Comcast representative Yohan Fernando reported to the Park Forest Cable Commission that complaints to the cable provider have dropped dramatically compared to years past. Fernando made the report at Wednesday’s meeting of the commission. Members of the Cable Commission agreed. There was only one complaint to Comcast the past quarter.[Read More…]
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Faced With Prospect of Military Commission, Alleged Child Soldier Omar Khadr Accepts Plea Deal
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 25 – Guantánamo detainee Omar Khadr has avoided a military commissions trial by pleading guilty to crimes committed when he was 15 years old. The American Civil Liberties Union, which is at Guantánamo to observe the trial that was slated to start today, said the military commissions are[Read More…]
Sierra Club Welcomes Obama Administration’s Action to Set Fuel Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Standards for Heavy Trucks
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2010. Today the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation announced a proposal to set the first-ever fuel efficiency and greenhouse standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, calling for a 20 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from heavy trucks to start in model years 2014-2018. Statement[Read More…]
Fox News: Where You Can Bash Islam With Impunity
Commentary In the wake of NPR’s decision to terminate Juan Williams’ contract following controversial remarks he made about Muslims on Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor, Media Matters provides a retrospective of the many anti-Muslim statements made on Fox News or by Fox News personalities. Recent anti-Muslim remarks follow long history of intolerance on[Read More…]
Wishing For Obama’s Assassination Won’t Get You Fired From Fox News
Commentary By Eric Hananoki Media Matters for America The media topic of the week was the firing of Juan Williams by NPR over his remark that he gets "nervous" around "people who are in Muslim garb" on airplanes. Williams’ firing comes weeks after CNN canned Rick Sanchez for remarks about Jon Stewart[Read More…]
Top Corporations Helping U.S. Chamber of Commerce Influence Campaigns
From the New York Times: Prudential Financial sent in a $2 million donation last year as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched a national advertising campaign to weaken the historic rewrite of the nation’s financial regulations. Dow Chemical delivered $1.7 million to the chamber last year as the group took a leading role[Read More…]
New White House Report Highlights Need for Paycheck Fairness Act
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–October 21 – The White House National Economic Council today released a report, “Jobs and Economic Security for America’s Women,” detailing the changing role women play in the American economy and the challenges they face. According to the report, women have made significant strides in achieving equality in the workplace.[Read More…]
New AARP Survey Highlights Key Issues, Attitudes of Hispanic Voters Age 50+
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2010. According to a new survey released yesterday, while Hispanic AARP members who are likely voters in the 2010 midterm elections are divided on the country’s direction, they are more optimistic than AARP members overall about the future and overwhelmingly want candidates to address key issues like protecting[Read More…]
Christine O’Donnell Regrets ‘I’m not a witch’ Ad
In yet another bizarre turn in a campaign that has brought us Democratic U.S. Senate candidate for South Carolina Alvin Green, Christine O’Donnell steps in it again on Good Morning America, ABC’s morning fluff show. From the Sun-Times: Republican Delaware Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell says she regrets making the campaign[Read More…]
Separating Church From State, Fact From Fiction
Commentary By Charles C. Haynes Director, Religious Freedom Education Project When Glen Urquhart told a candidates’ forum last April that Adolf Hitler, not Thomas Jefferson, coined the phrase “separation of church and state,” he probably didn’t anticipate that his bizarre take on history would be disseminated to the world on[Read More…]
