BEIJING — Chinese authorities have not approved any of the 77 applications they received from people who wanted to hold protests during the Beijing Olympics, state...
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China Received 77 Olympic Protest Requests, But Approved None
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Government Database May Intensify Immigrant Crackdown
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August 2008 Issue California may become the latest of several states to put restrictions on an online system that...
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More than 10,000 detainees released in Iraq
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BAGHDAD — The U.S. military said Saturday it has released more than 10,000 detainees in Iraq so far this year _ more than in all of 2007 _ as it continues to try...
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Immigrant Rights Groups Challenge ID Theft Arrests
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For years, the chief punishment for immigrants caught working illegally in the United States was deportation. Now they can face criminal charges such as identity theft,...
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Immigrant Rights Groups Challenge ID Theft Arrests
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For years, the chief punishment for immigrants caught working illegally in the United States has been deportation. But prosecutors are now ...
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This will draw letters from nerd rights groups.
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We're all painfully aware of the recent hubbub over regarding ads getting yanked for being insensitive and all the associated angst. So what's the big deal? Well,...
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Doubts On Yahoo's Human Rights Code of Conduct
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Ian Lamont writes "The US Senate has been pushing American technology companies to work with rights groups to develop a human rights code of conduct, which would help to...
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Three States Accused of Illegally Purging Voter Lists
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Election officials in a handful of states appear to be ignoring the federal law dictating the way registered voters may be purged from voter...
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Medill News Service/The Politico Examines Emergence Of The 'Pro-Choice Spiritual Left'
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Medill News Service/The Politico on Wednesday examined the emergence of the so-called "pro-choice spiritual left," which has "created a bridge between abortion-rights...
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Illegal Downloads Won't Go Away
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A new British study conducted by music rights groups MCPS-PRS Alliance and online media measurement company Big Champagne has shown that illegal...
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Illegal Immigrants Face Jail, Then Deportation
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For years, the chief punishment for immigrants caught working illegally in the United States was deportation. Now they can face criminal charges such as identity theft,...