huffingtonpost.com - 10/8/2009
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I think that all homo sapiens can understand how the mere thought of an organization that receives government money through contract mechanisms being tangentially involved in setting up a fake tax shelter for a fake pimp and his fake prostitution ring of fake prostitutes can justifiably lead to ...
thinkprogress.org - 10/7/2009
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thinkprogress.org —
In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones was gang-raped by
her co-workers while she was working for Halliburton/KBR in...
Baghdad. She was detained in a shipping container for at least 24 hours without food, water, or a bed, and “warned her that if she left Iraq for ...
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Franken Wins Bipartisan Support For Legislation Reining ...
minnesotaindependent.com - 10/7/2009
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minnesotaindependent.com —
An amendment that would ban federal funds going
to companies that require arbitration in the case of...
sexual assault passed the Senate on Tuesday. The amendment was offered by Sen. Al Franken and was added to the defense appropriations bill by a vote ...
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Franken amendment to protect victims of sexual assault ...
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Montel Williams salutes Senator Al Franken's first legislative victory , which was to deny private contractors from using private arbitration in cases of ...
Rape Victim Confronts Vitter Over His Vote Against Franken’s Amendment Holding Contractors Accountable
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... allegations would be heard in private arbitration only.
Last month, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) proposed an amendment to the 2010 Defense Appropriations bill that would withhold defense contracts if companies “restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, battery and discrimination cases to court.” Although the amendment passed, 30 Republican senators voted against it.
One of the Republicans singled out for especially harsh criticism following the vote was Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), who has a track record of siding ...
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