WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015 — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged national political and religious leaders to repudiate the “reckless” immigration and internment camp proposals made recently by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), former NATO Commander Gen. Wesley Clark and[Read More…]
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CAIR Calls on GOP Presidential Candidates to Decline Invite to Hate Group’s N. H. Event
Cruz, Jindal, Santorum already confirmed to attend event featuring appearance by anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015 — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on Republican presidential candidates Sen. Marco Rubio (FL), Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC), Gov. Scott Walker (WI), former governor Mike Huckabee (AR), former[Read More…]
Public Citizen: Attempt to Block IRS Rulemaking on Nonprofit Political Activity Would Exacerbate Problem of Money in Politics
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 21, 2015. Statement of Lisa Gilbert, Director, Public Citizen’s Congress Watch Division: An amendment to block the adoption of new regulations to clarify what constitutes political activity for nonprofits would only continue to encourage huge sums of secret contributions to be improperly funneled into our elections. It also[Read More…]
Public Citizen: Rule Protecting Military Families From Financial Predators Should Apply to All Consumers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015. Statement of Robert Weissman, President, Public Citizen: Public Citizen applauds the U.S. Department of Defense, working in tandem with the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, for taking swift and strong action to protect military service members from predatory lenders by completing new rules intended to fulfill[Read More…]
NARAL Pro-Choice America on Kasich’s Announcement
Ohio —(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015. Today, Governor John Kasich is going to hold a press conference to announce his candidacy for President of the United States. Erika West, political director for NARAL Pro-Choice America, released the following statement: “It’s tough to discern what the bigger joke is, imagining John Kasich in the[Read More…]
Yemen: First UN Food Aid Arrives in Aden as Intense Fighting Takes ‘Serious Toll’ on Civilians
The MV Han Zhi carrying enough food to feed 180,000 people for one month docked on 21 July 2015 at Aden’s oil port of Al-Buraiqa, Yemen. Photo: WFP/Ammar Bamatraf GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–21 July 2015 – In “a major breakthrough,” the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced that its first ship since[Read More…]
AFL-CIO: Working Families Deserve Action on Wall Street Reform
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015. On today’s fifth anniversary of The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the following statement: Working families have waited too long for changes required by Dodd-Frank legislation. Meanwhile, corporations continue to write their own rules. It’s a[Read More…]
Food & Water Watch: New Infrastructure Bill Could Exacerbate Weaknesses of WIFIA
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—July 21, 2015. Statement of Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter: “As the Senate begins to consider a new long-term highway funding bill, there has been discussion of including a change to the existing Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA). The change would enable concurrent use[Read More…]
Accountant Charged With Embezzling Nearly $130,000 From The Illinois Medical District Commission
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015. A senior accountant at the Illinois Medical District Commission embezzled nearly $130,000 from the agency by directing funds into her personal accounts while fraudulently claiming the payments had been sent to the agency’s energy provider, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed today. CYNTHIA FERNANDEZ-ALONSO, 42,[Read More…]
June 2015 Jobless Rates Down in 21 States, Up in 12; Payroll Jobs Up in 31 States, Down in 17
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 21, 2015. Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in June. Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from May, 12 states had increases, and 17 states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-two states and the District[Read More…]
