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Videos
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Live from the Beijing Olympic 2008 the Race for Freedom of Speech.
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Maria Shriver at the Women's Conference
California First Lady Maria Shriver hosts the California Women's Conference. The purpose of this event is to empower women and inspire others to volunteer, support charities, and get involved in causes.
Articles
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Women's Boxing Now An Olympic Sport
Today, the International Olympic Committee has approved the addition of women's boxing as a competitive sport in future summer Olympic games.
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Vancouver 2010 Winter Games: Greening The Olympics
In preparation for next year's Winter Olympics, Vancouver officials are hard at work trying to make the event carbon neutral.
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China Speaks Out About Nobel Peace Prize Hopefuls
When the Nobel Peace Prize is rewarded on Friday, China is hoping it goes to the “right person.” Two Chinese dissidents, Hu Jia and Gao Zhisheng are on this ... -
Giant pond of coal ash escapes, floods Tennessee homes
Millions of yards of ashy sludge broke through a dike at TVA's Kingston coal-fired plant Monday, covering hundreds of acres.
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Madoff Case Stokes Anti-Semitism
Of all the words that have been used to describe the Bernard L. Madoff scandal, the most emotionally charged may be "Jewish." Some fear a rise in ant-Semitism.
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Robert Graham, L.A. Sculptor, Dies at 70
Robert Graham, a Los Angeles sculptor with a towering public presence who designed major civic monuments across the nation, died Saturday at Santa Monica...
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Miracle Children Survive Against The Odds
A baby who never uttered a word touched the hearts of nearly a million people. A second-grader with so much courage, people around the world called him a hero.
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Beijing to Drivers: Give Up Your Car, We'll Pay You $3,600
Beijing is so desperate to get high-polluting cars off the roads, the city has devised a scheme that will pay citizens to give up heavily polluting vehicles.
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Could The Recession Kill The Recycling Industry?
High costs and bottled-up profits may push waste back to the landfills.
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Martin Strel Swims to Save the World in Big River Man
In the documentary Big River Man, little-known swimmer Martin Strel battles extreme conditions in his quest to preserve the environment.
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115 Days and Counting - Free Laura and Euna!
Don't forget that American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee are still unjustly imprisoned in North Korea. Think about how you've spent your last 115 days.
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San Francisco to Become One Big Urban Farm
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is tasking city departments to turn unused land into community gardens or farms. It's the 60s again! Keep the dream alive!
Events
- A Week of L.A. Blood Drives Location: All over Los Angeles!
People
- JackTheDonkeyDotCom Toronto, ONTARIO
- Laura Pope
Blog posts
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"A few years ago at the Special Olympics, nine contestants, all physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for the 100-yard dash. At the gun, they all started out, not exact...
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I pray practice makes perfect. Autism, Language, Mind, and Soul
One of my favorite times of the day is between 3:30 AM and 5:30 AM. Tanner wakes up and jumps on his bed with all the energy of an Olympic athlete. He vocalizes in a manner that makes you think he ...
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Amongst many other causes in which I believe, my biggest is my little guy. He is 8 and has Down syndrome. I care greatly about improving the way society views him and people like him and I am fo...
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Recycle hair to soak up oil spills? Yes. PURE™ Extensions apart of the cause.
The New Obsession…Hair Extensions! By Bobbi Miller-Moro Thanks to the likes of Beyonce, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Aniston and Tyra Banks hair extensions have gained Celebrity status in their ow...
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As Matthew Bodine, a Causecast leader and Bicycle for a Day friends prepare for a fundraiser party for Solar One in NYC, I grapple with the idea of riding my bicycle to work in LA's traffic clogged...
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A City I Can Barely Be Proud Of
Chicago has seen its fair share of corruption for years and years. Growing up here, I've seen it myself firsthand. When former Governor Rod Blagojevich was impeached earlier this year (http://dig...
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Global Girl Media announced today that Julie Foudy, former Olympic Gold Medalist and Captain of the USA Women's Soccer Team, will serve as Spokesperson for the non-profit organization and their pil...
