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Do Catholic Bishops Run the United States Government?

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 03:00:38 +0000

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops apparently now runs the US government, aided by "faith-based advocacy groups," the House Democratic Leadership, the White House and members of the Senate. If you didn't know before, you know now.

The Corner on National Review Online found this 25 hours ago on rhrealitycheck.org

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TARP Loses $299 million Investment in United Commercial Bank

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:42:00 +0000

From the LA Times: United Commercial Bank is shut down, sold to East West Bancorp Toppled by loan losses and misstated financial reports, San Francisco's United Commercial Bank was shut down by regulators Friday night ... United Commercial's collapse may cause a greater-than-usual stir because ...

Eschaton found this 34 hours ago on calculatedriskblog.com

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Remarks by the President at the Closing of the Tribal Nations Conference

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:03:51 +0000

5:02 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Please, everybody have a seat. Let me first of all just thank Ken and the entire Department of the Interior staff for organizing just an extraordinary conference. I want to thank my Cabinet members and senior administration officials who ...

Mudville Gazette found this 2 days ago on whitehouse.gov

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commander arrested for war crimes

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:01:19 +0000

Sarajevo, 4 Nov. (AKI) A former Bosnian Muslim army deputy commander, Nihad Bojadzic, was arrested in Sarajevo on Wednesday on suspicion of having killed over 20 Croat civilians and prisoners of war during the 1993 Muslim-Croat war, the state prosecutor's office said. Bojadzic was due to be ...

Jihad Watch found this 3 days ago on adnkronos.com

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Biographical Information: Ambassador Nancy E. Soderberg

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:37:08 +0000

Email this Page Printer Friendly Nancy E. Soderberg Ambassador Nancy E. Soderberg With over twenty years of experience in foreign policy, Ms. Soderberg has served in the United States Senate, in the White House and at the United Nations. Ms. Soderberg has a deep understanding of policy-making ...

The Washington Note found this 9 days ago on connectusfund.org

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United Federation of Teachers News - The New York Times

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:31:00 +0000

Updated Oct. 29, 2009 The United Federation of Teachers is New York City's teachers' union, and one of the most powerful labor unions in the country. The union has had a pretty good relationship with Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg since he took office in 2002. The union's presidency has been filled ...

City Room found this 9 days ago on topics.nytimes.com

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UN Launches Investigation on Human Rights Violations By the US

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:49:00 +0000

For the first time ever the United Nations will investigate the United States for human rights violations. Newsreal Blog reported: For those of you who have never even heard of a “Special Rapporteur,” you may be surprised to find out that one has been appointed by the United Nations (UN), ...

Israel Matzav found this 13 days ago on gatewaypundit.firstthings.com

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Jim McGovern - Official Website

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:45:09 +0000

The Washington Note found this 11 days ago on mcgovern.house.gov

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Affordable? U.N. Puts a Questioning Eye on New York's Housing

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:30:00 +0000

The United Nations sends an investigator to determine if the struggle to find affordable housing in New York constitutes a human-rights violation.

A Blog For All found this 13 days ago on cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com

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When women rise, nations benefit (Politico)

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:08:51 +0000

Politico - In an Ideas piece, Albright and Rice say a society that is not decent to women is not a decent society.

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World Gender Gap Worst in Islamic Nations — Survey Shows Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Yemen, Egypt, Turkey at Bottom of List

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:16:58 +0000

World Gender Gap Worst in Islamic Nations — Survey Shows Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Yemen, Egypt, Turkey at Bottom of List

The Jawa Report found this 11 days ago on realcourage.org

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Civilian Displacements Top 200,000 as Waziristan Offensive Continues

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 22:12:27 +0000

The latest figures from the United Nations show 205,000 civilians have been displaced in the South Waziristan offensive . UN numbers tend to be somewhat lower than the actual numbers as many displaced stay with relatives and never register as IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons). The UN ...

TomDispatch found this 7 days ago on news.antiwar.com

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UN Agenda 21 - Coming to a Neighborhood near You

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:42:00 +0000

Most Americans are unaware that one of the greatest threats to their freedom may be a United Nations program known as Agenda 21.

Theo Spark found this 10 days ago on americanthinker.com

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United in loss, 9/11 families are divided on Afghan war

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:02:01 +0000

The White House has said President Obama is within weeks of making a decision on how to proceed in Afghanistan. As he deliberates, he is receiving widely divergent advice. In the face of deteriorating conditions in the Afghan battlefield, General Stanley McChrystal, the US and NATO commander ...

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KFC 'colonel' dupes UN security

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:19:00 +0000

UNITED NATIONS -- Red-faced United Nations officials on Monday admitted to a major security lapse after a UN guard helped Kentucky Fried Chicken's "Colonel Sanders" gain access to restricted areas. The guard escorted the white-suited intruder past security barriers, where he got a handshake from ...

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3 U.N. Workers Killed in Kabul; Grim Milestone for G.I. Deaths

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0000

KABUL, Afghanistan Attackers stormed a guest house in central Kabul on Wednesday morning, killing five people, including three United Nations staff members, according to a United Nations spokesman and an Afghan rescue official. The Afghan authorities said five gunmen were killed, according to ...

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Oh, Good. UN Sending Human Rights Investigators To U.S.

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:45:02 +0000

If only we had a President who would tell the folks at the United Nations to piss off Everybody knows New York City is an expensive place to live. But the United Nations wants to know if affordable housing is so tough to come by that it actually violates human rights. Seriously? The ...

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Somewhere, Khaled Meshal Is Laughing

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 20:01:21 +0000

During a Jerusalem press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyau, Joe Klein asked Secretary Clinton if the Obama administration still insists on an Israeli settlement freeze as a confidence-building measure ahead of resumed negotiations with the Palestinians. Netanyahu filibustered and ...

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Punk’d of the Week: Wishing Terrorists Had Tried the Col. Sanders Ploy @ the UN

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:06:35 +0000

By Debbie Schlussel I just loooove this story. You guys at Kentucky Fried Chicken, er . . . KFC, you’re my new heroes (even though I keep kosher and can’t eat there). The only thing missing here is video from what they pulled off on October 22nd. “World Leader” Col. ...

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The Cost of Shame: International Organizations and Foreign Aid in the Punishing of Human Rights Violators

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:19:33 +0000

James H. Lebovic Department of Political Science, George Washington University, lebovic{at}gwu.edu Erik Voeten Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and Department of Government, Georgetown University, ev42{at}georgetown.edu Are violators of international human rights norms punished with ...

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