Down With Tin Horn Dictators

Hondurans demand US withdrawal over civilian deaths

Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 11:34 AM EDT (World Socialist Web Site)
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The killing of at least four Honduran civilians, including two pregnant women, in an attack by a US helicopter last Friday has triggered angry protests in Honduras’s remote northeastern Mosquito Coast area. The attack was carried out in an anti-drug operation carried out …

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Blind Chinese activist leaves Beijing for U.S.| Reuters

Seeded on Sat May 19, 2012 10:20 AM EDT (Reuters)
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China allowed a blind legal activist, Chen Guangcheng, to leave a hospital in Beijing on Saturday and board a plane bound for the United States, a move that could signal the end of a diplomatic standoff between the two countries.

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Judge strikes down indefinite detention provision

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 7:59 PM EDT (World Socialist Web Site)
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A federal district court judge in New York City issued a preliminary injunction Wednesday barring enforcement of a section of the National Defense Authorization Act that permits the US president to order indefinite military detention of any individual he designates as associate …

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Apocalypse Fairly Soon

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 5:55 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Seeded by greenpagan

Suddenly, it has become easy to see how the euro — that grand, flawed experiment in monetary union without political union — could come apart at the seams. We’re not talking about a distant prospect, either. Things could fall apart with stunning speed,  …

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This Week in Poverty: A Little Help for the Long-Term Unemployed?

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 5:09 PM EDT (The Nation)
Seeded by greenpagan

Quote of the Week "People want to say people on welfare are sitting around. I've been hustling.

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Facing Common Struggles, Domestic Workers Mobilize Across Borders

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 4:55 PM EDT (Working In These Times)
Seeded by greenpagan

The United States isn't unique when it comes to political and social crises related to immigration. Migrants in other parts of the world face similar, sometimes much harsher struggles. Even those who are "legal" are often extremely vulnerable to economic exploitation, ra …

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ESPN.com - All the world is staged

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 2:28 PM EDT (ESPN.com)
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ON THE MORNING of Feb. 20, 2011, a man from Singapore walked into the central police station of Rovaniemi, Finland, a town that sits along the Arctic Circle. The man told officers that another Singaporean, Wilson Raj Perumal, was in Rovaniemi on a false passport. He offered no  …

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Barack Obama: The Composite Kenyan

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 11:33 AM EDT (Redstate)
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One last point — a friend raised this on email. Could this be why the campaign screams bloody murder about racists and birthers every time someone asks about Barack Obama’s college transcripts? This would explain why Obama is so squirrely about the issue and waited un …

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Our Very Own Greece

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 10:19 AM EDT (The American Spectator)
Seeded by IndependentVoter

The major difference is that California has an even bigger budget deficit than its Balkan cousin.

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'Planning Underway For Other 'Options On Iran'

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 9:29 AM EDT (JPost.com)
Seeded by IndependentVoter

US envoy: There is "total cooperation" between the US, Israel on issue; Peres notes Israel has right, capacity to defend itself.

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