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Citizens Stripped of Protection |
by Jay Bookman (No verified email address) |
Current rating: 0 03 Dec 2004
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With government agencies already defanged, removing the danger of large court awards would leave private citizens with almost no recourse.
But that seems to be where we're headed. |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights |
Petition: demanding justice for Bhopal |
by Sehvilla mannse (nospam) earlham.edu (verified) |
Current rating: 0 02 Dec 2004
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DEMAND JUSTICE FOR BHOPAL VICTIMS: PETITION TO DOW CEO
Today is the anniversary of Union Carbide's fatal poisoning of more than
20,000 people in Bhopal, India, one of the worst corporate crimes in
history.
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LOCAL News :: Crime & Police |
Rietz Drops Eavesdropping Charges First Day in Office as Promised |
by IMCista (No verified email address) |
Current rating: 0 02 Dec 2004
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Making good on a campaign pledge, newly elected Champaign County State's Attorney Julia Rietz dismissed eavesdropping charges filed in September against an Urbana man. Hours after being sworn in on Wednesday, Rietz, through First Assistant State's Attorney Steve Ziegler, asked Judge Tom Difanis to dismiss the charges against Patrick Thompson, 35. Read the News Gazette article: http://www.news-gazette.com/story.cfm?Number=17244 |
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by Messenger (No verified email address) |
Current rating: 0 02 Dec 2004
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There will never be another free and fair election in America ever again if George Bush is inaugurated as the President of the United States on January 20th. 2005 or at least until there is a civil war restablishing an open democracy. |
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News :: International Relations |
The SHORTWAVE REPORT 12/3/04 LISTEN GLOBALLY! |
by Dan Roberts outfarpress (nospam) saber.net (verified) |
Current rating: 0 02 Dec 2004
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A 30 minute review of news and opinion recorded from a shortwave radio. 2 files- broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quick download (3.3MB). With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Germany, China, Russia, Spain, and Cuba. |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights |
Dow Chemicals Urged to Clean Up Bhopal |
by Ra Ravishankar ravishan (nospam) uiuc.edu (unverified) |
Current rating: 0 02 Dec 2004
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One day before the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal chemical disaster, the Secretary General of Amnesty International, Irene Kahn, joined other environmental legal and human rights experts to demand that Dow Chemicals clean up the still highly toxic site, reimburse families for medical costs, and face criminal trial in India once and for all. |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Crime & Police : Government Secrecy : International Relations : Peace : Protest Activity : Regime |
ACLU Seeking FBI Files on Activist Probes |
by Curt Anderson (No verified email address) |
Current rating: 0 02 Dec 2004
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The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking information from the FBI on why bureau task forces set up to combat terrorism also looked into anti-war, animal rights and environmental groups.
Dozens of organizations have been subjected to scrutiny, according to the ACLU, which was filing Freedom of Information Act requests with the FBI on Thursday to try to find out why. |
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