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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
- 54 minutes 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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Child's Rights Law... Too Much Talk, Little Implementation
Society & Culture  (tags: children, abuse, crime, corruption, death, culture, education, ethics, family, freedoms, government, law, society, safety, violence, sadness, rights )

Kelli
- 7 hours ago - childwitches.blogspot.com
Tomorrow November 20, the world will celebrate 20 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. For many in Nigeria, it is an opportunity to look at the states that have passed the law protecting children and the level of implementation of the act.
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Tinley Park Woman Charged With Hate Crime for Tugging on Woman's Head Scarf
Society & Culture  (tags: hate crime, culture, police, religion, rights, women, humans, crime, law )

Lone
- 13 hours ago - chicagotribune.com
A suburban Chicago woman has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly yanking the head scarf of a Muslim woman in Tinley Park two days after the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas.
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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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URGENT: CALLS NEEDED
Society & Culture  (tags: crime, americans, violence, news, law, media, rights, sadness, murder )

Tierney
- 1 day ago - campaigns.ratepoint.com
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles today voted to recommend that the death sentence of Robert Thompson be commuted to life. Thompson's execution is scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, November 19. Governor Perry will be deciding tonight or tomorrow m
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The Dead Walk
Society & Culture  (tags: IAmerican ndians, Native Americans, Arts and Entertainment, Education, Geonicide, culture, society, ethics, freedoms, rights, interesting )

Kat
- 2 days ago - volanteonline.com
They're here. Zombies have come to USD; bloody, moaning, groaning and appearing in a new student-produced film. The movie, about a group of American Indian students who attempt to escape from a zombie attack, is being made for the American Indians...
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THE SUPPRESSED SPEECH OF WAMSUTTA (FRANK B.) JAMES, WAMPANOAG
Society & Culture  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, WAMSUTTA (FRANK B.) JAMES.WAMPANOAG Ind, ethics, murder, culture, society, rights, sadness, crime )

Kat
- 2 days ago - uaine.org
To have been delivered at Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1970 Three hundred fifty years after the Pilgrims began their invasion of the land of the Wampanoag, their "American" descendants planned an anniversary celebration. Still clinging to the white...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Visits Iraq - and Aims to Transfer Military Tactics to California
Society & Culture  (tags: culture, crime, government, police, obituary, interesting, society, rights )

Cal
- 2 days ago - timesonline.co.uk
The governor of California trots out his most famous one-liner wherever he goes but, at the Victory military base in Baghdad today, he apparently meant it.
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Hire a Lawyer, Avoid the Death Penalty
Society & Culture  (tags: crime, death, humans, government, rights )

Phyllis
- 4 days ago - criminaljustice.change.org
If you hire a lawyer, the chances are you won't be sentenced to death in Houston. If you are too poor for an attorney, to the electric chair you go.
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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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RCMP Sgt. Michael Harvey Criminalizes All Indians That Don't Pay Taxes.
Society & Culture  (tags: taxes, society, government, rights, culture, interesting )

Lone
- 5 days ago - akwesasnewomensfire.com
Because the RCMP violently attacks Indians that refuse to become tax-paying citizens of Canada, Indians are forced to operate on their waters and lands with no lights at night. The St. Lawrence River is a water highway within Akwesasne
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The US Criminal Justice System Needs a Major Overhaul.- Please Take Action!! VIDEO
Society & Culture  (tags: us criminal justice system, rights, government, law, usa )

Tierney
- 7 days ago - change.org
In 2007, it cost taxpayers more than $26,000 per inmate to incarcerate an offender for a year in North Carolina. Prison rolls are swelling, non-violent offenders are taking up beds that could otherwise be used for violent offenders, and mentally ill inm
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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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