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Senator Leahy calls on State Dept. to review aid to Bahrain
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on State Department and Foreign Operations, has called on the US State Department to review its aid to the military of Bahrain after it cracked down on anti-government protests. “To a watching world, the vicious and orchestrated attacks on civilian protesters…
City attorney, Pulitzer-winning Seattle paper call for marijuana legalization
Last year, many hopeful drug reform advocates expected California to be the first state to officially overturn the prohibition of marijuana. But after Prop. 19′s failure on the state-wide ballot at the end of 2010, few would have expected the next major push for reform would come from Washington. Yet,…
US weighs ‘appropriate’ response on Libya: official
WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama is “considering all appropriate actions” on Libya, an administration official said Monday, urging Moamer Kadhafi’s regime not to use force against raging protests. Angry Libyan demonstrators attacked the state broadcaster and set government buildings ablaze on Monday as the leader’s son warned that the…
Chinese pandas head to Japan
A pair of five-year-old pandas from Szechuan, China, are making the journey to a Tokyo zoo, acting as the latest vanguards for China’s “panda diplomacy.” This video is from The Associated Press, broadcast February 21, 2011.…
Deadline looms for government shutdown
Senator Charles Schumer appears on CNN to explain why he thinks Speaker Boehner is “on course that would lead to a [government] shutdown,” calling his behavior “reckless.” This video is from CNN, broadcast February 20, 2011.…
University basketball coach suspended for hitting, kicking a player
John O’Connor, a basketball coach at Holy Family University in Philadelphia, has been suspended after a video of him hitting, pushing, and kicking one of his players last month was leaked to the media. The video shows O’Connor pushing and hitting player Matt Kravchuk to the ground followed with a…
Wisconsin governor calls on Democrats to come home
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on Monday called for the return of the 14 Democratic state senators who left the state last week to avoid voting on a bill that that severely curbs state workers’ bargaining rights. “They’ve got to come to Wisconsin, do the job that…
Bloomberg: New York may lose 6000 teachers
In his ongoing battle with Albany over budget cuts, Mayor Bloomberg asks the state to restore part of the budget cut to public schools, or an estimated 6000 teachers will be lost. Bloomberg says that New York is “ready to do our part to help the state, but we all…
Wisconsin Revolts: a video chronicle
University of Wisconsin, Madison staff member and former student Matthew Wisniewski artfully compiles three days of footage (Feb 15-17) from the Madison, WI protest against the SB11 budget repair bill. This video is from Wisniewski’s YouTube account, uploaded February 21, 2011.…
Rumsfeld: Obama didn’t deserve Nobel Prize
During Donald Rumsfeld’s appearance on CNN, he argued that Obama didn’t deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, and disapproved of Obama’s practice of “apologizing for America.” “I’m proud of America,” said the former Defense Secretary. This video is from CNN, uploaded February 20, 2011.…
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