Posted by admin in IPA on Breaking Stories on 03 31st, 2010 | No Comments

Obama vs. Martin Luther King? 3/31

Institute for Public Accuracy 980 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org ___________________________________________________ Tonight, “Tavis Smiley Reports” on PBS airs “MLK: A Call to Conscience.” See video...
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Posted by admin in PV Members Featured Articles & Commentary on 03 30th, 2010 | No Comments

A Bomber Jacket Doesn’t Cover the Blood by Norman Solomon 3/29

President Obama has taken a further plunge into the kind of war abyss that consumed predecessors named Johnson, Nixon and Bush. On Sunday, during his first presidential trip to Afghanistan, Obama stood before thousands of American troops to proclaim the sanctity of the war effort. He played the role...
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Posted by admin in IPA on Breaking Stories on 03 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

“Health Bill Leaves 23 Million Uninsured” 3/22

Institute for Public Accuracy 980 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org ___________________________________________________ Monday, March 22, 2010 Interviews Available STEFFIE WOOLHANDLER, M.D., M.P.H., cell: (617) 312-2766, steffie_woolhandler@hms.harvard.edu DAVID...
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Posted by admin in PV Members Featured Articles & Commentary on 03 10th, 2010 | No Comments

Obama Stumbles on Human Rights 3/4

By Stephen Zunes, March 4, 2010 It was a relatively short response to a question in a town hall-style meeting in Florida, yet it said much about President Barack Obama’s lack of concern about human rights in his foreign policy. The question came not from a hostile Republican opponent, but from...
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Posted by admin in How Speakers/Performers & Others Join PV on 03 9th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Our Beloved Speaker Doris “Granny D” Haddock Passed Away at the Age of 100 3/9

We just learned Doris Granny D Haddock, a wonderful human being, passed away today, and we are sad and sorry to know she is gone. She represented the best of grassroots activism for the common good and literally walked the walk of what she advocated by crossing the U.S. on foot over a period of a year...
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Posted by admin in IPA on Breaking Stories on 03 9th, 2010 | No Comments

Afghanistan Withdrawal Debate in Congress 3/9

Institute for Public Accuracy 915 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org ___________________________________________________ The Washington Post reports today: "House leaders will allow three hours of formal debate, probably Wednesday,...
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Posted by admin in IPA on Breaking Stories on 03 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

Another Financial Crisis on Way; Strong Regulation Needed 3/3

Institute for Public Accuracy 980 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org ___________________________________________________ ROBERT WEISSMAN, http://www.citizen.org Weissman is president of Public Citizen, which just released...
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Why is Haiti So Poor? 3/1

On the web: http://accuracy.org/newsrelease.php?articleId=2183 Institute for Public Accuracy 980 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org ___________________________________________________ KIM IVES, http://www.haiti-liberte.com ...
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Posted by admin in IPA on Breaking Stories on 03 2nd, 2010 | No Comments

Having Consumer Protection Under Treasury “A Sick Joke” 3/1

Institute for Public Accuracy 980 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * ipa@accuracy.org ___________________________________________________ MarketWatch reports today: "Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., has dropped plans...
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