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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/09/Donald_Rumsfeld_Known_and_UnknownFormer U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld reflects on the sacrifices made by American soldiers during the war in Iraq, which began during his tenure in the Bush administration. Donald Rumsfeld was the 13th and 21st U.S. Secretary of Defense. He was a Naval aviator; served in Congress starting at age 30; held cabinet-level positions in the Nixon, Ford and Bush White House administrations; worked on assignments in the Reagan administration; and was a successful business executive in the private sector. He currently chairs the Rumsfeld Foundation, which supports leadership and public service at home and the growth of free political and free economic systems abroad. The Rumsfeld Foundation funds micro-finance development projects, fellowships for graduate students interested in public service, the development of young leaders from Central Asia and the Caucasus, ... more
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| MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wis. Senate GOP leader: Bill limiting collective bargaining not negotiable, will pass as is
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United Nations, New York, 18 February, 2011 - With 80 per cent of the world's people lacking adequate social protection and global inequalities growing, top United Nations officials are calling for a new era of social justice that offers basic services, decently paid jobs, and safeguards for the poor, vulnerable and marginalized. "Social justice is more than an ethical imperative; it is a foundation for national stability and global prosperity," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a message ahead of the World Day of Social Justice, observed on 20 February. " Equal opportunity, solidarity and respect for human rights, these are essential to unlocking the full productive potential of nations and peoples." Full story: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=37566&Cr=social+protection&Cr1 = |
Urge the Senate to fix the House bill now:
http://www.one.org/us/actnow/2011budget/o.pl?id=2155-1036874-oNZUjEx&t=1
The petition reads:
Dear Senators,
Please do not cut cost-effective, proven programs that fight HIV/AIDS, hunger and preventable disease in this year's budget. These programs—which make up less than 1% of the budget—save millions of lives, strengthen our national security, and help lift people out of poverty for the long-term.
ONE members have been fighting hard to stop these House cuts. Over the past few days, members have made thousands of calls to their representatives, urging them not to cut these life-saving—and bipartisan—programs.
But the House ignored us and made cuts that will threaten the health and survival of the world’s most vulnerable. As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrote earlier this week, cuts of this size will be “devastating to our national security, will render us unable to respond to unanticipated disasters and will damage our leadership around the world.”
Now it’s the Senate’s turn to tackle the budget—and we have to let them know that in this part of the budget, steep cuts could cost lives. House cuts could mean:
- 3.7 million people won’t get tested for HIV this year
- 10.4 million bed nets won’t get to families to fight malaria
- 58,000 moms-to-be won’t receive the medicine to make sure their babies are born HIV-free
The public is letting Congress know that it’s time to cut spending. That's why we must have your voice, as a constituent and a ONE member, to make sure the Senate doesn’t cut this small but vital part of the budget.
Sign our petition and we'll deliver it to the Senate so they will hear us loud and clear.
http://www.one.org/us/actnow/2011budget/o.pl?id=2155-1036874-oNZUjEx&t=5
Thank you again for standing up for the world’s poor.
Sheila Nix
U.S. Executive Director,
The Cherokee Freedmen Controversy is an ongoing political and tribal dispute between the administration of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and descendants of the Cherokee Freedmen related to their tribal membership. After the American Civil War, slaves held by Cherokee were freed, and the Cherokee Freedmen were made citizens of the tribe in accordance with an act of the Cherokee National Council in 1863. A treaty made with the United States government in 1866 further cemented the freedmen's place as Cherokee citizens, giving them and their descendants federally protected rights to citizenship. The Freedmen were Cherokee Nation citizens until the early 1980s. The Cherokee Nation stripped them of voting rights and citizenship, a situation that lasted for more than two decades.
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Date: Monday, February 14, 2011, 1:14 AM
 JFK speach that is so timely and powerful it will knock you out! A must see. Very good. JFK 911 truth WTC NEWS INFO
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/01/18/Philip_K_Howard_Fixing_Broken_GovernmentCommon Good founder Philip K. Howard argues for a complete overhaul of United States bureaucracy. "America needs a new operating system," he says. Is it time for the U.S. to reboot? ----- Philip K. Howard is a conservative who inspires standing ovations from liberal audiences (short example here). He says that governance in America -- from the capitol to the classroom -- has achieved near-total dysfunctionality by accumulating so many layers of piecemeal legalisms that the requirements of navigating them has replaced any hope of getting actual justice or effectiveness. Most attempts to fix the problems have made them worse. Howard thinks they can be fixed in a way that restores core functionality. Howard is the author of Life Without Lawyers and Death of Common Sense and is the founder and chair of Common Good, a reform advocacy nonprofit. - The Long No... more
...an energy revolution! Join us at http://greenpeace.org/energyrevolutionThe Energy [R]evolution is Greenpeace's plan to save the planet from catastrophic climate change. The 200-page document was developed with specialists from the Institute of Technical Thermodynamics at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and more than 30 scientists and engineers from universities, institutes and the renewable energy industry around the world. When man first walked, upon the moon It defined a generation As this new millennium dawns, we face a greater challenge Climate change threatens our very existence What further disasters will convince world leaders That the existing technology In renewable energy Offers the last remaining hope, for a sustainable future? Hollow words and spineless resolution have failed us Now is the time for an energy revolution Will we look into the eyes of our children and tel... more
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You have to war to build a meal, a house, a business, or even your body or your day. But warring seems like dividing, causing trouble. So how to know if you're building or tearing down, since the ACTIVITY is the same? Video offers a conceptual answer. Bible verses which tie are many, and some of them are listed below. If you think of others I didn't list, please put them in the comments. I've made a number of these videos, so now they're in a playlist called 'brainout FIGHT'. This is the header video for them. The playlist goes through the context in which our fighting must or must not occur, to assist in brainstorming the issues. It's real important we Christians 'fight'. To not fight leads to the false idea that you ENDORSE what you know is wrong, so Bible is compromised. Too much of that going on, in Christendom. Our Bibles have been mistranslated for centuries because scholars are afraid to GO AGAINST past errors. So much of our confusion today is du... more
In March 2006, the Cherokee Nation's Supreme Court ruled that the descendants of the Cherokee Freedmen were unjustly kept for over 20 years from enrolling as citizens. They were allowed to register and to become enrolled citizens of the Cherokee Nation. Principal Chief Chad "Corntassel" Smith called for an emergency election to amend the constitution. A petition for a vote to remove the Freedmen descendants was circulated and Chief Smith held an emergency election. [1] As a result of the amendment's approval in a referendum, the Freedmen descendants were removed from the Cherokee Nation tribal rolls. They have continued to press for their treaty rights and recognition as tribal members. |
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Renowned fashion designer talks about social media.
NORTHERN EMANCIPATION
The American Revolution was the death knell of Northern slavery. The rhetoric of the rebels, based on the Enlightenment doctrine of “natural rights,” immediately ran into the hypocrisy of a slave-owning people crying out for freedom. Tory Samuel Johnson twitted the Americans in 1775: "How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes?" The rebels were sensitive to the taunt. “To contend for liberty and to deny that blessing to others,” John Jay wrote, “involves an inconsistency not to be excused.” Nathaniel Niles put it succinctly: “For shame, let us either cease to enslave our fellow-men, or else let us cease to complain of those that would enslave us.” James Otis found another thread in the argument when he wrote, “It is a clear truth that those who every day barter away other men’s liberty, will soon care little for their own.”[1] |
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