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Human Rights Report Assails U.S.

Politics – Sixty years after the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, governments in scores of countries still torture or mistreat their people, Amnesty International said Wednesday in a report that again urged the United States to close down the GuantÃ;Â¡namo Bay detention camp in Cuba.

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Voted for on May 30, 2008 08:53pm

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Los-angeles Hotels comparison

Travel – great web site which helps me find nice hotels whenever i happen to come to LA. it has a very efficient comparing platform, which gives me the right level and price.

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Voted for on May 29, 2008 01:48am

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President's daughter Jenna married

News – Jenna Bush and Henry Hager said "I do" Saturday at President Bush's ranch in Crawford, in a private ceremony attended by family and close friends.

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Voted for on May 12, 2008 06:17pm

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Beijing to hold talks with Dalai Lama's envoys

News – Under increasing pressure from Europe and elsewhere, the Chinese government announced Friday that it would meet with envoys of the Dalai Lama, an unexpected shift that comes as Tibetan unrest in western China has threatened to cast a pall over the Olympic Games in August.

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Voted for on April 26, 2008 01:05pm

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if you're looking for accommodations in las vegas...this is 4 u!

Travel – this site has a nice hotel search engine, it'll compare prices and give you the best result for your query. lots of deals and discounts too.

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Voted for on April 22, 2008 03:42am

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Congress Quietly Repeals Martial Law Provision

Politics – In late 2006, Congress revised the Posse Comitatus Act and the Insurrection Act to make it far easier for a president to declare martial law. Those changes were repealed at the end of this January as part of Public Law 110-181

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Voted for on April 19, 2008 04:55pm

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Delta OKs deal to take over Northwest

Travel – ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines says it has reached an agreement with Northwest Airlines to take over Northwest and create the world's biggest carrier. The boards of both companies gave the deal the go-ahead Monday.

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Voted for on April 15, 2008 10:41am

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Propeller Sustainability Series: "FOOD, Part 2"

News – Learn about eating local, and all the benefits that come with it.

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Voted for on March 20, 2008 02:01pm

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Abortion foes protest on anniversary of US legalization

Politics – Anti-abortion activists flooded into Washington Tuesday to protest against the Supreme Court's legalization of abortion in the United States on the 35th anniversary of its landmark Roe versus Wade decision.

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Voted for on January 24, 2008 09:54am

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NQ:Week in Photos 01/18

News – A photo, as the saying goes, is worth a thousand words. And the right photo--the revelatory image--can be worth a great deal more. In that spirit, we've put together ten pictures that capture the turbulent events of the past week.

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Voted for on January 19, 2008 12:28pm

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Golden Globes Replaced by News Conference

Television – In an attempt to engineer a work-around on a writer's strike that is playing havoc with the awards season, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Monday that the festive awards dinner will be replaced by a news conference at 9 p.m. Eastern time next Sunday night to announce the actual winners of the 65th annual Golden Globes awards.

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Voted for on January 09, 2008 08:37am

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Baseball drug abuse list is huge: Clemens, Five MVPs...

Sports – The list has been leaked -- and includes five MVPs. See the list at the site.

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Voted for on December 16, 2007 04:13am

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Lawmakers vote to hold Bolten and Rove in contempt

Politics – WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to hold two top aides to President George W. Bush in contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate in its probe of fired federal prosecutors.

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Voted for on December 14, 2007 04:30am

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Cheap hotel is hard to find

Travel – We will search our database for discount car hire and the lowest discount hotel rates from over 40,000 hotels in over 100 countries.

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Voted for on December 13, 2007 11:47am

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NQ:Week in Photos 12/07