Treaty Aimed at Banning Nukes Remains Grounded
Thursday, 05.20.2010, 06:22am
UNITED NATIONS,May 13(IPS)-The world's anti-war activists, includingparliamentarians, civil society groups and diplomats, havesucceeded in creating international treaties to ban a wide arrayof deadly weapons: anti-personnel landmines, blinding laserweapons, cluster munitions, dum-dum bullets and chemical andbiological weapons.
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SPAIN: Baltasar Garzón's Trial Threatens"Universal Justice"
Thursday, 05.20.2010, 06:22am
MADRID,May 13(IPS)-The trial of Spain's"superjudge"Baltasar Garzón is aimed at squelching the principle of universaljustice by suspending its main advocate, Dolores Delgado, aprosecutor at the Audiencia Nacional, Spain's highestcriminal court, told IPS.
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UNESCO Catches Heat Over Prize Named for"Dictator"
Thursday, 05.20.2010, 06:22am
UNITED NATIONS,May 13(IPS)-Human rights groups are expressing outrage over adecision to proceed with the UNESCO-Obiang Nguema MbasogoInternational Prize for Research in the Life Sciences, namedafter and funded by the controversial president of oil-richEquatorial Guinea.
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U.S. Nudged Toward Closer Cooperation with ICC
Thursday, 05.20.2010, 06:22am
WASHINGTON,May 12(IPS)-The upcoming review conference of the InternationalCriminal Court (ICC) has restarted the debate here in Washingtonabout how the U.S. should engage with the ICC despite ongoingconcerns about the prosecutorial authority and jurisdictionafforded to the court.
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World Bank Boosts Commitment to Lower Maternal Mortality
Thursday, 05.20.2010, 06:22am
WASHINGTON,May 12(IPS)-The World Bank intends to ramp up spending onfamily-planning and related initiatives to reduce maternalmortality, improve reproductive health, and reduce fertilityrates in nearly 60 developing countries, particularly insub-Saharan Africa, according to a new five-year plan released bythe Bank here this week.
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Small Islands Sit Tight and Vow to Fight Climate Change
Thursday, 05.20.2010, 06:22am
UNITED NATIONS,May 12(IPS)-If nothing is done to slow the pace of climatechange, many small island developing states (SIDS) will be atrisk of being wiped out, both economically and literally.
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Mr. Bachchan, caste and being an Indian first
Thursday, 05.20.2010, 05:19am
According to Bollywood star Mr. Amitabh Bachchan being an Indian first means not to believe in caste. That could be one great definition of being an Indian first and putting India first.
Yet when Mr. Bachchan told the census enumerators that he does not believe in caste and is an Indian first, did he unwittingly reveal the discomfiture the privileged castes feel in coming to terms with the caste issue in modern India? Surely it is the oppressed people who have the first right to determine if there should be a caste census or not. Their interpretation of present day life vis-à-vis caste discrimination needs serious consideration. |
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'Assume'-- Obama Administration Makes an Ass Out of U and Me
Thursday, 05.20.2010, 02:21am
OPINION, May 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- Gary McCullough, director of Christian Newswire submits the following:'Assume'-- Obama Administration Makes an Ass Out of U and MeBy Gary McCulloughThe airwaves are filled with the news; Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano didn't need to read the Arizona immigration law to publicly trash it; she just assumes it is a racist law. Attorney General Eric Holder didn't need to read the law although he is considering a federal lawsuit to st Source: CCN
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Standards of Decency May Be'Evolving,'but the Power to Amend the Constitution Belongs to the People, Not to Supreme Court Justices
Wednesday, 05.19.2010, 09:59pm
Contact: Robert Peters, Morality in Media, 212-870-3210NEW YORK, May 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled in Graham v. Florida that the"Constitution prohibits the imposition of a life without parole sentence on a juvenile offender who did not commit homicide."In so holding, the Court stated that it must look beyond"historical conceptions"to"the evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society."Robert Peters, President of Mora Source: Morality in Media
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Farris Criticizes Use of International Law in Supreme Court Decision
Tuesday, 05.18.2010, 05:22pm
Contact: Ian Slatter, Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), 540-338-8663PURCELLVILLE, Va., May 18 /Christian Newswire/ -- Yesterday, by a 6 to 3 vote the Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for the United States to sentence juvenile offenders to life in prison without parole in non-homicide cases in Graham v. Florida, released May 17, 2010. The Court cited the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and other international law to buttress its constitutio Source: Home School Legal Defense Association
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Family Institute of Connecticut Action Committee Endorses Republican Martha Dean for Attorney General
Monday, 05.17.2010, 10:17pm
Contact: Peter Wolfgang, Family Institute of Connecticut Action Committee, 860-548-0066; www.ctfamily.org HARTFORD, Conn., May 17 /Christian Newswire/ -- FIC Action Committee announced today its first-ever endorsement for statewide office: Martha Dean for Attorney General. FIC Action Committee spokesman Peter Wolfgang stated: "A longtime friend of our movement, Martha Dean has practiced law in Connecticut for 22 years. The most intellectually substantive ca Source: Family Institute of Connecticut
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Yes, the Constitution, as Originally Drafted and Conceived, was'Defective,'but that Document Still Does Not Empower Unelected, Imperfect Supreme Court Justices to do Whatever They Please
Monday, 05.17.2010, 03:00pm
Contact: Robert Peters, Morality in Media, 212-870-3210NEW YORK, May 17 /Christian Newswire/ -- Elena Kagan, President Obama's nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Stevens, served as a law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall. Following the latter's death in 1993, Ms. Kagan penned an"In Memoriam"(71 Tex. L. Rev. 1125, 1130) where she wrote the following:"...Justice Marshall gave a characteristically candid speech. He declared that the Constitution, as originally drafted and co Source: Morality in Media
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Demonstration against Elena Kagan as Supreme Court Nominee, Thursday, May 13, 8 - 9am
Wednesday, 05.12.2010, 11:03pm
Randall Terry and local Insurrecta Nex members will protest Elena Kagan as Supreme Court nominee in front of the Senate Dirksen Building (corner of First and C NE) on Thursday May 13, from 8 - 9 am. They will call on the Republicans in the Senate to filibuster Kagan for her support of Roe v. Wade."We are urging Republicans and pro-life Democrat Senators: filibuster Kagan. Stop paying lip service to unborn babies and the pro-life movement, and put up a real fight to overturn Roe vs. Source: Society for Truth and Justice
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Current Administration Not Listening: majority of Americans want secure borders, not amnesty
Wednesday, 05.12.2010, 04:28am
It’s not even close. Amnesty legislation proposed by Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez and New York Senator Chuck Schumer is incredibly unpopular today among most Americans. In one startling poll after another (Gallup, USA Today, Rasmussen, US News, Zogby, etc.), U.S. citizens are making it abundantly clear (60% plus) that they don’t want amnesty but the House, Senate and White House Democratic leaders are not listening. In fact, they are blatantly choosing to ignore the American public. |
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Eight Questions for Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan
Tuesday, 05.11.2010, 07:22pm
Contact: Robert Peters, Morality in Media, 212-870-3210NEW YORK, May 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- Yesterday, President Obama nominated Elena Kagan to a seat on the Supreme Court. Robert Peters, President of Morality in Media prepared the following eight questions about the First Amendment that could be asked during her confirmation hearing:In your view, is the First Amendment a"living clause"to be interpreted in any way that five or more Justices can agree on, regardless of what that Source: Morality in Media
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