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UN Security Council Holds Emergency Meetings on Georgia Violence
The United Nations is reporting that thousands of Georgian refugees are fleeing the area known as South Ossetia. According to the UN, over two dozen people have been killed, and close to a thousand people have been forced to leave their homes. The United Nations Security Council responded to the rapidly-changing situation in Georgia late last [...] Read more...
Hemp: “It got mixed up with the marijuana,” says Nader
Presidential candidate Ralph Nader says hemp can actually dilute the potency of marijuana if the two plants are grown in close proximity of one another. Nader pushes for legalization of hemp because it can be made into products such as automobile parts.(1:27) [?] Share This Read more...
Nader’s unconventional plan: Lock up corporate criminals
Presidential candidate Ralph Nader says corporations are the cause of worker deaths and injuries.(1:21) [?] Share This Read more...
End the violence of white-collar crime, says Nader
China made human rights a priority, but now it’s reneging
UN Security Council Votes 15 - 0 to Extend Mission in Iraq
An Olympic challenge: Bush should address human rights abuse
You can’t shut down the will of the American people
Rep. Sessions pulls out his air pump
Tire pumps & gas receipts: Republicans use their imaginations
Rep. Terry: “hot air” from democrats could heat our homes
Republicans and tourists: A History Lesson
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Interrogators, torture victims want old McCain back
“Induced hypothermia” used on prisoners
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UN Security Council Votes 15 - 0 to Extend Mission in Iraq
In a vote that surprised no one, the United Nations Security Council voted today to extend the UN mission in Iraq by another 12 months.
Violence in Iraq is diminishing, and the country continues to seek regional support. Iraqi Ambassador Hamid Al Bayati was pleased by the Security Council’s vote, and expressed his desire to work [...]
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The Execution of José Medellin
Tonight Texas put José Medellin to death. Medellin, a Mexican national, was arrested in 1993 and charged with the rape and murder of two 14- and 16-year-old girls. Normally a foreign national would at this point be given an opportunity to speak with his home country’s consulate, pursuant to the Vienna Convention, but Medellin was [...]
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- UN Security Council Holds Emergency Meetings on Georgia Violence
- Hemp: “It got mixed up with the marijuana,” says Nader
- Nader’s unconventional plan: Lock up corporate criminals
- China made human rights a priority, but now it’s reneging
- UN Security Council Votes 15 - 0 to Extend Mission in Iraq
- You can’t shut down the will of the American people
