Children feel 'hurt' on their national day

" The commemoration of National Children's Day turned sour Wednesday with the government refusing to allow children to read out their demand for the establishment of a special ministry of their own. The...

Egyptian People's Assembly Approves Child Laws, Makes FGM a Crime

"By Safaa Abdoun and Lina MarwanFirst Published: June 8, 2008CAIRO: The People’s Assembly approved amendments to Child Law 12/1996 drafted by the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM) after months-long debates.One of the most welcome articles was one...

Protection of Children's Rights debated in Egypt's Assembly

"CAIRO, June 3, 2008: Amidst heated debate, Egypt's  People’s Assembly continued discussing amendments to Child Law 12/1996, which aims to extend the legal protection of children.On March 4, President Hosni Mubarak signed the final version of the amendments...

Citizen Media and the law — freedom and risk

Last night I met Josh Wolf at the New Pamphleteers conference in Minneapolis.   There was a great talk on the legal risks and opportunities bloggers have.  Josh's notes are here."These notes were...

Who or What Will Decide the Democratic Presidential Nomination?

" LOS ANGELES —  "The complaints have already been drafted," my friend — a prominent Florida lawyer — told me, and I'm certain that's true. If they haven't been, they will be. In recent days, it...

Pipeline Fire Burnt 42 People to Dead in Nigeria

What a sad end?"Forty-two victims of the pipeline explosion, which occurred at Ilagbo Village, a riverine community near Ibagbo-Iru, Victoria Island, Lagos, have been buried in mass graves. The remains of the victims of the Christmas Day tragedy, who were scooping fuel from...

Faslane 365 days on: 1,110 arrests and £5m bill for policing protest

"IT HAS lasted a year, cost police and taxpayers £5 million and has resulted in 1,110 arrests. But the wider impact of the Faslane 365 protests on Britain's commitment to the Trident nuclear weapons system and...

ESPN rates Spartans No. 2 in past decade

This was great news for every Spartan!!!  Possibly the best team in the last 10 years."ESPN rates Spartans No. 2 in past decade MSU ties UConn in poll; Katz ranks Izzo's program best Joe Rexrode Lansing State Journal The past 10 seasons have been the best in the history...

Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007

"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media Sources: Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005 Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story” Author: Elliot D....

Politics? Or Conscious Acts Of Treason ...

"... For Simple Political Gain? Good question. Now that the Democrats are in power over the Congress --- Hypocrisy RULES to the detriment of national security issues. The Democrat Congress does not believe that...

Muhammad Ali: The Brand and the Man

The images of a confident, fast talking, lively Muhammad Ali are fading into the world of black & white.  My generation and those younger than I will see him as he is presented, the man crafted in a...

Severe Weather Hits the UK

We are experiencing strong winds, freezing temperatures, and snow here in Vancouver.  And it looks like the UK has its own weather troubles as people are without power, and strong winds have caused one...

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