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Protesters say Rove should go on trial for 'crimes against humanity'
Source: Raw Story

The architect of George W. Bush's presidency triggered a protest to his visit to a Wisconsin university Thursday, drawing about 40 protesters carrying signs calling him a war criminal at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Udder farce! Belgian farmers squirt riot police with freshly squeezed milk in protests against falling EU prices
Source: the Mail online

Even the cows joined in the mayhem outside the EU's headquarters in Brussels yesterday when 3,000 angry farmers besieged the building to protest about plunging milk prices.

Update: School prayer group due in court Thursday
Source: ABC Action News

A rural Panhandle principal and his athletic director are due in a Pensacola federal court Thursday morning to face contempt charges for allegedly violating a judge's order against promoting school prayer.

Glenn Beck's Mob Rule
Source: The Daily Beast

Republicans are now benefiting from the tens of thousands of angry white people who descended on Washington over the weekend—but they've tapped into something ugly that they can't control, says John Avlon.

Conservatives Protest at the Capitol
Source: The Washington Post

GOP Sees Protest As an Opportunity Article | With the gathering of tens of thousands of conservative protesters in Washington for a "Taxpayer March on D.C.," Republican officials are attempting to capitalize on a movement that lately has galvanized anti …

Troops patrol China city after protests kill five
Source: 10connects.com

Thousands of troops are patrolling the streets of a western Chinese city after five people died in protests over a series of hypodermic needle attacks.

Tax, health-care protesters pack park -- OrlandoSentinel.com
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

Dan and Debbie Devin are in Central Florida on vacation. But the Connecticut couple feel so strongly about big government that they took time out Saturday from visiting the theme parks with their three children to attend a "tea party" at Lake Eola.

Open Thread:Billionaires for Wealthcare! Watch these clever folks dupe the unwitting teabaggers. (thanks to Bob Cesca
Source: Crooks and Liars

Entertaining, uplifting and imaginative. This video offers it all. There is also plenty of messages about health care inside.

Dialogue cops to patrol climate summit
Source: chppost.dk

Specially trained officers intended as a point of contact between the police and potential protestors

Stewart's 'sh*tty daydream' recalls attacks on anti-war protesters
Source: Raw Story

Analyzing angry conservative protests against health care reform, Stewart experienced what he jokingly called "the @!$%#tiest day-dream I ever had" and flashed back to a time, not so long ago, when anti-war protesters were smeared as "anti-American" and even "Nazis" by …

New Hampshire right-wing protestor suggests sending illegals home with a bullet in their head
Source: Think Progress

excerpt: ""The New Hampshire Republican Volunteer Coalition urged its members to make their voices heard today in Portsmouth, NH outside of a high school where President Obama was discussing health care reform.

First Expose of Iran's Seven Hellhole Prisons
Source: DEBKAfile -

Until the defeated Iranian presidential contender Mehdi Karroubi broke the wall of silence surrounding the Islamic Republic's prisons to demand an investigation into allegations of rape, little attention was paid to the abuses meted out to protestors who dared to claim that the J …

New Hampshire Protestors Prep for Obama Town Hall Meeting
Source: msnbc.com

Pres. Obama holds his OWN town hall in New Hampshire this Tuesday where the issues of the economy and health care are likely to be the dominant issues.

Accusations Ranging from Assassination to Espionage in Iran Trials
Source: roozonline.com

The second 'trial' session of journalists and political activists arrested in the aftermath of the contested June 12 presidential election in Iran was held two days ago in Tehran.

White House Vows to Defend Democrats on Health Reform, Will 'Punch Back Twice as Hard' - Political News - FOXNews.com
Source: FOXNews.com

Top White House officials counseled Democratic senators Thursday on coping with disruptions at public events on health care this summer, officials said, and promised the party and allies would respond with twice the force if any individual lawmaker is criticized in television adv …

Leading Clerics Defy Ayatollah on Disputed Iran Election
Source: The New York Times

There is hope for Iran, praise the Lord. A significant group of religious leaders in Iran decided yesterday to throw their lot in with the protestors. The Association of Researchers and Teachers of Qum called the disputed election and the government illegitimate.

Mr. President, go and see for yourself
Source: Daily Kos

Al etter to the President excerpt: ""President Obama,

Canada: Protesters gather at Iranian embassy
Source: CBC

Hundreds of people gathered outside the Iranian embassy in downtown Ottawa on Friday to speak out against the results of Iran's recent presidential election and the crackdown on protests in that country.

Iranian Protest Signs Warn Regime: "Do Not Forget What Happened to Saddam"
Source: Gateway

It turns out that the example of a tyrant overthrown and executed next door weighs on the minds of protestors in Tehran, and maybe on the mullahs' minds too. It looks like the situation in Iraq is playing a part in this revolution...

Ahmadinejad Attacked and Jeered at Sharrif University Today - Video
Source: Daily Kos

A crowd overwhelms Ahmadinejad and he is forced onto the roof of his car. The crowd is yelling Mousavi, Mousavi, Mousavi. Then at the end, they are yelling 'doorogh gou!' LIAR! Ahmadinejad is the guy in white.

Surveillance of protesters ruled illegal
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Police surveillance of a peaceful protester was ruled unlawful today in a decison that lawyers say will change the way demonstrations and protests are policed.

Mass arrests have no place in a democratic country
Source: Independent.co.uk

There are times, and they seem to be growing more frequent, when the civil liberties we still associate with life in Britain suddenly start to look dangerously fragile. Yesterday was one such occasion.

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