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“Cover-Up of Civilian Drone Deaths Revealed by New Evidence”
Reuters reports: “A flurry of drone attacks pounded northern Pakistan at the weekend, killing 13 people in three separate attacks, officials and witnesses said on Sunday. The attacks came as Pakistanis celebrate the end of the holy month of Ramadan with the festival of Eid al-Fitr.” AP reports: “The U.S. military’s top general met with…
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Voter-ID Election Fraud Found “Virtually Non-Existent”
Even as Pennsylvania became the latest state to uphold a restrictive voter ID law, a News21 analysis of 2,068 alleged election-fraud cases since 2000 shows that while fraud has occurred, the rate is infinitesimal, and in-person voter impersonation on Election Day is virtually non-existent. News21 is a Carnegie-Knight project featuring journalism students from across the…
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“Three Basic Questions” the Media Should be Asking in Assange Asylum Case
ROBERT NAIMAN, naiman at justforeignpolicy.org, www.justforeignpolicy.org Robert Naiman is policy director of Just Foreign Policy. The group organized and delivered this appeal signed by prominent Americans urging Ecuador to accept Julian Assange’s asylum request in late June. Naiman said today: “As Americans who appealed to Ecuador to grant Julian Assange’s request for political asylum from…
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Romney Campaign’s Claims About Paul Ryan’s Stock Trade Inconsistent with Disclosure Form
At a meeting with Congressional leaders on September 18, 2008, then Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke famously broke the news to leaders of Congress that they would have to approve a giant bank bailout to avert a meltdown of the financial system. Since last weekend, reports have circulated that Congressman…
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Romney “Tax Issues Cheat Sheet” Released
LEE SHEPPARD, via Wendy Harris, Wendy_Harris at tax.org Available for a limited number of interviews, Sheppard is a contributing editor at Tax Analysts, an influential provider of tax news and analysis. She just published Your Mitt Romney Tax Issues Cheat Sheet. Sheppard said: “It is often said that the rich get rich and stay rich…
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Social Security at 77: “Budget Target”
VIRGINIA RENO, vreno at nasi.org, www.nasi.org Reno is vice president for income security policy for the National Academy of Social Insurance. Today they released the video Social Security: Just the Facts: HEIDI HARTMANN, via Caroline Dobuzinskis, dobuzinskis at iwpr.org, www.iwpr.org Dr. Hartmann is president of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. She said today: “Social…
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NBC Under Fire for Post-Olympics Transition to War Games
Nine Nobel Peace Laureates issued an open letter to the Chairman of NBC Entertainment, as well as General Wesley Clark and others involved in the new “reality” show that premiered on NBC last night — “Stars Earn Stripes” — calling on them to walk away from the show immediately. In the letter, the Laureates –…
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The Ryan Budget Plan
WILLIAM HARTUNG, whartung at ciponline.org, www.ciponline.org William Hartung is a fellow at the Center for International Policy. He said today: “Over the next decade, Paul Ryan’s budget plan would throw hundred of billions of dollars at the Pentagon beyond what the department is even asking for. While posing as a budget cutter who makes the…
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The Ryan Choice: “A Collective Gasp from Wisconsin”
ROBERT KRAIG, robert.kraig at citizenactionwi.org, www.citizenactionwi.org Kraig is executive director of Citizen Action of Wisconsin. He said today: “Paul Ryan is a smooth politician, but beneath the optimistic rhetoric, genial demeanor, and wonky reputation, the substance of his budget proposals would have devastating consequences for the freedom to have a fair shot at the American…
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Nuclear Protesters Raising Fundamental Issues, Not Posing “Security Concerns”
KnoxNews.com is reporting: “A federal grand jury has returned a three-count indictment against three Y-12 protesters, consolidating the previous charges lodged against them and adding another felony count of ‘depredation’ of government property, involving cutting, painting and defacing that resulted in damages exceeding $1,000. The new charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in…