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Ask an Abortion Provider
Seeded on Thu Mar 3, 2011 2:47 PM EST ()
This is a must read - a woman in training to become an abortion provider talks about her decision and her experiences. One of the most amazing things I've read in a long time.
Rokita wants charges filed against ACORN in Lake County | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star
Seeded on Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:47 AM EDT (The Indianapolis Star)
The Republican secretary of state insisted Monday he has evidence that left-leaning ACORN broke the law by submitting fraudulent registration cards in Lake County -- cards that ACORN says it had to submit or it would have broken a different state law.
ATF: Plot to kill Obama is foiled - Decision '08 - MSNBC.com
Seeded on Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:09 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
Law enforcement agents have broken up a plot by two neo-Nazi skinheads to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and shoot or decapitate 88 black people, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said Monday.
NW Indiana Telemarketers Walk Out Over McCain Scripts | Progress Illinois
Seeded on Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:31 PM EDT (progressillinois.com)
When detailing the slime oozing from the McCain campaign last week, we highlighted the story of Ted Zoromski, a Middleton, WI resident who quit his job at a telemarketing firm when they asked him to read a script bashing Barack Obama.
Some voters 'purged' from voter rolls - CNN.com
Seeded on Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:40 AM EDT (CNN)
College senior Kyla Berry was looking forward to voting in her first presidential election, even carrying her voter registration card in her wallet. "Vote suppression is real. It does sometimes happen," said Daniel P. Tokaji, a law professor at Ohio State University.
Amid milk scare, China's elite get special food | NewsOK.com
Seeded on Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:10 AM EDT (The Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman)
While China grapples with its latest tainted food crisis, the political elite are served the choicest, safest delicacies.
Terrorist 'tweets'? US Army warns of Twitter dangers
Seeded on Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:13 PM EDT (breitbart.com)
A draft US Army intelligence report has identified the popular micro-blogging service Twitter, Global Positioning System maps and voice-changing software as potential terrorist tools.
Undecided: by David Sedaris
Seeded on Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:37 AM EDT (New Yorker)
I don't know that it was always this way, but, for as long as I can remember, just as we move into the final weeks of the Presidential campaign the focus shifts to the undecided voters. "Who are they?" the news anchors ask.
Australia trials national net filters
Seeded on Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:34 AM EDT (BBC News)
Is the Rudd government about to erect a Great Firewall of Australia - introducing a form of internet censorship that will infringe upon the freedom of computer users to browse the worldwide web?
Can Bush Steal Ohio Without Blackwell? | AfterDowningStreet.org
Seeded on Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:23 AM EDT (afterdowningstreet.org)
President George W. Bush has asked Attorney General Michael Mukasey to investigate whether 200,000 newly registered voters in the battleground state of Ohio would have to reconfirm their voter registration information, an issue the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on last week.
Daily Kos: McCain Camp Silencing Supporter Who Repudiated Anti-Muslim Smears
Seeded on Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:01 AM EDT (Daily Kos)
No seriously. Are they TRYING to lose the election? And if not, is this yet another sign that they are doing their damndest to sabatoge an Obama presidency before it even starts?
Bush Calls for New Highway Tolls, More Private Funding of Roads
Seeded on Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:52 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
To quote Rachel Maddow: "And do you know how the Bush Administration plans to deal with the looming highway trust fund deficit? Do you know how they plan on handling the fact that fewer people are driving and so the government is taking in less money from the gas tax? They intend …
How medical marijuana is transforming the pot industry.
Seeded on Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:29 PM EDT (New Yorker)
A look inside California's medical marijunana economy.
Finally, a sensible way to measure poverty.
Seeded on Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:02 PM EDT (Slate)
International definitions of poverty are outdated and static. Finally, someone agrees and decides to redefine what are "necessities" to the average human.
Leak risks on the Hill: BlackBerrys
Seeded on Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:16 PM EDT (Politico)
In the wake of revelations that Chinese hackers infiltrated congressional computers, lawmakers say they fear more breaches of laptops, BlackBerrys and other personal electronic devices.
4,000 U.S. Deaths, and a Handful of Images
Seeded on Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:51 PM EDT (The New York Times)
The case of a freelance photographer in Iraq who was barred from covering the Marines after he posted photos on the Internet of several of them dead has underscored what some journalists say is a growing effort by the American military to control graphic images from the war.
Fliers Complain About X-Rated Security Screenings
Seeded on Sat Jul 26, 2008 4:40 PM EDT (cbs2chicago.com)
When travelers go to the airport, they know what kind of security to expect: luggage searches, metal detectors and shoe inspections.
"Ex-gay" group holds glitzy annual conference
Seeded on Sat Jul 26, 2008 4:11 AM EDT (365gay.com)
Sporting a fog machine for its smoke and mirrors routine and an extravagant stage that would make The Rolling Stones blush, the "ex-gay" group Exodus International held its glitzy annual conference in Asheville, North Carolina.
GI Jane Hell: Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Seeded on Sat Jul 26, 2008 4:07 AM EDT (MotherJones.com)
Today, more than 12,000 service members have lost their jobs because of the so-called don't ask, don't tell law.
Playstation 2 component incites African war
Seeded on Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:53 AM EDT (Yahoo!)
According to a report by activist site Toward Freedom, for the past decade the search for a rare metal necessary in the manufacturing of Sony's Playstation 2 game console has fueled a brutal conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
McCain's Birth Control Dodge
Seeded on Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:03 PM EDT (washingtonindependent.com)
It was not what he said, but what he didn't say that's caused the uproar. Asked this week about the iniquities between health insurance coverage for birth control and Viagra, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) sidestepped the issue.
Lesbian appeals faith-based firing from job at publicly-funded Baptist home
Seeded on Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:19 AM EDT (pamshouseblend.com)
The American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed a brief today in a federal appeals court urging the court to allow a discrimination lawsuit to go forward on behalf of a lesbian who was fired from her job at a publicly-funded Baptis …
Jana Mackey - Domestic violence victims' advocate slain by ex-boyfriend
Seeded on Sun Jul 20, 2008 8:16 AM EDT (The Kansas City Star)
Sometime in the afternoon of July 2, Jana Mackey ceased being an advocate for women. Instead, she became another statistic in a cause she spent years fighting.
Africa's Last and Least: Cultural Expectations Ensure Women Are Hit Hardest by Growing Food Crisis
Seeded on Sun Jul 20, 2008 6:45 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
In poor West African nations such as Burkina Faso, mealtime conspires against women. They grow the food, fetch the water, shop at the market and cook the meals. But when it comes time to eat, men and children eat first, and women eat last and least.
New airport security devices "see" through clothing
Seeded on Sun Jul 20, 2008 6:42 AM EDT (Chicago Tribune)
Air travelers in Chicago will soon be literally exposed to a revealing full-body scan before boarding planes.
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