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US Politics & Gov't News tagged with Rights

The Price of Disunity in a Dangerous World
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, culture, society, ethics, rights, freedoms, government )

Kat
- 6 days ago - wnd.com
While speaking recently at American University in Washington, D.C., a student asked me a provocative question. "If what you say is true about culture being so important, don't we owe the Native Americans an apology for invading this continent and ...
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AP: La. Justice Quits After Interracial Wed Flap
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Government, Justice of the Peace, racism, biased, crime, abuse, rights, freedoms )

Dee
- 30 days ago - nytimes.com
BATON ROUGE, La.- A Louisiana justice of the peace who refused to marry a couple because the bride was white and groom was black resigned Tuesday. Good Riddance...
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Paul Krugman - The Politics of Spite
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: republicans, conservatives, radicals, Reagan, americans, politics, government, corruption, abuse, lies, dishonesty, economy, freedoms, healthcare, obama, Medicare, insurance, rights, safety, society, culture )

Tom
- 58 days ago - nytimes.com
Conservative glee at America's rebuff by the Olympic Committee show that the guiding principle of Republicans is spite pure and simple. If they think something might be good for the president, they're against it -- whether or not it's good for America.
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Texas Governor Stymieing Panel Probing Flawed Death Penalty Case?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, Texas, Governor, Rick, Perry, cover-up, corruption, dishonesty, elections, politics, death, penalty, abuse, lies, society, law, rights, prison )

Tom
- 61 days ago - tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com
Cameron Todd Willingham insisted upon his innocence after his children died in a fire in their home. Texas Governor Rick Perry and the Board of Pardons and Paroles ignored a fire expert's report that found no evidence of arson and executed him anyway.
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Should the U.S. President Have the Power to Turn-Off the Internet?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Internet, cyberspace, cybersecurity, computers, networks, grids, obama, u.s., WhiteHouse, congress, law, cybersecurity-act-of-2009, politics, government, science, tech, technology, rights, ethics, americans, democrats, freedoms, terrorism )

SirRobert
- 75 days ago - computerworlduk.com
The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 is currently pending before the United States Congress, and if signed into law it will add an unusual ability to the existing presidential powers of highest office. Cybersecurity emergencies can be declared to stop Internet.
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Senator Edward M. Kennedy - A Fierce Advocate For Gay Rights; Dies at Age 77
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: kennedy, dies, death, passing, gay, rights, civil, brain tumor, Senator )

Road
- 98 days ago - care2.com
Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass), the last remaining brother of the Kennedy political dynasty, died late Tuesday night at his home on Cape Cod, having finally lost his battle against a malignant brain tumor at the age of seventy-seven.
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Abolish Employment At-Will Doctrine - Take Action Now!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, government, politics, employment, u.s., petition, activism, employers, employees, workers, rights, ethics, obama, congress, legislation, research, society, abuse, corruption, democrats, republicans )

SirRobert
- 115 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Approximately 60 million American workers are subject to this employment doctrine, and every year it is estimated that 2 million workers are fired unjustly or without any reason given at all. This leads to a disasterous loss of homes, autos, insurance...
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Sign Petition: Include The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Your Passport
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: world, humanrights, freedoms, government, UnitedNations, americans, passports, universal, declaration, human, rights, protection, men, women, children, families, torture, slavery, stoning, waterboarding, flogging, beating, FGM, honour, killings )

Tom
- 117 days ago - humanrightsactioncenter.org
Less than 5% of the world knows of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights existence. Because passports are the official representation of government, if the declaration is in all passports, it becomes an official documentation of the world.
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Why We Have No "Constitutional" Rights
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: usa, americans, constitution, rights, government, abuse, corruption, crime, lies, dishonesty, guantanamo, republicans, democrats, politics, federalists, hamilton, jefferson, adams, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Russia, society, culture )

Tom
- 144 days ago - backwoodshome.com
Nowhere does the Constitution say we are being granted rights. It says only that the government cannot deprive us of them. If we don't put a stop to government abuses, we are going to wake up one day and find all our "God-given" rights are gone.
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"Presidential Post-Acquittal Detention Power"
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: obama, bush, us, government, enemy, combatants, habeus, corpus, human, rights, abuse, tryanny, constitution, civil, liberties, fascism, corruption, war, freedoms, society, culture )

Tom
- 148 days ago - dailykos.com
The Obama Defense Department Counsel says that the president has the power to detain someone even after they have been tried and acquitted. Meaning they're pushing the Bush policy that says the president can lock up anyone indefinitely for any reason.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Plame's Lawsuit Against Cheney, Rove
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, bush, valerie, plame, wilson, scooter, libby, rove, cia, supreme, court, corruption, dishonesty, cover-up, crime, cheney, lies, americans, abuse, society, culture, rights, politics, freedoms )

Tom
- 163 days ago - truthout.org
This decision means that government officials can abuse their power for political purposes without fear of repercussion. Private citizens like the Wilsons, who see their careers destroyed and their lives placed in jeopardy, have no recourse.
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Sign Petition: Demand U.S. Government Ratify U.N. Treaties to End Human Trafficking and Slavery
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: world, violence, UnitedNations, politics, women, children, human, rights, freedom, europe, africa, asia, middle-east, america, slavery, discrimination, society, culture )

Tom
- 165 days ago - humantrafficking.change.org
Although The Convention on the Rights of the Child and The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women were signed by Secretary Albright in 1995, The U.S. remains the only Western Country to have not ratified these treaties.
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BIA Public Hearing Gets Heated
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, BIA, culture, society, rights, ethics, freedoms, government, law, news, politics, government, lies, dishonesty )

Kat
- 168 days ago - auburnpub.com
SENECA FALLS - Bureaucratic acronyms were not very popular Wednesday night at New York Chiropractic College, as hundreds of people descended on the school's gym to decry the BIA and its DEIS on an application by the CIN Government officials, business...
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After Losing $20 Million in Equipment, Federal Health-Care Agency Won $500 Million Earmark in Stimulus; Agency's HQ Had 10 Piece
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Indians, American Indians, Native Americans, IHS, Health & Wellness, Economy, US government, culture, society, abuse, ethics, rights, humans, interesting, news, government, healthcare )

Kat
- 168 days ago - cnsnews.com
(CNSNews.com) - The $787 billion stimulus bill that President Obama signed in February awarded the Indian Health Service with an earmark for $500 million in new funding, including $85 million specifically set aside for "health information technology...
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Take Action: NAACP Prayer Rally For Troy Davis Justice In Savannah, GA. This Weekend
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: TroyAnthonyDavis, TroyDavis, NAACP, Savannah, Georgia, prayer-rally, protest, activists, law, legal-battle, u.s., news, politics, government, HumanRights, ethics, corruption, cover-up, constitution, freedoms, rights, world, society, americans )

SirRobert
- 168 days ago - care2.com
This weekend, the eyes of the world will be upon the Troy Anthony Davis legal battle, and any support that you can render is crucial to tipping the scales of government to ensure justice is indeed served. Currently the case is severely flawed!
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