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Law allows creationism to be taught in Tenn. public schools
A bill that allows Tennessee public school teachers to teach alternatives to mainstream scientific theories such as evolution will become law this month after the governor refused to sign or veto the measure, The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss reports. Supporters… Read More ›
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UC study criticizes, places blame in pepper spray use at Davis
A UC investigatory report released Wednesday sharply criticized UC Davis campus police for using pepper spray on student demonstrators in November and said the school’s administrators and security force were to blame for poor planning and bad decisions in dealing with… Read More ›
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Protests in Tunisia
Police use force to break up Tunisia protest Demonstrators defy government ban amid growing anger over worsening economy and increasing clout of Salafis. Police in Tunisia have fired tear gas to disperse a rally to commemorate Martyrs’ Day and protest… Read More ›
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Hacked Road Sign Changed To Include Racial Slur About Trayvon Martin
The Huffington Post | By Gene Demby A road sign on a Michigan freeway was hacked early Monday morning and its message changed to “Trayvon A Nigger.” According to Rob Morosi, a spokesman for the state’s department of transportation, someone… Read More ›
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Remember the Limerick Soviet!
A little-known and oft-overlooked historical example of workers’ organization is that of the Limerick Soviet in Ireland. In response to the British militarist siege of the city of Limerick in 1919, trade unions organized their own form of local governance… Read More ›
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DPRK celebrates centennial of Kim Il-Sung’s birth
PYONGYANG, April 15 (Xinhua) — The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is carrying out a great military parade here on Sunday morning to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of founding leader Kim Il Sung. In a speech… Read More ›
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Iraqi Woman Beaten to Death in California, Hate Crime Suspected
A woman from Iraq who was found beaten, lying in a pool of blood in her in El Cajon, Calif., home next to a note saying “go back to your country,” has died and police are investigating her death as… Read More ›
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Fla.’s West says 81 colleagues are communists, offers no proof
By Aaron Blake / The Washington Post WASHINGTON — Consider this one of the many reasons that Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., won’t be the GOP’s vice-presidential nominee: At an event late Tuesday — shortly after The Washington Post wrote about… Read More ›
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FM Spokesman on U.S. Announcement of Suspension of Food Aid to DPRK
Pyongyang, March 31 (KCNA) — A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK gave the following answer to a question raised by KCNA Saturday as regards the U.S. moves to exploit the DPRK’s planned launch of satellite Kwangmyongsong-3 for… Read More ›
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Trayvon Martin’s Mother Clarifies Her ‘Accident’ Comment
Trayvon Martin‘s mother, Sybrina Fulton, corrected her earlier comments where she said George Zimmerman’s shooting of her son was an accident. Here is her full statement clarifying her remarks, as provided by msnbc.com: Earlier today, I made a comment to… Read More ›
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Prosecutors: Zimmerman Ignored 911 Dispatch, Confronted Trayvon
by Kirsten West Savali George Zimmerman, 28, the man charged with second degree murder in the February 26 shooting death of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, has consistently stated through family and legal council that he returned to his car after… Read More ›
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New Mali Leader Sworn in, Vows ‘Total War’
by Jason Ditz Insists Mali Will Never Negotiate With Tuaregs His term is likely to be fairly short, as officials talk about holding elections soon, but Dioncounda Traore was sworn in today as Mali’s interim president, promising “to wage a… Read More ›
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Christians Fight for Their Children’s God-Given Right to Bully Gay Kids
By Erin Gloria Ryan Despite the fact that there’s scant evidence in the Bible that Jesus was an asshole who commanded his followers to bully gay children to death, a group of American Christian parents seem to think Christ has… Read More ›
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In Hiding, Mali President Issues Resignation
Interim President Expected Soon as Junta Also Promises to Step Down by Jason Ditz Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure issued a formal letter of resignation Sunday from his undisclosed hiding place, weeks after being deposed in a military coup. The… Read More ›
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Mich. teacher fired for Trayvon fundraiser
DETROIT — A teacher in southeastern Michigan has been fired for helping students organize a fundraiser for the family of Trayvon Martin, a Florida teenager shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer, a national civil rights group said. Brooke… Read More ›
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