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Beware the Hasbara (propaganda!)
and thinking about the power that songs like this can have in people's struggles for justice. This song helped bring down apartheid in South Africa, and I wished that there were songs of similar power to help bring down Israeli apartheid and occupation
Updated: 06/01/2011 07:44P
Holder Encounters 'Enemy of State' in Apple Store
(NewsCore) - Attorney General Eric Holder's trip to an Apple store ended abruptly after he found himself face to face with a man the Justice Department is prosecuting as an enemy of the state, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Updated: 06/01/2011 07:42P
Gov. Cuomo suspends S-Comm in New York State
More bad news for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)'s troubled Secure Communities program, which continues to draw fire for deporting thousands of folks with no criminal records since it was started under former President George W. Bush in 2008
Updated: 06/01/2011 07:42P
US Department of Labor sues Cincinnati landscaping company
The US Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against a Cincinnati landscaping company for what they say are willful and repeated violations of Fair Labor Standards Act. The suit seeks to recover back wages and damages for
Updated: 06/01/2011 07:42P
Convicted killer executed in Texas
This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows convicted killer Gayland Bradford. Bradford's execution is scheduled for Wednesday, June 1, for the $7 robbery-slaying of a Dallas grocery store security guard almost 23
Updated: 06/01/2011 07:42P
'iParty with Victorious': New Pics & Clips!
Miranda Cosgrove and Victoria Justice sandwich in guest star Kenan Thompson in this new still from the big crossover event, iParty with Victorious! In the episode premiering NEXT weekend, Carly (Cosgrove) is dating a boy named Stephen who divides his
Updated: 06/01/2011 07:42P
Convicted Killer Of Texas Store Security Guard Executed
In October 2010 he won a Supreme Court reprieve about a week before he was scheduled for execution after his attorneys argued that his trial court appointed an inexperienced and under-qualified lawyer to handle some of his earlier appeals.
Updated: 06/01/2011 07:41P
Civilian Appeals Conviction by US Military Court
ARLINGTON, Virginia (AP) The first civilian convicted by a US military court in more than 40 years contended on appeal Wednesday that the Constitution forbids military justice for civilians.
Updated: 06/01/2011 07:41P
Massachusetts House approves anti-human trafficking bill
approved a bill designed to crack down on those who traffic young people and adults for sex or forced labor. The legislation would create the crime of human trafficking in Massachusetts, one of just five states without a trafficking law.
Updated: 06/01/2011 07:40P
In Balli's aftermath, IRB staff to regroup
"Within a day all IRB staff on duty at police stations in North Goa, on traffic duty and security duty will be moved back to IRB headquarters. We will not immediately withdraw the staff posted on duty with Konkan Railway as well as South Goa police as
Updated: 06/01/2011 07:40P