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Midwives Say Limiting Their Practice Hurts Mothers, Children
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t r u t h o u t | 08.18
Midwives Say Limiting Their Freedom to Practice Hurts Mothers, Children, Lo=
w-Income Families
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10899-midwives-say-limiting-their-freedom-to=
-practice-hurts-mothers-children-low-income-families
Eleanor J. Bader, Truthout: "More than 50 studies conducted since the mid-1=
980s have concluded that home births involving low-risk women are as safe o=
r safer for mother and child as hospital deliveries=E2=80=A6. Fear-mongerin=
g, of course, can be potent and make even the most resolute parent to be qu=
estions their decision to give birth at home."
Russian Punk Band Sentenced to Two Years in Jail for Anti-Putin Stunt
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10971-russian-punk-band-sentenced-to-two-yea=
rs-in-jail-for-anti-putin-stunt
David M. Herszenhorn, The New York Times News Service: "Three young women w=
ho staged an anti-Putin stunt in Moscow were convicted of hooliganism on Fr=
iday and sentenced to two years in a penal colony=E2=80=A6. Human rights gr=
oups and Western governments, including the United States, immediately crit=
icized the verdict as unjust and the sentence as unduly severe."
Amidst Protest, Construction Begins on Keystone XL Pipeline in Texas
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10970-amidst-protest-construction-begins-on-=
keystone-xl-pipeline-in-texas
Candice Bernd, Occupy.com: "TransCanada broke ground last week on the south=
ern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline, bucking more than four years of intens=
e opposition to the project from farmers, ranchers and local communities re=
presenting thousands of people affected across Texas and Oklahoma."
Many New York City Teachers Denied Tenure in Policy Shift
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10972-many-new-york-city-teachers-denied-ten=
ure-in-policy-shift
Al Baker, The New York Times News Service: "Nearly half of New York City te=
achers reaching the end of their probations were denied tenure this year =
=E2=80=A6 The totals reflect a reversal in the way tenure is granted not on=
ly in New York City but around the country."
The Rising Tide - Environmental Refugees
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10969-the-rising-tide-environmental-refugees
Andrew Lam, New America Media: "The modern world has long thought of refuge=
es in strictly political terms =E2=80=A6 But as climate change continues un=
abated, there is a growing population of displaced men, women and children =
whose homes have been rendered unlivable thanks to a wide spectrum of envir=
onmental disasters."
On the News With Thom Hartmann: South Africa Is Reeling After Police Kill 3=
4 Striking Miners, and More
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10968-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-south-a=
frica-is-reeling-after-police-kill-34-striking-miners-and-more
In today's On the News segment: South Africa is reeling after police opened=
fire on striking miners Thursday, killing 34 people and wounding 78; suici=
des among active duty US Army soldiers doubled in July compared to the mont=
h of June; the Obama Campaign offered to drop the tax scandal issue if Mitt=
Romney would just release five years of tax returns, but Romney declined; =
and more.
Robert Reich: Mitt's 13 Percent Tax
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10973-robert-reich-mitts-13-percent-tax
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog: "Romney admits to an income of over $20 =
million a year for the last several decades. Which makes his 13 percent - o=
r even 20 percent [in taxes] - violate the principle of equal sacrifice tha=
t lies at the core of our notion of tax fairness."
VP Role for Paul Ryan Has His Former Parish Priest Worried
http://truth-out.org/news/item/10977-vp-role-for-paul-ryan-has-his-former-p=
arish-priest-worried
Jonathan Rosenblum, PRWatch: "Ryan's leadership as chair of the House Budge=
t Committee and author of the 'Path to Prosperity' Republican budget bluepr=
int and the FY 2013 House Budget Resolution has become a lightning rod for =
criticism by other Catholic bishops, ecumenical groups, and lay leaders."
Eight Problems With Common Core State Standards
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10975-eight-problems-with-common-core-sta=
te-standards
Marion Brady, The Washington Post: "In education, what it's assumed that ev=
erybody should be required to know is called 'the core' =E2=80=A6 Variousl=
y motivated corporate interests, arguing that the core was being sloppily t=
aught, organized a behind-the-scenes campaign to super-standardize it."
Prop 37 Solution to Walmart's Untested, Unlabeled, Toxin Spliced Corn
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10978-prop-37-solution-to-walmarts-untest=
ed-unlabeled-toxin-spliced-corn
Zack Kaldveer, California Progress Report: "We have a right to know if our =
food has been genetically engineered, and we have a right to choose for our=
selves whether to eat this food and feed it to our families."
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Read the Article at The Guardian UK
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-voter-fraud-theory
Pennsylvania Drops Online Absentee Ballot Application, Voter Registration
Read the Article at Talking Points Memo
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/pa-drops-online-absentee-ballot=
-application-voter-registration
These Companies Don't Want GMOs Labeled in California
Read the Article at Grist
http://grist.org/food/these-companies-dont-want-gmos-labeled-in-california/
US Protests Tell GM to Resolve Colombian Hunger Strike
Read the Article at Labor Notes
http://labornotes.org/2012/08/us-protests-tell-gm-resolve-colombian-hunger-=
strike
Tom Morello: "Paul Ryan Is the Embodiment of the Machine Our Music Rages Ag=
ainst"
Read the Article at Rolling Stone
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-morello-paul-ryan-is-the-embodim=
ent-of-the-machine-our-music-rages-against-20120816
The Return of the "Hear-Nothing, See-Nothing, Do-Nothing" Congress
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http://www.nextnewdeal.net/return-hear-nothing-see-nothing-do-nothing-congr=
ess
Paul Ryan - Insider Trading and Attack on Medicare
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>In today's On the News segment:</strong> South Africa is reeling after police opened fire on striking miners Thursday, killing 34 people and wounding 78; suicides among active duty US Army soldiers doubled in July compared to the month of June; the Obama Campaign offered to drop the tax scandal issue if Mitt Romney would just release five years of tax returns, but Romney declined; and more.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=1FuQHs%2FfK0RShOC%2FEeq7QUcRpt9Ie2Qh"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Robert Reich: Mitt's 13 Percent Tax</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog:</strong> "Romney admits to an income of over $20 million a year for the last several decades. Which makes his 13 percent - or even 20 percent [in taxes] - violate the principle of equal sacrifice that lies at the core of our notion of tax fairness."</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Jonathan Rosenblum, PRWatch:</strong> "Ryan's leadership as chair of the House Budget Committee and author of the ‘Path to Prosperity’ Republican budget blueprint and the FY 2013 House Budget Resolution has become a lightning rod for criticism by other Catholic bishops, ecumenical groups, and lay leaders."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Zu7znKG9JRkmZmuHueR020cRpt9Ie2Qh" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=OUuCW3%2BIVE0%2BNhon4kVIiUcRpt9Ie2Qh"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Eight Problems With Common Core State Standards</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Marion Brady, The Washington Post:</strong> "In education, what it’s assumed that everybody should be required to know is called ‘the core’ … Variously motivated corporate interests, arguing that the core was being sloppily taught, organized a behind-the-scenes campaign to super-standardize it."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Y9MeQdAfkwv7eYq2JWExZUcRpt9Ie2Qh" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=dFI9B%2BSxJtbmxHpu1GL1VkcRpt9Ie2Qh"style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Prop 37 Solution to Walmart's Untested, Unlabeled, Toxin Spliced Corn</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Zack Kaldveer, California Progress Report:</strong> "We have a right to know if our food has been genetically engineered, and we have a right to choose for ourselves whether to eat this food and feed it to our families."</p>
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