Biden: ‘Controlled’…’Hung Ryan out to dry’… ‘Stronger’…’Lots of nitty gritty details’ Ryan: ‘Didn’t do anything positive’… ‘Missed opportunity’ … ‘Visibly Gulped’… ‘Hard put to answer’ CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 12, 2012. George Stephanopoulos: “Over the course of the debate, more of the issues fell in Biden’s corner, he was able to take control[Read More…]

New Ad With Melissa Etheridge: Yes On 64 OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012.  Grammy award-winning musician Melissa Etheridge has recorded a radio ad that will begin airing this week throughout Colorado. In it, she explains why she supports Amendment 64, and I found it to be extremely moving and persuasive. I hope[Read More…]

Danville, KY–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012.  AARP, a sponsor of activities at all four of the 2012 Presidential and Vice Presidential debates, released the following statement ahead of tonight’s debate. AARP Senior Vice President John Hishta said: “Before tonight’s debate AARP held a thought-provoking conversation on the campus of Centre College about[Read More…]

South Carolina–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012.  A three-judge US District Court panel yesterday upheld South Carolina’s restrictive new voter ID law, but ordered that the law go into effect after November’s election. South Carolina softened its interpretation of the law during litigation. Under that interpretation, voters without proper photo ID are required[Read More…]

Bain, Romney Sell Out American Workers to China for Profits Pittsburgh, Pa.–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012. The United Steelworkers (USW) released a new video that exposes the truth about how Mitt Romney and Bain Capital are profiting by selling out American workers by shipping U.S. jobs to China.  In the video, posted[Read More…]

AFT’s Weingarten: “The policy of allowing, but not requiring, admissions decisions to include race helps us keep America’s greatest promise—equal access to opportunity and the benefits our democracy enables, including higher education.” WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012.  Statement by Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, on the U.S. Supreme[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012.  Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, issued the following statement in response to media reports that Governor Romney told the Des Moines Register editorial board today that “there is no legislation with regards to abortion that I’m familiar with that would become part of my[Read More…]

Pro-choice group will activate its 21,049 member activists in key race Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012.  Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, announced yesterday that her organization’s political action committee endorsed pro-choice candidate, Elizabeth Warren to represent the Bay State in the U.S. Senate.  “I am proud to have NARAL[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2012.  Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, issued the following statement regarding Mitt Romney’s latest threat to defund Planned Parenthood. “Within 24 hours of his attempt to mislead voters about his agenda, Mitt Romney wasted no time in reinforcing his anti-choice views by attacking funding for[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012.  We wanted to share with you this moving video of children of locked out workers that illustrates the unnecessary human cost of corporate greed. American Crystal Sugar and its increasingly well-paid CEO, Dave Berg thought record profits and skyrocketing CEO pay were not enough, and instead[Read More…]