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Egypt-Inspired Protests Across Middle East Meet Violent Clampdown

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February 8, 2011

Human Rights Watch

Governments in the Arab world have violently dispersed
demonstrations apparently inspired by or in solidarity with Egypt's
democracy protesters and have detained some of the organizers, Human
Rights Watch said today.

House Representatives Call for Cuts in Bottled Water Spending

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February 8, 2011

Corporate Accountability International

Following calls to trim the budget as well as to live up to its
sustainability goals, today members of the U.S. House of Representatives
supported calls to cut bottled water spending on Capitol Hill.

Egypt: Frank Wisner and the Nexus of US Interests

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February 8, 2011

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA)

Envoy to Egypt Frank Wisner stated this weekend that “President Mubarak’s continued leadership is critical.”

Free Press Blasts FCC for Asking Questions Already Answered

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February 8, 2011

Free Press

Federal
Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski released his
proposal to revamp the Universal Service Fund and a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking to update its broadband data collection efforts at the
agency’s open meeting Tuesday.

CREW Releases Searchable Version of Issa Documents

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February 8, 2011

CREW

Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)
praised Congressman Darrell Issa's (R-CA) release of almost 2,000 pages
of information related to his letters to corporations, trade groups and
research organizations regarding government regulations. Rep. Issa
posted the information as one large PDF on the website of the House
Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which he chairs.
The massive document is not searchable and does not include several
letters sent to the committee.

Amnesty International Says Libyan Writer is Jailed for Calling for Protests for Greater Freedoms in Libya

Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 10:15

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February 8, 2011

Amnesty International - USA

A Libyan writer and political
commentator arrested last week and accused of hitting a man with his car
appears to have been targeted, arrested and jailed instead because he called
for peaceful protests in the country, Amnesty International said today.

"The Libyan authorities must clarify
the legal status of Jamal al-Hajji," said Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International’s
director for the Middle East and North Africa.

ACLU Witnesses Brutal Beating Of Los Angeles County Jail Inmate By Sheriff’s Deputies

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February 8, 2011

ACLU

The
American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Southern California
(ACLU/SC) today condemned a recent brutal beating by two Los Angeles
County sheriff’s deputies of a detainee at the Twin Towers Correctional
Facility, part of the county jail system.

The violent attack January 24 on James Parker, detained on a
non-violent marijuana charge, was witnessed by ACLU/SC’s Esther Lim, who
is assigned to monitor all county jails.

Women at the Center of Climate-friendly Approaches to Agriculture and Water – New IATP Paper

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February 8, 2011

Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy

Extreme weather events consistent with
climate change are already playing havoc with the livelihoods and food
security of much of the world’s poor. This is particularly true for arid
and semi-arid areas of the global south. Yet, most proposals for
agriculture being discussed at the U.N. global climate talks and
elsewhere focus on new technological developments, like genetically
engineered crops. But these approaches are based on still unproven
claims and do not fully consider their impact on the natural world.

President Bush Cancels Visit to Switzerland

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February 7, 2011

Amnesty International - USA

Former President George W. Bush will not travel to Geneva on February 12, according to reports in the Tribune de Genève. The cancellation comes ahead of expected protests and possible legal action against the former president.

Enough of the Olive Branches to Big Business

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February 7, 2011

Public Citizen

A CEO summit, a Wall Street executive as chief of staff, GE's CEO as head of the administration's jobs program, proposals to roll back regulations and now an address at the multinational corporate trade association that was the single biggest exploiter of the Citizens United U.S. Supreme Court decision. What America needs is not olive branches to giant corporations but controls over the companies that sank the economy, send jobs overseas and threaten the planet's well-being.

No Need for Buffalo Body Count: New Brucellosis Rules Should Force Adaption of Yellowstone Bison Management

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February 7, 2011

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

The controversy surrounding Yellowstone
buffalo recently captured and set for slaughter in Montana illustrates
the need to revisit management of the biologically valuable Yellowstone
population, particularly in light of new national brucellosis
regulations. Movement of the Park's buffalo has been limited by
overblown fears that the animals might transmit the disease to domestic
cattle, which previously would have forced livestock producers to
eliminate their entire herd if any animals tested positive for the
disease.

Egyptian Activists Demand Resignation of Mubarak

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February 7, 2011

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA)

Egypt is 7 hours ahead of U.S. ET. For online resources see: http://www.accuracy.org/online-resources-on-egypt

Human Rights Group Notes that Haiti’s Electoral Council Did Not Approve Run-off Elections

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February 7, 2011

Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH)

The Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) notes that despite reports to the contrary, Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has not approved a run-off election between candidates Michel Martelly and Mirlande Manigat. Although CEP spokesman Richardson Dumel announced such a runoff on February 3,CEP member Ginette Chérubin stated that only four of the CEP's eight members approved the first round of elections in writing.

Endangered Sea Turtles Saved From Capture in Hawaii Swordfish Fishery

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February 7, 2011

Environmental Groups

Fewer rare sea turtles will die on the swordfish industry's longlines
in Hawaii under an agreement between environmental groups and the
government that settles a lawsuit challenging the feds' plans to
dramatically increase the number of turtles that could be killed. The
Turtle Island Restoration Network, Center for Biological Diversity, and
KAHEA sued the National Marine Fisheries Service for allowing 46
imperiled Pacific loggerhead turtles to be hooked last year; the new
court-ordered settlement caps the number at 17 per year.

Farmers and Conservationists Challenge Latest Federal Approval of Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets

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February 7, 2011

Earthjustice

Today the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a new decision to allow the U.S. sugar beet industry to continue growing Monsanto's "Roundup Ready," genetically engineered (GE) sugar beets. The decision was immediately challenged in court by a coalition of farmers and conservation groups: the Center for Food Safety, Organic Seed Alliance, High Mowing Organic Seeds, and the Sierra Club. This is the same coalition that in August of last year had APHIS's previous decision to allow planting thrown out because it violated environmental laws.

Federal Court Hears Arguments in Case Defending Transgender People’s Right to Access Medical Treatment in Prison

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February 7, 2011

ACLU

The
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments
today in a case defending the right of transgender people to receive
medical care while they are incarcerated. Under Wisconsin law, prison
doctors are prohibited from prescribing hormone treatment to transgender
inmates. The law is being challenged by the American Civil Liberties
Union, the ACLU of Wisconsin and Lambda Legal.

Amnesty International Calls on Swiss Government to Investigate President George W. Bush

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February 7, 2011

Amnesty International - USA

Amnesty International today called on the Swiss authorities to open a criminal investigation against former U.S. President George W. Bush in light of his expected visit to the country on February 12.

"The Swiss authorities would be obliged to detain and investigate the former president even if they were only to rely on his own statements that he authorized waterboarding, an interrogation technique that clearly constitutes torture," said Salil Shetty, secretary general of Amnesty International.

Corporations Continue Assault on Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Reforms

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February 7, 2011

National Whistleblowers Center

On Friday February 4th, the National Whistleblower Center filed a 120-page rulemaking comment
with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), rebutting the
main concerns raised by corporate lobby groups.

CCR Announces Bush Indictment for Convention Against Torture Signatory States

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February 7, 2011

Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)

Today, two torture victims were to have filed criminal complaints,
with more than 2,500-pages of supporting material, in Geneva against
former U.S. President George W. Bush, who was due to speak at an event
there on 12 February. Swiss law requires the presence of the torturer
on Swiss soil before a preliminary investigation can be opened.

Amnesty International Demands Whereabouts of Google Executive Arrested in Cairo

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February 7, 2011

Amnesty International - USA

Amnesty International demanded today that Egyptian authorities immediately disclose the whereabouts of a Google employee reportedly arrested in Cairo during mass protests. The human rights organization is concerned that Wael Ghuneim, a marketing executive, faces a serious risk of torture by Egyptian security forces.

Ghuneim was arrested by Egyptian security forces on January 28 during protests in Cairo, eyewitnesses said. His whereabouts remain unknown.

A Decade Later: NRC Reactor Oversight Process Has Failed to Improve Reactor Safety, New Report Finds

Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 13:45

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February 4, 2011

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) reactor oversight process,
introduced 10 years ago to better monitor safety at nuclear power plants
and trigger appropriate agency responses, has failed to improve nuclear
safety, according to a report released today by the Union of Concerned
Scientists (UCS).

Plans for 150 New Coal Plants Scrapped

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February 4, 2011

Sierra Club

Purdue University has cancelled plans for a new campus coal plant, making the plant the 150th to be defeated or abandoned
since the beginning of the coal rush in 2001. Thanks in part to the
Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign, in the last two years no new coal
plants have started construction and the industry has announced the
phase out of over 50 plants.

Tunisia: Prison Visit Ends 20-Year Ban

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February 4, 2011

Human Rights Watch

Tunisia's interim government should ease overcrowding and reverse a
policy imposed more than 15 years ago to deny inmates facing the death
penalty any contact with their families, Human Rights Watch said today.
Human Rights Watch made the requests to the new justice minister, Lazhar
Karoui Chebbi, after visiting two Tunisian prisons. The visits ended a
20-year ban on access to Tunisian prisons by human rights organizations.

Mubarak's Base

Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 13:45

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February 4, 2011

Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA)

For online resources; see: accuracy.org/online-resources-on-egypt

Brady Center Opposes Attempt to Dismiss Suit Against Badger Guns

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February 4, 2011

Brady Campaign

The Legal Action Project of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence today filed a Brief in Opposition to Badger Gun Shop's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two police officers
against the shop. The officers’ suit alleges that Badger illegally
sold a gun that was used to shoot them.

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