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Quack!!! Lame Duck Bush Ripping Through Wilderness Protection
‘With barely 60 days to go until Bush hands over to Barack Obama, his White House is working methodically to weaken or reverse an array of regulations that protect America’s wilderness.’By Suzanne Goldenberg / November 20, 2008 George Bush is … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Legacy, Bush Presidency, Clean Water Act, Environment, EPA, pollution, Wilderness Protection
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Gulf War Syndrome: Self-Poisoned Under Orders
Panel: 1 in 4 Gulf War vets is sickBy Anne Usher / November 17, 2008 Report blames exposure to toxic chemicals and other causes, demands more research and spending. WASHINGTON — At least one in four U.S. veterans of the … Continue reading
Texas : Arraignment Set for Cheney and Gonzales
Judge J. Manuel Banales has set arraignment for Dick Cheney and Alberto Gonzales in Raymondvill, TX. Former Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales and veep Dick Cheney shown at the White House in 2006. Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberto Gonzales, Cheney, Criminal Justice, Federal Prisons, Political Corruption, Prisoner Abuse, Private Prisons, Texas
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Homophobia : The Great Unifier
Button: Rainbow Youth Niagra.‘That complete strangers could be so unequivocally united in their homophobia was a chilling reminder that hatred of queers is not quarantined to one community.’By Luna M. Yasui On Nov. 5, I awoke to the uncomfortable realization … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 Elections, California, Gay Marriage, Gay Movement, Homophobia, Human Rights, Lesbians, Proposition 8
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Note to Self : Pot May Actually HELP the Memory
OR NOT!!Researchers at Ohio State say that THC ‘can reduce inflammation in the brain and might even stimulate the production of new brain cells.’By Mary Ann Roser / November 19, 2008 How many Baby Boomers have blamed pot smoking for … Continue reading
Neil Young : How to Save a Major Automobile Company
‘We need visionary people now with business sense to create automobiles that do not contribute to global warming.’By Neil Young See ‘Neil Young’s car heads west’ by Chris Frank and Video, Below. Find a new ownership group. The culture must … Continue reading
Ritmo : Inhumane Texas Detention Center Should be a Crime. Cheney or No Cheney.
Federal detention center in Raymondville, Texas. ‘Willacy County is home to the largest of a new generation of detention camps where thousands of undocumented immigrants live in massive tents with poor food, non-existent health care, facing months if not years … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheney, Criminal Justice, Detention, Immigration, Prison Conditions, Prisons, Private Prisons, Texas
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Guantanamo Irregularities Yield Broken Men
Cal study finds ex-Guantanamo prisoners brokenBy Bob Egelko / November 17, 2008 The first extensive study of prisoners released from the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, finds that many of them are physically and psychologically traumatized, debt-ridden and … Continue reading
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