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June 01, 2009
June 1, 2009Progressive Book Club (PBC), the New York-based on-line bookseller, announced today that Governor Howard Dean will chair its Board of Directors. A pioneer in the Netroots movement, the outgoing chairman of the Democratic National Committee, six-term governor of Vermont and 2004 presidential candidate brings a wealth of experience in building on-line activist communities. Full release.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement after General Motors Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection today. Full release.
Kevin Howard, former chief financial officer and vice president of finance for Enron Broadband Services (EBS), Enron's failed telecommunications business, pleaded guilty today to falsifying books and records, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and Assistant Director Kenneth W. Kaiser of the FBI's Criminal Investigative Division. Full release.
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader today issued the following statement on GM's bankruptcy filing: Today's bankruptcy declaration in federal court by General Motors is an avoidable, crude weapon of mass devastation for workers, dealers, auto suppliers, small businesses and their depleted communities. For GM's voiceless owners -- the common shareholders -- it is a wipeout. Full release.
The US-Israel Free Trade Area (UIFTA) became law in 1985, but ongoing violations of American intellectual property rights and trade laws are fueling heavy losses of American jobs. As the US economy declines many are trying to separate myths from facts about America's first bilateral trade agreement. Full release.
The following is being issued by the Chinese Scholar Friendship Association: On June 4th 1989, Chinese military soldiers, equipped with Tanks and machine-guns from 15 army groups, crashed a peaceful student demonstration and democracy movement in Beijing. On the 20th Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre, the survivors will, coming from all over the world, hold a press conference to commemorate the movement and victims. Full release.
The number of reported anti-Semitic incidents in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., held steady, according to newly issued statistics from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Full release.
PlainTaxTalk, a grassroots group announced it has launched a campaign to urge the IRS to use plain language in all its public documents and forms to help the average American taxpayer comply with the tax laws. Full release.