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Headlines for May 21, 2013
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21.5.2013 |
Democracy Now! |
| Dozens Dead in Oklahoma Tornado, Guatemalan Court Overturns Genocide Verdict for Ex-Dictator Ríos Montt, Foreclosed Homeowners Arrested at Justice Department Protest for Bank Prosecutions, Report: Banks Lagging on Settlement Payments for Mortgage Wrongdoing, Report: CIA to Transfer Drone Program to Pentagon, White House Defends Tracking of Fox News Reporter, Obama Hosts Burmese Leader at White House, Survey: Scientists Have 97% Consensus Human Activity Causes Climate Change, Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Begins at U.N., Poverty in U.S. Suburbs Exceeds Urban Areas, Senate Report Says Apple Avoids Billions in Taxes, Protest Against School Closings Leads to Arrests at Chicago City Hall, Landmark "Stop and Frisk" Trial Concludes in NYC, Hundreds Honor Gay New Yorker Shot Dead in Apparent Hate Crime |
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Headlines for May 20, 2013
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20.5.2013 |
Democracy Now! |
| 6 Reported Dead in U.S. Drone Strikes on Yemen, Obama Speech to Outline Drone, Guantánamo Policy, Protests Mark 100th Day of Guantánamo Hunger Strike, Syria: Dozens Reported Dead in Fighting Near Lebanon Border, Russia Sends Advanced Missiles to Syria, Sectarian Violence Kills Dozens in Iraq, Leading Pakistani Politician Shot Dead, Imprisoned Ex-Argentine Dictator Jorge Rafael Videla Dies at 87, AP Head Open to Lawsuit for "Unconstitutional" DOJ Spying, Report: DOJ Monitored Journalist's Emails, Phone Records in North Korea Leak Case, White House Was Informed of IRS Issues Weeks Earlier, Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Anti-Abortion Law, Chicago Teachers March Against School Closings, Thousands Protest Education Cuts in Philadelphia, Hate Crime Alleged in Shooting Death of Gay New Yorker |
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Suspected PayPal Hackers Seek Deal To Stay Out Of Prison
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19.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| Before he was charged in July 2011 with aiding the hacker group Anonymous, Josh Covelli lived what he considered the life of an ordinary 26-year-old.... |
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Bangladeshi Bloggers Face Constant Death Threats Since Arrest
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18.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| WASHINGTON -- Even though Rasel Parvez is out of prison, he isn't out of danger. "They have pushed my life to a state in which... |
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Gitmo Activists Mark 100th Day of Hunger Strike With Media 'Storm'
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17.5.2013 |
CommonDreams.org Headlines |
| Friday marks the 100th day of the Guantanamo detainees' hunger strike and human rights activists are making it known.
Hacker vigilante group Anonymous is marking the day with a "twitterstorm," implementing social media to bring greater awareness to the human rights violations going on at Guantanamo, particularly the indefinite detention of prisoners, many of whom have for years been cleared for release.
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Happening Now: Gitmo Activists Mark 100th Day of Hunger Strike With Media 'Storm'
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17.5.2013 |
CommonDreams.org Headlines |
| Friday marks the 100th day of the Guantanamo detainees' hunger strike and human rights activists are making it known.
Hacker vigilante group Anonymous is marking the day with a "twitterstorm," implementing social media to bring greater awareness to the human rights violations going on at Guantanamo, particularly the indefinite detention of prisoners, many of whom have for years been cleared for release.
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Headlines for May 17, 2013
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17.5.2013 |
Democracy Now! |
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The Obama Administration’s Propensity for Chilling News Sources
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17.5.2013 |
Commondreams.org Views |
| Kevin Gosztola
During a press briefing on Tuesday, White House spokesperson Jay Carney mechanically repeated a line when asked about the Justice Department"s seizure of the Associated Press" phone records, suggesting President Barack Obama supports a "balance" between freedom of the press and national security. White House spokesperson Jay Carney (Creative Commons-licensed Photo by Talk Radio News Service)
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Doug Bandow: Tehran's Fearful Muslim Fundamentalists: Religious Persecution in Iran
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16.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| The Islamic Republic of Iran often is in the news, and usually for all the wrong reasons. Tehran is suspected of developing nuclear weapons, though... |
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Headlines for May 16, 2013
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16.5.2013 |
Democracy Now! |
| IRS Commissioner Forced to Resign over Extra Scrutiny of Right-Wing Groups, Holder: Deputy Signed Off on AP Subpoenas, Holder Unsure of How Many Journalist Subpoenas He's Approved, Report: Verizon Gave Justice Dept. Records of 2 Journalists, White House Seeks Revival of Media Shield Law, Dem Rep. Blasts Holder for Drug War, Marijuana Crackdown, Suicide Attack Kills 6 in Kabul; Group Tells AP of Plans to Target U.S. Soldiers, U.N. General Assembly Condemns Syrian Gov't as Toll Passes 80,000, Palestinians Mark 65th Anniversary of "Nakba", Up to 6 Dead in Cambodia Shoe Factory Collapse, White House Releases Emails on Benghazi Talking Points, U.S. Earns $50.6 Billion Profit on Student Interest, Regulators Back Down on New Derivatives Rule, Hundreds Take Part in Milwaukee Fast-Food, Retail Strike, North Dakota Abortion Clinic Challenges New Restriction, Charges Dropped Against NYPD Officer in Shooting Death of Ramarley Graham, New DNA Evidence Could Clear Florida Death Row Prisoner |
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London Guantánamo Campaign to Stage “Murder Scene” Outside US Embassy, London to Mark 100th Day of Guantánamo Hunger Strike, Saturday 18th May, 2-4pm
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15.5.2013 |
Commondreams.org Newswire |
The vast majority of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay [1] have been on hunger strike since 6 February [2]. The Pentagon currently puts the number of hunger strikers at over 100 of the remaining 166 prisoners, with over two dozen prisoners reported to be force fed in a method the UN has described as torture [3]. read more |
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Headlines for May 15, 2013
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15.5.2013 |
Democracy Now! |
| Holder Defends Monitoring of AP Phone Records, Wal-Mart Linked to Collapsed Bangladeshi Factory; The Gap Rejects Safety Pact, Russia Expels Alleged CIA Spy Caught Recruiting, 3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan, Minnesota Gov. Signs Same-Sex Marriage Law, Fort Hood Sexual Assault Coordinator Accused of Abuses, Warren Questions Regulators, Justice Dept. on Lack of Wall Street Prosecutors, Fast-Food Workers Strike in Milwaukee, Undocumented Immigrants Protest Deportations at Illinois Jail, Former Head of Hispanic Outreach for Florida GOP Switches Parties Over "Intolerance", Cooper Union Students Continue Tuition Protest, Seattle Teachers Win Campaign Against Standardized MAP Test, Angelina Jolie Reveals Double Masectomy for Breast Cancer; Firm Owns Mutation Gene |
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The Deepening Shame of Guantanamo
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14.5.2013 |
Commondreams.org Views |
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Headlines for May 13, 2013
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13.5.2013 |
Democracy Now! |
| Ex-Guatemalan Dictator Ríos Montt Imprisoned After Genocide Conviction, Atmospheric Concentration of Carbon Dioxide Hits 400ppm Milestone, Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif Wins Pakistani Election Amidst Rigging Claims, Violence, Cleveland Victims Thank Supporters; Paternity Test Confirms Suspect Fathered Rescued Child, 19 Shot at New Orleans Mother's Day Parade, IRS Apologizes for Scrutiny of Tea Party Groups, Activists Rally for Guantánamo Closure, Benghazi Emails Show White House Role in Talking Points, Report: CIA Relied on Libyan Militia to Guard Benghazi Compound, Co-Author of Heritage Foundation Immigration Study Resigns, Federal Judge Rejects Admin's Appeal of Plan B Ruling, Texas Authorities Launch Criminal Probe of Fertilizer Blast, Spaniards Mark 2nd Anniversary of "Indignados" Movement, Mothers' Group Holds Gun Control Rallies Nationwide, Activists Stage Weekend Poor People’s Campaign and March |
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Ríos Montt Guilty of Genocide: Are Guatemalan President Pérez Molina, U.S. Officials Next?
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13.5.2013 |
Democracy Now! |
| Ríos Montt Guilty of Genocide: Are Guatemalan President Pérez Molina, U.S. Officials Next? |
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Murder Is Our National Sport
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13.5.2013 |
Commondreams.org Views |
Murder is our national sport. We murder tens of thousands with our industrial killing machines in Afghanistan and Iraq. We murder thousands more from the skies over Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen with our pilotless drones. We murder each other with reckless abandon. And, as if we were not drenched in enough human blood, we murder prisoners—most of them poor people of color who have been locked up for more than a decade. The United States believes in regeneration through violence. read more |
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2 Escaped Prisoners Tried To Kidnap Mayor
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12.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Two inmates who fled a Kansas prison face several charges in Missouri where they're accused of trying to ambush the officers... |
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T.A. Ridout: The Indefinite Detention of Justice at Guantanamo
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12.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| If President Obama is concerned about his legacy, closing Guantanamo should be at the top of his list. President Bush created this mess, but it has fallen to Obama to fix it. Sometimes a leader has to ignore the polls and simply do what is right. |
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Duo Accused In Terror Witness-Beheading Plot To Be Sentenced
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10.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| RALEIGH, N.C. -- Two defendants who pleaded guilty to plotting to hire a hit man to behead federal informants from a domestic terrorism trial are... |
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Headlines for May 10, 2013
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10.5.2013 |
Democracy Now! |
| Death Toll From Bangladesh Building Collapses Tops 1,000; Survivor Rescued After 17 Days in Rubble, Man Accused of Holding 3 Women Captive in Ohio Could Face Death Penalty, Minnesota House Passes Bill to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage, Philadelphia Mayor Signs Landmark LGBT Rights Bill, Co-Author of Controversial Immigration Study Argued Latinos Have Lower IQs, Afghan President Says U.S. Can Have 9 Bases After Withdrawal, Facebook Removes Marines-Linked Page Featuring Rape Jokes About Female Soldiers, Uruguay Sentences Military General to 28 Years for Dictatorship-Era Death, Son of Former Pakistani Prime Minister Kidnapped 2 Days Before Election, Republicans Block Confirmation of Obama’s Pick to Head EPA, Fast-Food Worker Strikes Spread to Detroit, St. Louis, New York City Council Passes Sick-Pay Bill, Poor People’s March to Honor Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Grandson of Malcolm X Reportedly Killed in Mexico |
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