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Barack Obama appears in Weatherproof advert in Times Square
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Weatherproof used a recent news photo of the president in front of the Great Wall in China for the advertisement Photo: AP taxi passes a billboard ad featuring President Barack Obama wearing a Weatherproof brand jacket Wednesday, Jan. Comment?
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New travel rules draw fire from U.S. Muslim, civil liberties groups
WASHINGTON, : U.S. Muslim and civil liberties groups lambasted new U.S. airport security rules implemented in the wake of the foiled Christmas bombing of a U.S.-bound jetliner. Comment?
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White House wants larger-than-life Obama ad removed
A larger-than-life President Barack Obama became a presidential pitchman Wednesday on a Times Square billboard that used his photo without permission. Comment?
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Moving Beyond the Lost Decade Posted by Robert Zimmer on 01.06.2010 Reflections and prescriptions for 2010 -- the first true year of the 21st Century. Comment?
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Coat Maker Transforms Obama Photo Into Ad
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A garment company in New York known for publicity stunts has seized the attention of the Obama administration. Comment?
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The president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Ingrid Newkirk, said her organization wouldn't have sought Mrs. Comment?
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A woman, Mariama Chipkaou, was elected in Maradi Wednesda y as the Secretary General of the National Teachers' Trade Union of Niger , following the 37th statutory congress of the organisation, sources in Niamey, t h e capital of Niger, told PANA. Comment?
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Stat Model Predicts Flat Temperatures Through 2050
While climate skeptics have gleefully pointed to the past decade's lack of temperature rise as proof that global warming is not happening as predicted, climate change activists have claimed that this is just "cherry picking" the data. Comment?
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Fur flies over poster of Michelle Obama
Washington - The animal rights group Peta has used the image of Michelle Obama without her consent on a new poster that praises the US first lady for not wearing fur, the White House said on Wednesday. Comment?
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Need for whole-body imagers is obvious
Since the uncomfortably close attempted attack on Northwest Flight 253, many have focused on why the alleged terrorist, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, was not placed on a watch list that would have prevented him from flying, even though the government had received information that he was a potential extremist. Comment?
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Ashland bans all public nudity
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The City of Ashland, long known for its artsy image, has changed its nudity laws. Comment?
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Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Speaking Her Mind House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took what many saw as a swipe at President Obama during a news conference Tuesday. Comment?
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Male prostitution is Nevada's newest legal profession
Reporting from Tonopah, Nev. - Brothel owner Bobbi Davis got the go-ahead Tuesday to hire what her website cheekily calls "a few good men." Her Shady Lady Ranch is searching for "service-oriented" guys willing to become Nevada's first legal male sex workers. Comment?
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Colne campaigner behind Millenium Green dies
A SEASONED campaigner who was the driving force behind Colnea s Millenium Green project died suddenly on New Yeara s Eve. Comment?
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1/7/10 Radio Intifada 2:30-3p: Zerobridge Part 2: Arts, Activism & the Occupied Territory of Kashmir
1/7/10 Radio Intifada 2:30-3p: Zerobridge Part 2: Arts, Activism & the Occupied Territory of Kashmir RADIO INTIFADA Voices of Struggle, Voices for Change THURSDAY, January 7th 2010, 2:30-3:00 PM KPFK 90.7 FM, Los Angeles, 98.7F, Santa Barbara, and ... Comment?
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Ninth Circuit strikes down Washington felon voter disenfranchisement law
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Felon voting rights are varied throughout the US [ProCon backgrounder], with 12 states completely restricting the right to vote depending on the crime committed, while Maine and Vermont allow all felons to vote, including those still serving their prison sentences. Comment?
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Iran parliamentary inquiry finds prosecutor responsible for detainee deaths
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The report alleges that Mortazavi, the prosecutor responsible for overseeing the Kahrizak prison, ordered that the prisoners be transferred to Kahrizak, where they were tortured and beaten to death. Comment?
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Baseball History : Analyzing the 2010 Baseball Hall of Fame vote
The Baseball Hall of Fame rings in the new year by announcing its class of 2010. Comment?
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State Rep. Sally Kern Seeks Restrictions on Divorce
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An Oklahoma lawmaker wants to put tighter restrictions on couples seeking a divorce. Comment?
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Pioneering Gay Judge to Retire
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... and he plans to compete in this year's games in Cologne, Germany. His other plans for retirement include stepped-up activism, which he noted was curtailed somewhat by his judicial position. "I wasn't able to be a part of certain projects," he told ... Comment?
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