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D.S.Rajput

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Top 10 crises of the year: HIV/AIDS

Estimated 10 million infected people without treatment in the developing world, making it one of 2009's Top 10 humanitarian crises, according to Doctors Without Borders. Other crises that made the list released...

created by D.S.Rajput | 5 days ago | updated 5 days ago
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Ice Floes in Hudson Straights in the Canadian Artic

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Haggling begins at UN climate talks

Its been a collecting of pledges, wishes and differing opinion. The problem that is worrying me is the fact that there will be many third world governments. Holding out their hand in the effort to take a...

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opinion by Babel-Fish | 2 wks ago | updated 2 wks ago
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mytripsandraces

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Climate cash for poor countries 'has not materialised'

Well does this mean that there is another corruption scandle like cash for oil? It seems there is bad accounting and what is ment by "bilateral and multilateral" ways? Or is it just a case of sorry we...

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created by Babel-Fish | 4 wks ago | updated 4 wks ago
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Gordon Clark

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German 'Robin Hood' Banker Receives a Short Sentence

The German "Robin Hood" banker who was charged with moving more than $11 million between people's bank accounts will only receive a 22 month suspended prison term. She moved money from rich peoples bank...

created by Gordon Clark | 4 wks ago | updated 4 wks ago
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tikun

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Sparking a Helping Hand

Today I read a simply wonderful and inspiring piece from the Jerusalem Post. It was titled "Sparking a Helping Hand". It went on to describe the wonderful life of Prof. Boris Rubinsky in his quest to invent new...

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created by tikun | 6 wks ago | updated 6 wks ago
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therealnewsnetwork

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Organizing for the poor Pt.3

Williams: Over the last several years the left has been suffering from demoralization and demobilization

created by therealnewsnetwork | 8 wks ago
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therealnewsnetwork

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Organizing for the poor Pt.2

Williams: Articulating demands and needs of working class people is what's required from the movement

created by therealnewsnetwork | 8 wks ago
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therealnewsnetwork

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Organizing for the poor

Williams: For over two decades poor people in the US have been criminalized and vilified

created by therealnewsnetwork | 8 wks ago
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Rebuttal to Obama Healthcare Speech - What does "is" mean?

" Can I ask each of you to take off your respective political party hats for a little while and just ask you to listen to my talking points. Can I ask you to evaluate them without hitting the "Political Party Loyalty" reset button? For lack of time, I am only going to...

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created by CynicalPatriot | 15 wks ago
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Public Defenders - Scales are tilted and eyes wide open

politisite

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Public Defenders- Scales of justice Tilted and Eyes Wide Open

NPR will be airing a program today on 'All Things Considered' (check your local area for broadcast times) that deals with indigent legal services and the Public Defenders Office in Detroit, MI. While this...

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created by politisite | 18 wks ago | updated 18 wks ago
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Brits defend National Health Service against US conservative lies

"FAT, stupid Americans with no health insurance have attacked plans to stop them dying so easily."That's just one of many salvos being fired at U.S. conservatives who have been taking liberties with the truth about the United Kingdom's national health service."Bill McKay, a...

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created by dunkelberg | 19 wks ago | updated 19 wks ago
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Paschen

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Niger Crisis escalating after EU suspends all aid to the Country.

By, Uwe Paschen. E.U. Suspends all aid to Niger and freezes all accounts. After Failure of the Niger Government to comply with EU demands as reported in an earlier post. (See links at the end of this post.)...

created by Paschen | 23 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago
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saswat3

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Manmohan changed millions of lives: Time

"Manmohan changed millions of lives: Time" " Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speeches may not be winning him followers but his work does and his actions have "changed tens of millions of lives for the better",...

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created by archita | 23 wks ago | updated 23 wks ago
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Vancouver Olympics to feature US-style "free speech zones"

" Vancouver Olympics to feature US-style "free speech zones" Posted by Cory Doctorow, July 8, 2009 5:51 PM | permalink Craig sez, "Looks like Vancouver is getting free speech areas just like the RNC! Yipee! It's so nice of them to set...

created by thinktank | 24 wks ago | updated 24 wks ago
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archita

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Migrant labourers’ 5-yr-old daughter raped

" Last Updated : 06 Jul 2009 09:04:54 AM IST CHENNAI: The five-year old daughter of migrant labourers Mohan (30) and Lalitha (27) from Andhra Pradesh was allegedly raped by an unknown person in the wee hours of...

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created by archita | 24 wks ago | updated 24 wks ago
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