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http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/17/federal-government-has-new-group-in-its-sights/
Congress considering an unfunded mandate on American farmers as it debates Farm Bill.
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http://www.democracynow.org/2010/12/9/is_redd_the_new_green_injustices
Though often reported as a means to stop deforestation, there is widespread opposition to REDD from environmental and indigenous groups. We speak to Anne Petermann of the Global Justice Ecology Project. [includes rush ...
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http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/18/gomez-i-told-mccain-he-should-have-left-office-by-now/
I think everyone here knows he did not tell McCain right now he should be finishing his career at the end of this term,” the congressman said. “Are you calling him a liar?” asked the moderator. “I'm saying that did not happen,” ...
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http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/18/recall-of-colorado-gun-controller-gets-enough-signatures/
Colorado Senate President John Morse's opponents appear to have turned in enough signatures to trigger a recall election.
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http://deadspin.com/read-roger-goodells-letter-to-congress-defending-the-r-512833139
Would Roger Goodell and Dan Snyder actually travel to a Native American community and greet a group tribal members by saying, 'Hey, what's up redskin?' I think not. (“Hey, what's up redskin” is a quote from materials provided to my office by the NFL, along with the claim ... detailed survey of Native Americans found that fewer than 10% considered the name objectionable...I myself was a bit surprised that many were sober enough to fill out the forms." A minute ago.
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/18/the-orange-couch-does-mad-men-s6e12-the-quality-of-mercy/
... is a massive credit to the writers and producers. This week was even better than usual, and that's really saying something. ... Appeals court: Christian can sue Oklahoma over Native American license plate · Read More ...
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/17/the-center-for-inquiry-likes-atheisms-cranky-white-guy-image-so-screw-you-ladies/
*To be clear, their staff is still the same great group of people they always were, and I hope people don't take this out on them. By commenting ... Appeals court: Christian can sue Oklahoma over Native American license plate.
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/17/worklife-issues-really-depend-on-what-kind-of-job-you-have/
Screenshot via YouTube. Read More. Raw Exclusives. Appeals court: Christian can sue Oklahoma over Native American license plate · Read More · Scientists use new 'computational cell biology' to kill cancer cells by making ...
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http://www.sustainabilitycoalition.org/cssc-blog/should-chiapas-farmers-suffer-for-californias-carbon
Could there be unintended consequences in a region with a history of human rights abuse and land grabs? by Jeff Conant. re-posted from Yes! .... Some of the expelled communities later coalesced to form the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, the indigenous rebel group that brought Chiapas to the world's attention with their 1994 uprising. Among the ... Why some indigenous groups and environmentalists are saying no to the “green economy.” At Home with W.S. ...
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http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/16/edward-snowden-is-no-hero/
At the very least, he violated the oath that he took to not disclose classified information — which certainly makes him a felon. But to really understand who Edward Snowden is, one must seek to understand the motivations ...
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http://www.genuinewitty.com/2013/06/16/clark-county-protests-why-we-cant-trust-the-sierra-club-council-of-canadians-to-protect-the-environment/
The fight against this exploration has brought together protesters from the Council of Canadians, Sierra Club, indigenous groups and local residents. Unfortunately this (valid) protest has quickly turned into a three ring circus- ...
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http://www.voxxi.com/supreme-court-arizona-citizenship-vote/
In the majority opinion, Justice Antonin Scalia stated that the Arizona law was pre-empted by the federal law which requires states to use the federal voter registration form. ... The case against the Arizona law began May 2006 when Native American tribes, along with civil rights groups and Latino groups, asked a U.S. District Court judge to issue an injunction to block Arizona from requiring people to show proof of citizenship to register to vote and for identification at the ...
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http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/16/mcconnell-campaign-tea-party-activist-publicly-spar-over-primary-challenge/
A serious challenger to McConnell, who has a 44 percent approval rating according to a May Public Policy Polling poll conducted for Senate Majority PAC, a Democratic group, has yet to materialize. But for the past few weeks, ...
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http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2013/Jun/19/of-modi-s-coronation-12.asp
They are already talking of a federal front of these regional satraps -- independent of both Congress and BJP. The Chief Minister of Odisha, ... The friendship of this group costs nothing for them because JDU, TMC, SP and BJD of Odisha have no political interests in other states and so no seat sharing would be required. However, these ... If they accept Congress support and form a government they will become mere dolls at the mercy of the Congress. They will not be ...
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http://www.politicususa.com/2013/06/17/supreme-court-strikes-arizonas-voter-registration-suppression-law.html
We hold that 42 U. S. C. §1973gg-4 precludes Arizona from requiring a Federal Form applicant to submit information beyond that required by the form itself. Arizona may, however, request anew that the EAC include such a ...
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http://www.systemiccapital.com/ecuador-to-sell-over-a-third-of-its-amazon-rainforest-to-chinese-oil-companies/
Indigenous groups claim they have not consented to oil projects, as politicians visit Beijing to publicise bidding process Ecuador plans to auction of... ... line with reality.” [...] “What the government's been saying as they have been offering up our territory is not true; they have not consulted us, and we're here to tell the big investors that they don't have our permission to exploit our land,” Narcisa Mashienta, a women's leader of Ecuador's Shuar people, said in the report.
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http://www.redd-monitor.org/2013/06/16/redd-in-the-news-10-16-june-2013/
Its construction has been the subject of local, national and international protests, especially because of the harm predicted for aquatic ecosystems and local people (including high-profile indigenous groups), along with its ... Over a five year period, the new Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) project on 'Monitoring of forest cover in the Amazon Region' will build on the work carried out by ITTO to improve access to real time and accurate information on ...
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http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2013/06/native-american-adoption-case
Review our cookies information for more details. ... According to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), a 1978 law combating the removal of Native American children from their homes and reservations, a number of procedural safeguards must be followed before Indians are adopted by ... Justice Kennedy, also true to form, was inscrutable, lamenting that he couldn't call upon King Solomon to sort things out. ..... I agree, in a general sense, with what you are saying.
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http://www.albanytribune.com/19062013-the-bright-side-of-amnesty-oped/
Saying there's a bright side to amnesty may seem much like talk of the advantages of malignant cancer. But this won't ... Are you concerned about an influx of low-skilled workers driving down wages and competing with native Americans? ... These groups may form an alliance among themselves to fight for better treatment and accommodations, but such an alliance can only be developed within the language and institutions of the host society and, hence, is integrative.
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http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/its-your-body/going-against-the-green/
Why some indigenous groups and environmentalists are saying no to the “green economy.” ... In Chiapas, Mexico, indigenous farmers are being paid to protect the last vast stretch of rainforest in Mesoamerica. In the Brazilian Amazon, peasant families are ... One concern is that this new green economy is a form of “disaster capitalism”—a global effort to put the “services” of nature into the same hands that caused the global financial meltdown. And that seems like a ...
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