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- US Agrees to Landmark Pledge to Slash Emissions
President Barack Obama mingles with other world leaders at the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy. (Photo: Getty Images) read more more
Thu Jul 09 01:34pm EDT
- Murdoch Papers Paid £1 Million to Gag Phone-Hacking Victims
Rupert Murdoch s News Group Newspapers has paid out more than £1m to settle legal cases that threatened to reveal evidence of his journalists repeated involvement in the use of criminal methods to get stories. The payments secured secrecy over out-of-court settlements in three cases … more
Thu Jul 09 12:37pm EDT
- Double Suicide Bombing Kills 34 in Iraq
Mosul - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in northern Iraq, killing at least 34 people in the deadliest attack since US forces pulled out of towns and cities nationwide just over a week ago. The bombers targeted two brothers working for Iraqi security forces in Tal Afar in an… more
Thu Jul 09 11:41am EDT
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Source: Truthout - All Articles
- Gingrich: Americans ‘surrounded by paganism.’
On Friday, Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, and Oliver North visited Rock Church in Hampton Roads, Virginia to give a three-hour long lecture on “Rediscovering God in America.” The speakers warned the audience about the “continuing availability of abortion, the spread of gay rights, and attempts to re… more
Sat Jun 06 03:30pm EDT
- Colbert Report visits Iraq.
The U.S. Army confirms that Stephen Colbert, host of Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report,” has arrived in Iraq to tape a week of shows. Colbert’s trip is dubbed “ Operation Iraqi Stephen: Going Commando .” The visit was organized by United Service Organisations (USO), which arranges entertainment … more
Sat Jun 06 02:00pm EDT
- TP’s Ian Millhiser debates Lou Dobbs on Sotomayor’s 2nd amendment record.
Last night on CNN, Lou Dobbs claimed there are “new concerns” about Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s rulings on our 2nd amendment rights . Dobbs tried to argue that Sotomayor may be hostile towards private gun ownership. But ThinkProgress’ legal research analyst Ian Millhiser set the record straight, noting… more
Sat Jun 06 01:23pm EDT
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Source: Think Progress
- European Governments Should Resettle Guantanamo Detainees
European governments should provide humanitarian protection to those Guantanamo detainees who will not be charged with a crime but cannot be returned to their countries of origin for fear of torture or other serious human rights violations, five leading human rights organizations said today. Europe… more
Mon Nov 10 12:00am EST
- US: First Verdict for Overseas Torture
Decision in Trial of Ex-Liberian Presidents Son Significant for Justice Todays verdict in the US trial of Charles Chuckie Taylor, Jr. for torture committed in Liberia is a significant step to ensure that victims see justice and that perpetrators do not expect sanctuary in the United States, Hu… more
Thu Oct 30 12:00am EDT
- US: Los Angeles Needs Plan to Test Rape Evidence
New Staff Only One Step to Reducing 7,300-Case Backlog The approval of 16 additional Los Angeles Police Department crime lab positions today by the City Council is only one step in addressing the backlog of 7,300 cases in which rape evidence has not been tested, Human Rights Watch said. The city n… more
Wed Oct 29 12:00am EDT
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Source: Human Rights Watch News Releases, United States