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SubscribeChinese dissident tipped to win Nobel peace prize
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/24/nobelpeaceprize.hujia-
A Debate Winner? My Thoughts As The Debate Progressed
http://blogs.takepart.com/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ a-debate-winner-my-thoughts-as-the-deba…So I decided to watch the debate on ABC, mainly because I only have an antenna on my television and ABC comes in the best. I would rather watch on PBS, alas. And the first question is? Surprise surprise, the economy. Let’s see what Obama has to say… What a beautifully crafted answer, he starts
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The First
http://tedte.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 10/ first.html"While victims of enforced disappearances are separated from the rest of the world behind secret walls, they are not separated from the constitutional protection of their basic rights. The constitution is an overarching sky that covers all in its protection.
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Racism in Magic Valley Again
http://mountaingoatreport.typepad.com/ the_mountaingoat_report/ 2008/ 10/ racism…Most people these days agree that racism, whether blatant or subtle, isn't acceptable. Even Murtaugh's Zeb Bell, host of "Zeb At the Ranch" (broadcast on Rupert radio station KBAR in the Magic Valley) adamantly protests that he's not racist and is offended by the accusation. However, on September
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Round 2 And It’s Town Hall Time
http://blogs.takepart.com/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ round-2-and-its-town-hall-time/As you may have noticed, we the bloggers of TakePart posted the questions we would ask the candidates if we could, and we did this because the Town Hall format means that everyday folks like you and me get to ask the candidates questions. And the best part is that the candidates have to answer
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Hello Tree, I am a Human Being!
http://westernfrontamerica.com/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ tree-human/Tom Szyszkiewicz has always been one of my favorite Catholic reporters. While I could not pronounce his last name if you paid me to do it, I find his writing remarkably insightful and astute. His articles are always intriguing, and he has a habit of exposing little-known facts about such subjects as
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Judge Orders Release of Unlawfully Held Uighur Prisoners
http://commentsfromleftfield.com/ 2008/ 10/ judge-orders-release-of-unlawfully-h…Well, it’s about goddamn time: In a dramatic setback for the Bush administration, a federal judge ordered the U.S. government Tuesday to immediately transfer to the U.S. and release 17 Chinese-born Muslims detained for seven years at Guantanamo.
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WomenforObama celebrate women suffrage anniversary
http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ womenforobama-celebrate-women-su…Clarksville Women For Obama Celebration marks 88th anniversary of passage of 19th Amendment. Tennessee’s ratification, as the 33rd state to do so, made the law effective. Many women made great sacrifices to make this legislation the law of the land. It is one of many fronts in the struggle for civil rights.
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China suggests Nobel should not go to activists
http://ksoze.newsvine.com/ _news/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ 1964761-china-suggests-nobel-sho…China suggests Nobel should not go to activistsSeeded on Tue Oct 7, 2008 5:07 PM EDT (MSNBC) China's foreign ministry suggested Tuesday that it hopes Chinese human rights activists will not win this year's Nobel Peace Prize, saying the award should go to the "right people."world-news, msnbci, china,
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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #369
http://www.towleroad.com/ 2008/ 10/ towleroad-gui-3.htmlYOU VOTE: More celebrities urge involvement in the voting process. ELISABETH MCCAIN HASSELBECK: and the ladies of The View erupt over campaign allegations. SARAH PALIN: I didn't bring up Ayers, the New York Times did. GWEN IFILL: Palin "blew me off" during the debate.
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In the Name of Human Rights Education
http://internationallawobserver.eu/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ in-the-name-of-human-rights-ed…In the Name of Human Rights Education Posted on October 7, 2008 by olewpedersen Thomas Hammarberg, Human Rigts Commissioner of the Council of Europe, yesterday released a call for more human rights education in schools. The call rests on the premise that human rights become more effective when people are actually aware of them.
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