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"Leave women alone" act! - Salon.com
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 2:45 PM EDT (Salon.com)
We are at a political moment that yields headlines like Politico’s recent “GOP scrambles to assuage women’s groups.” Such copy must have delighted Democrats on the Hill: It means they had managed to back Republicans into a corner. Said scramble was over …
Family Research Council Warns that 'Radical' Girl Scouts are out to 'Get Our Kids' | rightwingwatch.org
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 2:03 PM EDT ()
The Family Research Council recently called for boycotts and prayer requests against the Girl Scouts, typically by pushing a false and misleading claim that Girl Scouts are distributing brochures from Planned Parenthood and suggesting that proceeds from Girl Scout Cookies go to …
Testing on rape kits found in old Detroit crime lab show serial rapitsts in the city
Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 12:33 PM EDT ()
The initial test results of rape kits that went untested for decades show that some attackers have escaped prosecution for more years and have reoffended. A rape kit contains evidence collected from a victim to help arrest and prosecute their attacker. When the former Detroit c …
Tunisia's second coming | UNCUT
Seeded on Tue May 15, 2012 11:01 AM EDT (Uncut -on censorship)
When anyone feels the need to stage a counter-demonstration against theatre, it is time to sit up and pay attention.
Oklahoma Republican state convention turns raucous » Times Record News
Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 6:44 PM EDT (Times Record News)
Oklahoma's State Republican Party convention turned raucous with supporters of Texas congressman Ron Paul taking the convention outside the Norman hotel where it was held after the convention adjourned and following a physical confrontation between a Paul supporter and a suppor …
Strombo | Saying Goodbye: Elephants Hold Apparent Vigil To Mourn Their Human Friend | CBC Television
Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 2:18 PM EDT (CBC)
Lawrence Anthony was a conservationist and author known as "The Elephant Whisperer". In 1999, he rescued and rehabilitated a group of wild South African elephants who were deemed dangerous. And the animals appear to remember what he did for them: when Anthony passed away March …
Colonized by Corporations by Chris Hedges « Dandelion Salad
Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 1:39 PM EDT ()
In Robert E. Gamer’s book “The Developing Nations” is a chapter called “Why Men Do Not Revolt.” In it Gamer notes that although the oppressed often do revolt, the object of their hostility is misplaced. They vent their fury on a political puppet, s …
FFRF's 'Quit the Catholic Church' ad in today's Washington Post - Freedom From Religion Foundation - FFRF.org
Seeded on Mon May 14, 2012 11:38 AM EDT ()
The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s full-page ad, “It’s Time to Quit the Catholic Church,” runs in today’s Washington Post (A-5 Main), urging liberal and nominal Roman Catholics to “quit” their church over its war against contracepti …
Georgia Arrests Exemplify Violence of Radical Right | Southern Poverty Law Center
Seeded on Sun May 13, 2012 5:40 PM EDT ()
Last November, the FBI arrested four men in Georgia, members of a militia group who were accused of a wide-ranging plot to attack cities with the deadly ricin toxin, blow up federal buildings, and kill federal law enforcement officials and IRS agents. “When it comes time …
When Monks Get Punked - Global - The Atlantic Wire
Seeded on Sun May 13, 2012 5:26 PM EDT ()
"The head of South Korea's largest Buddhist order apologized after several monks were filmed gambling, drinking and smoking in a luxury hotel," reports UPI, adding that a secret tape "on television showed monks apparently playing poker, with some drinking and smoking." Reuters …
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