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chinadigitaltimes.net » China Digital Times - 5 hours ago
Along with activist Hu Jia, rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng is also among the Nobel Peace Prize contenders. From Bloomberg.com: Gao Zhisheng and Hu Jia are deemed top candidates by Oslo’s International Peace Research …
Also tagged: politics, world, human rights, nobel prize, gao zhisheng, hu jia
guardian.co.uk » Environment | guardian.co.uk - 5 hours ago
Hoax bombs and threats of violence intended to scare firms into severing ties with Huntingdon Life Sciences
Also tagged: uk news, environment, animal welfare, uk security and terrorism
washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - National News and Headlines - Oct 2, 2008
The head of the National Urban League is calling on Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. to refute statements by conservative politicians and pundits that subprime mortgages provided to minorities led to the …
Also tagged: wall street, new orleans, by, neil cavuto, blame, for, crisis, michele bachmann, angered, john taylor, henry m paulson, fox news network llc, national urban league, xavier becerra, u s department of the treasury, national community reinvestment coalition, investor s business daily inc, marc h morial
washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Metro - Oct 1, 2008
The Maryland State Police "significantly overreached" when they spied on peaceful opponents of the death penalty and the Iraq war and were oblivious to their violation of the activists' rights of free expression and …
Also tagged: iraq, review, united states, maryland, spying, on, independent, baltimore, mike stark, lee evans, american civil liberties union, martin o malley, silver spring, takoma park, robert l ehrlich, u s senate committee on the judiciary, maryland state police, assails, david rocah, thomas e hutchins, terrence sheridan, stephen h sachs
thaindian.com » Thaindian News - Oct 1, 2008
Melbourne, Oct 1 (ANI): The advertising industry has denied that food adverts are leading to childhood obesity epidemic. There is no link between food adverts and childhood obesity, according to the advertising …
Also tagged: national, melbourne, association of national advertisers, brisbane, mps, schoolchildren, holistic approach, notion, platforms, childhood obesity epidemic, obesity in australia, screen time, executive director, television advertisements, australian association of national advertisers, federal parliamentary inquiry, incidence of obesity, utter nonsense
cnn.com » Daily Briefing - Sep 30, 2008
By Katie Benner News that giant Belgian bank Dexia needed a $9.2 billion government bailout was yet another shock to the increasingly fragile global finance system. But if you’ve been listening to a shortseller named …
washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Courts, Judiciary - Sep 27, 2008
The day the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the D.C. gun ban, leading gun control advocates dialed into a nationwide conference call to coordinate how the movement should frame its reaction to the media.
Also tagged: san francisco, washington dc, pennsylvania, maryland, gun, louisiana, safety, connecticut, national rifle association, have, frank lautenberg, u s supreme court, might, informant, stood, the washington post company, among, meg smith, brady campaign to prevent gun violence, million mom march, mother jones magazine, patrick o malley, states united to prevent gun violence, mary mcfate, bryan miller, fran trutt, institute for legislative action, barbara hohlt, timothy ward, u s surgical corp, ceasefire new jersey, robyn thomas, freedom states
chinadigitaltimes.net » China Digital Times - Sep 26, 2008
From AP: A Chinese activist who applied to protest in special zones set up for demonstrations during the Beijing Olympics has become the latest applicant to be detained by police, a rights group said Friday. Ji Sizun …
Also tagged: politics, human rights, protests, beijing olympics 2008
chinadigitaltimes.net » China Digital Times - Sep 24, 2008
From Guardian: This year’s Nobel peace prize will most likely be awarded to a Chinese dissident to highlight China’s human rights record in the wake of the Olympic Games, according to experts who closely follow the …
Also tagged: politics, human rights, hu jia
washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Metro - Sep 23, 2008
Prince William activists are demanding that the Board of County Supervisors explain during today's board meeting their appointment of a provocative critic of illegal immigration to a panel that will craft the county's …
Also tagged: answers, panel, choice, on, gainesville, want, manassas, prince william county, corey stewart, john t stirrup, martin nohe, frank j principi, robert l duecaster