Archive for August 9th, 2008
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How To Get to the Front Page of Digg - 6 Ingredients of a Successful Digg Campaign
“How do I increase the chances of getting a blog post to the front page of Digg?”
I’ve had questions about getting to the front page of Digg many times in the last few weeks so thought I’d put together a guide with a process for doing it. By no means is this something that will [...]
A Stark ‘Choice’ for McCain, Obama
Both major U.S. presidential candidates want to reduce the number of abortions in the United States. While McCain’s preferred approach is to make abortion illegal, Obama has been
a strong supporter of family planning and sex education programs, write reproductive health analysts.
Reproductive Health Reality Check
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Guantanamo Verdict Said to Highlight Flawed Process
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 8 (OneWorld) - Human rights groups are condemning
Wednesday’s conviction of Osama bin Laden’s former driver, Salim Ahmed
Hamdan, calling his military trial at Guantanamo Bay "flawed," "a
betrayal of American values," and contrary to international law.
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Bolivia Deeply Divided on Eve of Recall Vote
While Bolivia’s recall vote on Aug. 10 will probably result in a victory for incumbent President Evo Morales, it is unlikely to solve the deep-seated political tensions pushing the country toward a national crisis, writes activist Medea Benjamin.
CODEPINK: Women for Peace
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Ethiopia to Admit Higher Numbers of Hungry
ADDIS ABABA, Aug 8 (OneWorld) - Ethiopian officials have said that the
country will increase its appeal to the international community for a
third time this year, criticizing donors for failing to commit
resources to a hunger crisis precipitated by drought and rising food
prices.
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High Tech Toxic Trash in Ghana [video]
Scrap yard workers and the environment are exposed to toxic fumes as waste sorters burn used electronics exported, often illegally from Europe and the United States, to allegedly be recycled in Ghana.
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Neglect of Female Condoms Has ‘Failed Women’
Over the last 15 years, female condoms could have spared millions of women from HIV-infection and unwanted pregnancies, but minimal funding and the absence of this contraceptive in HIV/AIDS and family planning programs have inhibited such gains, says a new report released at this week’s International AIDS Conference.
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Texas Execution of Mexican National Deemed Illegal
The execution of José Medellín, a Mexican national, in Texas this Tuesday violated international law because Medellín was never informed of his right to consular assistance, says an international human rights advocacy group.
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Israeli Crackdown on West Bank Protesters Condemned
Several Israeli and Palestinian human rights groups are
calling on the Israeli army to stop cracking down on protesters in the West
Bank
village of Ni’lin, where Israeli soldiers shot and
killed two young boys and injured dozens during demonstrations against a separation wall being built to protect Israeli settlements.
Advocacy Project
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Tracking Congo’s misery
I was panting in Congo’s equatorial heat, but I saw something that gave me goose bumps. A picture hung on the wall of a timeworn colonial-era house. It showed three stylized African figures, stooped over paddles as they canoed toward a river bank. The picture was all too familiar. During my stolid childhood in the [...]
