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He wants politicians to follow the wishes of the majority. Mr Craig says three referenda have been held but there has been little action if any, on their outcomes. He says 82 percent of New Zealanders voted to cut the number of MPs in one referendum,...
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Last night on the Rachel Maddow Show she talked about Psalms 109:8. Psalms 109:8 has become somewhat of a slogan. Some on the religious right have started a “Pray For Obama” campaign. At first when I heard of it...
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An ethics watchdog group is asking for an investigation into a Washington rally organized by U.S...Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington says the Minnesota Republican broke House rules by using her official Web site to drum up support for...
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Over 150 people rallied against torture yesterday, November 15, and then carried signs and candles in memory of torture victims in a procession to the main gate of Ft. Huachuca, home of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center and site of torture...
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Update your status at your own peril in Venezuela: A pair of university students burglarized their Facebook friends' homes after collecting info on what they owned and when they wouldn't be home. Theft and other crime facilitated by social networking...
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There's a need for someone to discuss the correct way to dress for a protest: how to appear serious while avoiding looking slightly deranged? And then, of course, there's the standard-issue sign versus hand-crafted, and does it convey the wrong priorities...
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The Serbian Teachers� Union will hold a warning protest on Monday to garner attention for their objections to the Education System Law. They are displeased with the law for the framework of the education system and the announced rationalization. If the...
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Despite nationwide protests against 1080, a university professor says not using the poison would spell disaster for our native species. And The Animal Health Board thinks people out pounding the streets in today's poison protests might be better employed...
Tags: New Zealand, Auckland, Protest, Anticoagulants, Brodifacoum, Rodenticides, Social Issues
According to WTNH, protesters who are miffed about Joe Lieberman’s position against the current healthcare reform package held demonstrations yesterday at his offices in Washington, DC and Hartford. 30 people showed up at Lieberman’s...
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LOS ANGELES -- Pro-choice organizations participated in a counter-demonstration Saturday to secure an unhindered entrance for patients entering an abortion clinic at Sixth Street and Westmoreland Avenue.40 Days For Choice, a counter-organization to 40...
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