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February 06, 2009
February 6, 2009oday the judge in the LaShawn A. v. Fenty class action lawsuit set further court hearings tentatively for March 23, 2009 to hear a motion to hold the District in contempt. Full release.
ConservativeHQ.com is launching a new daily comic strip that is the conservatives' answer to political comics like "Doonesbury" and the strip-turned-animated-cartoon "The Boondocks." Full release.
While the Senate finally moves towards a vote on an economic recovery package, Robert Borosage, co-director of the Campaign for America's Future, called on lawmakers to do the right thing for the American economy and pass a much-needed stimulus package. Full release.
Change to Win executive director Chris Chafe issued the following statement on Rep. Hilda Solis' nomination as U.S. Secretary of Labor. "A strong Department of Labor is vital to helping American families stay afloat during this severe economic crisis. As our nation hemorrhages millions of jobs -- this morning's announcement indicates that over one million workers have lost their jobs just since Thanksgiving -- America's workers are continuing to be denied a leader that can help restore the economy, rebuild the middle class and renew the American Dream because of the partisan politics of a few." Full release.
Ralph Nader, Essential Information and the Center for Corporate Policy today sent a letter to Attorney General Holder urging him to make corporate crime a top priority, starting with a publicly-available database and comprehensive annual corporate crime report. Full release.
The "Cash for Clunkers" amendment to the United States Senate stimulus package was withdrawn from the bill on Thursday. The "Cash for Clunkers" program would have earmarked federal funds for car owners to trade in their sport utility vehicles in exchange for vouchers to be used to obtain newer, more fuel efficient vehicles. Full release.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on this morning's jobs numbers. In January, American job losses totaled 598,000 -- the worst month of job losses since 1974 and the 13th straight month of job losses. Full release.
A 12-count indictment on charges for genocide was filed with Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of Justice yesterday, against Sri Lanka's president Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Defense Secretary Sarath Fonseka. Bruce Fein, former deputy asst. attorney general during the Reagan Administration, filed the indictment yesterday under the U.S. Genocide Accountability Act of 2007 (GAA). Both are charged with command responsibility for genocidal deaths perpetrated by their subordinates in the Sri Lankan security forces. Full release.
According to a report from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy, businesses with fewer than 20 employees account for 90 percent of all U.S. firms and are responsible for more than 97 percent of all new jobs. The SBA compiled the report from the latest United States Census Bureau data. Full release.
The Conscience Foundation and China Aid Association today jointly issued an open letter to the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay, and member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), revealing that a summary report from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) had whitewashed China's human rights abuses. Full release.