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Swimming Upstream: Eve Ensler Marks Fifth Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina ... - Democracy Now
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 05:57
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Swimming Upstream: Eve Ensler Marks Fifth Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina ...
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The award-winning playwright Eve Ensler plans to mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina by staging performances of her new work Swimming Upstream ...
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Texas School Rejects Admission for Daughter of Lesbian Couple - Democracy Now
Wed, 08/25/2010 - 06:19
Texas School Rejects Admission for Daughter of Lesbian Couple
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And in Texas, a private Christian school has denied admission to a four-year-old student because her parents are lesbians. St. Vincent's Cathedral School ...
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Israeli FM: Settlement Construction to Resume Next Month - Democracy Now
Wed, 08/25/2010 - 06:19
USA Today
Israeli FM: Settlement Construction to Resume Next Month
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Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman says he expects West Bank settlement construction to resume when Israel's ten-month nominal freeze expires next ...
Israeli and Palestinian Authority Agree to Direct TalksDemocracy Now
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Carter Lands in North Korea to Free US Prisoner - Democracy Now
Wed, 08/25/2010 - 06:19
Carter Lands in North Korea to Free US Prisoner
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Former President Jimmy Carter has landed in North Korea to secure the release of a US national sentenced to eight years of hard labor for illegal entry. ...
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Report: NOLA Officers Ordered to Shoot Looters After Katrina - Democracy Now
Wed, 08/25/2010 - 06:18
Report: NOLA Officers Ordered to Shoot Looters After Katrina
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The investigative news website ProPublica is reporting New Orleans police officers received orders to shoot looters in the days after Hurricane Katrina. ...
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Admin to Appeal Blocking of Stem Cell Funding - Democracy Now
Wed, 08/25/2010 - 06:18
Admin to Appeal Blocking of Stem Cell Funding
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The Obama administration says it will appeal a federal judge's blocking of President Obama's executive order restoring funding for embryonic stem cell ...
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Rep. Meek Defeats Billionaire Challenger in Fla. Dem Senate - Democracy Now
Wed, 08/25/2010 - 06:18
Rep. Meek Defeats Billionaire Challenger in Fla. Dem Senate
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Meanwhile, in Florida, Congress member Kendrick Meek defeated billionaire real estate investor Jeff Greene for the Democratic Senate nomination. Rep. ...
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McCain Holds Off Challenger; Murkowski Trails in Alaska GOP Race - Democracy Now
Wed, 08/25/2010 - 06:18
McCain Holds Off Challenger; Murkowski Trails in Alaska GOP Race
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State primaries were held Tuesday in Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma and Vermont. In Arizona, Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona easily defeated ...
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Study: Microbes Eating Up Oil in Gulf of Mexico - Democracy Now
Wed, 08/25/2010 - 06:18
CBC.ca
Study: Microbes Eating Up Oil in Gulf of Mexico
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A new scientific study claims oil-eating microbes have drastically reduced the amount of oil from the BP well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. ...
Scientist Accuses Obama Administration and BP of Underestimating Amount Of Oil ...Democracy Now
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WikiLeaks Announces Release of CIA Paper - Democracy Now
Wed, 08/25/2010 - 06:17
WikiLeaks Announces Release of CIA Paper
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The online whistleblower site WikiLeaks says it's preparing to unveil a new US government document today. In a Twitter message, the group said it plans to ...
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33 Killed, Dozens Wounded in Iraq Violence - Democracy Now
Wed, 08/25/2010 - 06:17
33 Killed, Dozens Wounded in Iraq Violence
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At least thirty-three people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a spate of violence across Iraq. The deadliest attack came in a suicide bombing of ...
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As Five States Hold Primaries, A Look at the Role of Money in Politics - Democracy Now
Wed, 08/25/2010 - 06:16
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As Five States Hold Primaries, A Look at the Role of Money in Politics
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Voters headed to the polls in Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma and Vermont yesterday in a big day of state primaries. Florida Rep. ...
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Shirley Sherrod, Ousted from Agriculture Department, Rejects Offer to Return - Democracy Now
Wed, 08/25/2010 - 06:16
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Shirley Sherrod, Ousted from Agriculture Department, Rejects Offer to Return
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Shirley Sherrod, ousted from her job at the Agriculture Department last month, has rejected an offer to return to the USDA. Sherrod was forced out shortly ...
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Charges Dropped For 100 G20 Protesters - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/24/2010 - 05:57
Charges Dropped For 100 G20 Protesters
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A Canadian judge has dropped charges for nearly 100 people arrested during the recent protests against the G20 in Toronto due to lack of evidence. ...
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U.S. Submits First Ever Human Rights Report to the UN - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/24/2010 - 05:57
U.S. Submits First Ever Human Rights Report to the UN
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For the first time, the United States has submitted a report to the UN Human Rights Council chronicling the country's human rights record. ...
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Eight Tourists Killed in the Philippines - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/24/2010 - 05:57
Eight Tourists Killed in the Philippines
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In the Philippines, eight tourists from Hong Kong were shot dead Monday by an ex-policeman who had hijacked a bus holding the tourists. ...
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Almost 200 Women Gang-Raped in the Congo - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/24/2010 - 05:56
Almost 200 Women Gang-Raped in the Congo
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In news from Africa, aid groups are reporting Rwandan and Congolese rebels gang-raped almost 200 women and five young boys during a four-day seizure of a ...
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Thousands of Dead Fish Found in Mississippi River - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/24/2010 - 05:56
Thousands of Dead Fish Found in Mississippi River
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In Louisiana, authorities in St. Bernard Parish have found thousands of dead fish in the Mississippi River. St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro said, ...
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Imam Feisal Defends Islam as a Peaceful Religion - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/24/2010 - 05:56
Imam Feisal Defends Islam as a Peaceful Religion
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As debate continues over the construction of an Islamic cultural center in Lower Manhattan, the chief figure behind the program, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, ...
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Senators McCain, Murkowski Face Primary Challenges - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/24/2010 - 05:55
Senators McCain, Murkowski Face Primary Challenges
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Voters in Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma and Vermont head to the polls today to vote in state primaries. Republican Senators John McCain of Arizona and ...
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