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• Poll Shows Canadians More Concerned About Killing Animals Than Unborn Children

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  Ottawa, Canada (LifeNews.com) -- A new Canadian poll finds a tremendous incongruency in the thinking of Canadians on key social and political issues. The new survey finds Canadians are more outraged with the killing of animals or their medical testing than the destruction of unborn children and using them for ...
  8 hours ago

• The Obama definition of transparency: Declassification of secret documents to be delayed

  
  The Gates of Hell — Authority: 134
  President Obama will maintain a lid of secrecy on millions of pages of military and intelligence documents that were scheduled to be declassified by the end of the year, according to administration officials. The missed deadline spells trouble for the White House’s promises to introduce an era of government ...
  11 hours ago

• News Story Linux: Freedom or Freakdom?

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 166
  I was talking with my friend, Jason Perlow , yesterday and he told me that I should back off of the free software rants because he feels that Im entering the gray edges of freakdom. We laughed about it but it made me think: When does a strong belief in something become extremism? Ive had two conversations with ...
  16 hours ago

• What Can You Expect From The Most Effective Weight Loss Pills?

  
  Health - Wellness Guide — Authority: 439
  Have you ever tried any weight loss plans and diet programs to get rid of excess weight? You may notice a little change in your weight one day but the very next day everything comes back again. You are getting frustrated. You can not get the desired results with the help of this weight loss program. There are many ...
  20 hours ago

• The AIDS Institute, Nobel Prize Winner Join On World AIDS Day To Call For More Therapeutic Vaccine Funding

  
  Information on HPV — Authority: 146
  In honor of World AIDS Day, The AIDS Institute (TAI), one of the nation’s leading advocacy organizations for support of people with HIV/AIDS and their providers, joined Nobel Laureate Dr. Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, in calling for government leaders, patient advocates and the research community to expand therapeutic ...
  1 day ago

• Liberal turmoil clouds debate on climate bills

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  The Federal Opposition looks set to change leaders, as the emissions trading legislation that sparked the Liberal row comes back before the Senate. The Upper House failed to meet the Governments deadline of passing the scheme by last week, prompting the Governments Senate leader, Chris Evans, to accuse the Opposition ...
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• Benefits for same-sex partners are expanding

  
  Gayboomers — Authority: 133
  By Ashley SurdinWashington Post Staff WriterFriday, November 27, 2009 LOS ANGELES — With public attention focused largely on battles over whether gay couples should be able to marry, a less-noticed movement to grant health and other benefits to same-sex partners is gaining significant ground across the country in ...
  2 days ago

• Hunger advocates in NY want more New Yorkers to go hungry this Christmas

  
  The Lonely Conservative — Authority: 583
  Sometimes it’s so nice to be out of the news loop for a few days. You just may miss stories like this one . Advocates for the poor are calling on New York state to raise the minimum wage and unemployment benefits.The Hunger Action Network wants the state minimum wage increased from $7.15 to $10 an hour. Under ...
  2 days ago

• Rudd plays careful hand at CHOGM

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  Prime Minister Kevin Rudds appearance at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is an exercise in double-purpose diplomacy. First, he wants to keep a high profile among his Commonwealth colleagues, meeting all the big players of this 53-nation group: Britains Gordon Brown, Indias Manmohan Singh, South ...
  2 days ago

• Best Practices for Hotel Marketing Webinar

  
  Free Webinar News — Authority: 139
  Blizzard Internet Marketing and Sceptre Hospitality are having a webinar on ‘Social Media Best Practices for Hotel Marketing: Be Involved Without Breaking the Bank’. This webinar will teach about the power of social media and how to utilize it effectively in marketing strategies. The webinar will focus on the ...
  2 days ago

• Network Marketing – The Ultimate People’s Business

  
  Blog Post — Authority: 132
  If you’ve ever heard of Network Marketing, you’ve probably heard it said that it is essentially a people’s business. Some have also labelled it a people’s franchise because of the similarities between the business models of network marketing and franchising. Advocates of the industry name it as the ultimate ...
  2 days ago

• Bend the Revenue Curve – Health Reform Alone Wont End Deficits ( Brookings advocates for VAT )

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  Anyone who thinks that health-care reform alone is going to close the massive current -- and even larger projected -- U.S. budget deficit is deluded. President Obama has pledged that health-care reform will not make matters worse. But that isnt good enough. There is no way to restore this nation to fiscal health ...
  2 days ago

• What Victims Call the "DV-PASS-THE-BUCK"

  
  Sanctuary for the Abused — Authority: 129
  1. Ignore - 2. Refer - 3. Pass the buck The title of this post describes the one and only process domestic violence organizations/ agencies/ programs seem to use to send victims in, what I call, the "DV run around". In the past year of trying to reach out and get assistance from state funded DV ...
  3 days ago

• Australia: Committee Recommends Against Gay Marriage

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  Gay marriage advocates’ hopes were deflated today with the long-awaited Committee of Inquiry into the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill report recommending against same-sex marriage. “The Committee recommends that the Bill not be passed,” the report stated. The Committee said it believes the ...
  4 days ago

• Advocacy by Penny Power

  
  Business Networking Blog — Authority: 125
  I was really pleased when Ecademy founder Penny Power asked if she could quote me on Advocacy in her new book Know Me, Like Me, Follow Me - what online social networking means for you and your business. Penny was at a meeting when I presented and subsequently wrote about here a couple of years ago on networking ...
  5 days ago

• Dark ages beckon with Stage 2 of the Scottish Marine Bill

  
  For Argyll — Authority: 486
  The Marine (Scotland) Bill is gaining pace, currently it is racing through Stage 2 Amendments as it is being scrutinised by the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs and Environment Committee. The most up to date diary of events can be found here on the Scottish Parliament website.ForArgyll has already covered the ...
  5 days ago

• Does the Winter Mean Fur Coats?

  
  Advocacy For Animals — Authority: 122
  Thanks to David N. Cassuto of Animal Blawg (”Transcending Speciesism Since October 2008″) for permission to republish this piece by Simona Fucili on efforts by the Spanish animal-rights organization Igualdad Animal to expose the cruelty and torture that goes into the making of a mink coat. Warning: portions of ...
  6 days ago

• Thank A Farmer This Thanksgiving

  
  Alpaca Farm Girl — Authority: 419
  I just caught the tail end of Tuesday night’s AgChat on Twitter . But they came up with a super idea about how we can thank farmer and ranchers for the hard work they do growing our food. With Thanksgiving this week, it seems like the perfect time to thank the hard-working farmers out there. On Wednesday morning ...
  6 days ago

• CA: San Diego Mayor May Testify Against Prop 8

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  The first big trial of 2010 takes place Jan. 11 in federal court in San Francisco, where opponents of Proposition 8 will attempt to convince U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker that the measure banning same-sex marriage violates the federal constitution. Its an uphill battle, to be sure. A number of same sex ...
  6 days ago

• New Jersey Democrats rethinking marriage push

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  After meeting to discuss a marriage equality bill yesterday, New Jersey Democrats failed to schedule the measure for a vote in the Assembly.  Some Democrats worry they will be seen as “distracted by social issues,” in the Assembly’s lame duck session during tough economic times.  The New York Times reports: ...
  6 days ago

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