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• David Brooks’ Sentimental Education: Bruce Springsteen

  
  Big Hollywood — Authority: 795
  In a recent New York Times column , David Brooks described a 1975 Bruce Springsteen concert as the start of his “other education,” not the intellectual one from schooling but the “emotional education” from the popular culture.  Brooks is a superstar pundit.  A featured journalist at The Weekly Standard, in ...
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• Brian Byrnes Describes CNN’s ‘Backstory’ on Argentina’s Forensic Anthropology Team

  
  The Argentine Post — Authority: 420
  By Brian Byrnes.There have been many, many stories told about Argentina’s horrific 1976-1983 “Dirty War,” when the military ruled the country with an iron fist, squashing any dissident voices. At...
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• Join Morgan Freeman to Bring Human Rights Work to Light

  
  Human Rights Now - Amnesty International USA Blog — Authority: 128
  (Originally posted on YouTube Blog ) YouTube can be a powerful tool championing the rights of individuals and promoting free expression. This month, during International Human Rights Day, [YouTube is] partnering with Morgan Freeman and Amnesty International to encourage you to become advocates for equality and ...
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• After Swiss Referendum on Minarets: Who is Radicalizing Whom?

  
  Enduring America — Authority: 605
  On Sunday, 57 percent of Swiss people who took part in a referendum voted in favour of a ban on the construction of minarets. The proposal had been put forward by the Swiss People’s Party (SVP), the largest party in parliament. Reaction to the Swiss people’s decision was immediate, with criticisms appearing in ...
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• CNN Amnesty Bill Provisions

  
  nikkypals.com — Authority: 170
  CNN’s New Years coverage about amnesty BILL provisions. 1. Legal status after 24 hours, even without a complete background check. 2. We are going to pay for all lawyers to represent illegal aliens. 3. Permanent temporary visas which can be renewed indefinitely. 4.Amnesty for gang members (estimated 30000 in 13 ...
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• World Digest: Pakistans high court to probe presidential amnesty

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 959
  PAKISTAN Pakistans Supreme Court said Tuesday that it will soon begin examining an expired amnesty covering the president and key allies. The decision launches a process that could unseat the U.S.-allied leader at a time when the Obama administration needs stability in Islamabad to help crack down...
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• Liberalism is an attack on freedom

  
  Coralville Courier — Authority: 512
  "Everything the left does should be seen as an attack on freedom. Its happening in movements for Obama health care, cap and trade, card check, and amnesty-for-illegals movement." - Rush Limbaugh
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• Illegals Raise Unemployment

  
  Charlotte Conservative Blog — Authority: 421
  Unemployment is at 10.2% the highest in decades while under Obama’s watch. Obama promised it would never get above 8% if we let him spend a trillion dollars to stimulate the economy. The president is going to create “green jobs” and so far they cost more per job than just handing $50,000 to each person. Ultra ...
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• Botched Investigations Lead to Executions

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 528
  Thats the title of an OpEd in todays Asheville Citizen-Times in North Carolina.  Its by Larry Cox, the Executive Director of Amnesty International USA.   LINK When the United States abolishes the death penalty, some of its mostardent proponents ironically may be remembered for having made the mosteffective case ...
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• Speaker Set for Amnesty International’s Human Rights Day

  
  Appomattox Area News — Authority: 138
  Sarah Hager, a volunteer with Amnesty International USA who serves as chair of the Southern Africa Co-group, will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10 at Sweet Briar College. The lecture will be held in Heuer Auditorium, Room 101 in Guion Science Center. Hager will speak on women’s rights abuses in South Africa as part ...
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• Have a Heart - Save the Date, Save a Life

  
  Giulia Geranium — Authority: 418
  Your signature is more powerful than you know. Amnesty Internationals Global Write-A-Thon is December 5-13, 2009. Register here if you are not with a local group. Residents of other countries, see this link . [photograph by Giampaolo Macorig via flickr. Full size format, here .]
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• Dubai financial debacle makes Thaksin more desperate

  
  PCT Thailand's Free Expatriates Blog — Authority: 151
  Dubai financial debacle will make Thaksin more desperateMUCH has been said about the Dubai debt moratorium, whose ripple effect on other economies and financial institutions has yet to be determined. Thailand might have to bear some negative effects, as the country imports crude oil from Dubai. For goods and services, ...
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• Looking back at the Sri Lanka week of action

  
  Livewire - Amnesty International blogging for human rights — Authority: 113
  By Tim Molyneux, a volunteer working in Amnesty International’s Sri Lanka team.Last week Amnesty International launched a week of action for the “Unlock the Camps” campaign, highlighting the continued detention of thousands of displaced people in Sri Lanka.Looking back, the week was a great success; local groups ...
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• Legal Immigration—The Bigger Obamacare Problem

  
  brianlee — Authority: 137
  An interesting post from http://www.vdare.com/ about LEGAL immigrations problems in Obamacare! You can subscribe to this post here for more stories like this! National Data, By Edwin S. Rubenstein Legal Immigration—The Bigger Obamacare Problem Health care a divisive issue? No way. Not when you ...
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• CALL FOR ACTION TO STOP IRANIAN DEATH PENALTIES

  
  Gay London videos and news, gay interviews, gay clubbing, gay health, gay comment and gay views on HOMOVISION.TV Gay TV, gay London videos and news, gay interviews, gay clubbing, gay health, gay comment and gay views on HOMOVISION.TV — Authority: 137
  Persian Gay and Lesbian Liberators based in London(PGLL)  has called an immediate action throughout all the International Human right organisations and International Amnesty  to stop execution of three young men who were arrested and sentenced to death penalty  based on Homosexual acts.Nemat Safavi from the city of ...
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• Fear and Loathing in Uganda

  
  RHRealityCheck.org — Authority: 738
  Shock, anger, frustration, protests.Ugandas anti-homosexuality bill, tabled by ruling party MP David Bahati, hasunsurprisingly seen global condemnation over the last few months. The bill proposes a seven-year jail termfor anyone who "attempts to commit the offence" or who "aids,abets, counsels or procures another to ...
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• Swiss Muslims express shock at overwhelming support for minarets ban

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Geneva, Nov. 30 (ANI): An overwhelming majority of the Swiss population voting against the construction of new minarets has caused greater pain to the Muslims in the country than the national ban altogether.Muslims no longer feel accepted in Switzerland after more than 57 percent of Swiss resident voters on Sunday - a ...
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• Massive Tax Hikes & New Taxes On The Way, America!

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 502
  Massive Tax Hikes & New Taxes On The Way, America! A Commentary by J. D. Longstreet ************************************ Oh, please tell me you did not buy the lies out of Washington that the government is going to tax the rich to pay for Socialized Medicine otherwise known as ObamaCare? Surely you didnt ...
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• Shahbaz Sharif asks Zardari to relinquish powers immediately

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 728
  Lahore, Nov. 30 (ANI): Pakistan Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has that President Asif Ali Zardari to abolish the 17th Amendment of the Constitution and relinquish most of his powers.The Independent quoted Sharif as saying that Zardari should, without delay, renounce his powers to fire an elected government and ...
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• Swiss voters back ban on building of minarets

  
  Kirklees Unity Exposing the Far Right — Authority: 139
  . Swiss voters defied their Government and clerics yesterday and approved a ban on building minarets — reflecting an alarming hostility to a rising Muslim minority. Fifty-seven per cent of voters in a referendum supported the direct democracy initiative, which ensured international embarrassment for ...
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