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September 30, 2009
September 30, 2009The United Steelworkers (USW) Women of Steel organization continues to seek action by the U.S. government to protect Honduran woman who have been brutalized by officials of the coup regime. Last month the organization asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to intervene for Honduran women in the resistance who are being threatened by acts of sexual and physical violence. Full release.
In an article published today in the Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice, Marin Institute, the alcohol industry watchdog, has sounded an alarm over the excessive prevalence of alcohol marketing and other content to promote dangerous drinking on the popular social networking website Facebook. Full release.
Today, in a vote of 10-13 in the Senate Finance Committee, the Hatch Amendment #C14 was defeated. The amendment would have explicitly prohibited federal funding and coverage of abortions. The Committee also voted down an amendment by Senator Hatch that would have prevented discrimination against any individual or entity who refused to provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions. Full release.
A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called on Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. to address concerns about possible civil rights violations resulting from FBI investigation guidelines instituted in the last days of the Bush administration. Full release.
The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will hear the case of McDonald v. City of Chicago, and decide whether the right to keep and bear arms secured by the Second Amendment protects Americans from overreaching state and local governments. Full release.
The Hispanic Origin Population in the United States: 2007 and 2008 -- National-level tabulations from the Current Population Survey on this population group are shown by a wide range of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. They include information on the generational distribution of the Hispanic population, as well as of specific groups, such as Mexican, Puerto Rican and Cuban. There are also tabulations on educational attainment, nativity and citizenship status, year of entry of the foreign-born, household type, labor force and employment status, occupation, earnings and poverty, housing tenure, mobility and health insurance status. Full release.
WAM Publishing announces "Looking for Hugh: The Capitalist Guidebook" - a fun book by a "right-wing nut" about capitalism, the right to bear arms, affirmative action, illegal immigration and much more. Full release.