Township, municipality turnout now available at voterinfonet.com Cook County, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Nearly 65 percent of Bedford Park voters and 40.5 percent of Riverside Township voters participated in Tuesday’s election, according to municipality and township turnout data released today by Cook County Clerk David Orr. “Overall turnout across Cook County may have been[Read More…]
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U.S. Government Spent 37.3 Cents of Every 2008 Federal Tax Dollar On Military; Environment, Energy and Science Split 2.8 Cents
The United States can do better! It’s time to “close the spigot” of defense spending. Northampton, MA–(ENEWSPF)– As taxes come due on April 15, taxpayers can take stock of how the federal government spent each 2008 income tax dollar: 37.3 cents went towards military-related spending, while environment, energy and science-related[Read More…]
The Storm Widens in Iraq
By Dahr Jamail T r u t h o u t One week after Iraqi government forces arrested an Awakening Group (commonly referred to as Sons of Iraq, al-Sahwa) leader, Adil al-Mashhadani, head of a patrol unit in central Baghdad’s Fadhil neighborhood in Baghdad, sparking gun battles that raged for[Read More…]
Ignoring Police Report, Carlson of FOX News Advanced False Claim That ACORN Employee Killed Husband
News Analysis Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Referring to a San Bernardino, California, ACORN employee whose claim that she killed her husband was recorded by actors posing as a prostitute and pimp, Fox & Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson asked, "She killed somebody?" adding, "Despite this, some lawmakers want to keep funding the group."[Read More…]
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Negative Public Opinion an Early Warning Signal For Terrorism, Princeton Professor Says
Princeton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)– An analysis of public opinion polls and terrorist activity in 143 pairs of countries has shown for the first time that when people in one country hold negative views toward the leadership and policies of another, terrorist acts are more likely to be carried out. Princeton University economist[Read More…]
Afghanistan – Where Empires Go to Die
News Analysis By Dahr Jamail t r u t h o u t | News Analysis On September 7 the Swedish aid agency Swedish Committee for Afghanistan reported that the previous week US soldiers raided one of its hospitals. According to the director of the aid agency, Anders Fange, troops stormed through both[Read More…]
Proposed State Secrets Guidelines Don’t Relieve Need For Real Reform
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…]
WWF Response to President Obama’s Speech Before United Nations
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 22, 2009 – World Wildlife Fund issued the following statement today from Keya Chatterjee, acting director of WWF’s climate program: “We welcome the clear statement from President Obama about the urgency of climate change and the promise that the US will do its part, by providing funding for[Read More…]
Beck Denigrates Yom Kippur
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Today, in response to conservative host Glenn Beck encouraging his listeners to make Yom Kippur "a day of Fast and Prayer for the Republic," Media Matters for America issued the following statement: "Yom Kippur is a day of atonement, prayer and fasting," Ari Rabin-Havt of Media Matters said.[Read More…]
