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Antiwar Radio: Scott Horton Interviews Philippe Sands

Do No Evil – Philippe Sands, professor of law at University College London and author of Torture Team: Rumsfeld's Memo and the Betrayal of American Values, discusses Douglas J. Feith's role in coming up with the twisted excuse for abandoning the Geneva Conventions in the name of saving them, the "necessity" excuse invoked by participants in the decisi

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Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 07:30pm

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We Need Immigrants

Books – Isn't there anyone who is willing to argue that immigration is actually a good thing? Yes. His name is Pierre Legrain, a British writer whose new book, Immigrants: Your Country Needs Them, boldly challenges the conventional thinking at every turn.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 07:26pm

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Calculating the Real Costs

Politics – What does - and will - the invasion and occupation of Iraq really cost the people of this country?

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Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 07:21pm

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Raw Milk Rebellion

Food – How much business does the government have in the barnyard?

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Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 07:16pm

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Bush on Iran: Lies of Aggression

Do No Evil – It is Bush, not Iran, who sounds like Adolf Hitler blustering and threatening. It is Bush's American Brownshirts, the neocons, who express the view: "what's the good of nuclear weapons if you can't use them."

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Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 06:44pm

New bin Laden message coming on Israel: monitor
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New bin Laden message coming on Israel: monitor

News – A pending new message from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been announced on Islamist message boards and addresses the 60th anniversary of the state of Israel, an Internet terrorism monitor said on Thursday.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 04:54pm

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Web Journalist Says Web is Destroying Journalism

Gadgets & Tech – Marshall said traditional reporters are "terrorized" by economic and competitive challenges, living with a mix of "denial and fatalism" about the future of their craft -- and their livelihoods.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 04:53pm

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How Do You Know When To Stop Eating?

Health & Fitness – The problem for many of us is that we don't know when we are full until we are stuffed and/or we keep eating even though we know we are full. Couple that with the high fat, high calorie foods that many of us have become accustomed to eating and it's no wonder we have the obesity problem we have today.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 04:49pm

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Crisis and Revolution in the Republican Party

Politics – With their third straight loss of a House seat in a special election, Republicans are discovering that they're in crisis.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 04:42pm

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Gay marriage ruling vaults issue back to front

Gay & Lesbian – Gay marriage is an issue on which the three major presidential candidates - John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton - are pretty much in agreement. All oppose it, while saying at the same time that same-sex couples should generally be entitled to the legal protections afforded married couples. All think the decision should be left to t

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 04:32pm

Marriage Equality Bill Introduced in Minnesota
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Marriage Equality Bill Introduced in Minnesota

Gay & Lesbian – The Marriage and Family Protection Act was introduced by Rep. Phyllis Kahn, DFL-Minneapolis, and Sen. John Marty, DFL-Roseville, on Friday. The bill would make marriage a gender-neutral proposition in Minnesota, allowing same-sex couples to marry.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 04:32pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 12 votes / 1 sink

Danger: Tough Talk and Wishful Thinking

Politics – If the American people should have learned one lesson from the past seven years, it is that the careless mix of tough talk and wishful thinking gets good people killed - and pushes even powerful nations to the brink of bankruptcy.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 04:23pm

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Involuntary Drugging of Detainees

Health & Fitness – A Pattern of Mistreatment by Health Professionals

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Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 04:17pm

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The Price of Protecting Racist Cops

Do No Evil – What is the price of protecting racism in a police department? For the City of Philadelphia, a federal jury recently set the price tag for protecting racist police at $10-million dollars.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 04:12pm

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Here's How to "Defend" Marriage

Gay & Lesbian – Marriage is under attack! Man the ramparts! The barbarians are at the gates! We must defend traditional marriage against so-called same-sex marriage. If we allow two men or two women to get married, "terrible" things will happen. Here's the "danger" ...

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Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 12:43pm