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Judge Blocks Federal Funding For Embryonic Stem Cell Research - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/24/2010 - 05:54
Judge Blocks Federal Funding For Embryonic Stem Cell Research
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A federal judge has blocked President Obama's executive order restoring funding for embryonic stem cell research. US District Judge Royce Lamberth said the ...
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CodePink Founder Arrested At Home of Blackwater's Erik Prince - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/23/2010 - 05:54
CodePink Founder Arrested At Home of Blackwater's Erik Prince
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CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin and other activists were detained on Sunday at the home of Blackwater founder Erik Prince in McLean, Virginia. ...
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Recall Of Eggs Expanded by 170 Million Eggs - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/23/2010 - 05:53
Recall Of Eggs Expanded by 170 Million Eggs
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Federal authorities have expanded the recall of eggs tied to an outbreak of salmonella in the Midwest. On Friday 170 million eggs from Hillandale Farms of ...
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UN Report Exonerates Shell For Oil Pollution in Niger Delta - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/23/2010 - 05:53
UN Report Exonerates Shell For Oil Pollution in Niger Delta
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The Guardian newspaper reports a three-year investigation by the United Nations is expected to exonerate almost entirely the oil company Shell for forty ...
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33 Chilean Miners Still Alive - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/23/2010 - 05:53
33 Chilean Miners Still Alive
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In Chile, thirty-three miners are still alive after being trapped underground for two weeks, but authorities say it could take months to reach the men. ...
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Haitian Authorities Release List of Qualified Presidential Candidates - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/23/2010 - 05:53
Haitian Authorities Release List of Qualified Presidential Candidates
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In Haiti, election authorities have released the names of nineteen candidates who have qualified to run in the upcoming presidential election. ...
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Rallies Held For and Against NYC Islamic Cultural Center - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/23/2010 - 05:52
Rallies Held For and Against NYC Islamic Cultural Center
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Here in New York, competing rallies were held Sunday for and against the planned construction of an Islamic cultural center in Lower Manhattan, ...
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Soldiers Punished For Refusing to Attend Christian Concert - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/23/2010 - 05:52
Soldiers Punished For Refusing to Attend Christian Concert
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The Army has launched an investigation into claims that dozens of soldiers were punished and locked in their barracks in Newport News, Virginia, ...
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Sweden Drops Rape Charges Against WikiLeaks Founder - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/23/2010 - 05:52
Sweden Drops Rape Charges Against WikiLeaks Founder
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The founder of the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks has said accusations that he raped and molested two women are part of a dirty tricks campaign to ...
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Israeli and Palestinian Authority Agree to Direct Talks - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/23/2010 - 05:52
Israeli and Palestinian Authority Agree to Direct Talks
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Israel and the Palestinian Authority have agreed to begin direct talks for the first time since late 2008. The talks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...
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UN: Lack of International Support for Pakistan is "Quite Extraordinary" - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/23/2010 - 05:51
UN: Lack of International Support for Pakistan is "Quite Extraordinary"
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A senior United Nations official said Sunday the lack of international support for Pakistan has been "quite extraordinary." More than 20 million people have ...
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Scientist Accuses Obama Administration and BP of Underestimating Amount Of Oil ... - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/23/2010 - 05:51
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Scientist Accuses Obama Administration and BP of Underestimating Amount Of Oil ...
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New evidence has badly shaken the Obama administration's rosy narrative about the alleged disappearance of most of the oil that gushed into the Gulf of ...
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Homeless Man Jailed for Stealing Food Freed After 13 Years - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/20/2010 - 05:51
Homeless Man Jailed for Stealing Food Freed After 13 Years
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And a California man has been freed from prison after serving thirteen years following his arrest for trying to forcibly enter a church soup kitchen because ...
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Protesters Call on Trader Joe's to Adopt Humane Conditions for Tomato Pickers - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/20/2010 - 05:50
Protesters Call on Trader Joe's to Adopt Humane Conditions for Tomato Pickers
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Here in New York, dozens of people gathered in front of the grocery chain Trader Joe's new Manhattan location Thursday to demand humane working conditions ...
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Report: Wyclef Jean Denied Bid for Haitian Presidency - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/20/2010 - 05:50
Report: Wyclef Jean Denied Bid for Haitian Presidency
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In Haiti, election officials have reportedly rejected the presidential candidacy of hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean. An unnamed official told the Reuters news ...
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Calderon: U.S. Gun Laws Fueling Mexican Drug War - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/20/2010 - 05:50
New York Times
Calderon: U.S. Gun Laws Fueling Mexican Drug War
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Mexican President Felipe Calderón has harshly criticized US gun control policy, saying it's worsened the death toll in Mexico's drug war. ...
With 28000 Killed Since 2006, Movement for Drug Legalization in Mexico Takes HoldDemocracy Now
Mexican President Open to Debate on Drug LegalizationDemocracy Now
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Report: U.S. Claims Israel Won't Attack Iran for At Least 1 Year - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/20/2010 - 05:50
Report: U.S. Claims Israel Won't Attack Iran for At Least 1 Year
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Obama administration officials are reportedly claiming they've convinced Israel not to attack Iran for at least the next year. According to the New York ...
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UN: Israel Denies Palestinians Access to 17% of Gaza - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/20/2010 - 05:49
Daily Star - Lebanon
UN: Israel Denies Palestinians Access to 17% of Gaza
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A new United Nations report says Israel forcibly denies Palestinians access to nearly one-fifth of Gaza Strip land and 85 percent of its naval territory. ...
Women Activists to Attempt Gaza SailingDemocracy Now
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Reports: Israelis, Palestinians Agree to Hold Talks - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/20/2010 - 05:49
Reports: Israelis, Palestinians Agree to Hold Talks
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The White House is expected to announce today Israeli and Palestinian leaders have agreed to restart direct negotiations for the first time in nearly two ...
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Jobless Claims Hit 9-Month High - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/20/2010 - 05:49
Jobless Claims Hit 9-Month High
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New figures show jobless claims are at their highest level in nine months. The Labor Department says initial claims rose for a third consecutive week to ...
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