NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 23, 2009. The Obama administration today announced it will put in place new voluntary guidelines for the executive branch’s use of the state secrets privilege. In recent years, the executive branch under Presidents Bush and Obama has asserted the state secrets claim to block lawsuits and justify withholding[Read More…]
Opinion
Palin’s Comment on U.S.-China Relations is Flat Wrong
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2009. In response to a speech by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin in Hong Kong, Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement: “In remarks before business leaders in Hong Kong, former Governor Palin urged China to[Read More…]
Kerry On Appointment of Paul Kirk to Fill Kennedy Seat
BOSTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2009. Senator John Kerry today spoke at a press conference in which Governor Deval Patrick appointed Paul Kirk to temporarily fill Senator Kennedy’s seat. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery. “Governor Patrick, I think we all agree that the mark of a good Chief Executive isn’t[Read More…]
Leaders Praise Bipartisan Passage of Medicare Premilum Fairness Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2009. Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stark (D-CA), and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), Chairman Emeritus John D. Dingell (D-MI) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) today[Read More…]
ACORN: Like a Dog That’s Been Beat Too Much
News Analysis By Jamison Foser Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– A new study by professors at Occidental College and the University of Northern Iowa examines the media’s coverage of ACORN, finding that during last year’s presidential campaign and again this year, the “mainstream” media has rushed to repeat a barrage of false claims[Read More…]
Rebuttal to the First – But Surely Not the Last – Misleading Distortion of the Kerry-Boxer Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2009. Statement of Senator John Kerry “The ink wasn’t even dry on the The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act before the same tired attacks and bold face distortions were launched by those committed to inaction. We predicted long ago that those on the other side[Read More…]
Unions Say Chemical Safety Board is Broken, Putting Workers and Communities at Risk
Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2009. Several International Unions representing hundreds of thousands of chemical workers again criticize the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB), today for their report on the October 11, 2008, oleum release at INDSPEC Chemical Corporation in Petrolia, PA. The unions reacted to the CSB’s new report on a[Read More…]
Rep. Steve King: Safe Schools Adviser Jennings is ‘The Poster Boy for NAMBLA’
Rep. King won’t let the facts get in the way of his homophobic campaign against Kevin Jennings. Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Last night on Fox News, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) continued his homophobic attacks on Kevin Jennings, the head of the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools. During an interview with Sean[Read More…]
Attorney Reports Human Rights Abuses of GI Resisters
By Dahr Jamail t r u t h o u t | Report Attorneys and veteran’s groups are alarmed by recent reports that two US Army soldiers imprisoned at the Fort Lewis Regional Correctional Facility (RCF) have been subjected to human rights abuses and violations of their constitutional rights. Travis[Read More…]
Media Uncritically Trumpet Lieberman’s Dubious Public Option Claims
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Several media outlets have uncritically reported Sen. Joe Lieberman’s (I-CT) statement that he will oppose cloture for the Senate health care reform bill — which Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said will include a public option that each state could opt out of — because he believes[Read More…]
