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Big Money, ALEC and the Gun Agenda
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Big Money, ALEC and the Gun Agenda
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13364-big-money-alec-and-the-gun-agenda
Lisa Graves, PR Watch: The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is =
at it again. "Meaningful action" on guns has been thwarted, largely because=
of the power and wealth of the National Rifle Association (NRA). One of th=
e key avenues it has used to exert its influence is ALEC.
Toward Zero Waste: Waste Pickers Running Bio-Gas Plants in Mumbai, India
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13362-toward-zero-waste-waste-pickers-runnin=
g-bio-gas-plants-in-mumbai-india=20
Virali Gokaldas and the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, Other=
Worlds: Dry waste is separated out for recycling while organic waste, Mumb=
ai's largest and heaviest waste stream, is treated close to its source thro=
ugh composting pits and biogas.=20
Another Terrorism Case Riddled With Questions
http://truth-out.org/news/item/13363-another-terrorism-case-riddled-with-qu=
estions
Seth Freed Wessler, Colorlines.com: The admission of guilt may silence cour=
troom deliberations about the nature of the investigation into the planned =
attacks. But civil liberties advocates say the case and others like it ar=
e not the clear-cut homegrown terrorism prosecutions NYPD professes, but ra=
ther are studies in entrapment.
Migrants Go on Hunger Strike in Polish Detention Centers=20
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Claudia Ciobanu, Inter Press Service: A recent hunger strike, involving ove=
r 70 migrants detained in heavily guarded centers across Poland, is forcing=
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European Union.
Save the Children
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Randall Amster, New Clear Vision: We must reexamine the deep-seated societa=
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The New 007 License to Kill: HSBC and Big Banks
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Obama to Nominate John Kerry for Secretary of State
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