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• Love is how we’ll ask for peace; seeding a global heart-storm for peace

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 541
  13 year old AbdulaiDandelion SaladourjourneytosmileNovember 07, 2009more about “Love is how we’ll ask for peace“, posted with vodpod***Love is how we’ll ask for peace; seeding a global heart-storm for peaceOur immediate goalWith love, we request the 2009 Nobel Peace Laureate, President Obama, to answer the ...
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• Resistance Through Writing: An Interview with Victoria Law

  
  Feminist Review — Authority: 140
  By Ellen Papazian Feminist Review recently interviewed writer and activist Victoria Law on her book Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women . Here Law shares her thoughts on making her book an activist tool, the culture’s blind spot about the prison industry, social justice movements’ ...
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• rebecca roberts, top of the nation (NPR) interviews new US drug czar gil kerlikowske (2050)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 125
  Drug Policy Changes Under New Director Talk of the Nation The Department of Justice will no longer prosecute medical marijuana users who comply with state laws. Some reform advocates hope the move means decriminalization of pot may be in the works. Drug czar Gil Kerlikowske talks about the direction of U.S. ...
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• PETE SEEGER ON ISRAELI HOUSE DEMOLITIONS ~~ PART 2

  
  Desertpeace — Authority: 544
  Pete Seeger’s role in ending Israeli house demolitions By Nir Hasson Jeff Halper with American folk legend Pete Seeger in his home in New York. (Elyse Crystal) Anyone who owns a radio probably knows the song “Turn, Turn, Turn” (To everything there is a season) very well. A ...
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• LA city atty carmen trutanich to appear at LGBT community forum tues nite (2049)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 125
  text transcribed from jpeg follows jump LGBT forum with los angeles city attorney carmen trutanich an evening of discussion on how the los angeles city attorney’s office may address issues concerning the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities tuesday, november 10, 2009 ...
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• Opponents of animal research should get their facts right

  
  Speaking of Research — Authority: 460
  Dr. Lawrence Hansen, along with fewer than a dozen other anti-research activists from PeTA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), demonstrated at the Society for Neuroscience meeting in Chicago.  His opinion piece reveals that they were protesting neuroscience experiments on animals that, they maintain, will ...
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• Officer Exposes Police Corruption Using the Web

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 716
  On November 6, a police officer at the Department of Internal Affairs in Novorossiysk used his personal Web site to address Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and talk about numerous problems police officers face in Russia. In his video address available on www.dymovskiy.ru and YouTube ( part I and part II ...
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• Aunt Cindy Wants You! by Cindy Sheehan

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 541
  by Cindy SheehanFeatured WriterDandelion SaladCindy Sheehan’s Soapbox BlogCindy Sheehan’s SoapboxNov. 8, 2009If Not Now, When?If Not Me, Whom?– Cindy Sheehan“A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.” Johann Wolfgang von GoetheOh boy! Here comes Cindy Cynical again.I know ...
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• Now Email Is Dead Too

  
  The Agitator — Authority: 467
  First, direct mail was dead. Now email is dead. Apparently the only channel that’s alive is social media. At least that’s the POV presented by Jessica Vascellaro in a Wall Street Journal article, Why Email No Longer Rules , published last month. She begins: "Email has had a good run as king of communications. ...
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• The Natural Attraction to Bicycles

  
  Let's Go Ride a Bike — Authority: 515
  I am still thinking a lot about bicycle marketing, and how important a simple and positive message is for eventual infrastructure change. I strongly believe that on a basic level people are naturally attracted to bicycles. Cycling reminds them of the freedom and fun of childhood. If only we can expose everyone to ...
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• NYC BOE Security Concerns on Optical Scan Voting

  
  OntheWilderSide — Authority: 510
  Original LetterOctober 29, 2009Mr. Todd ValentineCo-Executive DirectorNew York State Board of Elections40 Steuben StreetAlbany, NY 12207-2108Mr. Robert BrehmCo-Executive DirectorNew York State Board of Elections40 Steuben StreetAlbany, NY 12207-2108Dear Mr. Valentine and Mr. Brehm:At the direction of the ...
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• Hey, Big Spenders: Devolin and Del Mastro Rank in Top 25 for Printing Bills

  
  One Woman. One Blog. — Authority: 91
  MPs spending more on flyers - Peterborough Examiner - Ontario, CA . The print version of this story contains additional information that the online version is missing. (Its a bit odd because its not as if you have to crop online stories to work around space constraints. But whatever.) Here are the key facts that are ...
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• George Clooney styled a ‘Serial Dater’ by CNN

  
  California Men's Centers, San Diego — Authority: 145
  Text and photos here . Notice the way that the media (CNN in this case) is characterizing George Clooney - as a "serial dater" (pic #8). They make it sound like he is more of a serial murderer because of it. Clooney has said "he will not marry again or have children," (pic #2) which seems to be offensive to some. ...
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• National Socialist Movement Holds "America First" Rally Against Illegal Immigration In Austin, Minnesota On November 7th

  
  White Reference — Authority: 120
  Although overshadowed by the much more prominent "America First" rally against illegal immigration in Phoenix, Arizona, National Socialist Movement (NSM) cadre, as promised, also held a similar "America First" rally in Austin, Minnesota on November 7th, 2009. The Austin event did not receive nearly the same ...
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• A Beautiful Day For A March!

  
  Walking Turcot Yards — Authority: 127
  Good turnout, couldn’t ask for better weather! There was a good feeling in the air as people gathered in front of Lionel-Groulx Metro. Here I am talking with Richard Bergeron (sent in by Factotum ). I am the one smoking. And up Atwater we go. Detail on Bell building at Sainte Antoine. Approaching the ...
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• Notes Left Behind

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 623
  This story brought tears to my eyes. At age five, Elena Desserich was diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer. As the tumor grew, Elena started to loose her voice leaving her to communicate with her parents and sister through notes. Although Elena died in 2007, she didn’t stop communicating with her family, her ...
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• REPLACE CONGRESS…IT IS OUR RIGHT!

  
  Desert Conservative — Authority: 541
  Submitted by: David Ard LEARN THE U.S. CONSTITUTION! Know your rights! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbNIU2KEz4g  
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• Turcot In Play

  
  Walking Turcot Yards — Authority: 127
  Nice turnout and a fun evening. Thanks to Spacing Montreal for putting it together and to our two entertaining hosts, Jason Prince and Jacob Larsen! All photos by Adam Popper.
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• Climate Justice Fast – Change is now!

  
  Greenfyre's — Authority: 547
  Change is now, change is now BPSDB Things that seemed to be solid are not All is now, all is now The time that we have to live Williams College Joins Worldwide Climate Hunger Strike “ At Williams College we have 45 students signed up for a relay fast .” Jen Rowe Canberra, Day 3 Truth ...
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• Disrespecting the bike lane in Santa Monica Pt 2

  
  Westside BikeSIDE! — Authority: 490
  (by Mihai Peteu) As a Santa Monica resident that relies on his bike for everything from work commuting, to running errands, to recreation, our city’s bike friendly image is starting to wear thin. The utter disrespect shown towards the few “safe” bikeways provided to us around town is simply despicable.  As ...
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