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News :: Children : Civil & Human Rights : International Relations : Iraq : Labor : Peace |
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Images Behind Soldier's Iraq Refusal |
by Russ Bynum
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17 Jan 2005
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 "Some people may be born a conscientious objector, but sometimes people realize through certain events in their lives that the path they're on is the wrong one," Benderman said. "The idea was: Do I really want to stay in an organization where the sole purpose is to kill?" |
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Martin Luther King's Moral Values |
by John Nichols
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17 Jan 2005
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King explained that robbing the nation's treasury to fund military misadventures abroad did not fit into any definition he knew of "moral values." Indeed, he suggested, morality called Americans to oppose presidents who embarked upon careers of empire -- for the sake not just of victimized nations on the other side of the planet, but for the sake of America. |
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News :: Agriculture : Animal Rights : Civil & Human Rights : Environment : Political-Economy |
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Growing Deer Population Posing Problems |
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17 Jan 2005
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Today's high deer population may shape how the country's forests look decades from now. The animals are reducing the number of trees and seedlings and affecting which species will survive, forestry experts say.
``There are no saplings, no underbrush for ground nesting birds,'' said Richard Parker, regional director of the Genesee State Park Region. ``There will be no regeneration of the forest. In 40 to 50 years, as the current forest dies, there will be nothing to replace it.'' |
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LOCAL Announcement :: Civil & Human Rights : Elections & Legislation : Gender and Sexuality : Health |
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Roe v. Wade Anniversary Calendar of Events |
by NOW via email
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17 Jan 2005
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Roe v. Wade Anniversary Calendar of Local Events |
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Review :: Civil & Human Rights |
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The Cry of the Subject: Book Review |
by Michael Brie
mbatko (nospam) lycos.com (verified) |
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17 Jan 2005
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The institution of modern universal competition is elevated into a law by the ideology of practical necessities.. The totalitarianism of the market threatens the destruction of humanity. |
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News :: Health |
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Religious Aid Groups Try To Force Convert Tsunami Victims |
by Observer
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17 Jan 2005
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just say 'praise Jesus' and I'll give you this Big Mac C'mon, you can do it. I know you're starving and I have all day." |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Globalization : Government Secrecy : International Relations : Protest Activity |
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GAM Rebels Express Thanks for Aid |
by Ian Fisher
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17 Jan 2005
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 "I am very grateful and thank the Americans and the rest of the world that when they saw this disaster they worked directly to help," he said, guarded by more than a dozen other armed men, some with grenades pinned to their shirts, on a small clearing that separated a grove of woods and acres of rice paddies.
The real threat, he said, was the announced intention of the Indonesian government to scale back on foreign help in the coming months.
"The Indonesian government just wants people out of Aceh as soon as possible so they can reassert control," he said. Aceh is rich in minerals and natural gas, and one of the grievances at the root of the separatist struggle has been that the province does not receive a fair share of revenues from the central government. |
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LOCAL Announcement :: Civil & Human Rights : Economy : Education : Elections & Legislation : Environment : Housing : Labor : Urban Development |
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Urbana: Time for a Change of Mayor |
by sick of Tod's tantrums
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16 Jan 2005
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 After finding out that Laurel Prussing has the website of her campaign for mayor online now, I thought I would call attention to it. Laurel is a well qualified Democratic candidate for mayor of Urbana, with extensive experience in effectively serving the public interest without fear or favor. |
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