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Videos
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Helping Veterans Out - National Veterans Foundation
The National Veterans Foundation is an organization created and employed by American war veterans to assist homecoming soldiers to adjust back to normal life through medical and financial assistance.
Articles
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U.S., Iran to engage for first time in three decades
President Obama says the United States will join the U.N. during talks with Iran. Ahmadinejad is open to the idea, as long as U.S. intentions are "honest."
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Obama Speaks Out Against Iran Brutality
This morning President Obama voiced his displeasure at the treatment of Iranian protesters by its government. They are protesting last month's election.
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Amnesty International: Sensationalist Film Exploits Human Rights Issue In Iran
According to Amnesty International, the characters in "The Stoning of Soraya M." undermine the human rights cause to which the film draws attention.
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Iran Boasts 'Most Free Election Held Anywhere in the World'
On June 12th, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected and during a recent televised address, he claimed that Iran had entered a "new era."
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Three Earthquakes Rock Different Parts of the Planet
Breaking news: On September 10, three large earthquakes shook various parts of the world. The quakes were in Southern Iran, Northern Chile and Northeast Indo... -
Which Country Leads The World In Child Executions?
Do you know what country leads the world in juvenile execution? It's Iran. It's one of the only countries that still imposes the death penalty on children.
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The Vatican's Approach to Homosexuality
It's not everyday that the Vatican is called "grotesque" by mainstream publications. But that's what one of Italy's largest newspapers, La Stampa, labeled...
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GLOBAL GREEN USA WELCOMES IRAQ ACCESSION TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
Calls for Remaining Middle East Countries to Join International Weapons Ban.
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Energy is Still a Piece of the Economic Puzzle
After Canada and Saudi Arabia, Mexico is our next largest supplier of imported oil. We will have to replace that supply as well.
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Mario Cuomo: Lincoln and Obama -- My Comparison
I delivered this speech in President Obama's hometown of Chicago on Friday, February 13th, the day after the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth.
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Causecast leader Sean Carasso discusses the world of social causes, Starbucks, the global recession, and why you should attend Invisible Children's The Rescue.
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A unique civilization that has existed in Iraq for thousands of years, the marsh Arabs survived Saddam but now are losing a battle against nature.
Events
- March 21 Protest in LA: Stop the Wars, Fund People's Needs Location: March 21, 12 noon, Hollywood & Vine, L.A.
- Amnesty International's Global Write-a-thon Location: everywhere
People
Blog posts
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From MSNBC: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Rights groups say an Iranian blogger convicted of insulting the country's ruling clerics has died in Tehran's main prison. The International Campaign f...
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A Liberal's Dilemma: America and Iran
As Ahmadinejad's government revokes its last shreds of democratic legitimacy, an old political and moral quandary is brought up. It is difficult to stand idly by while tyrants subvert democracy, bu...
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The real surge, not the one in Iraq, for human rights came at the end of the last century. Communism disappeared without bullets flying. Southern Africans had majority rule. Military dictators had ...
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The real surge, not the one in Iraq, for human rights came at the end of the last century. Communism disappeared without bullets flying. Southern Africans had majority rule. Military dictators had ...
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Ask Congress to find out how the U.S. became a nation that tortures.
"The era of responsibility is not never making mistakes, it's owning up to them and trying to make sure you do not repeat them." – President Obama, February 3rd Our chance to learn from,...
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Dare to Dream: A Falling Whistles Blog Entry
Here is an article from my friend Sean Carasso taken from the http://www.fallingwhistles.com/blog April 22, 2009 Dare to Dream by: Sean Carasso Hello everyone. This journal is a bit long a...
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Sign the Petition to Free Laura Ling and Euna Lee
By Gotham and Mallika Chopra Pay attention, please. It matters. Please take the time to review, contemplate, and sign the following petition: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/free-euna-an...
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The poster child of the Iranian protest: lovely Neda.
“I am sitting here enjoying my freedom while women are dying for theirs around the world.” ~ Bobbi Miller-Moro As a woman, I have a responsibility to speak for other women, and the example of wh...
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by Lily Mazahery August 06, 2006 12:01 PM EDT (Updated: August 24, 2006 01:47 PM EDT) In the early morning hours of a gloomy day in August of 2004, a 16 year old girl by the name of Atefeh ...
