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Tell President Obama and Secretary Chu: Stop Taxpayer Loans for Georgia Reactors! ACTION
World  (tags: nuclear energy, nuclear strategy, US, Obama, environment, tax dollars )

Nancy
- 56 days ago - org2.democracyinaction.org
This is big. The $8.3 Billion taxpayer loan for construction of two new reactors at the Vogtle site in Georgia, the centerpiece of the Obama Administration's support for the "nuclear renaissance," may be blocked--by the Obama Administration. You can help
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Joseph Kony: Brutal Warlord Who Shocked World
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, children, conflict, corruption, death, ethics, freedoms, government, politics, Refugees&Relief, United Nations, us, Uganda, violence, world )

Kit
- 76 days ago - cnn.com
In the past week, a documentary detailing accusations of vile acts committed by the Ugandan warlord has spread like wildfire on social media (at the time of writing it has had more than 50 million views), prompting international outrage and a-->
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Uganda: Ulterior Motives in US, LRA Fight
World  (tags: world, oil, resources, Uganda, LRA, US, politics, conflict, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', news, violence, society, middle-east, africa )

Cal
- 194 days ago - globalpost.com
Oil and counteracting China's influence in the region may be two factors.
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Defense Secretary Panetta: Wrong on Military Spending   video
World  (tags: war, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, violence, US, $ )

Nancy
- 222 days ago - youtube.com
We don't need to spend six times China's military budget on war to keep America safe, and the last thing our economy needs right now is more job-killing spending on war profiteers.
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Stop Rewarding Dictators With Weapons! ACTION
World  (tags: war, ammunition, US, Congress, conflict, Bahrain, King Khalifah )

Nancy
- 222 days ago - actions.humanrightsfirst.org
Tell Congress to stop arming the Bahraini dictatorship with weapons by supporting this resolution today!
53 comments
Tell TIAA-CREF to Stop Investing in the Separation Wall ACTION
World  (tags: Palestine, Jerusalem, business, farmers, US )

Nancy
- 222 days ago - org2.democracyinaction.org
Ask one of the largest financial services in the United States to divest from Elbit Systems Ltd., the company that profits by building the Separation Wall - the structure that separates Palestinian farmers from their land and water resources.
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What a 6-Year-Old Iraqi Girl Would Ask the American Who Shot Her in the Head
World  (tags: war, Iraq, children, crime, world, US )

Nancy
- 226 days ago - truthdig.com
The organization No More Victims works with local communities to bring children injured in America's wars to the U.S. for medical treatment...
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Lulz Attacks: US Orders Review as Senate Site Hacked
World  (tags: US, Senate site, hacking )

Anna
- 347 days ago - bbc.co.uk
US officials said they have ordered a security review after hackers managed to break into the Senate website at the weekend.An official said the incident had been "inconvenient", but had not compromised the security of the staff.
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Bin Laden's Dead: Why It Matters
World  (tags: Bin Laden, Death, US, Terrorism )

Anna
- 389 days ago - news.discovery.com
President Obama called it a "good day for America" this morning at a White House ceremony. The president, of course, was referring to the death of Osama bin Laden, the towering bearded father of terrorism who eluded U.S. forces for the past decade until..
40 comments
10 Totally Bizarre Driving Laws in the US
World  (tags: Bizarre Driving Laws, US, Driving, traffic laws, road safety )

Anna
- 397 days ago - criminaljusticeusa.com
As a whole, Americans know to drive on the right side of the road, wear their seatbelts and obey traffic signs, but for many states in the great USofA, additional laws are needed to clarify the obvious and not-so-obvious rules of the road............
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The 10 Biggest Tax Cheats in U.S. History
World  (tags: Tax, Tax Cheats, US, government, money, people )

Anna
- 407 days ago - criminaljusticeusa.com
Tax Day is looming, and procrastinating yet law-abiding Americans are scrambling to prepare and submit their income tax returns to the federal government. Let's face it, no one likes to give a portion of their hard-earned money to a group of people.......
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US: FARC, Taliban Are Among Largest Traffickers
World  (tags: US, Taliban, drug-trafficking, anti-narcotics department )

Anna
- 414 days ago - news.yahoo.com
A top U.S. State Department anti-narcotics official said Thursday that Colombia's leftist rebels and the Taliban are among the world's largest drug-trafficking organizations.Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield said drug-trafficking organizatio
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Against Global Insurrection & Banker Occupation
World  (tags: humanrights, government, us, wisconsin, max keiser )

Judith
- 441 days ago - rt.com
Max Keiser one more tim from Cairo, talking about why markets prefer dictators and that it is time to rise up in the U.S. Please watch
12 comments
Stop the Violence in Libya!! - PLEASE TAKE ACTION
World  (tags: violence, government, Libya, killings, protests, anti-government, US, UN, Amnesty International )

Naoko
- 457 days ago - takeaction.amnestyusa.org
Over the last few days, hundreds of protesters have reportedly been killed in Libya in the midst of large scale anti-government protests. Sign the petition on the Amnesty International and urge the US to act to stop the violence.
22 comments
ACTION ALERT: Tell Govt of Japan: No Loans for Reactors in U.S.
World  (tags: US, nuke energy, Japan, Texas, reactor, taxpayer money, health )

Angelikan
- 470 days ago - org2.democracyinaction.org
The Japanese government, through the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), is considering making loans to NRG Energy (and its partners Toshiba and Tokyo Electric Power) to help rescue the troubled two-reactor South Texas Nuclear Project.
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