Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2010.  This week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid introduced the Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act.  The Sierra Club issued the following statement in response to the introduction. Statement of Michael Brune, Sierra Club Executive Director “The Sierra Club supports Majority Leader Reid’s Clean Energy[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2010. This column marks the first of a new weekly series on racial issues by Sam Fulwood III. Try as he might, President Barack Obama can’t elude the nation’s complicated racial passions. For plainly obvious reasons, this president will be judged as none before him on how[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSFP)–July 26, 2010.  The Senate today and tomorrow will debate a campaign finance bill that includes disclosure requirements that raise significant civil liberties concerns. The American Civil Liberties Union is urging senators to vote against the bill because those disclosure requirements are overly broad and inconsistent and will likely infringe[Read More…]

Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– From the July 21 edition of MSNBC’s The Ed Show:

Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– From the July 21 edition of ABC’s Good Morning America:

Commentary By Eric Hananoki Media Matters for America Don’t trust Andrew Breitbart. It’s a phrase Media Matters has been repeating ever since the conservative web publisher burst onto the national stage by coordinating the release of deceptively edited tapes purporting to show "illegal activities" and criminality by ACORN employees. Breitbart’s[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2010 – Audubon Senior Director of Government Relations Mike Daulton released the following statement in response to an announcement by Majority Leader Harry Reid that Senate Democratic leaders would again postpone their effort to enact serious climate legislation. “The Senate’s inaction on climate policy is truly disappointing.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2010.   In response to an announcement by Majority Leader Harry Reid that the Senate will move a limited package of oil disaster response and energy measures to the floor, the Sierra Club issues the following statement. Statement of Michael Brune, Sierra Club Executive Director “Given the[Read More…]

Commentary by Terry Krepel Just how racist does Mark Williams have to be before CNN will refuse to invite him on its network? Williams has a long history of incendiary and racially charged remarks. CNN knows about this– heck, Anderson Cooper called him out on it last September. But it[Read More…]

I was so disgusted by this I just wanted to stay away. Plus, I don’t trust early news reports that attempt to sensationalize stories. Then, I read more, and finally forced myself to read Mark Williams’ letter to Abraham Lincoln, where he reveals his incredible lack of depth on race[Read More…]