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Climate Not Culprit of Megafauna Extinction
World  (tags: Climate, America, paleoecologist )

Nancy
- 2 days ago - news.discovery.com
"In North America, there's a lot of confusion because everything was happening all at once," says Jack Williams, a paleoecologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and study coauthor.
3 comments
The Future of Education in the US
World  (tags: Education, Universities, America, US, Infographics, Unemployment )

Katie
- 6 days ago - onlinecolleges.net
While traditional universities struggle with soaring costs and declining endowments, the online education sector is expected to grow at least 15% in the US in 2009.
11 comments
Venezuela to Buy Russian Short-Range Missiles
World  (tags: russia, moscow, venezuela, HugoChavez, conflict, crisis, missiles, world, news, humans, politics, government, u.s., America, colombia, SouthAmerica, americas, war, drugs, weapons, military, cold-war, violence )

SirRobert
- 74 days ago - independent.co.uk
Since the U.S. stopped all weapons sales to Venezuela (Hugo Chavez) in 2006, the Russians have filled this void with a series of arms deals with Chavez. Is Russia reverting to Cold War 'create a crisis' tactics? Moscow will sell Chavez anything he desires
38 comments
Iranian Nuclear Threat Targets U.S., Israel
World  (tags: u.s., iran, israel, middle-east, America, usa, report, news, world, nuclear, conflict, politics, government, religion, nuclear-weapons, threat, space, science, technology, terrorism )

SirRobert
- 84 days ago - newsmax.com
Concerns about Iran's future nuclear capabilities and their potentially devastating impact on America are mounting --- View Special Report.
28 comments
North Korea Pardons US Reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee
World  (tags: world, North, Korea, Kim, Jong-il, pardon, US, jurnalists, Laura, Ling, Euna, Lee, good, news, bill, clinton, pyongyang, diplomacy, politics, America, Washington, Obama )

Tom
- 112 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has issued a special pardon to two detained US journalists after former US President Bill Clinton made an unannounced visit to Pyongyang. Laura Ling and Euna Lee had been found guilty of entering illegally in March.
8 comments
Noam Chomsky: Unexceptional Americans: Why We Can't See the Trees or the Forest The Torture Memos and Historical Amnesia By Noa
World  (tags: America, Torture memo, US, Human Rights, Ethics, violations, violence, torture paradigm, Noam Chomsky )

Brigitte
- 189 days ago - informationclearinghouse.info
The torture memos released by the White House elicited shock, indignation, and surprise. The shock and indignation are understandable. The surprise, less so. For one thing, even without inquiry, it was reasonable to suppose that Guantanamo was a torture
32 comments
Sign Petition: Ask Congress to Improve the Lives of Children Worldwide
World  (tags: world, america, government, obama, congress, global, financial, crisis, UNICEF, children, health, disease, illness, death, treatment, prevention, protection, medicine, healthcare )

Tom
- 205 days ago - change.org
Despite significant progress in children's health, 25,000 children under five years old still die from mostly preventable causes each day. With today's global financial crisis, vulnerable newborns and young children face greater challenges than ever.
24 comments
Defying World, North Koreans Launch Rocket
World  (tags: America, conflict, government, humanrights, north korea threats, politics, society, terrorism, violence )

Kit
- 233 days ago - nytimes.com
North Korea defied the United States, its allies and a series of U.N. resolutions by launching a rocket on Sunday that it said propelled a satellite into space but that much of the world viewed as an effort to prove it is edging toward the capability....
7 comments
Take Action: Urge President Obama to Announce That the U.S. Will Run for a Seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council
World  (tags: world, america, obama, united nations, human rights, government, freedoms, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', politics, africa, china, middle-east, humans, tibet, usa, violence, war, terrorism )

Tom
- 236 days ago - action.humanrightsfirst.org
For years America has stood on the sidelines and watched the United Nations Human Rights Council fail to deliver. Now the administration is weighing whether or not to change the status quo and run for a seat on the Council when elections are held in May.
17 comments
U.S., Russia Work to Reduce Nuclear Warheads
World  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', America, conflict, europe, ethics, freedoms, government, global security, politics, nuclear talks, russia, violence )

Kit
- 237 days ago - washingtonpost.com
President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev launched negotiations on a new nuclear arms treaty today, even as they agreed to pursue new and broader cooperation across a wide range of policy areas. Short Video
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Sign Petition: Ask President Obama to Act Now for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World
World  (tags: world, america, obama, russia, medvedev, war, violence, humanrights, death, nuclear, weapons, ban, atomic, bomb )

Tom
- 242 days ago - capwiz.com
On April 1, US President Obama and Russian President Medvedev will meet for the first time in London. This is an incredible opportunity for the two men who oversee 95% of the world's nuclear weapons to reverse decades of mistrust and danger.
13 comments
Violence-Plagued Mexico Sees Hope in US Border Plan
World  (tags: world, violence, mexico, america, economy, marijuana, obama, law, government, drug war, narco-terrorism, freedom, culture, crime, rights, corruption, politics, war, medicine, drugs, consumers, civil rights, health )

Tom
- 245 days ago - reuters.com
U.S. officials announced a $184 million program to add 360 security agents to border posts and step up searches for smuggled drugs, guns and money, as Mexico's spiraling drug war seeps over the border into the United States.
6 comments
Mexican Drug Wars Now Worse Than Iraq
World  (tags: world, violence, mexico, america, Iraq, economy, marijuana, obama, law, government, drug war, narco-terrorism, freedom, culture, crime, rights, corruption, politics, war, medicine, drugs, consumers, civil rights, health )

Tom
- 245 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Mexican drug cartels are as heavily armed as America's enemies during the Iraq war and are extending their bloody conflict into the United States, say security experts. Armed with rockets and grenades, they've brought death and chaos south of the border.
2 comments
Sign Petition: Toward a Nuclear Weapons-Free World
World  (tags: world, war, politics, government, Russia, Obama, America, China, Iraq, India, Packistan, Israel, peace, nuclear weapons )

Tom
- 249 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The future of the planet is at stake. Nuclear disarmament cannot remain on the back burner. Tell President Obama to dramatically improve our relations with Russia and make major progress toward achieving a world free of nuclear weapons.
8 comments
Drug Gangs Are Winning The Arms Race
World  (tags: world, violence, mexico, america, economy, marijuana, obama, law, government, drug war, narco-terrorism, freedom, culture, crime, rights, corruption, politics, war, medicine, drugs, consumers, civil rights, health )

Tom
- 252 days ago - latimes.com
Traffickers have escalated their arms race, acquiring military-grade weapons, hand grenades, grenade launchers, armor-piercing munitions and antitank rockets with firepower far beyond the assault rifles and pistols that have dominated their arsenals.
4 comments
 
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