:55 AM
Friends of The Earth: Controversial Release of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Delayed
10:43 AM
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility: Court Lets Park Service Drop Desert Tortoise Protections
10:42 AM
US PIRG Applauds President For “Bold and Important” Recess Appointment of Richard Cordray To Head New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Tuesday January 3, 2012

5:15 PM
Strengthen Social Security Campaign: The Race to the Bottom for Worst Social Security Proposals of GOP Presidential Candidates
12:37 PM
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA): Indefinite Detentions, Trial Today
12:25 PM
ACLU Asks Court to Stop Missouri Library From Illegally Censoring Websites
8:54 AM
Witness Against Torture: Anti-Torture Activists to Go on Trial for Speaking Out Against Guantanamo, Indefinite Detention, and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
6:30 AM
National Priorities Project: Federal Money Keeps Iowa, New Hampshire Afloat

Monday January 2, 2012

3:40 PM
Beyond Nuclear: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agrees to Public Request to Review Dangerous Vents on US Fukushima-Style Reactors and Lack of Emergency Power for Cooling Waste Pools
8:00 AM
Iraq Body Count: Analysis and Overview of Iraqi Deaths from Violence 2003–2011
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