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Name: Public Citizen

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Austin Energy governance ordinance postponed indefinitely

Councilman Chris Riley said he believes the subcommittee will provide a forum for the council to focus on the many issues pertaining to the municipally owned utility.“There are so many issues, and many of them are very difficult issues. We are going to ... [Published Community Impact Newspaper - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Austin Energy, Chris Riley, Tom Smith

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Chevron Corp

Shareholders and Activists Call on Chevron to Refrain from Political Spending and Oust CEO John Watson at Annual Meeting

Amazon Watch will be calling for John Watson to be fired for failing to address human rights abusesAmazon Watch, Public CitizenFor more information, contact:Caroline Bennett, Amazon Watch at (510) 281-9020 or caroline@amazonwatch.orgKelly Ngo, Public ... [Published Amazon Watch - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Chevron Corp, John Watson, Amazon Watch, Public Citizen

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

IRS Internal Revenue Service

Nonprofits need better guidance on tax-exempt standards

Gary D. Bass is executive director of the Bauman Foundation and an affiliated professor at Georgetown Universitys Public Policy Institute. Elizabeth J. Kingsley is a partner with the law firm Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg and co-chair of American ... [Published Washington Post - 20 hours ago]

Entities: IRS Internal Revenue Service, Social Welfare, Interference, Organism

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 3 reports

FDA Food & Drug Administration

FDA panel backs a new sleep drug

(Los Angeles Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX News Network) -- An advisory panel to the Food & Drug Administration has recommended approval of a new sleep drug that targets the brain's wakefulness centers, but suggested the agency ... [Published PredictWallStreet - May 23 2013]

Entities: Suvorexant, FDA Food & Drug Administration, Patient, Drugs

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Briefing from the frontlines of resistance to the TPP negotiations in Lima, Peru

On May 17, the Council of Canadians hosted a live broadcast from Lima where trade justice activists were attending a 17th round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations that continue in the Peruvian capital this week. The online broadcast, viewable ... [Published Rabble.ca - May 23 2013]

Entities: Lima (Peru), Peru, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Sierra Club

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Barack Obama

Letters to editor: May 23

I'm opposed to the I-75 connector through Madison and Jessamine counties. There are two road systems to reach I-75 without destroying valuable habitat, farmland and people's lives. It will not solve traffic problems as proposed.No matter how many roads ... [Published Kentucky.com - May 23 2013]

Entities: Wheelwright, Barack Obama, Carole Boyd, Estill (United States), Nicholasville (United States)

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

The White House is running out of reasons to reject the Keystone XL pipeline.

The State Department’s findings are unequivocal: Keystone XL is perfectly safe. There’s little evidence the pipeline would do damage to the aquifers, eco-systems, and animal populations resting along its planned pathway.The Obama administration’s well-worn ... [Published KansasCity.com - May 22 2013]

Entities: White House, Keystone XL Pipeline, Al Green

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Chamber: Greens using ‘sue and settle’ to coerce EPA

Green groups have used “sue and settle” tactics to force more than 100 new rules from President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency, according to a new Chamber of Commerce study released Monday. $ The business group decried the “sue and settle” tactic, ... [Published The Hill - May 20 2013]

Entities: US Environmental Protection Agency, Lawsuit, Clean Air Act, Endangered Species, Bill Kovacs

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

“Public Citizen”: Attorneys who stand up and make a difference for consumers

When I began as a lawyer many years ago, the American Civil Justice System provided an even playing field where justice could be had regardless of one’s wealth or station in life. That is what attracted me to the legal profession. Sadly, access to our ... [Published Palm Beach Interactive - May 20 2013]

Entities: Public Citizen, Civil Justice, Justice System

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Monday round-up

Briefly: As part of her outreach to poor and immigrant parents, Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke recently at the New York City Department of Education’s English Language Learning Parent Conference, where she urged the audience to work hard to place their ... [Published SCOTUSblog - May 20 2013]

Entities: English Language Learning, New York City Department of Education, Justice John Paul Stevens, Mark Walsh

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Schwab drops class action ban temporarily

The Charles Schwab Corp. has dropped language from its client arbitration contracts that prevents customers from filing class actions — at least until the policy can be litigated.Critics welcomed the news but said they won't be satisfied until the controversial ... [Published Investment News - May 19 2013]

Entities: Charles Schwab Corporation, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Class Action

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Stevens: Rationale for Bush v. Gore was ?unacceptable?

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said Thursday night that he?s come to the realization that the rationale behind the court?s Bush v. Gore decision that effectively decided the 2000 presidential election ?was really quite unacceptable? because ... [Published Salon - May 17 2013]

Entities: Justice John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor, Public Citizen, Citizens United

Quotes

Sponsored by: "We're excited that the bureaucratic run-around is over," stated Jorge Castillo, Director of Advocacy for Alcohol Justice. "There is a lack of services to treat massive alcohol-related harm in Los Angeles, so this is a big step for the City to stop promoting alcohol sales, and consumption. Today's action will eventually lead to harm reduction." According to the L A County Department of Public Health, alcohol-related crashes, violent crimes and deaths cost the county more than $10...

Los Angeles City Council Public Safety Committee Moves to Ban Alcohol Ads From Public Property [Published TickerTech.com - 1 hour ago]

...They will testify and encourage passage of Council Member Richard Alarcon's motion "requesting that the CityCity Attorney, with the assistance of the Board of Public Works, Departments of Building and Safety and General Services, and the Planning Department, prepare an ordinance to prohibit alcohol advertising on city-owned and controlled property." The motion has been held up in the PublicPublic Safety Committee since the summer of 2011 by committee chair Mitchell Englander

Los Angeles City Council Public Safety Committee to Vote on Ordinance Calling for Alcohol-Ad Ban [Published FinanzNachrichten.de - May 23 2013]

..."excited about the potential of suvorexant as a new and different approach to treating insomnia," adding that Wednesday's vote brought the company "one step closer to providing physicians with another option to help patients struggling with insomnia."

FDA panel backs a new sleep drug [Published PredictWallStreet - May 23 2013]

He was very patient with me. His answer is, "Evidently you do not appreciate the writer's logic. If Jesus commanded that we love our neighbor, as the Good Samaritan loved his enemy who had fallen among thieves; if Jesus held up the ideal that peacemakers are blessed and will be sons of God; if Jesus chastened Peter for cutting off the ear of the servant of the Pharisee, saying, 'Those who live by the sword will die by the sword'; if Jesus told us to return good for evil, to love those who abuse us, to turn the other cheek — then, it inevitably follows, every Christian should arm himself to the teeth to ventilate all those who cometh to take away our stuff. Yea verily."

Letters to editor: May 23 [Published Kentucky.com - May 23 2013]

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DOTmed Business News’ Biomed Symposium [Published PharmiWeb - 5 hours ago]
Shareholders and Activists Call on Chevron to R... [Published Amazon Watch - 12 hours ago]
Nonprofits need better guidance on tax-exempt s... [Published Washington Post - 20 hours ago]
USDA Stands Firm on Consumer Meat Labels; Will ... [Published Public Citizen - 22 hours ago]
Lives versus profits [Published Jordan Times - May 23 2013]
Senate Panel Approves Tighter Oversight of Comp... [Published Oncology Business Review - May 23 2013]
A year later, U.S. trade with Colombia grows wh... [Published Kansas City Star - May 23 2013]
Briefing from the frontlines of resistance to t... [Published Rabble.ca - May 23 2013]
Los Angeles City Council Public Safety Committe... [Published FinanzNachrichten.de - May 23 2013]
FDA panel backs a new sleep drug [Published PredictWallStreet - May 23 2013]
Letters to editor: May 23 [Published Kentucky.com - May 23 2013]
FDA panel backs Merck & Co sleep drug but at lo... [Published Pharma Times - May 23 2013]
UPDATED: FDA panel backs low-dose rollout of Me... [Published FierceBiotech - May 22 2013]
FDA Should Reject Dangerous Sleep Medicine, Pub... [Published Public Citizen - May 22 2013]
The White House is running out of reasons to re... [Published KansasCity.com - May 22 2013]
WHO: Concerns over draft text on R&D financing ... [Published Third World Network - May 22 2013]
Clean Air Act law, reality collide [Published Center For Public Integrity - May 21 2013]
Chamber: Greens using ‘sue and settle’ to coerc... [Published The Hill - May 20 2013]
“Public Citizen”: Attorneys who stand up and ma... [Published Palm Beach Interactive - May 20 2013]
What happens when a billionaire faces Congressi... [Published Marketplace - May 20 2013]
Monday round-up [Published SCOTUSblog - May 20 2013]
Disclosure bill needs to see daylight [Published Politico - May 20 2013]
Dallas suburb solar panel fight exposes problems [Published Bryan-College Station Eagle - May 19 2013]
Senate barrels toward showdown over consumer bu... [Published The Hill - May 19 2013]
Northrop Grumman' CEO Hosts 2013 Annual Shareho... [Published Seeking Alpha - May 19 2013]
Schwab drops class action ban temporarily [Published Investment News - May 19 2013]
Sophisticatedjanedoe / FightCopyrightTrolls Fav... [Published Techdirt - May 18 2013]
Did the Keystone XL Environmental Contractor an... [Published ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - May 18 2013]

Blogs

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Monday round-up [Published SCOTUSblog - May 20 2013] Briefly: As part of her outreach to poor and immigrant parents, Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke recently at the New York City Department of Education’s English Language Learning Parent Conference, where she urged the audience to work hard to place their ...
Sophisticatedjanedoe / FightCopyrightTrolls Fav... [Published Techdirt - May 18 2013] from the not-just-about-trolls deptHi Techdirt! I'm known to this and other tech blog communities as sophisticatedjanedoe (or SJD). I run an anti-shakedown, anti-copyright-troll opinion blog Fight Copyright Trolls, which, I'm sure, most of you know: Techdirt ...
Did the Keystone XL Environmental Contractor an... [Published ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - May 18 2013] Several environmental advocacy groups are asking the US State Department to launch an investigation over the State Department’s handling of the Keystone XL review. This is a bit nuanced but important, and I want to make clear what is going on here. ...
Big Pharma Firms Seeking .pharmacy Domain To Cr... [Published Techdirt - May 17 2013] For years, we've noted that the big drug companies like to conflate legitimate foreign pharmacies (often based in Canada) that sell back into the US (the so-called "reimportation" or "parallel import" market) at cheaper prices with out and out bogus or ...
Charles Schwab Drops Forced-Arbitration Clause ... [Published The Consumerist - May 16 2013] After AT&T somehow convinced the U.S. Supreme Court that a couple of sentences buried toward the end of a contract that maybe .05% of customers ever think about reading was all that was needed to preempt class-action lawsuits , many large companies ...

Audio/Video

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White House Overhauls ‘Stock Act’ [Published FOX Business - Video - Apr 18 2013]
Would Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline Help or ... [Published FOX Business - Video - Feb 18 2013]
More Safety Regulations Needed for Natural Gas ... [Published FOX Business - Video - Dec 12 2012]
Wealth In America's Heartland [Published CNBC.com - US - Nov 28 2012]

Press Releases

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DOTmed Business News’ Biomed Symposium [Published Business Wire - May 01 2013]
Eighteen Pro-Democracy Groups Call On President... [Published PR Newswire - Sep 27 2012]
NRC Freezes All Nuclear Reactor Construction & ... [Published PR Newswire - Aug 07 2012]