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ACORN LA Employee of the Year Part III
Mcnorman's Weblog —
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Mr. Harris draws the line in the sand. Underage girls are a big NO.For his leadership, superior ethics, unwavering integrity, compassion for young women, and for serving as a shining beacon of inspiration for his fellow ACORN employees, I am honored to present Felix Harris, program director at ACORN Housing, with ...2 hours ago -
Hung Jury
The Opinionator —
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More hand-wringing on the decision to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed in a federal court in Manhattan.5 hours ago -
Obama to Form Financial Fraud Task Force
The Caucus —
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The president plans to announce a task force to deal with economic crimes.7 hours ago -
International Justice Group Takes Aim at Bush Officials
The Washington Independent Blog —
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The International Center for Transitional Justice usually focuses on bringing to light and holding perpetrators accountable for such heinous crimes as genocide, mass murder and systematic torture, often in far-off war-torn countries with dismal human rights records. So it’s significant that today they’ve ...12 hours ago -
Today – Stand Up Against Hate @ The Justice Department Building
The New Gay —
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Today, pastors and religious leaders will come to DC for the “ Rally for Religious Freedom ,” to espouse words of hatred and violence against gays and lesbians as a way to “prove” that the Matthew Shepard Act threatens their freedom of speech. As a result some young people are getting organized to form a ...15 hours ago -
Google offers concessions on books deal
Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com —
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Google Books submission after US government obj read more15 hours ago -
Feds Wanted Private Data on All Visitors to Liberal Internet News Site By Daniel Tencer
Creative-i —
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A Justice Department subpoena requesting all available information on all visitors to an independent news site is raising serious privacy concerns, and questions about how much information the US government is storing about its citizens news reading habits.19 hours ago -
Comcasts deal with GE for NBC Universal could come this week
DailyFinance —
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Filed under: Company News , Media , General Electric , Comcast Comcast, the nations largest cable company, and General Electric, the giant industrial conglomerate, are finalizing an agreement that would create a new media titan anchored by NBC Universal. The deal would instantly remake the entertainment ...1 day ago -
Lawyer: Shocking that Khadr will face military commission in U.S.
The Political Carnival —
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By GottaLaff Omar Khadr as a 15 year old, and now after years in Guantanamo. (h/t: Tymlee ) Yesterday I posted my opinion of military tribunals (aka commissions). I hate to repeat myself, so please click on the link to read what I could easily copy and paste here to make the same points about this story. ...1 day ago -
Cannabis Café : Getting High in Portland
The Rag Blog —
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Portlands Cannabis Cafe opened on Friday the 13th of November, 2009. Photo from The Portland Mercury.Dutch-style pot shop:Cannabis Café is medical marijuana salon...the cafe comes almost a month after the Obama administration told federal attorneys not to prosecute patients who use marijuana for medical reasons or ...1 day ago -
Google Needs More Time for Ruling
If It Prints, I'll Let You Know - Printer & Ink Cartridges Blog —
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The judge ruling on the case about book scanning and copyrights has been asked by Google Inc., the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers until Nov. 13 th . The reason is because they need more time to work out changes addressing the concerns of the Justice Department, for they might be ...1 day ago -
Holder vows that Guantanamo defendants will not be released in U.S.
Stupidica —
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Attorney General Eric Holder has pledged not to allow the release of dangerous detainees in the United States if they are found not guilty in federal court or if their case is thrown out on a technicality. Holder made the assurances in a written response to a question posed by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) obtained by The ...1 day ago -
Inferior justice system- military commissions- for non-citizens only?
The Political Carnival —
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By GottaLaff Military commissions are inferior to our system of criminal justice. Jonathan Turley said as much in this video , and Ive said so in numerous posts. They are secretive, and they allow heresay evidence as well as testimony resulting from torture sessions. I know this to be true from ...2 days ago -
Gates Invokes New Authority to Block Release of Detainee Abuse Photos
The Political Carnival —
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By GottaLaff ( via ) My dear friend Jason Leopold has an exclusive (which has since made its way into the media) that is making my blood boil: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has blocked the release of photographs depicting US soldiers abusing detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan, using authority just granted ...2 days ago -
Google book deal to see new settlement in New York federal court
Press Release Distribution - NewsWire- Caymanmama.com —
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Bethesda, Maryland (CaymanMama.com) — Google’s book deal may be on the verge of completion, making avid readers that much closer to accessing their favorite books online. Google Inc.’s strategy to scan and sell millions of books for easy reading online may take a turn for the better on Friday, as the technology ...2 days ago -
Daniel Pearls dad is sickened by Obamas 9/11 trial decision
Stupidica —
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The father of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl slammed the Obama administrations decision to hold a public trial for admitted 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed -- who boasted of killing his son in Pakistan. Judea Pearl said he was "sick to the stomach" when he heard that the Justice Department ...2 days ago -
APEC leaders dilute carbon targets
Ohaiyo Business Magazine —
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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is jointly hosting a climate change breakfast on the sidelines of APEC in Singapore, though the Pacific rim leaders have watered down climate change targets in their final statement. Climate change has been the big new issue on the usually trade-centred agenda of the Asia Pacific Economic ...2 days ago -
Reactions to the upcoming 9/11 trials announced by AG Eric Holder
The Reaction —
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By Carol Gee There was strong reaction to the announcement of the 9/11 trial to be held in a New York court. Liberals and civil libertarians were approving and Republican Right-Wingers were deeply disapproving. What are we to call the widespread upset among Republicans? Todays post is a digest of opinion ...2 days ago -
Reaction to the upcoming 9/11 trials, announced by AG Eric Holder
South by Southwest —
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There was strong reaction to the announcement of the 9/11 trial to be held in a New York court. Liberals and civil libertarians were approving and Republican Right-Wingers were deeply disapproving. What are we to call the widespread upset among Republicans? Todays post is a digest of opinion from writers ...2 days ago -
What’s the Point of Those Military Commissions Again?
The Washington Independent —
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Yesterday’s announcement that the Obama administration will try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other 9/11 suspects in federal court has been hailed as everything from “an important step forward for justice” by Human Rights Watch) to “a step backwards for the security of our country [that] puts Americans ...2 days ago