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usatoday.com - 10/29/2009

U.S. impeded in democracy efforts for Egypt

— usatoday.com — The "impact of (American-funded) democracy and governance programs was unnoticeable" in Egypt, said the report by the... U.S. Agency for International Development's inspector general. USAID auditors based their conclusions on international indexes of ... (more) U.S. impeded in democracy efforts for Egypt

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belowthebeltway.com - 10/21/2009

Obama Administration Endorses “Blasphemy” Exception To Free Speech In U.N. Resolution

— belowthebeltway.com — Law Professor Jonathan Turley makes note of a little reported but extremely alarming development at the United... Nations: While attracting surprisingly little attention, the Obama administration supported the effort of largely Muslim nations in the ... (more) Obama Administration Endorses “Blasphemy” Exception To ...

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"U.S. Joins Egypt in Call for Exceptions to Free Speech in the Name of 'Religious Tolerance'" [@radleybalko] http://bit.ly/33Y7UQ 10/21/2009

RT @agilenature @ahndymac: The US comes out against free speech? WTH? http://bit.ly/3A0uiU Voltaire would turn in his grave. 10/21/2009

Oh boy :SRT @reasonmag U.S. Joins Egypt in Call for Exceptions to Free Speech in the Name of "Religious Tolerance" http://bit.ly/4EtS41 10/21/2009

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“Just say no to blasphemy laws”
Overlawyered — “Perhaps in an effort to rehabilitate the United States’ image? in the Muslim world, the Obama administration has joined? a U.N. effort to restrict religious speech. This country should never sacrifice freedom of expression on the altar of religion.” [Jonathan Turley, USA Today via Balko] Tags: Barack Obama, free speech, United Nations Related posts September 2 roundup (2) McCain and Palin guilty of “criminal incitement”? (10) In which I get called ...

“Troubling signals on free speech”
Overlawyered — ... . Legal academics, including some who have gone on to join the Obama Administration, have sketched out doctrines indicating “how the resolution could be construed to require prosecuting some offensive speech and how it could be used in the long run to change the meaning of our Constitution and laws… In my view, Obama should not take even a small step down the road toward bartering away our free-speech rights for the sake of international consensus.” More: Volokh, ...