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Businesses quit US Chamber over climate stance

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce calls itself the "voice of business," yet a growing number of companies from Apple to Exelon are saying it doesn't speak for them when it denies global warming and lobbies against climate change legislation.

Companies quitting US Chamber over climate stance

A growing number of companies are quitting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over its climate change policies.

Warsaw marks 65 years since revolt against Nazis

To the sounds of the national anthem, Poland's leaders and World War II veterans paid silent honor Saturday to the fighters of Warsaw's 1944 uprising against the city's Nazi occupiers.

Greek police repel firebomb attacks during protest

Greek riot police fired tear gas to disperse protesters throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails outside the U.S. Embassy on Monday during an annual march to mark the anniversary of a student uprising.

Poles Commemorate Warsaw Uprising

Sirens wailed Wednesday across Warsaw and other Polish cities rebuilt from the ashes of World War II, marking the 63rd anniversary of Warsaw residents' doomed revolt against their Nazi occupiers.

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Obama to Lift HIV/AIDS Travel Ban
Source: AOL

It appears that President Obama is doing everything in his power to enforce laws against the majority of Americans.

Why China is cracking down on protests in Xinjiang - By John Lee
Source: foreignpolicy.com

There is widespread disorder even in provinces that pose no challenge to Beijing's right to rule. In 2005, for example, there were 87,000 officially recorded instances of unrest (defined as those involving 15 or more people) -- up from just a few thousand incidents a decade ago.

Thomas L. Friedman - Op-Ed Columnist - Bullets and Barrels
Source: The New York Times

The popular uprising unfolding in Iran right now really is remarkable. It is the rarest of rare things — more rare than snow in Saudi Arabia, more unlikely than finding a ham sandwich at the Wailing Wall, more unusual than water-skiing in the Sahara.

At least 43 killed in Iran in first five days of nationwide uprising
Source: maryam-rajavi.com

At least 43 people have been killed by agents of the Revolutionary Guards, anti-riot force and other suppressive forces during the first five days of the people's nationwide uprising, the social department of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran said, adding that some we …

Who is Mir Hossein Mousavi?
Source: THEWEEK.com

The politics of the man behind Iran's pro-democracy uprising

President Obama expresses 'deep concens' about Iran election
Source: Politico

Obama's viewpoints are expressed as Iran's Guardian Council announced a "partial recount" of the presidential election results that are being widely held as fake.

Pakistan: Villagers take on Taliban, 14 militants killed - CNN.com
Source: CNN

Hundreds of Pakistani residents have taken up arms and are battling local Taliban militants in the wake of a deadly mosque attack last week. It is the first major battle between the residents of northwest Pakistan and Taliban militants near the Afghanistan border.

The New Threat to The American Way and Founding Fathers

Is there a new threat to the American way ? Or is it still Al-Qaeda and Islamic extremist which I never thought was a real threat anyway but just following the LINE here. Or the new Revoltist or Rebel

Dalai Lama Harshly Condemns China Over Tibet
Source: The New York Times

BEIJING — The Dalai Lama delivered on Tuesday one of his harshest attacks on the Chinese government in recent times, saying that the Chinese Communist Party had transformed Tibet into a "hell on earth" and that the Chinese authorities regard Tibetans as "criminals deservi …

Baluch Sarmachars Attack Pak Train
Source: Online International News Network

Baluch fighting for independence of their homeland fired on a train that transports Pakistani settlers to the areawise largest province in southwestern Pakistan.

Peaceful Uprising Alive and Well in 2008 U.S. Elections.

I was just a little over two years of age, as I looked out the window of the 10th floor apartment of the Conjunto Habitacional Tlatelolco in Mexico City, to witness a powder blue Volkswagen sedan drive haphazardly across the large empty parking lot to stop directly below our wind …

Uprising from the ashes of history, Islam in China
Source: CBC

According to the Chinese government, there are more than 20 million Muslims who live in all parts of the country. Others say the number may even be higher.

Top Iraqi cleric warns of uprising
Source: United Press International

Shiite cleric said Monday the status of forces agreement between Washington and Baghdad could lead to an uprising in Iraq.

Tariq Ali considers the legacy of the 1968 uprising, 40 years after the Vietnam war
Source: Guardian Unlimited

In 1968, fury at the Vietnam war sparked protests and uprisings across the world: from Paris and Prague to Mexico. Tariq Ali considers the legacy 40 years on

China Says Tibet Protests Have Spread
Source: The New York Times

This may be the actual biggest news story going on during these days, and we may all be missing it ... it's the story of China's brutal crackdown on Tibet, and the ramifications are really huge.

Anonymous art: the posters that inspired the uprising of 1968
Source: Independent.co.uk

The identity of the artists that created them is one of the great unsolved mysteries in the modern history of protest art, yet the body of work these anonymous designers produced remains one of the most powerful testaments to the revolutionary spirit of the age in which they work …

Monks Defiantly Return to Burmese Streets
Source: BBC News

Witnesses at Wednesday's march said the monks did not make any overt political statements but that the rally was clearly in defiance of the junta.

Burma 'still hunting protesters'
Source: BBC News

The Burmese government is still hinging for protesters who took part in the recent anti-government demonstrations.

The Governor of Oaxaca Is Provoking a Mini-Civil War
Source: CNET News.com

Report of Offer of "300 Pesos per Youngster" to Violently Confront Peaceful Demonstrators

Uprising- New details on official Halo comic book
Source:

Creators say they are sticking to the graphic look of the game with a hybrid of computer and hand-drawn images

Tibetans Fill Manhattan with Pro Tibet Slogans
Source: phayul.com

New York March 10 - As the Tibetans all over the world commemorate the 48th Tibetan National Uprising day around two thousand Tibetans walked with pro-independence banners, placards and Tibetan national flags in the heart of New York city.

Tibetan Struggle: The Emerging Force
Source: phayul.com

Will they be able to successfully play off the new militants against the non-violent Dalai Lama (a la, perhaps, ML King and Malcolm X)?

Dharamsala Echoes with Freedom's Roars
Source: phayul.com

Unlike Delhi, the 48th National Uprising day passed with much non-violence here in the Himalayan lands of the capital of the exiled Tibetans.

The Beginning of the Armed Struggle by Lor, Bakhtiari and Qashqai Tribes of Iran

The Beginning of the Armed Struggle by Lor, Bakhtiari and Qashqai Tribes of Iran: Urgent News: (2/1/2007) Subject: National Uprising Bulletin issued by NAMA and ARA Organizations

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