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Spying uncovered: Documents show state police monitored peace and anti-death penalty groups
Original Source By Nick Madigan, Sun Reporter Undercover Maryland State Police officers repeatedly spied on peace activists and anti-death penalty groups in recent years and entered the names of some in a law-enforcement database of people thought to be terrorists or drug traffickers, newly released…
Author: Baltimore Sun
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Traditional leaders slam constitution
Original Source By Xolani Mbanjwa South Africa’s world-revered constitution has come under fire from traditional leaders at the National Heritage Council (NHC) conference in Pretoria. They believe the constitution has protected the rights of the minority groups such as gays and lesbians while disregarding the…
Author: Pretoria News (South Africa)
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Texas Turns Aside Pressure on Execution of 5 Mexicans
Original Source By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. HOUSTON – Despite pleas from the White House and the State Department, as well as an international court order to review their cases, Texas will execute five Mexicans on death row, a spokeswoman for the governor said Thursday.…
Author: The New York Times
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How dare the UN take us to task on human rights
Original Source by D. Quinn When the Catholic Church was still the major power in the land, what incensed many of its critics was its claim to have a monopoly on morality. Today, the shoe is firmly on the other foot and it is the…
Author: The Irish Independent
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Health Care for America Now: A New Campaign to Win Quality, Affordable Health Coverage for All in the U.S.
The public relations spin doctors for the U.S. health insurance industry, who are probably busy at work concocting the script for a TV commercial or Internet ad to sink comprehensive health care reform in 2009, ought to think again. You may remember the fictitious couple,…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Lawyers: Ark. execution method 'dangerous'
Original Source by JON GAMBRELL LITTLE ROCK (AP) – Past “botched” executions show Arkansas’ lethal injection method remains “dangerous and inadequate,” even after the U.S. Supreme Court found a similar method constitutional, lawyers for four death-row inmates claim. In a filing to U.S. District Court,…
Author: The Associated Press State & Local Wire
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No Recent Improvement in U.S. Healthcare System Performance, Study Finds
Original Source Despite spending more on health care than any other industrialized nation, the United States continues to fall short on key indicators of health outcomes and quality, particularly in the areas of access and efficiency, a new report from the Commonwealth Fund finds. Prepared…
Author: Philanthropy News Digest
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Insurance market in turmoil after court decision
Original Source by Caroline O’Doherty CUSTOMERS are uncertain how health insurance premiums will be charged after a landmark court ruling quashed the legal basis for calculating fees. The Supreme Court ruled that risk equalisation – which ensures that health insurers do not discriminate against customers…
Author: Irish Examiner
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VHI warns of serious consequences for older people
Original Source by MARTIN WALL, Industry Correspondent INDUSTRY REACTION:THE VHI said the Supreme Court decision to strike down the risk equalisation scheme could have serious consequences for older and chronically ill people. The VHI’s chief executive Jimmy Tolan said the company, which stood to receive…
Author: The Irish Times
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FOMACS Launches New Web Site
FOMACS web site Launched in March 2007, The Forum on Migration and Communications (FOMACS) is a collaborative public media project, producing film, photographic, digital storytelling, radio, animation and print stories on the topic of immigration and integration in Ireland, with the aim of reaching and…
Author: FOMACS
