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Today Is Universal Children's Day--November 20--U.N.
Society & Culture  (tags: children, rights, family, world, politics, U.N.culture, education, child, GoodNews, humans )

Cal
- 1 hour ago - un.org
Celebrated since 1954, it is a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children The Day was to be observed also as a day of activity devoted to promoting the ideals and objectives of the Charter and the welfare of the world's children
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Senate Bill Would Allow "Mentally Incapacitated" Vets to Buy Guns
Society & Culture  (tags: rights, military, veterans, violence, safety, guns, gun control, society, culture, crime, americans, ethics, politics, children, death )

Cal
- 1 hour ago - motherjones.com
Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) says his "Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act" will protect veterans' gun rights. But the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence calls it a "dangerous" proposal that could allow "over 100,000 mentally incapacitated or incompet
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US Liable in Katrina Flood, Judge Says
Society & Culture  (tags: law, news, Katrina., GoodNews, rights, politics, government, ethics )

Cal
- 19 hours ago - boston.com
A federal judge ruled yesterday evening that poor maintenance of a major navigation channel by the Army Corps of Engineers led to some of the worst flooding after Hurricane Katrina. The ruling was a major victory for homeowners who suffered damage in the
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New York Toughens Drunken Driving Law
Society & Culture  (tags: law, government, drunk driving, society, politics, police, news, safety )

Cal
- 21 hours ago - cnn.com
t is now a felony in New York to drive drunk or under the influence of drugs with a child in the vehicle, and will require first-time driving-while-intoxicated (DWI) offenders to install an ignition interlock device in their vehicles.
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Blue-Collar Town Elects a Muslim Mayor
Society & Culture  (tags: society, politics, humans, culture, news, GoodNews, americans )

Cal
- 1 day ago - msnbc.msn.com
Pakistani embraced by Granite Falls, Wash., since opening a bar in 2000
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Zoom In: Focus on Executive Review
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, Leonard Peltier, government, freedoms, culture, society, politics, ethics, news )

Kat
- 4 days ago - lpdoc.blogspot.com
A new campaign sponsored by the Leonard Peltier Defense Offense Committee (LP-DOC) with Friends of Peltier and the International Peltier Forum The United States courts have acknowledged that Leonard Peltier was the victim of official misconduct...
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A Risky Setting for NYC Trial of 9/11 Suspects
Society & Culture  (tags: politics, 9/11, society, law, crime, culture, death, government, media, usa, safety )

Cal
- 5 days ago - usatoday.com
In a move both politically and legally risky, the Obama administration plans to put on trial the professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 terror attacks and four alleged accomplices in a lower Manhattan courthouse.
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Press Release: Public Invited to Participate at AIM 40 Year Anniversary
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, AIM, culture, society, politics, rights, news, ethics, freedoms, americans )

Kat
- 5 days ago - aimovement.org
Press Release AIM-WEST, a non-profit organization based in San Francisco cordially invites you to attend The 40 Year Anniversary and Reunion of the American Indian Movement. This event will take place November 24-28, 2008 in San Francisco. Please...
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40th Anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz Program
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, AIM, Society, Culture, Politics, Governmentfreedoms, ethics, interesting, rights )

Kat
- 5 days ago - bsnorrell.blogspot.com
On Friday, November 20th 2009, Richie Richards the Native American Education Specialist for the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at UC Berkeley proudly hosts the 40th Anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz Program. The event will honor and...
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Lou Dobbs Leaving CNN, Does Not Reveal Plans
Society & Culture  (tags: media, celebrity, Lou Dobbs, rights, culture, immigration views, society, politics, freedoms, news, activists )

Cal
- 7 days ago - reuters.com
CNN host Lou Dobbs, whose outspoken views on U.S. immigration have made him one of the most controversial figures on television, said on Wednesday he is leaving the 24-hour cable news network immediately because he wants a freer platform to state his opin
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Ask Congress to Ensure Humane Conditions of Immigration Detention Please Take Action!
Society & Culture  (tags: children, family, ethics, politics, safety, child, immigrationdetainees )

Tierney
- 8 days ago - capwiz.com
This year, the U.S. government will detain over 440,000 immigrants, including many from vulnerable populations such as women, families, unaccompanied children and asylum seekers. Immigration detainees are held in a variety of facilities
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Federal District Court Rules Against South Carolina's 'Christian' License Plate
Society & Culture  (tags: religion, rights, law, government, americans, politics )

Tierney
- 9 days ago - au.org
A federal district court ruled today that a special Christian license plate mandated by the South Carolina legislature violates the constitutional separation of church and state
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"INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S DAY" : SIGN PETITION!
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, culture, society, politics, sadness, news, government, ethics, rights )

Kat
- 12 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Do you really want to celebrate the legacy of a man who committed heinous crimes against the Indigenous people of the Caribbean and throughout the Americas? Indian governments and the people they represent are requesting that the federal government...
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Women Unite For Stronger Laws & Severe Penalties for Violent Sex Offenders
Society & Culture  (tags: law, violence, women, safety, society, sadness, rights, politics, government, crime, death, murder, police )

Tierney
- 13 days ago - womensrights.change.org
We Demand Stronger Laws & More Severe Penalties Regarding the Atrocities of Kidnap, Rape, Murder & Molestation of Our Children, Daughters, Sisters & Loved Ones!
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Obama Pledges to Help Native American Tribes
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, obama, americans, news, ethics, culture, society, rights, politics, government, freedoms, ethics )

Kat
- 14 days ago - cbsnews.com
(AP )"Only in America could the adoptive son of Crow Indians grow up to be president of the United States." President Obama spoke those words this morning, in reaching out to Native Americans at the start of a White House Tribal Nations...
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Press Release: Public Invited to Participate at AIM 40 Year Anniversary
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Blue-Collar Town Elects a Muslim Mayor
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New York Toughens Drunken Driving Law
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