San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2011. Wikileaks today offered sympathy and condolences to the victims of the Tucson shooting together with best wishes for the recovery of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords. Giffords, a democrat from Arizona’s 8th district, was the target of a shooting spree at a Jan 8 political event[Read More…]
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CNN’s Erick Erickson Questions ‘Sincerity’ Of Obama’s Faith After Obama Calls For A Moment Of Silence
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)– CNN contributor Erick Erickson is using President Obama’s call for a "moment of silence" to honor the victims of a tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona, to question the "sincerity of [Obama’s] faith." In the wake of the violent outbreak at a public event for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), Obama called[Read More…]
University Wise To Rethink Open-Records Policy
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director Let’s begin 2011 on a hopeful note: Texas A&M University officials say they will revisit a recent decision that would have banned journalism instructors from directing students in filing open-records requests about — of all things[Read More…]
Op-ed: Progress in Haiti is Slow, but Real
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWPSF)–January 9, 2011. The Op-ed that follows was written by Kenneth H. Merten, U.S. Ambassador to Haiti and appeared in today’s Washington Post. When I arrived in Haiti as ambassador, unemployment was rampant, the government could not provide basic services such as education and health care, and only 12 percent of[Read More…]
Every Elected Official In The United States Must Think Twice Today
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski We can’t help but wonder: Why? Why the madness in Arizona? Why the deaths? A nine-year-old girl. A federal judge. Shot dead. The news cycle spins on and on about the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, as it should. Giffords was the intended target today, shot[Read More…]
Fox’s 2012 GOP Influence
Commentary By Eric Hananoki Media Matters for America In a November ad for their special series "Fox News Reporting: The Challengers for 2012," Fox News promised "unrivaled access" to "the GOP’s top White House contenders." Such access, however, isn’t hard when correspondents just have to walk down the hall. That Fox News[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Oil Spill Commission’s Independent Report Critical to Understanding Dangers of Dirty Fuels
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2011. Yesterday, the Oil Spill Commission released a portion of its independent report on the BP oil disaster in the Gulf, shedding light on the largest oil disaster in history. The Commission is slated to release its full report next week. In response, Sierra Club Lands Protection[Read More…]
Statement of Audubon President David Yarnold on BP Panel Report
New York NY –(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2011. “These are the two words the drillers didn’t want to hear: ‘systemic failure’ That means Americans have been lied to about the risks, across the board. “Make no mistake: the report says drillers are unprepared for disasters like this. We don’t, for a minute,[Read More…]
Op-ed by HHS Secretary Sebelius: Don’t Turn Back the Clock on Health Care
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWPSF)–January 5, 2011. The following op-ed from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is running in today’s Chicago Tribune. Don’t Turn Back the Clock on Health Care January 5, 2011 Chicago Tribune As a new Congress takes office today in Washington, Republican leaders have made it clear that their first priority[Read More…]
Glenn Beck’s Radio Empire Program Whacked In The Big Apple
Commentary By Will Bunch Media Matters for America Glenn Beck’s new year started a few days late, with a signal that he’s hoping that 2011 will be even more momentous than the first two years of the Obama presidency, when his massive resistance to the White House catapulted the right-wing[Read More…]
