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Health
Epileptic Girl moved to Denver for Medical Pot, Dramatically Improves

Epileptic Girl moved to Denver for Medical Pot, Dramatically Improves

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WCPO Denver | (9 on Your Side Video) | – “Adam and Heather Benton uprooted their lives to move across the country this April to provide their daughter, Addyson, with medical marijuana for her myoclonic seizures. From West Chester, Ohio to Castle Rock, Colorado, the Bentons are now able to provide their 3-year-old with cannabis […]

Bill of Rights
Unlike Congress, Majority of Americans Oppose NSA Spying

Unlike Congress, Majority of Americans Oppose NSA Spying

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By Nadia Prupis, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – Survey commissioned by ACLU shows “how disconnected members of Congress are from the feelings of a lot of the public.” A new survey which found that most Americans oppose NSA surveillance comes as some key sections of the Patriot Act near their expiration date. (Photo: mlliu/flickr/cc) […]

African-Americans
Hip-Hop Hijabis: Spitting Rhymes About Being Muslim And Female

Hip-Hop Hijabis: Spitting Rhymes About Being Muslim And Female

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AJ+ | – “Hip-hop is a male-dominated arena. In California, a hip-hop collective of Muslim women are challenging stereotypes about being Muslim, and women, through their lyrics.” AJ+: “Hip-Hop Hijabis: Spitting Rhymes About Being Muslim And Female”

Christianity
Vatican recognition of saints symbolic victory for Palestinians

Vatican recognition of saints symbolic victory for Palestinians

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By: Charlie Hoyle BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The grounds of the Carmel Convent in Bethlehem, home to blue-shuttered stone buildings on a hilltop facing the Nativity Church, are adorned with the image of Mariam Bawardy, one of two Palestinian nuns canonized by Pope Francis in Rome on Sunday. Tucked away from the traffic-filled streets of central […]

Bush
2007:  Progress Continues in Ramadi, Mullen Notes During Visit

2007: Progress Continues in Ramadi, Mullen Notes During Visit

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Just to show Iraq’s ups and downs, here is a celebratory article from the US Department of Defense about the apparent rollback in Ramadi of al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia (the parent organization of Daesh/ ISIS/ ISIL) from 2007 DoD News By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service RAMADI, Iraq, Dec. 19, 2007 – Driving through downtown […]

Bill of Rights
Does Sen. Lindsey Graham want to Drone Americans for Thought Crimes?

Does Sen. Lindsey Graham want to Drone Americans for Thought Crimes?

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John Iadarola & Jimmy Dore | (The Young Turks) | – “”Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is ready to join the crowded 2016 presidential race — and he’s having a blast in doing it. The defense hawk and pragmatic Republican said Monday morning on CBS’s This Morning that he would make an announcement on June 1 […]

Iraq
After fall of Ramadi to ISIL, does Iraq have a future?

After fall of Ramadi to ISIL, does Iraq have a future?

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By Brian M Downing | (Informed Comment) | – Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, has fallen to forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. ISIL has now reversed a string of defeats since it swept into northern and central Iraq last summer. This will improve the movement’s recruitment and reaffirm its […]

Apartheid
Israel Pushes Negev Bedouin Palestinians into a Corner

Israel Pushes Negev Bedouin Palestinians into a Corner

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By Ari Heistein | (Informed Comment) | –   Israel’s latest move to demolish a Bedouin village and replace it with homes for Jewish citizens is no surprise to anyone familiar with the state’s policies in the Negev. Beginning in the 1970s, the State of Israel launched a campaign to push the Negev Bedouin from […]

Environment
Seattle Activists, Native Americans Kayak to Protest Shell Arctic Drilling

Seattle Activists, Native Americans Kayak to Protest Shell Arctic Drilling

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By Deirdre Fulton, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | — Kayaks began lining up on the shores of Seattle’s Elliot Bay early Saturday morning in preparation for the sHell No! “flotilla rally,” organized by social and environmental justice groups in opposition to Shell Oil’s plans to drill for fossil fuels in fragile Arctic waters. Tweets about […]

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