Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Washington Times continued its anti-gay war on Department of Education official Kevin Jennings in a December 8 editorial entitled "Obama’s buggery czar," the paper’s ninth editorial smearing Jennings since late September. The Times editorial advanced several false and misleading claims in order to paint Jennings as a[Read More…]
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Senate Republicans Attack Franken’s ‘Partisan’, ‘Daily Kos’ Anti-Rape Amendment
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Senate Republicans, who have been taking heat for fighting an amendment to protect rape victims, are now lashing out at Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) for even proposing the measure in the first place. In October, Franken introduced an amendment that would deny funding to defense contractors that "restrict[Read More…]
Sen. Franken Becomes a Cosponsor of Vitter/Coburn Amendment
First reported by The Hill, GOP Sens. Vitter and Coburn had ignored requests by Sen. Sherrod Brown to become a cosponsor of an amendment forcing members of Congress onto the public option. The Hill continued: Sen. Sherrod Brown (Ohio) said he is trying to co-sponsor the amendment — but that[Read More…]
Reflecting on World AIDS Day
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2009. On this World AIDS Day, as more than 33 million people worldwide live with HIV/AIDS, we want to recognize the impact of the HIV/AIDS crisis in our own country and to call for action that helps the communities and people most in need. AIDS is the[Read More…]
George Will Distorted Stolen CRU Emails to Argue Against Climate Change Legislation
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– George Will falsely claimed that "one of the emails" reportedly stolen from the U.K.’s Climate Research Unit (CRU) said that a climate scientist "wished he could delete, get rid of, the medieval warming period [MWP]." In fact, the scientist wrote in the email that he wanted to "[Read More…]
Sarah Palin Makes Another Fraudulent Claim About Alaska
By Dahr Jamail t r u t h o u t | Report As former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin launches her national book tour, a former consultant questions more specifics from her record as governor. Palin, the former running mate to Sen. John McCain during the 2008 presidential elections, continues[Read More…]
Catholic Church Covered Up Child Abuse in Ireland, Panel Finds
Dublin–(ENEWSPF)– From the New York Times: An expert commission says the Roman Catholic Church in Dublin covered up decades of priests’ sexual abuse of children because its bishops were determined to protect the church’s reputation at the expense of victims. Abuse victims have welcomed Thursday’s publication of a government-ordered investigation[Read More…]
There’s (Still) Something About Sexism
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– It is truly amazing that Time allowed Mark Halperin to publish the following caption and image on his blog, The Page — no matter how briefly (the site has since pulled it down): Maybe Halperin thought it was really clever to echo a scene from a late-90s romantic[Read More…]
Rep. Schakowsky Statement on CPSC Baby Crib Recall
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2009 – Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-IL, released the following statement in response to a voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million cribs ordered by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall involves approximately 1,213,000 units distributed in the United States and 968,000 units distributed in[Read More…]
AARP Statement on H.R. 3961, the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2009. AARP Senior Vice President David Sloane released the following statement in support of H.R. 3961, the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009: “H.R. 3961 will make certain that millions of Americans in Medicare will be able to keep their access to and choice of physicians, and[Read More…]
