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China Sentences Rights Activist to 9 Years' Jail
A Chinese court sentenced a veteran democracy activist Friday to nine years' imprisonment for inciting subversion, ...Posted by Manfred Ostrowski -
Clinton offers small incentives for Burma’s reforms
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Gaza militants renew rocket fire toward Israel - Ha'aretz
CTV.caGaza militants renew rocket fire toward IsraelHa'aretzBoth rockets launched overnight exploded in open fields ...Posted by Sheila Quinn
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Voter Photo ID Laws Hit Older Americans Hard
Having a driver's license or photo identification card is commonplace for most Americans, but about 11 percent of ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
With Indefinite Detention Measure, Has Congress Also Expanded Rendition of U.S. Citizens Abroad?
(Multimedia) The Obama administration is continuing to come under intense criticism from civil liberties groups for saying it ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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Truth on Trial in Spain
Terrible crimes were committed during and after Spain ’s 1936-39 civil war that no court has yet examined or ...Posted by Manfred Ostrowski -
What’s He Got to Hide?
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This bastardised libertarianism makes 'freedom' an instrument of oppression
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China: Photo Captures Plight of 58 Million ‘Left Behind Children'
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“Deadly Monopolies”: Medical Ethicist Harriet Washington on How Firms Are Taking Over Life Itself
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