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Mark Schlakman: Timely Justice Act misunderstood by many
A recent Sun Sentinel editorial called for the governor to veto a bill ironically entitled the "Timely Justice Act," which its sponsor, House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Chairman Matt Gaetz, a Republican from Fort Walton Beach, claims will speed up...Tags: Death Penalty, Crime, Law and Justice, Government, Politics, Executive Branch
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This week in government
Agendas for this week's scheduled meetings of the Washington County Commissioners and Hagerstown's Mayor and Council (the county Board of Education is not scheduled to meet): WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS County Administration Building 100 W....Tags: Technology, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Water, Plant Openings, Local Government
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Funding to improve drinking water has come at a slow drip
LANARE, Calif. — A bright metal drinking fountain is mounted on the wall in the community center of this tiny town west of Fresno. No one pays it any mind: The water is drawn from a well that has been contaminated with arsenic for years. "Can't...
Tags: Health, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health Organizations, Henry T. Perea, Politics
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'Call Me Kuchu,' 'God Loves Uganda' shed light on gay-rights fight
As the same-sex marriage debate continues throughout the U.S., another front in the battle over gay rights has emerged thousands of miles away in the East African nation of Uganda, where in 2009 a bill was drafted that would impose the death penalty for...Tags: Civil Rights, Uganda, Justice and Rights, Africa, Politics
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Edward Snowden wrong about Hong Kong, some in territory say
HONG KONG — It's probably for the best that Edward Snowden didn't turn up at a weekend rally in support of him here in this former British colony. Having declared that he has faith in Hong Kong's rule of law, and that he believes the courts and...
Tags: Freedom of the Press, Central Intelligence Agency, China, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights
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After jail scandal, spotlight on growing role of women officers
The 19-year-old felt sick to her stomach when she stepped into the Baltimore prison once nicknamed "Supermax" for her first day of work as a corrections officer. The place was dark and dingy, and she had never been around so many men before. When...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Civil Rights, Washington College (Maryland), Justice and Rights, Politics
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Júbilo y preocupación en Ecuador por aprobación de Ley de Comunicación
El júbilo y la preocupación se conjugaron hoy en Ecuador por la aprobación de una Ley de Comunicación que para la oposición, las asociaciones de periodistas y organizaciones civiles es una "mordaza" y para el Gobierno un medio de frenar los abusos de...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Ecuador, Politics, Human Rights Watch, Media Industry
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Allentown's Syrian community mostly against U.S. intervention
Two years of civil war have torn Syria apart, pitting neighbor against neighbor in sectarian strife that has decimated the country and killed tens of thousands of innocents. In Allentown's tight-knit Syrian community, things are far less splintered....
Tags: Allentown, Wars and Interventions, Christianity, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government
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Getting U.S. weapons to Syria rebels will take weeks
WASHINGTON — Delivering weapons and ammunition to beleaguered Syrian rebels will take weeks, White House officials acknowledged Friday as the administration's decision to supply arms set off a debate about how far, and how fast, President Obama's...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Brookings Institution, Government, Politics
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China has several options on Edward Snowden
BEIJING — With Edward Snowden in Hong Kong dribbling out morsels on U.S. cyber surveillance activities to the press, Chinese authorities have several choices for dealing with him. Their options include offering asylum to the former U.S....Tags: China, Civil Rights, Government, Justice and Rights, Barack Obama
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Automakers top annual list of greenest global brands
Automakers topped the list of the greenest global businesses when Interbrand released its annual list earlier this week. But while the industry has made gains, it isn’t a bastion of green policies and often fights the efforts by regulators to...
Tags: Passenger Cars, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Google Inc., Consumers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.
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Eduardo Galeano discusses "Children of the Days"
It was May 10 and it was cold outside and I was inside, at a downtown bar/restaurant awaiting the arrival of the distinguished Latin American writer Eduardo Galeano, which latest book is titled "Children of the Days: A Calendar of Human History." I...
Tags: Mark Twain, Arts and Culture, Mexico, ABC (tv network), Politics
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