WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2012.  Congo should heed growing international pressure and arrest wanted war criminal Bosco Ntaganda, the Enough Project said in a new paper. The U.S. government and other donor nations should support and pressure Congo to arrest Ntaganda and other senior commanders, according to the paper. “Bosco Ntaganda’s mutiny[Read More…]

Thank you Andrew Sullivan for your radio interview on NPR’s All things Considered today. Everyone in American needs to hear this beautiful, heartfelt, and nuanced response to President Obama’s statement calling for marriage equality. The interview lasts only a few minutes, and the moment that grabbed us emotionally is in[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Earlier this year, Fox News hyped the rise in gasoline prices, blaming President Obama even thoughexperts agree that worldwide market factors, not U.S. policies, set gas prices. So what is Fox saying now that gas prices are falling? Seriously. You know who else sees the drop in gas prices as a bad[Read More…]

UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–8 May 2012.  A study examining children’s schooling in Andhra Pradesh, India, has revealed a dramatic rise in the number of parents opting for fee-paying private schools over state-funded government schools. Even low-income families are ‘voting with their feet’, according to new research led by the University of Oxford.[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012.  The United States should be more selective about where and how it spends foreign assistance, according to the authors of “Engagement Amid Austerity: A Bipartisan Approach to Reorienting the International Affairs Budget” released today. The report, co-authored by John Norris of the Center for American Progress[Read More…]

Cleveland, OH-(ENEWSPF)- Romney silent at Ohio Q&A as to whether President Obama should be tried for treason. Yes. Treason. Yoi. From the HuffPost: An awkward moment occurred at Mitt Romney’s town hall event in Cleveland, Ohio on Monday when an audience member, in the process of asking him a question,[Read More…]

From the Huffington Post: Imagine getting fired for a crime you committed not one, not two, not three, but four decades ago. That’s what happened to one Milwaukee woman. Wells Fargo fired Yolanda Quesada after a background check found that she shoplifted in 1972, a local NBC affiliate reports. More here

ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2012.  More than 60 percent of young adults between the ages of 19 and 22 receive financial help from mom and dad, according to a new University of Michigan study. The average amount they receive—including help with college tuition, rent and transportation—is roughly $7,500 a year.[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Pennsylvania’s five largest newspapers have generally failed to cover the mounting defections of lawmakers and corporations from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a right-wing advocacy group whose membership and model legislation have had significant influence on Pennsylvania government. ALEC Has A Strong Influence In Pennsylvania Several Pennsylvania[Read More…]

    Vancouver, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2012.  Three out of four Americans favor the use of fines or probation in lieu of criminal sanctions for marijuana offenders, according to an Angus Reid Public opinion poll of 1,011 US adults. According to the poll, 74 percent of respondents said that they favored[Read More…]