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News :: Drugs |
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U.S. House Of Reps. Approves Bill To Censor American Citizens From Voicing Opposition To U.S. War On Drugs |
by Drug Policy Alliance
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10 Dec 2003
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The Drug Policy Alliance is urging Congress to remove the anti-free speech provision from the omnibus spending bill, eliminate taxpayer-financed anti-drug advertising, and prohibit the drug czar from using federal money to campaign and lobby against reform. |
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News :: Iraq |
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Israel Trains US Assassination Squads In Iraq |
by Julian Borger
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10 Dec 2003
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"It is bonkers, insane. Here we are - we're already being compared to Sharon in the Arab world, and we've just confirmed it by bringing in the Israelis and setting up assassination teams." |
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News :: Israel / Palestine |
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Summary And Comparison: Mideast Peace Proposals |
by haaretz via gehrig
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09 Dec 2003
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Here, in summary and comparison, are a number of the most recent plans. |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights |
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Speech - Genocidal Correctness, By John Kusumi |
by CSN
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08 Dec 2003
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SPEECH OPPOSITE U.S. VISIT OF CHINA PREMIER WEN JIABAO, AND NICKNAMING U.S. CHINA POLICY 'GENOCIDAL CORRECTNESS,' WEEK OF DEC. 7-13, 2003 |
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America's Hidden Human Rights Problem: Freedom Of Association |
by Mark Weisbrot
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08 Dec 2003
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Posted in honor of International Human Rights Day, Wednesday, December 10, and in memory of the jobs of 160 Supervalu truckdrivers, mechanics, and other Transportation Department personnel in Urbana, fired in May 1999 in order to bust the union. I hope my fellow workers are doing OK, in spite of the injustice suffered at the hands of greedy management bonus seekers. ML |
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News :: Globalization |
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10th Anniversary Of NAFTA: North Or South, Benefits Of NAFTA Add Up To Nada |
by David Bacon
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08 Dec 2003
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Working people and the poor, on both sides of the border, have paid a high price for trade liberalization, while benefits have been reaped only by a tiny clique that promoted the treaty in the beginning. |
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Protecting The Right To Unionize |
by Robert J. Haynes and Kathleen A. Casavant
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08 Dec 2003
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It happened locally at Supervalu in 1999. Since then, things have only grown worse.
Friday, December 10 is International Human Rights Day, and the ability to form a union is one of the basic rights delineated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights signed on Dec. 10, 1948. |
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Who's Against Black Box Voting? NYTimes Vs. Diebold |
by nytimes via gehrig
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08 Dec 2003
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"New Yorkers -- especially New York City voters -- need the assurance that their votes are available on paper for the recounting. Too many elections teeter on a few hundred votes, and candidates rightly expect human beings to be able to double-check the results." |
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