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05/17/12
G.O.P. ‘Super PAC’ Weighs Hard-Line Attack on Obama
nytimes.com
Racial Politics
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Barack Obama
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Republican P...
A group of high-profile Republican strategists is working with a conservative billionaire on a proposal to mount one of the most provocative campaigns of the “super PAC” era and attack President Obama in ways that Republicans have so far shied away from.
05/16/12
Manny Pacquiao will do 'Extra' show despite gay marriage comments
latimesblogs.latimes.com
Gay Marriage
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Religious Beliefs
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Barack Oba...
A Nike-sponsored Bible-quoting top boxer who recently became a lawmaker in the Philippines, Manny Pacquiao, reportedly says gays “must be put to death” and is throwing punches at U.S. President Barack Obama for his comments last week in support of same-sex marriage.
05/16/12
Poll: 74 Percent of Americans, Including 67 Percent of Republicans, Want Obama to End Medic...
reason.com
Medical Marijuana
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Barack Obama
A poll conducted earlier this month by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research on behalf of the Marijuana Policy Project finds that 76 percent of Americans want President Barack Obama to end his crackdown on medical marijuana in states where medicinal use of the plant is legal. Read on for full statistics.
05/16/12
9-Year-Old To Westboro Baptist Protesters: 'God Hates No One'
npr.org
Discrimination
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Religious Beliefs
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Westboro...
9-year-old Josef Miles protested against the homosexual hate-mongering of the Westboro Baptist Church. And, instead of spewing hate like the Church's signs do, with the infamous message, "God Hates F*gs", Josef created his own little sign that read, "God Hates No One".
05/16/12
Indefinite Detention Blocked: District Judge Rules On Controversial Provision Of NDAA
huffingtonpost.com
Civil & Human Rights
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Laws & Crime
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NDAA of...
NY judge struck down a portion of a law giving the government wide powers to regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists, saying it left journalists, scholars and political activists facing the prospect of indefinite detention for exercising First Amendment rights.
05/16/12
U.S. Department of Justice Slaps Baltimore Police Over Right to Record Issue
pixiq.com
Civil & Human Rights
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Department of Justice
The U.S. Department of Justice is coming down hard on the Baltimore Police Department as it prepares to issue a settlement to a man whose footage they deleted after he recorded them making an arrest.
05/16/12
A Judge's Plea for Pot
nytimes.com
Medical Marijuana
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Civil & Human Rights
Three and a half years ago, on my 62nd birthday, doctors discovered a mass on my pancreas. It turned out to be Stage 3 pancreatic cancer. I was told I would be dead in four to six months...
05/15/12
Soap maker David Bronner: Hemp ban highlights absurdity of drug war
rawstory.com
Legalizing Marijuana
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Organic Foods
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Small ...
David Bronner, the maker of organic “Magic Soap,” blasted the ban on industrial hemp in the United States.
05/14/12
Kansas governor signs another abortion bill
midwestdemocracy.com
Abortion
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Health & Welfare
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Sam Brownback
Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a bill into law that would allow pharmacists to refuse to provide drugs they believe might cause an abortion.
05/14/12
Christopher Sharp v. Baltimore City Police Department
pixiq.com
Civil & Human Rights
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Police Officers
The U.S. Department of Justice's officially documented letter to the Baltimore Police Department, in response to their handling of a citizen's rights to film an officer on duty.
05/13/12
George W. Bush, Dick Cheney Convicted Of War Crimes
addictinginfo.org
Torture
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Laws & Crime
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George W Bush Admin
In the first verdict of its kind since former President George W. Bush left office, he and several members of his administration have been successfully convicted in absentia of war crimes in Malaysia.
05/10/12
Robin Roberts interviews the president with historic results
collegenews.com
Gay Marriage
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Robin Roberts
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Barack Obama
Returning from her historic interview with President Barack Obama, the Good Morning America host reflected on the honor that had been bestowed on her, after all, it’s not every day the White House picks a specific reporter for an interview with the president.
05/09/12
Election board may discuss controversial church sign issue
starnewsonline.com
Gay Marriage
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Religious Beliefs
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LGBT
Some are questioning whether a Wilmington church that posted an Amendment One-related sign on primary Election Day should remain a polling place.
05/09/12
The Myth About Marriage
nybooks.com
Gay Marriage
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Marriage
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LGBT
Why do some people who would recognize gay civil unions oppose gay marriage? Certain religious groups want to deny gays the sacredness of what they take to be a sacrament. But marriage is no sacrament.
05/03/12
Pastor Sean Harris, Who Advocated Parents Beat Gay-Acting Children, Defends Sermon, Compare...
huffingtonpost.com
Gay Rights
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Religious Beliefs
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Sean Harris
The North Carolina pastor whose violent anti-gay rant blew up across the blogosphere says he meant it "figuratively".
04/26/12
Rick Scott Drug Testing Executive Order Ruled Unconstitutional By Federal Judge
huffingtonpost.com
Civil & Human Rights
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Rick Scott
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Governmen...
A federal judge has ruled that Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) violated the Constitution last year when he ordered drug testing for state government workers.
04/24/12
Gov. Mark Dayton presented with abortion clinic licensing bill
startribune.com
Abortion
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Mark Dayton
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Minnesota
Two anti-abortion legislators have asked Gov. Mark Dayton to sign a bill that requires abortion clinics to pay an annual license fee and face regular inspections.
04/17/12
Cardin Testifies on the Need to End Racial Profiling in America
thebaynet.com
Profiling
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Racism
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Ben Cardin
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) testified before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights today calling for an end to the use of racial profiling by law enforcement in America. He discussed the need to pass his legislation, the End Racial Profiling Act.
04/13/12
Life before conception: Arizona anti-abortion law defies science
rt.com
Abortion
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Education
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Jan Brewer
The Arizona government can now officially involve itself in your sex life. Whether it’s during sex, after sex or before you’ve ever met that special someone, state officials in Arizona have determined life to begin before conception.
04/12/12
Komen grants flowing to Planned Parenthood
washingtonpost.com
Abortion
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Susan G Komen for the Cure
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Plann...
Grants from the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure are flowing to Planned Parenthood, as the women’s health organizations seek to rebuild their relationship after the controversy in February over the breast cancer charity’s unsuccessful attempt to defund Planned Parenthood.
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