BRUSSELS—(ENEWSPF)—25 May 2010. Op-ed by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in the New York Times and the International Herald Tribune. The news from Afghanistan over the past few days has been disturbing: a Taliban terrorist attack in Kabul; a failed but dramatic attack on a NATO base; and reports[Read More…]
Opinion
It’s Time for Republicans to Come to the Table and Offer Real Solutions for Immigration Reform
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 25 – In response to President Barack Obama’s meeting with Republican Senators today to discuss how to move forward on immigration reform Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Executive Vice-President, Eliseo Medina released the following statement: “President Obama’s admirable effort to invite Republicans to the table on immigration reform is[Read More…]
Wall Street Reform in the Senate Takes Steps to Rein in Private Student Lending
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 25 – Statement from Chris Lindstrom, U.S. PIRG Higher Education Program Director. “On Friday, May 20, the Senate passed S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act. The bill creates a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to protect consumers of financial products, including private student loans. “As states cut[Read More…]
Stupid Media: WaPost’s Givhan At It Again, Rips ‘dowdy’ Kagan who ‘doesn’t appear to ever cross her legs’
News Analysis Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Leave it to the Washington Post’s Robin Givhan to offer up what may be the most vapid analysis of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan to date. It was probably to be expected given Givhan’s sordid history of boorishly melding fashion and politics (see here, here, here[Read More…]
Jon Stossel Calls for Repeal of Public Accommodations Section of Civil Rights Act
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski My opinion: John Stossel is a crazy libertarian. I’m not criticizing all libertarians everywhere. But John Stossel is crazy. In my humble opinion. I heard him speak a few years ago at the Annual Meeting of the Inland Press Association. He used an ice rink experiment/analogy[Read More…]
MSNBC’s Red Tape Chronicles Takes On Credit Card Swipe Fees
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Bob Sullivan covers Internet scams and consumer fraud for MSNBC.com. He is the winner of multiple journalism awards for his coverage of online crime and author of Gotcha Capitalism: How Hidden Fees Rip You Off Every Day and What You Can Do About It. and Your[Read More…]
New Truck Emissions Standards a Strong Start
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2010. President Barack Obama is announcing today that the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are setting the first-ever emissions standards for medium and heavy duty trucks starting in 2014 and will begin the next round of standards for cars and light trucks[Read More…]
One Month after the BP Blowout, Sierra Club Calls for Drilling Moratorium Disaster is a Wake Up Call
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2010. Today marks one month since BP’s Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig exploded, killing 11 workers and creating an environmental and economic catastrophe in the Gulf Coast. Today, Sierra Club and other conservation groups sent a letter to President Obama calling for a formal moratorium on new[Read More…]
Study: Kerry-Lieberman American Power Act Will Create 200,000 Jobs Per Year, Reduce Foreign Oil Imports by 40%
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 20, 2010. Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), co-author of the Senate’s comprehensive energy independence and climate change legislation, today highlighted new key findings from a non-partisan report that concludes the American Power Act will create 200,000 new jobs a year and will reduce foreign oil imports by 40%. The[Read More…]
Rep. Mark Souder, Longtime Anti-Marijuana Zealot, Resigns Amid Scandal
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2010. Rep. Mark Souder (R-Indiana), perhaps the most fanatic opponent of sensible marijuana laws in the U.S. Congress, announced that he is resigning this morning amid revelations that he had an affair with a 45-year-old staffer. Souder, who was preparing to run for his ninth term in[Read More…]