United Nations Investigates Affordable Housing Crisis in LA
[The United Nations Investigates Affordable Housing Crisis in LA and Across US The severe impact of the US housing crisis on low- and moderate-income peoHousing A Rightple has become so great that even the United Nations decided the situation has warranted an investigation. As a result, the UN dispatched a Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, Raquel Rolnik, on a multi-US city fact-finding mission.
Fort Hood Mass Homicide: American Muslims react with grief and amp; fear of backlash
[The seven-million strong American Muslim community has reacted, with grief and fear of backlash, at the shooting at Fort Hood in Texas by Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. All major Arab and Muslim organizations were swift in unequivocally condemning this heinous incident which claimed the lives of 13 people and injured scores other.
The Damgers of Voting on Civil Rights
[Voting on other people's civil rights is anti-Constitutional. Voting on same sex marriage sends us down a slippery slope and distracts us from the criminals who are ruining all our lives.
Hillary, Congress Bury Goldstone Report, Shirking Accountability for US Role in Gaza Raids
[The Ileana Ros-Lehtinen/AIPAC driven House Resolution 867 boiled down to a call for censorship of the Goldstone Report without "any endorsement or further consideration" from the Obama Administration, rife with inaccuracies and undermines support for the universality of human rights. It is no surprise that Congress is trying to cover their culpable asses for during the 23 days of Israeli assault on Gaza...
Gay marriage foes win with message about schools
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Gay marriage opponents pulled off another victory at the ballot box this week by using a tried-and-tested argument: Approve it and children will be taught homosexuality in school....
Gay leaders blame TV ads, Obama for loss in Maine
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Stunned and angry, national gay rights leaders Wednesday blamed scare-mongering ads - and President Barack Obama's lack of engagement - for a bitter election setback in Maine that could alter the dynamics for both sides in the gay-marriage debate....
Dejection fills ballroom after gay marriage vote
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Cecelia Burnett and Ann Swanson had already set their wedding date. When they joined about 1,000 other gay marriage supporters for an election night party in a Holiday Inn ballroom, they hoped to celebrate the vote that would make it possible....
Defeat in Maine a harsh blow to gay-marriage drive
The stars seemed aligned for supporters of gay marriage. They had Maine's governor, legislative leaders and major newspapers on their side, plus a huge edge in campaign funding. So losing a landmark referendum was a devastating blow, for activists in Maine and nationwide....
Report: Gay couples similar to straight spouses
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Same-sex couples who identify as married are similar to straight spouses in terms of age and income, and nearly one-third of them are raising children, according to Census data released Monday that provides a demographic snapshot of gay families in America....
South Korean workers protest gov't labor policy
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Tens of thousands of South Korean workers rallied Saturday to protest the government's plan to begin implementing contentious labor laws....
Groups plan e-mail campaign to protest W.Va. mine
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Several groups say they will expand their protest against an Massey Energy mine in southern West Virginia through e-mail....
Browns fans say owner has dogged determination
BEREA, Ohio (AP) -- Die-hard Browns fan Mike Randall made sure he put on his Sunday best for his important meeting with team owner Randy Lerner....
Browns coordinator upset by planned protest
BEREA, Ohio (AP) -- Eric Mangini has a Darth Vader mask hanging in his office. Appropriate perhaps, considering how Browns fans feel about their team these days....
Mountaintop removal mining protests going national
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Activists with Mountain Justice, Rainforest Action Network and other groups planned protests at Environmental Protection Agency headquarters and across the country Friday to demand the end of mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia....
Why was Berlin the key to the Cold War?
The Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago, but few of the news stories marking the anniversary have explained the event's full significance. The Cold War had been raging for 14 years before the wall went up on Aug. 13, 1961. How could its collapse, on Nov. 9, 1989, have heralded the Cold War's demise?
If women can defend Fort Hood, they can defend America.
Fort Hood, Texas, hosts tens of thousands of men who are trained to fight for their country. But none of them stopped Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as he blew away 13 of their colleagues Thursday afternoon. It was a civilian police officer, Sgt. Kimberly Munley, who confronted and shot him in an exchange of gunfire. For her trouble, Munley took bullets in both legs and an arm. Maybe the president will pin a medal on her.
Michele Bachmann invites tea partiers to Washington for another swig.
Whether it was billing the event as a "Super Bowl of Freedom" or challenging conservatives to "scare" members of Congress, it worked. Rep. Michele Bachmann got thousands of protesters to flood the lawn in front of the Capitol building Thursday afternoon, joining her for what was originally described as a "press conference" but turned out to be a full-blown rally against health care reform—a mini-sequel to the 9/12 protest of two months ago.
The Pentagon releases detainee names to the Red Cross.
The New York Times leads with the Pentagon's decision to release the names of detainees held at secret camps in Iraq and Afghanistan to the Red Cross. The military previously insisted that the detainees' identities be kept classified for fear they could jeopardize counterterrorism efforts. The Washington Post leads with an unprecedented government effort in the works to vaccinate half of the U.S. population against swine flu "within months." More than 2,800 local health departments are gathering medical personnel and developing strategies to reach as many as possible. The Los Angeles Times leads with California legislators having a difficult time slashing the required $1.2 billion from the state's ailing prison system. Federal courts ordered California to reduce its prison population by 40,000, and the state's ongoing budget crisis makes deep cuts a fiscal necessity.
Bankers upbeat about economic growth; CIA reportedly staged mock executions of detainee.
All the papers lead with news that the battered global economy could finally be on the mend. The Washington Post and the New York Times both top their front page with yesterday's declaration from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that the economy appears to be "leveling off," his most upbeat assessment since the global meltdown began. "Prospects for a return to growth in the near term appear good," he told a gathering of economists and central bankers, adding that aggressive action by governments and central bankers around the world appeared to have successfully staved off the worst of the downturn.
Report: Lincecum has agreement on pot charge
SEATTLE (AP) -- San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum has an agreement with a prosecutor in his home state of Washington that could settle his misdemeanor marijuana charge, The Columbian reported Friday....
Oregon man charged with DUI after 911 call
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon police have charged a man with drunken driving after he called 911 to report his marijuana as stolen but the dispatcher couldn't understand him because he was vomiting while on the road....
Medical marijuana shops abound in California
SEBASTOPOL, Calif. (AP) -- A surge in medical marijuana in California has left communities trying to regulate or ban the drug. This wine country town has welcomed a dispensary as a strong source of tax revenue during the recession....
Northern Calif. town bans medical marijuana shops
RED BLUFF, Calif. (AP) -- A small Northern California city has banned medical marijuana growing and dispensing, a move opponents say will bring lawsuits....
Authorities: Huge jump in Calif. pot plants seized
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Authorities reported a staggering jump in the number of marijuana plants seized in California's eradication effort, claiming a more than 50 percent jump over the previous year....
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