WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2009. President Obama today signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes significant changes to the Guantánamo military commissions. The American Civil Liberties Union is calling on the Obama administration to abandon the fatally flawed military commissions system and, where evidence of terrorism crimes exists,[Read More…]
Opinion
House Proves That Yes We Can Have Health Insurance Reform That Works For the American People
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2009. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Andy Stern released the following statement after the introduction of the America’s Affordable Health Choices Act in the House of Representative: “Today, the House of Representative’s introduction of the America’s Affordable Health Choices Act made clear that President Obama’s challenge[Read More…]
Senator Baucus Statement on Release of Affordable Health Care for America Act by House of Representatives
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2009. From Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Max Baucus: “Today, too many American families are forced to file for bankruptcy because they can’t pay their medical bills, too many small businesses can no longer afford to offer health care coverage to their employees and too[Read More…]
Cyber Resistance
News Analysis By Dahr Jamail If technology has transformed warfare into a spectacle of shock and awe, its contribution to the cause of dissent has been no less remarkable. It has enabled solidarities across borders and facilitated networks and forums dedicated to impartial communication of ground realities beyond the sanitized[Read More…]
Limbaugh’s ‘Color-Blind’ History of Racially Charged Comments
News Analysis Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– On October 12, Rush Limbaugh responded to accusations that he is "insensitive" and has a "blind spot" about race by claiming that he is "colorblind," "treat[s] everybody equally" and that he "doesn’t see [President Obama] as black," but rather as "president of the United States." In[Read More…]
Limbaugh’s NFL Dream Slips through His ‘Formerly Nicotine-Stained Fingers’
News Analysis Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Six years after Rush Limbaugh was forced to resign in disgrace from his gig on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown for, as CNN reported at the time, "his statement that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb was overrated because the media wanted to see a black quarterback succeed,"[Read More…]
Mass Shooting at Fort Hood Indicates Breakdown of Military
News Analysis By Dahr Jamail t r u t h o u t | Report At approximately 1:30 p.m. CST Thursday, a soldier went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, killing 11 people and wounding at least 31 others, according to base commander Lieutenant-General Bob Cone.[Read More…]
WND Falsely Claimed Alleged Fort Hood Shooter ‘Advised Obama Transition’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– WorldNetDaily falsely claimed that alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan "advised Obama transition" in the headline of an article by Jerome Corsi highlighting his listing as a "participant" in a report for the Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) at George Washington University’s Presidential Transition Task Force. However, Corsi[Read More…]
Breitbart Fabricates Smear that SEIU’s Stern is ‘Sending SEIU Goons’ to ‘Beat Up Innocent Americans’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– In November 8 comments posted on his Twitter account, Andrew Breitbart accused Service Employees International Union president Andy Stern of "sending SEIU goons" to "beat up innocent Americans." However, the article to which Breitbart linked offered no evidence to support the claim that Stern was involved in violence[Read More…]
AARP Statement on the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2010. AARP Executive Vice President, Nancy LeaMond released the following statement to leaders of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations, as they prepare for consideration of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for[Read More…]
