U.S.
Immigrant rights leaders welcome Obamas detention plan
August 7, 2009Civil rights leaders and immigrant advocacy groups say they welcome President Barack Obama’s new plan to institute badly needed reforms within the country’s broken immigration detention system. Current detention policies continue to routinely violate the basic...
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Arctic Ocean could be pollution sump in 60 years if warming not curbed
August 7, 2009The Arctic Ocean could become a stagnant, polluted sea within 60 years if nothing is done to cut global warming, a scientific study warns.
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Iraq vet jailed for refusing to redeploy to Afghanistan
August 7, 2009An army soldier was sentenced to a one month jail term and demoted Wednesday for refusing to fight in Afghanistan. Victor Agosto, a veteran of the Iraq war who was due for release in June was...
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Non-discrimination bill gets bipartisan boost in the Senate
August 7, 2009Civil rights and labor organizations this week praised the introduction of the Employment Non-discrimination Act (ENDA) by a bipartisan group of Senators. ENDA would create a federal standard for outlawing workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation...
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Dont close womens health clinic! Protesters tell University of Chicago
August 7, 2009Chicago — The University of Chicago Medical Center, citing financial shortfalls, is closing its Women’s Health Center on 47th Street, which annually serves thousands of women on the South Side. Protests over the last two months...
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