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…]
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AFL-CIO: Children Speak Out Against the American Crystal Sugar Company Lockout
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…]
New Report: Pesticides Putting Children’s Future in Jeopardy
KidsHealthReportOct2012 for the full report. Emerging Science Points to Pesticides as a Key Contributor to Childhood Diseases and Disorders, Requiring Swift Action from Policymakers OAKLAND, Calif –(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2012. Learning disabilities, childhood cancer and asthma are on the rise in the United States. And a new report out today[Read More…]
New Approach Washington Launches Fall Television Ad Campaign in Support of Initiative 502
Features Former U.S. Attorneys and F.B.I. Special Agent in Charge WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—October 10, 2012. New Approach Washington, the committee supporting Initiative 502, will launch its fall media campaign on Thursday. The campaign will feature two thirty-second ads that will air on broadcast and cable television throughout western Washington and Spokane. “An[Read More…]
New TV Ad: Three Different IL Districts but One Misguided Voting Record
SEIU Unveils Major Spending Initiative in Chicagoland House Races Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2012. Today the Illinois members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) announced a large and aggressive new ad on in the Chicago broadcast television market. SEIU will partner with House Majority PAC to air the new[Read More…]
VoteVets.org: Facts on Mitt Romney’s Foreign Policy Positions
Portland, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2012. The Facts: Seventeen out of twenty-four Romney foreign policy advisors are neocons from the Bush-Cheney Administration http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/07/12/the_romney_cheney_doctrine?page=full Gov. Romney, even after intelligence failures were known, said he would have still invaded Iraq. In response to a question from Tim Russert on whether he would have invaded Iraq,[Read More…]
As Congressman Benishek’s Wealth Rockets 60% to $5.6M, He Leaves Constituents Behind
Nurses say it’s no wonder he wants to make seniors pay thousands more for health care MICHIGAN–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2012. Registered nurses in Congressman Dan Benishek’s district said today a new report that his personal wealth has increased by 60 percent to $5.6 million explains why he has repeatedly voted to[Read More…]
Enough Project: Action Needed Now to Apprehend Joseph Kony and End the LRA
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2012. Invisible Children has launched the video “MOVE” as part of its Kony 2012 campaign that introduced millions of people to the Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA, crisis. Resolving this long-standing conflict requires further immediate and robust action by the United States government. The Obama administration must commit[Read More…]
High School Sports: Girls Losing Gender Equity Game
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2012. While opportunities for girls to participate in high school sports increased during the 1990s, progress toward gender equity slowed and, perhaps, even reversed direction during the 2000s, according to a new report. The report, released today by the Sport, Health and Activity Research and Policy Center[Read More…]
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on September Jobs Report
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2012. This morning’s jobs report confirms that the economy is finally beginning to build some momentum, as we work to dig out of the devastatingly deep hole that President Obama inherited from George W. Bush and a generation of flawed policies. Now we need the President and[Read More…]
