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NEW MEXICO REPEALS DEATH PENALTY!
Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico has signed into law a bill
repealing the Death Penalty. The measure replacing the Death
Penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole had
recently passed the state legislature. Gov. Richardson had been a
staunch supporter of Capital Punishment. Calls, emails and
correspondence to his office had been running 3 to 1 for repeal (read). |
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FMLN wins election in El Salvador! This historic victory continues Latin America's revolution and ends decades of US-supported, conservative rule in El Salvador (read). Public pressure for U.S. neutrality in the elections had an effect on the results (read). |
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A Win for The People.
Pakistan's US-supported beleaguered government caved into the
demands of thousands of protesters and reinstated an ousted judge in a
move designed to end a paralysing political crisis (read)
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PFLAG sees membership spike after anti-gay amendments
Mar. 10- The passage in November of anti-gay measures in four states
and the release of the films "Milk" and "Prayers for Bobby" have
resulted in a increase in interest in Parents, Families and Friends of
Lesbians and Gays. The national organization said that it has received
at least 75 inquiries about starting new chapters in communities across
the country since Election D (read)
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President Barack Obama’s pick for his new drug czar signals
a radical shift from the policies of his predecessor, George W. Bush,
by focusing on treatment for drug offenders rather than jail time (read)
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Two
Sony executives were held hostage by factory employees in France last
week in an increasing common negotiating tactic amid growing industrial
unrest. Factory workers prevented the two men from leaving the
Sony factory in south-west France following a protest over redundancy
payments. The incident was the latest in a string of similar flash
points in French industry in recent months (read)
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The
Supreme Court dealt a defeat to the pharmaceutical industry and the
former Bush administration, ruling that federal approval of a
prescription drug does not provide a shield against lawsuits from
injured patients. The 6-3 decision upholds the traditional right
of American consumers to sue the manufacturer if they are harmed by a
defective product (read)
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50,000 taxpayers furious with budget cuts take frustration to streets of NYC (read)
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The L.A. city council OK'd a $12.85 million payout for demonstrators and bystanders beaten by police at a pro-immigration rally in 2007 (read)
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Kyrgyzstan Closing US Base Key to Afghan Conflict - Major Blow to Obama's Plan to Escalate Afghan War (read). |
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In
Minneapolis, the trial of a young activist accused of making Molotov
cocktails during the Republican National Convention has ended in a
mistrial. The accused protester said he fell victim to entrapment from
an activist turned government informant (read). |
After
previously being barred from schools, the Coalition of Concerned
Patriots reached an agreement with Sarasota Schools and others to enter
Sarasota High Schools to disseminate information to students about
alternative careers to enlistment in the military.
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) urges homeowners to stay in foreclosed homes (read).
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A
university student was able to delay the sale of nearly 150,000 acres
of pristine wilderness to oil and gas companies by posing as a bidder
and buying up thousands of acres in Utah (read). |
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