Human Right
A Louisville pastor is welcoming gun owners into his church's sanctuary Saturday for what he says is a show of support for the right to bear arms... The "Open Carry Celebration" will include a handgun raffle....
The resolution passed Thursday includes a disclaimer saying that nothing in it supports or authorizes reparations by the United States.
Beneath the surface of news blasts covering Iran's tainted elections, riots, protester deaths and government crackdowns, a subtext of women's rights is emerging. It is a subtext only to the extent that women's oppression isn't often acknowledged directly —- not even by the leader of the free world. But human rights are at the core of what is occurring now.
Iranian authorities are restricting all journalists working for foreign media from firsthand reporting on the streets.
The youngest son — and reportedly heir apparent — of North Korea's ailing leader Kim Jong Il secretly visited China last week and was urged by President Hu Jintao to have the North halt additional nuclear tests....
Bartlesville -- Westside Community Center Director Morris McCorvey is free on bond after his arrest on marijuana-related offenses following a raid on his Bartlesville home Sunday evening... also found what appeared to be a "grow room..."
Kendall Craig Farris, who heads the Over the Wall Foundation in Marina del Rey, is arrested after an undercover Redondo Beach officer is sold fake methamphetamine and ecstasy tablets.
A new billboard located off a busy street in Oklahoma City is advertising the legalization of drugs.... 10,000 members of the organization Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, known as LEAP. The officers use the badge to make their message more credible.... [And some opposing propaganda bla bla bla put down of LEAP's noble men...]
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has defended his "completely free" re-election as Iran's president, amid violent clashes on the streets over claims of election fraud. Mr Ahmadinejad condemned the outside world for "psychological warfare" against Iranians during the election.
Self-styled 'emancipator of women' baffles audience with his views towards opposite sex... to hundreds of baffled Italian women gathered for a rare audience with Muammar Gaddafi, if this was the king of women's rights then the movement still has a long way to go.... "with all these women working for him as semi slaves it seems a bit of a contradiction to call himself a liberator of women." [DUH]
Four people originally arrested on marijuana, distribution of marijuana and child neglect related charges will instead face formal charges of possession of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a park or school and paraphernalia.
The highlight of Gaddafi's trip to Rome is a meeting, personally requested by the Libyan leader, with 700 women from the worlds of "politics, industry and culture". So Berlusconi got down his Bumper Catalogue of Hot Stuff, got rid of any that were over 25, discarded those with a loud voice or body hair, and whittled down the rest by ballot until he got to 1,000, whereupon the disappointed remainder that didn't get to meet Muammar were given a senior post in his cabinet or a mini-break in his fancy villa with the pools and the elephants.
A bill that would allow nonprofit stores in Rhode Island to sell marijuana to medical patients is headed to the governor's desk.
examining the conduct of six officers connected to drug raids in November... found a large amount of cannabis... [OVER POT! THEY WERE WATERBOARDED OVER POT!] "Whilst the investigation is ongoing it is not appropriate to make assumptions...."
...on marijuana, distribution of marijuana and child neglect related charges... deputies told Cowan that due to the small size of the house and poor circulation that the 5-month-old was likely exposed to the marijuana smoke. The report states that when told this, Cowan (the child's mother) started to cry....
...to interdict, possibly with China's help, North Korean sea and air shipments suspected of carrying weapons or nuclear technology....
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea, facing U.N. sanctions for last month's nuclear test, on Monday raised the stakes in its growing confrontation with Washington by sentencing two U.S. journalists to 12 years hard labor for "grave crimes."
There comes a time when despite the allure of the market, Western industry should band together and turn its back on China. A time when the computer and Internet industry realizes that the censorship-and-repression tax the government is intent on levying is too high a price to pay. Is this, at long last, that moment? Well, it's doubtful. But it should be. Starting July 1, computers sold in China must include government-provided spyware that blocks pornography and political dissent from Chinese citizens' view
The pharmacist charged with murder said he has no mental problems, but records show both his ex-wives called him unstable.
Dr. Frank Ochberg has watched the story around pharmacist Jerome Ersland unfold with great interest, given Ochberg's expertise on post traumatic stress disorder and Ersland's status as a military veteran.
it's "inspiring for the gay community to feel the acceptance"
EVIL EVIL EVIL EVIL EVIL EVIL EVIL EVIL EVIL EVIL Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano promised Thursday that a new Obama Administration border drug-fighting strategy won't just focus on smugglers.She said the counternarcotics plan also will set its sights on reducing demand from drug users. EVIL EVIL EVIL EVIL EVIL EVIL EVIL EVIL EVIL EVIL
Cuba has shown no desire to rejoin. Socialist states like Venezuela and Nicaragua say they want to form an association that excludes the US.
"He had strong convictions about what he did.... Not only as a physician but as one that tried to show the world that things were going on that threatened the fabric of a woman's life physically, mentally, emotionally and at times suicidal... a family doctor and as a champion of a woman's right to choose...."
When a baseball bat burglar threatened bodily harm, deli owner-victim Mohammed Sohail unexpectedly turned the tables and pulled out a shotgun. The weapon wasn't loaded, but the desperate thief didn't know, as security cameras rolled, catching every second of the incredible crime. The would-be thief suddenly surrendered, got down on his knees, blubbering and sobbing like a baby. Sohail has a soft heart for a man down on his luck and he'd struggled in the past, too. So he struck a deal with the crying crook. He told him to promise he'd never rob anyone again.
A Chicago ordinance banning handguns and automatic weapons within city limits was upheld by a U.S. Court of Appeals panel, which rejected a challenge by the National Rifle Association.
Imogen Foulkes reports on the schooling in Switzerland of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's youngest son and possible successor.
'Dear Leader' Kim Jong Il has reportedly tapped his youngest son as his successor... Whoever takes over, analysts are not optimistic about a sudden softening of North Korea's tough outlook toward South Korea — or the rest of the world....
26-year-old son _ said to be competitive, proficient in English and a heavy drinker... classmate recalled him as timid and introverted but an avid skier and basketball player who was a big fan of the NBA star Michael Jordan and action film star Jean-Claude Van Damme... eldest son, Jong Nam, 38, was considered the favorite to succeed his father until he was caught trying to enter Japan on a fake passport in 2001. He reportedly told Japanese officials he wanted to visit Tokyo's Disney resort. Kim considers the middle son, Jong Chol, too effeminate for the job, according to his former sushi chef....
Kim Jong Un, the 25-year old youngest son of the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Il, has been formally declared as his successor... seems to confirm... after a serious illness last summer, 67-year old Kim Jong Il is preparing for his family's continued rule...
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