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Court Backs Bush on Military Detentions
Source: The New York Times
Original Source By ADAM LIPTAK President Bush has the legal power to order the indefinite military detentions of civilians captured in the United States, the federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., ruled on Tuesday in a fractured 5-to-4 decision. But a second, overlapping 5-to-4 majority…
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US assured State that CIA flights never used Shannon
Source: The Irish Times
Original Source JOHN ZAROCOSTAS in Geneva THE GOVERNMENT received assurances from US president George Bush and his secretary of state Condoleezza Rice that no extraordinary rendition took place at Shannon airport, the Attorney General, Paul Gallagher has told a UN expert panel on human rights.…
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Barnardos calls for more funds for vulnerable children
Source: The Irish Times
Original Source KITTY HOLLAND CONTINUED INVESTMENT in services for vulnerable children is essential despite the economic downturn, one of the State's leading economists has said. Prof John Fitzgerald of the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) said early intervention in vulnerable children's lives was vital…
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Immigrants’ Rights
Immigrants must win a rightful place in U.S. society and will do so through the efforts of diverse communities working toward a just and fair society, said Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ President and CEO, in this speech accepting the Raul Yzaguirre President Award at…
Resource type: Speech
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SA in danger of not reducing child mortality
Source: The Cape Argus (South Africa)
Original Source By Yugendree Naidoo Health experts have warned that South Africa's chances of meeting United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) related to child mortality are becoming increasingly slim. The warning is the latest red light on child mortality after a Medical Research Council study…
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Grey areas undermine tax reform of unwedded bliss
Source: The Irish Independent
Original Source By Fionnan Sheahan COHABITING couples are the fastest growing family type in the country. According to the last Census, the total number of cohabiting couples was 121,800 in 2006 up from 77,600 in 2002. They represented 11.6pc of all family units in 2006…
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Talking Down and Stepping Up
Source: The New York Times (Op-Ed)
Original Source Op-Ed Columnist By CHARLES M. BLOW The Rev. Jesse Jackson wants to do what to Barack Obama? Ouch! And why? Because he thinks Mr. Obama's speeches on fatherhood have been too hard on black men and not hard enough on The Man? I'm…
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In Act 2 of Life, Doing Work That Matters
Source: The New York Times
Original Source By Jane E. Brody Dr. Peter I. Pressman decided to retire in 2003 after 40 years as a New York breast cancer surgeon much admired by his patients for the time and skill he devoted to them and their families. He was 68,…
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A Death Penalty Puzzle
Source: The Washington Post
The Murky Evidence for and Against Deterrence Original Source By Cass R. Sunstein and Justin Wolfers Although the Supreme Court banned capital punishment for child rape last week, the justices have made it clear that for homicide, states may inflict the ultimate penalty. Last month,…
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Pressed by legislator, nonprofit foundations agree to invest in minority-led organizations
Source: The Sacramento Bee
Original Source By Aurelio Rojas Faced with legislation that would require them to disclose their ethnic composition and detail grants awarded to minority organizations, 10 of California's largest foundations agreed Monday to a multimillion-dollar, multiyear investment in minority communities. In return, Assemblyman Joe Coto, D-San…
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