" by Ted Roelofs | The Grand Rapids Press Friday November 14, 2008, 7:15 PM Gay rights advocates are praising a measure to broaden protection for victims of hate crimes as a long-overdue expansion of civil rights. A...
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Here is an opportunity for us to crowdsource this election. We should all be watching this closely."Today, Barbara Anwine of the Election Protection Coalition (1-866-OUR-VOTE), a nonpartisan group, told MSNBC about voter suppression tactics they have witnessed...
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The outright and blatant theft of Palestinian land by Israel continues unabated. When will the western world that supposedly supports justice and the rule of law wake up?"Israel has annexed thousands of hectares of West Bank land beside the barrier it is building,...
What has been taking place in St.Paul, Minnesota during the Republican National Convention would seem to most to be indicative of a level of repression we'd expect in China, Iran, or...
Nanaimo, BC, CanadaThat old phrase "power To The People" was being used today in the City of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. Citizens showed the city council and administrators the power of the electorate...
Despite widespread condemnation over his one sided election victory, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has embark on his first first foreign tour after getting reelected . He is in Egypt to attend...
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Mugabe's inauguration has taken place:"The hastily organised ceremony confirmed Mr Mugabe's sixth term as president - extending his 28 years in power. ""Results showed Mr Mugabe won 85% of the vote, but many ballots...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWell that makes perfect sense, why didn't we think of that?Mugabe is only protecting his countries legacy and his own ideology. That is why he is holding onto power...
"Testimony from eye-witnesses and victims from across Zimbabwe as well as internal party documents show that violence and intimidation are being used to try to guarantee the re-election of Robert Mugabe against the...
i was a member of flickr from June 2006 to September 7th. i renewed my membership in June 2007. Flickr deleted my account. They owe me reinstatement or refund. Why did they delete me? i embarrassed them. Or,...
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Kutztown University is to blame for ruining my life, not me. They OWE
me. Certainly MORE than sending the police to my house to "check on my safety," as
non-invasive as they were this time.Maybe you should READ...
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.... Eye to eye
Station to station ...."
So go the first few lines in the chorus of that song by the late Soul Brother #1, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, in his hit song of the same...
Every nerd's personal hero, Tanya Anderson, was awarded $108,000 by an Oregon federal magistrate who succesfully fought a lawsuit filed by the recording industry against her. Accusing the (Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) of using threats and intimidation to...
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UPDATE:The stakes are high: this election could see Nigeria's first fully democratic transition of power."
Police inspector general Sunday Ehindero told state television that
a preliminary tally showed 21 dead,...
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So the results have been announced in the Zimbabwe elections - but it is not over yet, if you can believe it. The opposition's Morgan Tsvangirai won, but only with 47.9%, forcing a second round of voting.When will it...
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