Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2010. The 2010 edition of the White House National Drug Control Strategy, released this week, calls on states to enact laws criminalizing motorists who drive with the residual presence of drug or inactive drug metabolite in their body. “Fifteen states (editor’s note: actual total is 17) have[Read More…]
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Attorney General Proposes Altering Miranda Protections in Terrorism Cases
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 10 – Attorney General Eric Holder said this weekend that the Obama administration would seek a new law to loosen the requirement that terrorism suspects be informed of their constitutional rights during interrogation. Holder made the statements on network news shows Sunday morning. The proposed legislation would undermine[Read More…]
After Times Square Plot, Conservatives Pass Glenn Beck En Route To Crazytown
Washington DC–(ENEWSPF)– When the right-wing media attack machine gets revved up these days, it’s a rare thing not to find Glenn Beck in the driver’s seat. That said, it’s unheard of that Beck, who expresses his frustrations with the Obama administration by pretending to light people on fire, would actually[Read More…]
Walter Cronkite Recognized the Drug-War Failure and the Ending Prohibition Solution
New York, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Walter Cronkite, America’s trusted broadcaster and father figure to a nation for decades, has died in New York at the age of 92. Covering the most important stories of his time – including the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., the[Read More…]
Proposed Immigration Bill Raises Civil Liberties Concerns, Says ACLU
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 29 – The American Civil Liberties Union has serious reservations about a draft version of a comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) bill summary posted on Politico late Wednesday. Although the ACLU has not seen the full legislative language of the bill, the published draft raises serious civil liberties concerns, including[Read More…]
Drivers, Governments Waste Billions Due to Misguided Highway Policies
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 28 – Special interestlobbying, policies that favor new construction over repairs, and the appeal of ribbon-cuttings push America to build new highways and bridges faster than it keeps up older ones. The result? A crumbling infrastructure, with 45 percent of the nation’s roads – 80 percent in metropolitan areas[Read More…]
House Republicans Ought to be Embarrassed about their Record on Fannie and Freddie
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010. Rep. Spencer Bachus should know better. In a long op-ed in Politico, the Alabama Republican talks at length about the supposed Democratic failure to reform the GSEs, but apparently President Bush’s “ownership society” doesn’t apply to Republicans taking responsibility for their own failures. The Republican record[Read More…]
House Hears Testimony On Government’s Targeted Killing Program
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2010. The National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing today to discuss the legal issues involved in the government’s targeted killing program, including the use of unmanned weapon systems, or drones, for the targeted killing of individuals.[Read More…]
Everybody Hates Waste, Right?
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 26 – New In The Public Interest column on The Huffington Post from Nicole Tichon, Tax and Budget Reform Analyst, published this afternoon. “Over the last year, serious policy debates have been subject to showdowns and shouting matches. Posturing and partisanship. Scrapping bills and taking names,” Tichon writes. “But[Read More…]
Growing Global Oil Demand Harms U.S. Security and Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2010. The national security risks that stem from the United States’ heavy reliance on foreign oil are well documented. One in five barrels of U.S. oil come from countries that the State Department considers to be “dangerous or unstable.” And the cost of this oil will rise[Read More…]
