Actor Nicolas Cage Speaks Out on Behalf of Gulf Coast Hurricane Survivors Ahead of Fifth Anniversary in Amnesty International Video
Actor is Filmed Walking in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward and Meeting with Community Leaders About Recovery Crisis NEW ORLEANS, La., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --  With tens of thousands of hurricane survivors still prevented from returning or rebuilding five years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita -- and the Gulf Coast now reeling from the disastrous oil spill -- actor Nicolas Cage is speaking up on behalf of victims in a video produced by Amnesty International USA. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081014/AILOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081014/AILOGO) In the film Cage talks with local community leaders in New Orleans as he tours the storms' devastation in the Lower Ninth Ward.

Amnesty International Report Cites Unlawful Killings and Torture Linked to Yemen's Counter-Terrorism Campaign
Yemen Abandons Respect for Human Rights in Response to U.S. Pressure to Counter Terrorism, Report Says LONDON, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Under pressure from the United States and others to confront threats from al-Qaeda, along with Zaidi Shi'a rebels in the north and growing demands for secession in the South, the Yemini government is using national security as a pretext to stifle criticism and reject human rights in a campaign of unlawful killings, torture, arbitrary arrests and unfair trials, Amnesty International charged in a new report today. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081014/AILOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081014/AILOGO) The human rights organization said the downward spiral in respec...

Immigration Amnesty Would Give Hundreds of Billions in Social Security Money to Illegal Workers
Unlawful Work Leads to Tripling of "Earning Suspense File" Over Past Decade, Says New Social Security Administration Data WASHINGTON, July 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The "Earnings Suspense File" (ESF), used by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to track names and Social Security numbers that do not match government records, has tripled over the past decade.

Governor Rendell Calls $261 Million Collected During Tax Amnesty Program an 'Overwhelming Success'
Details Expanded Tax Enforcement Efforts HARRISBURG, Pa., June 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's first Tax Amnesty program in 14 years generated $261 million in state back taxes over 54 days, surpassing by $71 million the $190 million goal set for the program, Governor Edward G.