Bosnian Serb Commanders Convicted of War Crimes

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Bosnian Serb Commanders Convicted of War Crimes  Two Bosnian Serb commanders were found guilty Monday of war crimes for burning to death Muslim women, children, and elderly men during the conflicts in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s.

Defector Gives Rare Glimpse Into North Korea

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Defector Gives Rare Glimpse Into North Korea Susty In this interview, Kim Young Seong, a North Korean defector, discusses his time doing forced labor in a mine, the 1990s famine, the military's ubiquitous presence, and people's growing desire fo...

Women Feed the World: Diary From Burkina Faso

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Women Feed the World: Diary From Burkina Faso Susty Most women in Burkina Faso grow food for their families, but cannot own the land they cultivate. In this diary from the field, the president of an international development organization explore...

U.S. Governor Pressured to Approve Toxic Pesticide

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U.S. Governor Pressured to Approve Toxic Pesticide Susty Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California is under heavy pressure from industry to approve the use of a pesticide on local agriculture that's been linked to illnesses including cancer, mis...

Kucinich to Investigate Fannie/Freddie Bailout

by Just C.

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The following blog post by Jane Hamsher (Founder & Publisher - firedoglake.com) appeared today, December 30, 2009: If the White House thought they could slip the bailout of Fannie and Freddie through by announcing it in a Christmas Eve news d...

Hunger Happens HERE!

by Just C.

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Feeding America(Because hunger happens here.) "I'm sure we're going to run out of food today, before we serve all the people that are in line." That's Mary-Sharon Howland, director of a food bank near New Orleans.1 But the same problem is ...

The Global War on Stealth Underwear

by Road L.

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Robert Scheer on Terrorism"The Global War on Stealth Underwear" -- There is no “war” against terrorism. What George W. Bush launched and Barack Obama insists on perpetuating does not qualify. Not if by war one means doing the obvious and ...

TREES, WATER & PEOPLE AND JOBCOMB: HELPING JOB SEEKERS AND THE PLANET

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  Trees, Water & People and JobComb: Helping job seekers and the planet   Trees, Water & People and Jobcomb are announcing a new partnership to help not only job seekers and employers, but also our environment. Jobcomb, an online...

Stop the press's blackout on Gaza!

by Just C.

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It’s Déjà Vu with Another Media Blackout The International Coalition to End the Illegal Siege of Gaza is marking the anniversary of Israel’s 220-day siege of Gaza, but you might not know this if you rely wholly on the U...