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1 hr ago | The Times of India

PM approves dual-nation Indian professional

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday gave his official stamp of approval to the transcontinental, bi-national Indian professional who straddles two countries, despite the Indian governmenta s reluctance to offer dual citizenship to expatriate Indians.

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Related Topix: World News, India, Asia, Manmohan Singh, Asian-American, Indian-American

5 hrs ago | ABC 4

Scores of shelter animals used in research

Abandoned dogs, cats and livestock from Utah animal shelters are regular subjects of laboratory research at the University of Utah each year.

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Related Topix: University of Utah, Animal Rights

10 hrs ago | KSRO-AM Santa Rosa

US and China to reduce emissions, but not enough

Even after the U.S. and China set targets this week for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the world's combined pledges ahead of next month's climate summit fall far short of what experts say is needed to avert dangerous global warming.

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Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Global Warming, Fredrik Reinfeldt, North America, Canada, Stephen Harper

Fri Nov 27, 2009

BBC

Tunisia jails dissident reporter

A prominent critic of Tunisian leader President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has been jailed for six months after a trial criticised by rights groups.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Tunisia, Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, Amnesty International, Charitable Organizations

TownHall.com

Obama to pardon turkey

Columns, funnies & more in your inbox! Townhall Daily Alert Your daily must-read of conservative columns, cartoons and news.

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KXAM-TV Austin

Lobster zapper said to be more humane

A British company has designed a machine that they say zaps lobsters with an electric charge and kills them more humanely than boiling them.

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Related Topix: Tucson, AZ, Tucson Metro

The Sligo Champion

16:07 Garda 'failed to protect victims'

The Garda Commissioner has apologised for the force's past failures to protect victims of clerical abuse.

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Edge San Francisco

Charleston, S.C. Passes Pro-Gay Rights Law

The South Carolina city of Charleston became the second in the state to approve GLBT anti-discrimination protections.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Charleston, SC, Charleston Metro, ACLU

Thu Nov 26, 2009

China Daily

Activists try making vegetarianism sexy in China

Want to be sexy? Don't eat meat -- that's the message behind a campaign to promote vegetarianism in China, where meat consumption is booming on the back of rapid economic growth.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetarian, Animal Rights

Madison Publishing

Harper heads to Commonwealth summit; climate change and gay rights could dominate agenda

Fresh off trips to Singapore and India, Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads to Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday to attend the Commonwealth leaders' summit.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian

KVUE

Immigration reform activists diversifying ranks

Beyond the noisy town hall meetings, Tea Party protests and sky-is-falling speeches characterizing much of the health care debate is a less visible, but no less intense push to broaden the face of the immigration reform movement.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Luis Gutierrez, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Yvette Clarke

Buffalo News

New spy charge against jailed Iranian-American

Iran brought new espionage charges against an Iranian-American scholar who was already convicted of spying and sentenced to 15 years in prison in the country's crackdown following June's disputed presidential election, a human rights group said Thursday.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, Hillary Clinton

Black Voice News

We Must Reclaim the Value of Life by Rev. Al Sharpton

For decades now, I have traveled across this nation to listen, learn and absorb the concerns and frustrations of the community.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Atlanta, GA, Spelman College

Wed Nov 25, 2009

KTKZ-AM Sacramento

Refusing to Live in the Stink

As Americans count their blessings, it is useful to remember women who count their beatings -- in the once-fair country of Zimbabwe, cursed by Robert Mugabe.

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Related Topix: World News, Zimbabwe, Africa, Robert Mugabe, Opinion

NEWS.com.au

Obama says he will attend climate summit

US President Barack Obama has confirmed he will attend a major climate summit next month, providing a shot in the arm for the talks after China said it is unlikely to cut gas emissions.

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Related Topix: Global Warming

EDGEfireisland.com News Feed

Puerto Rican authorities agree to investigate gay teenager's murder as hate crime

Puerto Rican authorities have agreed to investigate Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado's murder as a hate crime after they met with local representatives of the American Civil Liberties Union.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Gay/Lesbian, ACLU

WJTV Jackson

Dozens Of Horses Found Neglected In Middle Tenn.

Middle Tennessee authorities have rescued 84 neglected horses from a farm in Cannon County.

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Related Topix: Cannon County, TN, Charitable Organizations

XtraMSN Real Estate

Condemn executions - Amnesty

Amnesty International wants the Government and Fonterra to condemn the executions of two people involved in China's tainted milk scandal.

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Related Topix: Amnesty International, Charitable Organizations

WAVE-TV Louisville

The challenge in Copenhagen: reshaping the world

Next month's climate summit in Copenhagen seeks to transform the way we run the planet, from the generation of energy, to the building of homes and cities, to the shaping of the landscape.

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Related Topix: Global Warming

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Alabama Live

PETA ad for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade banned by 4 NBC affiliates

Four NBC affiliates broadcasting the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade are banning a commercial promoting veganism sponsored by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Food, Vegan, Pop/Rock, The Animals, Raleigh Metro

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