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Private military and security companies will be meeting tomorrow through Thursday at a conference in Miami where they will advertise their services to governments and NGOs working in the Haiti relief effort. The conference will be led by Global Investment Summits and the International Peace Operations Association (IPOA), a trade group. The IPOA launched a web page …

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrapped up a week long tour of Latin America last week and while she was not greeted with protests and riots like President George W Bush had been in 2005, many in Latin America acknowledge that the Obama administration seems to be continuing Bush’s policies in the region. A major part of Clinton’s trip …

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A new report released ahead of International Women’s Day documents the that role income and ethnicity play in the health of the women of Los Angeles County. Issued by the County’s Department of Public Health, the study’s key findings examine women’s access to care, social and physical environmental factors and how they relate to incidence and mortality rates. …

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The Gnadenhutten Massacre

Back in the day on March 8th, 1782, peaceful Christianized native peoples were massacred in Ohio. With the American Revolutionary War being waged, some Delaware natives supported the British while others initially signed a treaty with the Americans. Those converted to Christianity in the Moravian missionary villages, including Gnadenhutten, maintained a non-hostile position of neutrality. …

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“The fastest way to change society is to mobilize the women of world.” — Charles Malik …

we’ll speak with Bill Quigley about how mercenaries are circling Haiti in the wake of the devastating earthquake. Plus, a look at Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s recent tour of Latin America. And, on International Women’s Day, a new report on women’s health in Los Angeles County shows a disturbing correlation with income and ethnicity. …

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* Economic Report Warns New Financial Crisis Inevitable
* Reproductive Rights in Jeopardy in Healthcare Bill, Utah, Nebraska, and W Virginia
* Black Agenda Report on Hurricane Katrina and Police Violence
* Supreme Court Once Again Tests State Gun Control …

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Students, teachers, parents, and faculty members took to the streets all across the state of California and the nation yesterday to protest cuts to K-12 schools, colleges and universities. More than 100 events took place in over 30 states in what organizers dubbed the “March 4th Day of Action to Defend Public Education.” Massive state budget shortfalls and …

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A spokesperson for the Armed Forces of the Philippines announced yesterday that custody of forty-three detained health workers would be transferred to the National Police. The so-called Morong 43 were arrested last month on February 6th and charged more than a week later with illegally possessing firearms and explosives. The Armed Forces claim that the doctors, nurses and …

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Yesterday, twelve Democratic Congressional representatives, led by Bart Stupak, vowed to vote down President Obama’s health care reform bill. At issue is language in the bill that they perceive allows for the use of public funding of abortions. In fact, the bill includes stipulations that require insurers to separate public and private premiums, using only private funds …

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