Category: politics

Pregnancy centers mislead girls, says congressman – Yahoo! News

Pregnancy centers mislead girls, says congressman – Yahoo! News: Democratic staff on the House of Representatives Government Reform Committee who called up some faith-based pregnancy resource centers said they received incorrect advice aimed at discouraging abortion. “Twenty of the 23 centers reached by the investigators (87 percent) provided false or misleading information about the health […]

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Which Countries Support Middle East Ceasefire?

Which Countries Support Middle East Ceasefire?: Which countries back immediate ceasefire in the growing Middle East Crisis (some call it a war already) and which countries do not, asks the Belfast Telegraph. Here’s the answer: Link – via digg. ——– this makes a key point….

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firstamendmentcenter.org: news

firstamendmentcenter.org: news: Residents of trailer parks set up by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to house hurricane victims in Louisiana aren’t allowed to talk to the press without an official escort, The (Baton Rouge) Advocate reported. In one instance, a security guard ordered an Advocate reporter out of a trailer during an interview in Morgan […]

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Salon.com | News Wires

Salon.com | News Wires: Arrested Bush Dissenters Eye Courts- – – – – – – – – – – -By TODD DVORAK Associated Press Writer July 22,2006 | CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — When school was canceled to accommodate a campaign visit by President Bush, the two 55-year-old teachers reckoned the time was ripe to voice […]

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Valerie Plame, Husband File Suit Against Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, 'Scooter' Libby

Valerie Plame, Husband File Suit Against Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, ‘Scooter’ Libby: AP reports: The CIA officer whose identity was leaked to reporters sued Vice President Dick Cheney, his former top aide… —- it is about time.

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Shutting Down Science

Shutting Down Science: In January 2001 the New England Journal of Medicine published a study showing that reducing salt in the diet could lower blood pressure, even in people without hypertension. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, which funded the study, quickly posted a press release on its Web site announcing the findings. The […]

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Republicans Have Lost the War on Terror; Democrats Will Win It

Republicans Have Lost the War on Terror; Democrats Will Win It: Listen up, lily-livered Dems. Here are the details of how to counterattack and get out of the Republican box of, “You are for the war, or you are for defeat.” None of it is complicated: 1. The Republicans have weakened the United States and […]

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feminist political party

For the first time in history, there is a chance that a feminist party, with a feminist agenda, will take place in a national parliament. This is a momentous occasion. It is nothing short of a revolution. It is something that could improve the situation of women around the world in many different ways. It […]

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Busch Macht Frei

Busch Macht Frei: A sign on the front of the US prison in Guantanamo Bay reads “Honor Bound to Defend Freedom.” A sign over the gate of the Fort Dix stockade, where war protesters were jailed during the Vietnam days: “Obedience to the law is freedom.” A sign I saw in 1979 on the Grady […]

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