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Letter From Birmingham Jail
Tarsus :: Turkey | 13 hours ago
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May 18, 2013 May 19 marks the 50th anniversary of the first publication of Martin Luther King Jr.s plea for Americans to recognize the rights and humanity of their black fellow citizens, and for the morally responsible to use nonviolent resistance to
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The Guardian Glamorizes New ‘Assault on Wall Street' Movie as Justice
New York City :: NY :: USA | 24 hours ago
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Nothing says justice like a violent massacre of Wall Street bankers! At least, that's what Stuart Heritage, of the UK's left-wing newspaper The Guardian thinks. In his May 14 article titled Assault on Wall Street trailer: bankers get what's coming,
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MIT Master's Thesis on Denial of Service attacks as a form of political activism
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 1 day ago
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I just finished my masters thesis on the subject (for the Comparative Media Studies program at MIT). Guiding this work is the overarching question of how civil disobedience and disruptive activism can be practiced in the current online space. The
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Mexico to create police unit to search for missing
Mexico City :: Mexico | 1 day ago
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Mexico's government says it will create a special investigative unit to search for the missing, heeding a request by relatives of the disappeared who have been on a hunger strike for nine days. Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam made the
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Super PAC Suggests Rand Paul Is Running for President in 2016
Castro Valley :: CA :: USA | 1 day ago
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May 17, 2013 Rand PAC 2016 launched Thursday as a new independent-expenditure-only committee, otherwise known as a Super PAC...As reported on Roll Call : The PAC website also does not say it is going to support Rand Paul in either a presidential or
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Concerns as amended Crown minerals Bill debate continues (Newstalk ZB)
Auckland :: New Zealand | 1 day ago
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Concerns as amended Crown minerals Bill debate continues Natasha Jojoa Burling, Newstalk ZB May 18, 2013, 8:11 am Debate resumes this morning on controversial measures designed to boost exploration for oil and gas. The Crown Minerals Amendment Bill
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LETTER: IRS has targeted liberal groups too
Evansville :: IN :: USA | 2 days ago
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IRS has targeted liberal groups too Posted May 17, 2013 at 12:01 a.m...Blackburn, Evansville The current IRS scandal being hyped by the right is really nothing new...I submit that the best way to stop this thing from ever happening again is to do
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Oil Companies Set to Be Handed Drilling Permits
Auckland :: New Zealand | 2 days ago
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Oil Companies Lacking Expertise' and Financial Ability' Set to Be Handed Drilling Permits PM Misled' New Zealand, say Greenpeace Prime Minister John Key has misled the nation about oil industry safety standards, Greenpeace said today, as an amendment
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Retrial ordered in case of US nun slain in Brazil
São Paulo :: Brazil | 4 days ago
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Brazil's Supreme Court has annulled the trial and conviction of a rancher jailed for ordering the 2005 murder of U.S. nun and Amazon defender Dorothy Stang. In a ruling posted Wednesday, the court said Vitalmiro Moura was not given enough time to
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Greenpeace protests as Delhi fails to meet renewable targets
New Delhi :: India | 4 days ago
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Greenpeace activists Wednesday held protest against Delhi's poor performance in meeting its renewable energy targets, and demanded that a policy on renewable energy be framed by the Delhi government. The protest was held outside the residence of
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