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Obama welcomes Iran's election of moderate president

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:40:07 -0400

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has urged Iran's newly elected president to prove to the world that the Islamic republic was not pursuing a nuclear weapon programme as the White House welcomed election of a moderate leader as a hopeful sign. "I think it says that the Iranian people want to move in a different direction," Obama said of the election results in Iran that saw a surprising ...

No breakthrough in talks between UK and Ecuador over Assange

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:37:11 -0400

LONDON - Talks between the United Kingdom and Ecuador have ended without any breakthrough over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's fate with the Andean nation. Ecquador said it was vowing not to succumb to diplomatic pressure and was ready to consider any request from Edward Snowden, another whistleblower, for asylum. As the fugitive anti-secrecy advocate marks one year holed up in the ...

Leaders of G8 call for peace in Syria and pledge humanitarian aid

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:28:36 -0400

ENNISKILLEN - The Group of Eight industrialised nations called for a swift end to the bloody civil war in Syria and urgent peace talks but stopped short of calling for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in its joint statement at the end of talks Tuesday. Despite the lack of consensus among the G8 on the fate of Assad, as well as the use of chemical weapons by his regime, Canadian ...

US women in all combat units by 2016 Pentagon

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:50:02 -0400

American women will be fully integrated into frontline and special combat roles, including elite forces such as Army Rangers and Navy SEALs, by January 2016, the Pentagon has said. More than 200,000 women are in the active-duty military, representing about 14.5 percent of the overall force, according to Pentagon figures. Most serve in the army. While air force, army, navy, Marine and special ...

Obama refuses to specify US support for Syrian rebels

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:50:01 -0400

US President Barack Obama, currently on a visit to Berlin, Wednesday refused to specify what military support America was providing rebels in Syria. Obama, however, reiterated that the Syrian government forces had used chemical weapons in the civil war, Xinhua reported. "I cannot and will not comment on specifics on our programmes related to the Syrian opposition," Obama said at a press ...

Afghans break off talks with US on security deal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:20:01 -0400

The Afghan government Wednesday said it has suspended talks with the US on the proposed security agreement, saying America has a contradictory stance over the peace process in the country. "The ongoing fourth round of talks between Afghanistan and the US on the security agreement is suspended. The decision was taken because of US inconsistency in statements and actions in regard to the Afghan ...

Obama to propose further US Russian n-arms cut

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:10:01 -0400

US President Barack Obama, currently on a visit to Berlin, will propose plans for America and Russia to further cut strategic nuclear warheads, a senior US official said. During his first visit to Berlin as president, Obama will propose reducing atomic weapons by a third below the 1,550 agreed in the last "New START" treaty with Russia, leaving each country with just over 1,000 weapons, the ...

Majority of Americans view GOP less favorably than Democrats finds poll

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:40:02 -0400

Americans view the Republican Party less favorably than the Democratic Party, a new poll has found. According to the Gallup Poll, just 39 percent of Americans said they hold a favorable view of the GOP, while 46 percent said they hold a favorable view of the Democratic Party. The poll found that a majority of Americans, 53 percent, see the Republican Party unfavorably, up slightly from 50 ...

NSA surveillance revealed abandoned al-Qaedas NY stock exchange bombing plot

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:10:02 -0400

The US-led surveillance programme which has created a lot of furor for snooping on citizens' web activities and phone records has revealed information about al-Qaeda's plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange(NYSE) in 2008. FBI Assistant Director Sean Joyce said that the agency found out through the electronic surveillance that al-Qaeda was actually in the initial stage of bombing the NYSE which ...

Serena Williams sparks outrage with drunk not virgin comments on US teenage rape victim

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:03 -0400

American tennis star Serena Williams has sparked outrage with her comments about a teenage rape victim, saying that the victim was 'drunk' and 'maybe...not a virgin'. In an excerpt from Rolling Stone magazine, Williams criticised a 16-year-old girl who was raped by two football players, her fellow school students, while she was drunk, in Ohio in August 2012, News.com.au reports. According to ...

US Taliban to have direct peace talks

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:01 -0400

The US has decided to hold direct peace talks with the Taliban, senior White House officials have announced. The first meet is due to take place in the coming days in Qatar's capital, where the Taliban have opened their first official overseas office, BBC reported. US officials told reporters the first formal meeting between the US and Taliban representatives was expected to take place in Doha ...

State Department whistleblower Law enforcement ‘harass her children’

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:19:48 -0400

Hillary Rodham Clinton helped cover up misconduct that occurred in the department during her tenure now says law enforcement agents are harassing ...

At the open TSX dips ahead of Federal Reserve policy statement

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:17:49 -0400

Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke is seen on a monitor via teleconference in Chicago, May 10, 2012. Market players will be watching intently this week for clues that the Fed is about to begin scaling back its huge monetary stimulus, a key support of stock and bond prices. (JIM ...

Obesity declared a disease by the American Medical Association

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:12:55 -0400

Photo credit: AP | In this June 26, 2012, photo, two overweight women hold a conversation in New York. The American Medical Association voted to declare obesity a disease, a move that effectively defines 78 million American adults and 12 million children as having a medical condition requiring treatment. (June 19, ...

Father son acquitted in NY of sex trafficking

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:11:55 -0400

NEW YORK -- A father and son who admitted they were pimps have been acquitted in New York of sex trafficking after several prostitutes testified they were treated well.A judge delivered the verdict Wednesday at the trial of George Vincent Sr. and his son, George Vincent Jr. They were found guilty of promoting prostitution and money laundering.The two said that they were pimps but didn't ...

Bulger ex-enforcer grilled about varying stories

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:11:54 -0400

An ex-gangster who admitted killing 20 people was unemotional Monday when describing his line of work at the trial of his former partner, James "Whitey" Bulger, but called himself heartbroken when he learned that Bulger had become an FBI ...

The Amnesty Mob vs. America

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:09:00 -0400

You can try to put ';conservative'; lipstick on the lawless amnesty mob. In the end, however, it’s still a lawless mob. The big government/big business alliance to protect illegal immigration got a lot of mileage using foolish Republicans Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan as front men. But the true colors of the open-borders grievance-mongers always show ...

Tech Tales From New York

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:07:50 -0400

Mayoral NYC Tech Forum where four of NYC's mayoral candidates attempted to show off their technology chops -- no Quinn, Thompson or Catsimi-whatsits -- I was able to snag a seat at the (always) ...

White House Threatens to Veto 5-Month Abortion Ban Bill

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:05:27 -0400

The White House has vowed to veto a House bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks gestation with exceptions of rape and incest. "The Administration is committed to the protection of women's health and reproductive freedom and to supporting women and families in the choices they make. If the President were presented with this legislation, his senior advisors would recommend that he ...

New York Muslims Mount Legal Challenge To Ubiquitous NYPD Surveillance

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:01:35 -0400

filing a lawsuit on behalf of Muslim New Yorkers to challenge the surveillance they say amounts to racial profiling and violates their religious liberties. Under the aggressive program, undercover informants infiltrate Mosques, restaurants, bookstores, and Muslim student associations without any particular suspicion of the places being monitored or the people being surveilled. Officers also ...

Charles B. Rangel Obamas Syria plan has many dangers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:00:02 -0400

meets with world leaders, I hope that he can reach an international consensus on engaging in Syria because we should not get drawn into another proxy war that would entangle us with Hezbollah, Iran and Russia. While I understand that President Obama's ...

Punchlines Iran out with the old in with the moderate

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:00:01 -0400

The newly elected president of Iran is a moderate. What does that mean exactly? The late-night comics ponder that question and say goodbye to outgoing leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.Check out our favorite jokes about the Iranian election, then vote for yours in the quick poll to the right. Watching this from your smartphone or tablet? Then go ...

President Obama and the trouble of a second term

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:59:09 -0400

The Council on Foreign Relations' Dan Senor and former domestic policy advisor to the president, Melody Barnes, join Morning Joe to discuss President Obama's trip to Germany and why a second term for a president is always a ...

Alaskas Murkowski becomes third GOP senator to back same-sex marriage

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:59:09 -0400

Follow @mpoindc Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said Wednesday that she supports legalizing same-sex marriage, becoming the third GOP member of the Senate to endorse the right of gay and lesbian couples to marry.Days before the Supreme Court is set to issue decisions regarding the Defense of Marriage Act and California’s ban on same-sex marriage, Murkowski joined Republican Sens. ...

First Thoughts Obamas repeat performance in Berlin

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:59:09 -0400

Obama’s repeat performance in Berlin… President talks Afghanistan, NSA surveillance, and Syria in press conference with Germany’s Merkel… House passes abortion-ban measure… CBO says "Gang of Eight" immigration bill will lower deficit by nearly $1 trillion over 20 years… Boehner: "I don't see any way of bringing an immigration bill to the ...

Wallace Joke is on millions who thought Obama would be different

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:59:08 -0400

In 2008, then-Senator Obama visited Germany, meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel and speaking to the roughly 200,000 that gathered to hear him speak. Random House's Jon Meacham joins a conversation on what's changed for the president in Europe since 2008 and on JFK's Berlin speech in ...

Dont believe Greenspans bullish case for stocks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:58:30 -0400

By Shawn Tully, editor at large FORTUNE--On CNBC's "Squawk Box" on June 6, former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan made two points in uncharacteristically clear, blunt language that got Wall Street buzzing. Appearing over a chyron billing him as "The Maestro of the Markets," Greenspan came close to declaring that bonds are in a bubble. "Bond prices have to fall and ...

Obama says U.S. to redouble efforts to close Guantanamo

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:52:45 -0400

U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a news conference after a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin June 19, ...

Al Lewis Bank of America ordered us to lie ex-workers say

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:50:03 -0400

Several former Bank of America employees filed declarations in a federal court last week claiming the mortgage lender told them to lie to customers seeking loan ...

Hours after peace talks announcement Taliban claim responsibility for attack that killed 4 American troops

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:49:09 -0400

Hours after announcing the opening of an office in Qatar for peace talks with U.S. and Afghan representatives, the Taliban claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on the Bagram Air Base that killed four American soldiers. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said insurgents fired two rockets into the base outside the Afghan capital, Kabul, late Tuesday. American officials confirmed the base ...

COST OF IMMIGRATION American Wages Projected To Drop Under Senate Bill

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:49:08 -0400

While supporters of the Senate immigration bill tout a new analysis that shows the legislation would boost the economy and trim the deficit, critics are seizing on another, less rosy stat -- the average American wage would drop, and not recover for more than a ...

Historic America at Risk

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:49:05 -0400

Houston's Astrodome stadium, New York's old Pan Am Worldport Terminal at Kennedy Airport and Montana's one-room schoolhouses are joining a list of the nation's most endangered historic places. On Wednesday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation released its listing ...

New Obamacare exchanges could miss enrollment deadline GAO

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:48:14 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New health insurance exchanges being set up by the federal government in more than 30 states under President Barack Obama's 2010 healthcare overhaul could miss an October 1 deadline for open enrollment, a government report said on ...

Video Republican pollster Americans distrust government

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:46:15 -0400

A new poll by Luntz Global shows only 35 percent of Americans trust the president. Republican pollster Frank Luntz, a CBS News political analyst, talks with the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts the lack of trust in ...

Video Obama to Germans America is not rifling through your emails

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:46:14 -0400

President Obama assured an audience in Germany that America is not indiscriminately "rifling" through the emails of ordinary European citizens, describing the National Security Agency's surveillance programs as a "circumscribed" system that has averted threats in America, Germany, and ...

Video Obama America wants to end war in Syria not escalate it

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:46:14 -0400

Addressing the growing role of the United States in the Syrian civil war, President Obama said some of the coverage has gotten "a little over-cranked, in terms of the idea that somehow the United States is preparing to go all in and participate in another war. What we want to do is end a ...

Father Son Acquitted in NY of Sex Trafficking

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:45:17 -0400

A father and son who admitted they were pimps have been acquitted in New York of sex trafficking after several prostitutes testified they were treated well. A judge delivered the verdict Wednesday at the trial of George Vincent Sr. and his son, George Vincent Jr. They were found guilty of promoting prostitution and money laundering. The two said that they were pimps but didn't traffic ...

Watch Disabled Mom Child Allegedly Held Captive in Ohio Home

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:45:16 -0400

Another chilling case of kidnapping an extended captivity have its surface in Ohio this is south of Cleveland in what's being described as a modern day slavery. Three people facing federal ...

Photos Dogs in Creative Grooming Contest

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:45:15 -0400

A dog with a Sesame Street design is shown in a creative grooming competition in Pasadena, Calif. Winners of the contest can take away thousands. Animal photographer Ren Netherland travels far and wide to capture the ...

LeBron Leads Heat To Game 6 OT Win

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:43:57 -0400

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Why The Spurs Must Win Game 7

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:43:57 -0400

Last night, the San Antonio Spurs possibly choked away a championship. They led the Miami Heat by 5 points with 20 seconds to play and lost in OT. That’s a choke. You don’t blow 5 point leads with 20 seconds to play. You just can’t do that. Not with a title on the ...

China and Cuba seek greater cooperation

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:40:00 -0400

Xi Jinping said his country would like to work more closely with Cuba on international and regional issues. Xi told Cuba's visiting first vice president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, that China would like to forge a good partnership with Latin American and Caribbean nations, the official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported. The Chinese leader called for stronger cooperation between China and Latin ...

Assad forces build up for Aleppo offensive

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:39:56 -0400

Forces loyal to Syria's embattled President Bashar Assad are reported to be tightening a cordon around the northern city of Aleppo, once the country's commercial heart, in a major offensive against rebels who hold 60 percent of the ...

U.S. banks fall short on 29 rules in $25 billion settlement

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:39:51 -0400

Only one of five U.S. banks involved in a $25 billion mortgage-abuse settlement had reached every goal in the agreement, an independent monitor said. The deal with the national mortgage lenders included the billions in financial obligations, which a report by the settlement's appointed ...

Drug companies in Europe fined for pay-to-delay scheme

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:39:50 -0400

Antitrust regulators in Europe said they had fined several drug companies $195 million for conspiring to delay bringing a generic drug to market. The New York Times reported Wednesday the companies fined included Danish drugmaker Lundbeck and German pharmaceutical firm Merck. The European Commission's antitrust division said the companies formed an agreement in 2002 to delay producing a ...

Report North America back on top for millionaires

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:38:09 -0400

North America reclaimed the top spot with the most millionaires last year as the world's ultra-rich led the way in raising global wealth to a record high, according to a report by Cap Gemini and Royal Bank of ...

Its scrap not trash and its also one of Americas top exports

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:37:16 -0400

One thing you learn quickly if you hang around scrap merchants is not to refer to the materials in which they trade as "trash" or "garbage" or ...

Arizona bridge collapse kills one injures one

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:34:14 -0400

Captain Forrest Smith of the Mesa Fire and Medical Department said. One man was found dead under the debris. Another worker was injured and taken to a hospital for treatment, Smith said. The cause of the collapse was unknown. (Reporting by Ian Simpson; Editing by Scott Malone and Gerald E. ...

Arrests in suspected slavery case

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:10:33 -0400

>Editor's note: For more information on this story, check out CNN affiliates WKYC, WOIO and WJW.(CNN) -- A mentally disabled woman and her daughter were held in an Ohio apartment crowded with people and animals for more than a year, forced to perform manual labor and threatened with dogs and snakes to keep them compliant, authorities said Tuesday. Federal prosecutors said the people accused of ...

House panel starts rewrite of No Child Left Behind

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:05:07 -0400

WASHINGTON -; House lawmakers are beginning work on a rewrite of the No Child Left Behind education law that would give states more authority and Washington ...

Judge reads charge against Zimmerman to jurors

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:05:07 -0400

Attorney Mark O'Mara, right, jury consultant Robert Hirschhorn, second from right, George Zimmerman and co-counsel Don West, left, watch the proceedings during Zimmerman's trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla., Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, ...

Aug. trial set for Ohio man in kidnapping of women

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:59 -0400

The night of Feb. 12 was the perfect example of the Republican Party’s suicidal tendencies. Sen. Marco Rubio, having spent his work day voting against the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act, was selected to represent the party in rebutting President Obama’s State of the Union address. This is the party’s immigration stance all over again, except that this time they ...

Traffic returns to Wash. bridge that collapsed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:58 -0400

The damaged southbound span of the Brickell Avenue drawbridge reopened Thursday morning after transportation officials devised a plan to get the crippled bridge working again after three days of ...

Feds clear Chinese investment in long-sought West Allis hotel

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:59:41 -0400

June 19, 2013 8:54 a.m. | West Allis - The financing log jam that has held up a Hampton Inn & Suites hotel proposed for 82nd Street and Greenfield Avenue has given way. John Stibal, West Allis development director, now sees "a clear path to the finish line" that will enable the hotel, a facility the city has longed hoped for and sought for the downtown area, to be built. Assuming ...

The Problem With The Wealth Inequality In America Video. It Commits Worstalls Fallacy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:57:03 -0400

There's an interesting video doing the rounds currently called "Wealth Inequality In America". It's drawing the usual oohs and ahhs from those who don't think about such things very much. Gee, America sure is an unequal place sort of thing. Unfortunately there's something of a problem with the piece. The numbers it is using are wrong. Wrong in the sense that ...

What lies ahead in jobless Europe

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:48:43 -0400

which by the way, is unbelievable. nobody would believe that growing up, because we think europe is over-regulated. our economy, the president right now is around the leaders of the g-8. from now it look like our economy is different. a stunning record last ...

Can the GOP contain members of its clueless caucus

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:48:42 -0400

Politico Playbook: "As much of the GOP strains to implement a post-2012 course correction, the party has found itself stymied over and over by what leaders describe as a tiny rump of ham-fisted pols with a knack for stumbling onto cable news," Politico's Alexander Burns and Jake Sherman write. Jim VandeHei joins Morning Joe to ...

Redford to promote energy industry environmental performance in New York

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:25 -0400

Premier Alison Redford says she's prepared for "frank" talk in New York on Wednesday as she promotes Alberta's energy sector in the face of environmental black eyes for the province and uncertainty over the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline.Redford is slated to be the keynote speaker at the Foreign Policy Association's North American Energy Independence Conference.The ...

US military hurdles for women more cultural than physical general says

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:39:03 -0400

Representatives from Department of Defense and US military detail plans for implementing women into more military positions. Photograph: Win Mcnamee/Getty ...

What Does American Actually Mean

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:38:21 -0400

In Latin America, "American" means anyone from the American continent. U.S. citizens claiming the word are considered gauche or imperialist. So what's the ...

Neighbors Couple Killed Waited for Order to Leave

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:35:14 -0400

Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air. After quickly grabbing a few items, they spotted their neighbors. "They were sitting on their porch, watching TV," said Bob Schmidt, adding that his wife urged their ...

Day Care Owner Denies Drugging Kids

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:35:13 -0400

An Ohio day care worker who police say sprinkled drugs in children's snacks to make them fall asleep has denied dispensing any medication without parental approval. "I simply wouldn't do it. I didn't do it," Tammy Eppley told ABC News Tuesday. "Anytime I gave the children any medication, I had permission from the parent." Eppley, 37, was charged in ...

Car crashes into New York City grocery store eight injured

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:30:13 -0400

A car collided with another car, jumped a curb and smashed into a grocery store in New York City Wednesday, injuring eight people, police said. The cars crashed at 7:30 a.m. near Second Avenue and East Fourth Street in the East Village, WNBC-TV reported. Fire officials said eight people were hospitalized, three of them in serious condition. Five of the injured had been inside the vehicle that ...

Got broadband Access now extends to 94 percent of Americans.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:39 -0400

Every year, Internet access via broadband becomes available to millions more Americans, up from 92 percent last year to 94 percent, a recent report shows. Rural and tribal areas are the ...

Kids Count report Americas children are advancing despite the economy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:23 -0400

The widely-watched Kids Count annual survey on the state of America's children shows gains in health and education despite the poor economy. But advocates say raised poverty rates merit more attention from ...

Center for Biological Diversity Polar Bears at Risk of Drowning in the Chukchi Sea

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:21 -0400

Surveys show numerous bears swimming far from land as sea ice nears record low ANCHORAGE - August 21 - Recent government surveys document that polar bears are at risk of drowning in large numbers off the north coast of Alaska as sea ice once again approaches record low levels. On August 16, surveys located 9 polar bears swimming in open water offshore of northwest Alaska in the Chukchi Sea, in ...

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood CCFC Praises France Baby TV Ban Urges FTC Action in the US

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:21 -0400

CCFC Praises France Baby TV Ban; Urges FTC Action in the US WASHINGTON - August 19 - Yesterday, ...

Conservation Groups Alpine Boulder Bunny Imperiled by Global Warming

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:20 -0400

Center for Biological Diversity , (415) 632-5301, cell (415) 385-5746 Stuart Pimm, Professor of Conservation Biology, Duke University, (919) 613-8141, cell (646) ...

Action Against Hunger Emergency Teams Assist Displaced Georgians

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:20 -0400

James L. Phelan , Senior External Relations Officer, ACF-USA 212-967-7800 x108; Cell: 646-265-7796 Action Against Hunger - Spain Alejandra Mahiques ...

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Nuclear Suppliers Group Must Not Cave In To Bush Administration on U.S.-India Nuclear Deal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:20 -0400

Nuclear Suppliers Group Must Not Cave In To Bush Administration on U.S.-India Nuclear Deal WASHINGTON - August 19 - The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation today urged the Nuclear Suppliers Group, which is meeting today on the U.S.-India nuclear deal, not to capitulate to the Bush administration and permit an unprecedented exception in international nuclear trade rules for India. ...

Natural Resources Defense Council EPA Buzz Kill Is the Agency Hiding Colony Collapse Disorder Information

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:19 -0400

NRDC Forced to Sue to Get Public Records on Bee Mystery WASHINGTON - August 18 - The Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit today to uncover critical information that the US government is withholding about the risks posed by pesticides to honey bees. NRDC legal experts and a leading bee researcher are convinced that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has evidence of ...

Union of Concerned Scientists Northwest Airlines Asks Clear Channel to Pull Science Groups Anti-Nuclear-Weapons Ad in Minneapolis Airport

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:19 -0400

Billboard Calls for Sen. McCain to 'Get Serious' About Reducing the Threat of Nuclear Weapons WASHINGTON - August 19 - Northwest, the official airline of the Republican National Convention, has taken on a new role of censor. Yesterday it asked Clear Channel Communications to remove a Union of Concerned Scientists' (UCS) anti-nuclear-weapons billboard in the Minneapolis airport ...

The Real News Network Russians Checkmate US in Georgia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:19 -0400

As tensions increase in Georgia to Iran, The Real News analyst, Eric Margolis says Russia won't let an ex-territory in the former USSR be used to launch attacks against Iran WASHINGTON - August 18 - The Real News analyst Eric Margolis says "The US is used to passive Russian response under Yeltsin" and the Russians checkmating the US in Georgia was a "brilliant move by ...

Environmental Groups Court Strikes Down Bush Administration Pollution Monitoring Loophole Upholds Publics Right to Know

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:19 -0400

Throws out EPA rule that waived pollution monitoring requirements for thousands of factories and power plants WASHINGTON - August 19 - A federal appeals court ...

SEIU McCain Health Care Putting Moms Last

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:18 -0400

Starting Tuesday, Nationwide SEIU Events Will Highlight How McCain Care Leaves Women and Families Behind WASHINGTON - August 18 - With health care costs rising out of control, more and more Americans are finding it impossible to keep up. Women, 90 percent of whom shoulder the health care responsibility for their families, are in particular feeling the strain. Beginning Tuesday, August 19, ...

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Senior Advisor to John McCain Oversaw Gun Lobby Office That Hired Spy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:15 -0400

Senior Advisor to John McCain Oversaw Gun Lobby Office That Hired Spy WASHINGTON - August 18 - A political consultant who serves as a senior advisor to presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain apparently oversaw a lobbying operation that hired a mole to infiltrate and spy on progressive opposition groups. James Jay Baker, a longtime Republican political operative, served as ...

Amnesty International Sudan Still Holding Hundreds Without Charge Months After Attacks Ouside Khartoum

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:15 -0400

Sudan Still Holding Hundreds Without Charge Months After Attacks Outside Khartoum, Amnesty International Says NEW YORK - August 18 - Amnesty International today accused the Sudanese government of holding hundreds of people -- including women and a nine-month-old -- without charge or access to lawyers as they prepare to try another 109 individuals in sham courts over the armed attacks by the ...

International Campaign to Ban Landmines Condemns Russian Use of Cluster Munitions in Georgia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:14 -0400

ICBL Condemns Russian Use of Cluster Munitions in Georgia August 15 - The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) strongly condemned Russia today for the use of cluster bombs in Georgia which resulted in at least 11 civilians being killed and dozens injured. Evidence of cluster munitions use by Russia was revealed by ICBL member Human Rights Watch in a press release issued ...

Brave New Films AFL-CIO and SEIU Team Up With Brave New Films to Tell Public That Multimillionaire John McCain Is the Real Elitist

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:14 -0400

AFL-CIO and SEIU Team Up With Brave New Films to Tell Public That Multimillionaire John McCain Is the Real Elitist LOS ANGELES - August 18 - This morning, Brave New Films will distribute to its list of 500,000 people a new online video meant to bring attention to John McCain's exorbitant personal wealth. 'McCain's Mansions: The Real Elitist' makes the case that ...

Peace Action Maine Mainers Unite to Prevent War With Iran

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:14 -0400

Delegates to the Democratic National Convention Will Propose a Platform Emphasizing Diplomacy, Not War PORTLAND, Maine - August 15 - Peace Action Maine, Pax Christi Maine, Military Families Speak Out/ Maine, the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, and other Maine based organizations are circulating a statewide petition that opposes preemptive military action, acts of war, a naval ...

American Rights At Work Formal Complaint for FEC Investigation of Wal-Marts Unlawful Federal Election Activity

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:13 -0400

Formal Complaint for FEC Investigation of Wal-Mart's Unlawful Federal Election Activity WASHINGTON - August 14 - Today American Rights at Work, the AFL-CIO, Change to Win, and WakeUpWalmart.com will hand ...

India Resource Center Coca-Cola Plant Shut Down in India

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:13 -0400

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American Friends Service Committee California Becomes First State to Condemn Use of Torture in War on Terror

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:13 -0400

California Becomes First State to Condemn Use of Torture in 'War on Terror' SACRAMENTO, CA - August 14 - The California Legislature today adopted a resolution aimed at preventing California health professionals from engaging in coercive interrogations of detainees at ...

SEIU to Count Down to Better Health Care With 365 Stories for Next 365 days

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:13 -0400

Health Care Workers, Patients, Consumers to Speak Out About Challenges of Broken System WASHINGTON - August 15 - With growing numbers of Americans calling on elected officials to fix the broken health care system, ...

WakeUpWalmart.com Files Official Complaint Against Wal-Mart With The FEC and Calls For An Investigation

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:12 -0400

WakeUpWalmart.com Files Official Complaint Against Wal-Mart With The FEC and Calls For An Investigation WASHINGTON - August 14 - WakeUpWalMart.com today, along with American Rights at Work, Change to Win, and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, jointly filed an official complaint with the Federal Election Commission. The groups filed the complaint of ...

Planned Parenthood American Journal of Public Health Study Shows Public Clinics Provide More Choices More Care

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:12 -0400

American Journal of Public Health Study Shows Public Clinics Provide More Choices, More Care WASHINGTON - August 14 - A new study in ...

National Family Farm Coalition Dairy Farmers Praise Monsanto Selling Off rBGH Divsion

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:12 -0400

Farmers Opposed Inhumane Technology from Very Beginning WASHINGTON - August 13 - The Dairy Subcommittee of the National Family Farm Coalition today expressed its delight that Monsanto will be selling its controversial Posilac division. From the very beginning, NFFC has opposed Posilac, also known as recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH), and lobbied against its legalization by the FDA in ...

Amnesty International USA Brings Guantanamo Cell Replica to Denver

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:11 -0400

Human Rights Organization Will Tour Cell Across the Nation Urging the Bush Administration to Close Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba WASHINGTON - August 13 - Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) will bring its national tour of a life-size Guantanamo prison cell replica to Denver, Colorado starting Sunday, August 24 through Tuesday, August 26; visitors are encouraged to experience the ...

Congress Dennis Kucinich Applauds Investigation of Claims by Suskind

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:10 -0400

Kucinich Applauds Investigation of Claims by Suskind WASHINGTON - August 13 - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) applauded ...

Brady Campaign Brady President Praises Federal Court Decision

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:10 -0400

Brady President Praises Federal Court Decision WASHINGTON - August 13 - Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, issued the following ...

Rainforest Action Network Missive Urges Hundreds of Companies to Stop Using Palm Oil

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:10 -0400

Meanwhile, nationwide day of action declared a success as thousands descend on supermarkets to label products containing palm oil as rainforest destroyers SAN FRANCISCO - August 13 - More than 2,000 concerned citizens across the country went to supermarkets in San Francisco, Minneapolis, New York and dozens of other cities today to apply stickers ...

Center for American Progress and Center for Democracy and Technology State AGs Fail to Adequately Protect Online Consumers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:09 -0400

New report from the Center for American Progress and Center for Democracy and Technology finds that state attorneys general receive thousands of complaints of online fraud and abuse but have launched relatively few cases in response WASHINGTON - August 12 - State attorneys general received thousands of consumer complaints of online fraud and abuse in 2006 and 2007 and yet, with the ...

Environmental Groups Judge Dismisses Inyo County Lawsuit to Open Roads in Remote Death Valley Wilderness

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:09 -0400

threw out a lawsuit by Inyo County, Calif., to open highways through remote roadless areas of Death Valley National Park. Inyo County officials had hoped to take control of three ...

CARE Set to Aid Civilians Caught in Georgia Conflict

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:05 -0400

Humanitarian Agency Calls For End to Violence TBILISI, Georgia - August 10 - CARE and other humanitarian agencies are coordinating with the United Nations to provide assistance to tens of thousands of people displaced by the violent conflict between Georgia and Russia. The immediate needs of the affected populations include medical supplies, shelter, food, water and ...

Riverkeeper Calls on Governor to Declare new York City Watershed Off-Limits to Natural Gas Drilling

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:05 -0400

Riverkeeper Calls on Governor to Declare new York City Watershed Off-Limits to Natural Gas Drilling NEW YORK - August 8 - At a press conference with Queens City Councilman Gennaro today, Riverkeeper called on Governor Paterson to designate the New York City Watershed ...

Amnesty International Welcomes Release of Syrian Prisoner of Conscience Dr. Aref Dalilah

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:05 -0400

Amnesty International Welcomes Release of Syrian Prisoner of Conscience ...

CIVIC GeorgiaSouth Ossetia Civilian Costs Already Too Great

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:05 -0400

War victim advocates call on all warring parties to avoid civilians in fighting WASHINGTON - August 11 - After five days of intense fighting between Russian and Georgian forces in South Ossetia, Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC) today expressed urgent concern for the well-being of civilians and called on both sides to abide by international laws protecting those not taking part ...

Free Press Blocking or Metering A False Choice

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:04 -0400

, a policy brief that illustrates why the Federal Communications ...

Real News Network Will Next Israeli Leader Attack Iran

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:04 -0400

Will Next Israeli Leader Attack Iran? August 8 - The decision by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to step down amid corruption allegations has left many questions in Israel and in the region. What this could mean for the stalled peace process with the Palestinians will depend mostly on the next US president. But on the question of Iran, there is still fear that Israel might act unilaterally. ...

ACLU In Court Tuesday Challenging Conditions At Maricopa County Jail

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:03 -0400

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Seeks To Evade Federal Oversight Despite Inhumane Living Conditions And Lack Of Medical, Mental Health Care PHOENIX - August 8 - The American Civil Liberties Union will be in federal district court beginning Tuesday seeking to rebuff an attempt by Maricopa County and its sheriff, Joe Arpaio to terminate a consent decree mandating that he maintain conditions at the Maricopa ...

Defenders of Wildlife Your Lands Your Wildlife Your Story

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:03 -0400

Defenders of Wildlife launches national story contest at the Outdoor Industry Association's Summer Market SALT LAKE CITY - August 8 -Have you had a memorable encounter with wildlife in ...

CARE Prevention Is the Best Medicine

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:02 -0400

Prevention Is the Best Medicine MEXICO CITY - August 8 - As the XVI International AIDS Conference draws to a close, CARE is calling for a renewed focus on preventing new HIV infections, especially among women and other vulnerable populations. Massive efforts and major funding have transformed the face of the AIDS epidemic in recent years, by bringing broader access to antiretroviral ...

Center for Biological Diversity California Court Rules Land-use Decisions Must Address Global Warming Plans for Palmwood Mega-Resort Thrown Out

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:02 -0400

California Court Rules Land-use Decisions Must Address Global Warming: Plans for Palmwood Mega-Resort Thrown Out INDIO, California - August 8 - In response to a lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club, a California court has rejected a proposal to build a controversial luxury resort and golf course because the ...

Progressive Democrats of America DNC Delegate Support Surges for Guaranteed Health Care Plank

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:02 -0400

Donna Smith (773) 617-4493 Tim Carpenter, National Director, PDA (413) 320-2015 Norman Solomon, Obama delegate and co-drafter ...

International Fund for Animal Welfare Penguin Stranding Mystery in Brazil Prompts Rescue Attempt

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:01 -0400

Penguin Stranding Mystery in Brazil Prompts Rescue Attempt YARMOUTH PORT - August 7 - More than 1000 juvenile Magellanic penguins have washed-up either dead or dying along the Brazilian coast and as far north as Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, 3000 km north of Sao Paulo. IFAW (International Fund for Animal ...

Sunlight Foundation At Least 370 Parties Scheduled for the Democratic and Republican Parties

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:01 -0400

Despite New Ethics Law, Lawmakers & Lobbyists Party On WASHINGTON - August 7 - As part of its about-to-be-launched Party Time project, the Sunlight Foundation has obtained lists of 370 parties and events scheduled for the Democratic and Republican conventions, sponsored by the likes of Bank of America, the Distilled Spirits Council, Eli Lilly, AT&T, and Anheuser Busch. Compiled by a ...

ACLU Challenges South Carolinas Unconstitutional Ballot Access Law in Federal Court

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:01 -0400

Group Says 'Sore Loser' Statute Violates Free Association Rights COLUMBIA, South Carolina - August 7 - In the first case of its kind, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in federal court today challenging the South Carolina election rules that prevent a candidate seeking the nomination of more than one political party from appearing on the general election ballot if ...

People for the American Way McCain Brags About His Support of George Bush Judges

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:01 -0400

McCain Brags About His Support of George Bush Judges WASHINGTON - August 7 - In response to a question today in Lima, OH, Senator John McCain turned the subject to the Supreme Court and bragged about his support of George W. ...

Recreate 68 Alliance Press Conference to Address Judges Ruling in ACLU Case

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:00 -0400

Group Will Address Concerns at 4:45pm Press Conference DENVER - August 7 -The Federal District Court in Denver has now given judicial approval to a "security" plan for the Democratic National Convention that makes a mockery of the First Amendment. Organizers of Recreate 68 will hold a press conference today, Thursday, August 7, 2008, 4:45 pm, east steps, City and County Building to ...

Americans United for Separation of Church and State IRS Should Investigate Tennessee Church for Pulpit Politicking

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:00 -0400

Watchdog Group's Complaint Says Cornerstone Church Pastor Endorsed School Board Candidates From Pulpit WASHINGTON - August 7 - The Internal Revenue Service should investigate a Tennessee church whose pastor endorsed three school board candidates from the pulpit, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State. In ...

ACLU Reminds Americas Toughest Sheriff That Hes Not Above The Law

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:59 -0400

ACLU Reminds "America's Toughest Sheriff" That He's Not Above The Law PHOENIX - August 7 - The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion yesterday to hold Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph Arpaio in contempt for disobeying a court order that would allow women prisoners in Maricopa County to obtain timely, safe, and legal abortions. In addition, today's motion asks ...

League of Women Voters Opposes Coal-Fired Power Plants

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:59 -0400

Waiting for Congressional Action on Climate Change Would be Too Late, League Says WASHINGTON - August 7 - The League of Women Voters today called for a moratorium on new construction of coal-fired electric power ...

ACLU Oral Arguments to Be Delivered Friday in Lawsuit Against Michigan Department of Corrections

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:59 -0400

ACLU Says Inadequate Health Care Puts Prisoners Lives at Risk GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan - August 7 - Two years after a 21-year-old man died in a Michigan prison because of a lack of medical and mental health care, the American Civil Liberties Union will deliver final arguments Friday in a lawsuit that seeks to force Michigan Department of Corrections officials to provide necessary mental health ...

Amnesty International USA Charges Against Malaysian Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim Politically Motivated

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:59 -0400

Human Rights Group Considered Anwar a Prisoner of Conscience WASHINGTON - August 6 - Sodomy charges against Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim may be an attempt to stop him from running for election to parliament, Amnesty International said ...

International Labor Rights ForumInstitute for Policy Studies Firestone Workers in Liberia Sign Historic Contract

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:58 -0400

New Contract is a Major Victory for International Campaign Against Firestone WASHINGTON - August 6 - Workers on the ...

ACLU First Unconstitutional Military Commission Trial Ends in Conviction

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:58 -0400

ACLU Says Deeply Flawed System Means No True Justice NEW YORK - August 6 - After a trial filled with overwhelming constitutional and procedural flaws, a jury of military officers today found Salim Hamdan guilty of providing material support for terrorism. The American Civil Liberties Union has been at ...

Media Matters for America New Anti-Obama Books... Swift Boat Redux

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:57 -0400

New Anti-Obama Books... Swift Boat Redux? WASHINGTON - August 5 - The release this month of two books attacking Sen. Barack Obama -- both of which have links to the 2004 smear ...

FAIR Media Fall for Race Card Spin Outraged Press Ignores McCains Ties to GOP Race-Baiting Tradition

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:57 -0400

Media Fall for 'Race Card' Spin Outraged Press Ignores McCain's Ties to GOP Race-Baiting Tradition NEW YORK - August 5 - Corporate media have been absurdly receptive to the McCain campaign's charge that Barack Obama "played the race card" by predicting that his opponents in the presidential race would try to use his race against him. The fact is that racialized ...

Amnesty International Hamdan Unfair Trial Compounds Injustice of Unlawful Detention

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:57 -0400

Hamdan: Unfair Trial Compounds Injustice of Unlawful Detention August 6 - "The conviction of Salim Hamdan under procedures that do not meet international fair trial standards compounds the injustice of his more than five years' unlawful detention in ...

Equality California Legislature Approves Harvey Milk Day

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:57 -0400

Bill Authored by Assemblymember Leno, Sponsored by EQCA, Honors One of ...

Greenpeace Documents Chemical Contamination In Ghana

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:56 -0400

Research Confirms Microsoft and Dell Electronic Waste in Africa INTERNATIONAL - August 5 - A Greenpeace science team visiting two scrap yards in the capital city Accra and the city of Korforidua, Ghana, has confirmed that soil and sediment taken from two electronic waste (e-waste) scrap yards are severely contaminated with hazardous chemicals. This information was released today in a report ...

Bread for the World Calls for Second Stimulus Package

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:56 -0400

Bread for the World Calls for Second Stimulus Package WASHINGTON - August 5 - Bread for the World president David Beckmann urged Congress to enact a second economic stimulus package in view of recently released data indicating continued job declines in the last seven months and a 5.7 percent unemployment rate in July. He said that data released by the government last week suggests that rebate ...

Prevention Now Access to Female Condoms is Denied to the Women in Countries Most Affected by HIV

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:56 -0400

NGOs join together in international campaign to expand access to female condoms to stem the spread of HIV. MEXICO CITY, Mexico - August 5 - Women leaders from around the world attending the XVII International AIDS Conference held a press conference today to call on governments and international donor agencies to provide greater access to female condoms to slow the spread of HIV. "It is ...

Food Water Watch Take Back The Tap 50000 People Say No To Bottled Water At Slow Food Nation

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:56 -0400

Largest Food Gathering in America Educates Consumers on Health, Environmental Impacts of Bottled Water WASHINGTON - August 5 - According to a new guide released by Food & Water Watch, event organizers, whether throwing garden parties, conferences, or citywide street festivals, can join the growing movement against bottled water. The national consumer advocacy group, which is working with ...

Physicians for a National Health Program Millions of Chronically Ill Lacking Insurance Cant Get Needed Care

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:55 -0400

Millions of Chronically Ill, Lacking Insurance, Can't Get Needed Care CHICAGO - August 4 - Over 11 million Americans with chronic physical illnesses like heart disease, diabetes and asthma are not getting the medical care they need because they ...

Institute for Public Accuracy Evidence on Anthrax Case Questioned

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:55 -0400

web page and blog . Nass said today: "The Justice Department has failed to provide to the public any shred of evidence that really would link Ivins in any kind of definitive way to this crime. ... "I absolutely cannot come up with a motive, with access and the complicated things that would need to be done if he were a loner doing such an act. And I am struck by the fact that there ...

Americans United Deplores Florida Courts Decision Allowing Deceptive Amendments On November Ballot

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:55 -0400

Disappointing Court Decision Will Be Appealed, Says AU's Lynn FLORIDA - August 4 - Americans United for Separation of Church and State will appeal Leon Circuit Judge John ...

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Climate Staff Urge EPA to Come Clean Before Congress

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:55 -0400

"Professional Staff at EPA Has Nothing to Hide" Says Joint Letter to Johnson WASHINGTON - August 5 - The professional staff charged with developing greenhouse gas regulations at the Environmental Protection Agency want Administrator Stephen Johnson to come clean on how decisions were reached on key climate change issues, according to a joint letter released today by Public Employees ...

Amnesty International USA Governor Rick Perry Must Halt Medellin Execution Immediately

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:54 -0400

Texas Goes 'Beyond the Pale if it Insists on Going Forward' With Execution WASHINGTON - August 4 - Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today urged Texas Governor Rick Perry to stay the execution of ...

Peace Education Fund Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World Presidential Candidates and Sen. Reid and Dorgan Are Targeted With Nuclear Weapons Ad Campaign

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:54 -0400

Presidential Candidates and Sen. Reid and Dorgan Are Targeted With Nuclear Weapons Ad Campaign BERKELEY, California - August 4 - The Peace Education Fund and the Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons Free World today began an ad campaign called "The Elephant in the Room," which calls on the presidential candidates to "turn words into action" on nuclear security. The ads are also ...

Public Citizen Activists Bring Acclaimed Anti-Coal Film to Arkansas

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:54 -0400

Arkansas residents will get a chance this week to see how they can stand up to proposed coal-fired power plants with special screenings in Fayetteville, Little Rock and Hope of the documentary "Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal ...

Physicians for Human Rights Human Rights Groups Petition Iran for Release of HIVAIDS Doctors

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:53 -0400

www.IranFreeTheDocs.org MEXICO CITY - August 4 - A coalition of AIDS and human rights organizations that includes Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) has launched a campaign to free two Iranian physicians, Drs. Arash Alaei and Kamiar Alaei. The doctors, who are brothers, are active in HIV/AIDS education, prevention and treatment in Iran. According to international ...

RFK Center Releases Documents Outlining US Actions to Block Life-saving Funds to Haiti

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:53 -0400

RFK Memorial Center for Human Rights and 2002 RFK Award recipient, Loune Viaud of Zamni Lasante, release U.S. Department of Treasury documents revealing that the U.S. and the Inter-American Development Bank deliberately obstructed $146 million in approved IDB financing. WASHINGTON - August 4 - The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights and Zamni Lasante released internal U.S. ...

Consumer Federation of America Leaders Confront Flawed Auto Rule Analysis Poll

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:53 -0400

Dramatic Shift To Fuel Efficient Vehicles Began In 2005 New Auto Sales Analysis Reveals Market Reality Missed by Automakers & NHTSA Resulting Rule and Enviro Impact Analysis Flawed New Consumer Poll Shows Greater Demand for Fuel Economy than Available WASHINGTON - August 4 - The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) released an analysis of the impact of fuel economy on auto sales ...

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Who Is Richard Berman

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:52 -0400

Who Is Richard Berman? WASHINGTON - August 4 - In light of Center for Science in the Public Interest newest investigation "Kids' Meals: Obesity on the Menu," Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has released a short backgrounder on Richard Berman, who founded and serves as the executive director of numerous tax-exempt front groups while also running his ...

Obama warns EU over high youth unemployment

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:23:26 -0400

Obama said at a news conference in Berlin Wednesday that he has confidence in the eurozone's policies to resolve the 17-nation bloc's debt crisis, but also warned that policymakers must not lead to lose sight "of our main goal, which is to make people's life ...

Update-Moodys Assigns Provisional Ratings to 16 CMBS Classes of Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C10

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:20:10 -0400

Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:20am EDT Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch ...

Action needed to end trafficking

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:14:04 -0400

>Editor's note: Yury Fedotov is the executive director of the U. N. Office on Drugs and Crime.(CNN) -- Thirteen-year-old Anjali didn't just pack her bags and run away to the circus, she signed a 10-year contract with a circus master after fleeing from long hours of domestic servitude in Nepal. Taken to India, she then endured years of appalling and dangerous working conditions for no ...

Cops should back immigration reform

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:12:11 -0400

>Editor's note: George GascÃ³n is the district attorney of San Francisco, and the former chief of police in San Francisco and Mesa, Arizona(CNN) -- Members of the law enforcement community must sound their voices in support of comprehensive immigration reform for the sake of public safety and for the sake of our country. I write this as a former police chief in Mesa, Arizona, who ...

How American Military Assistance Goes Wrong in Africa

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:59:11 -0400

As the U.S. government gears up to militarize more of the Middle East by arming rebels in Syria, we are witnessing a similar mission creep toward the African continent. Not merely in the more obvious military interventions into Libya, Mali or Somalia, or military bases in Niger or Djibouti, but through growing security partnerships in places including Kenya, Nigeria and even Mauritania. The ramp ...

Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:52:50 -0400

Photo credit: Newsday, 1999 / Dick Kraus | A tractor moves the reconstructed wreckage of TWA Flight 800 from the hangar where it was pieced together, to another hangar at the old Grumman plant in ...

Video Obama kids trace family history in Ireland

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:52:03 -0400

While President Obama was attending the G-8 summit, Malia, Sasha, and Michelle Obama hit the tourist trail, taking in an Irish dancing performance and exploring their Irish roots. NBC's Annabel Roberts ...

8 hurt some seriously when car jumps curb in NYC

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:51:45 -0400

NASCAR announced on Tuesday the National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel will hear Penske Racing's appeal of penalties to its No. 2 and No. 22 Sprint Cup Series teams on May ...

UPDATE 1-Tesla recalls some Model S cars due to seat-mount defect

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:50:22 -0400

Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:50am EDT June 19 (Reuters) - Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc said it is recalling 1,228 of its 2013 Model S cars manufactured between May 10 and June 8 due to a defect in the mounting bracket of the rear seat. "This reduces our confidence that the left hand seat back will be properly retained in the event of a crash," Tesla founder and Chief Executive Elon Musk ...

President Obama to speak at Berlin landmark

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:38:27 -0400

After attending the G-8 summit in Ireland, the president is spending two days in Germany where he'll speak at the Brandenburg Gate, 50 years after John F. Kennedy visited the landmark that divided Berlin. NBC's Chuck Todd ...

FBI hunt for Jimmy Hoffas remains enters 3rd day

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:33:34 -0400

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- FBI agents plan a third day of digging Wednesday in suburban Detroit for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared 38 years ...