2 hours ago by lgbtqnation

The United States said Friday it is urging Uganda’s leadership to block a bill that would criminalize homosexuality. “We believe that this legislation is a violation of human rights,” Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson told reporters after a meeting with gay and lesbian activists at the Sta ...

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12 hours ago by jeannesager

There are still plenty of would-be parents out there, but the number of Americans adopting kids from overseas is the lowest it has been in thirteen years. And no, it’s not “the economy, stupid.” Not completely anyway. Despite the financial challenges that have put the dream of parenthood on hold for ...

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15 hours ago by Nancy Scola

For at least an hour yesterday, Twitter was brought low by a group calling itself the "Iranian Cyber Army" in what might be ready as either a strike at how the communications platform was used to organize and publicize Iran's post-election protests this summer, or a more direct hit at how officials ...

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21 hours ago by naumanrk

The State Department said that if this continued, Washington’s efforts to help stabilise Pakistan could be affected. WASHINGTON: The US State Department said on Thursday that if Pakistan continued to deny visas to hundreds of US officials and contractors, Washington’s efforts to help stabilise the v ...

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1 day ago by magpk

At a briefing, the department’s Deputy Spokesman Robert A. Wood confirmed earlier reports that Pakistan had denied visa to hundreds of US officials and citizens. “Well, it is true. Hundreds of visa applications and renewals for US officials and contractors are awaiting issuance by the Pakistani gove ...

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1 day ago by still4hill

I could not close for the night without posting this. Hillary gets it, Oxfam (I belong to this organization) gets it, and I sure hope the rest of the world does! Oxfam’s Reaction to Secretary Clinton’s Copenhagen Announcement Download image WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Oxfam America ...

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1 day ago by still4hill

Well, I posted her remarks earlier today, but when I did, these pictures were not yet available. A day or two ago (I work all day, teach some nights, and blog all night. The days run together, and I lose track), I posted a link to a New York Times article calling Hillary’s (sudden, and apparently pr ...

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1 day ago by moraloutrage

The Pakistani government has delayed the visas of hundreds of U.S. officials and contractors, a move that has frustrated the State Department and could affect U.S. programs on the ground. A senior State Department official who would not speak on the record because of the sensitivity of the diplomacy ...

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1 day ago by still4hill

Here is a video of Hillary Clinton with UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown today in Copenhagen. This was just after their bilateral. Also in Copenhagen with the U.S. Delegation are Hillary’s old friend (and mine) Congressman Charlie Rangel, Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader, ...

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1 day ago by Christopher M. Matthews

When the witnesses were collectively asked how much money the government is spending on contracts in Afghanistan, they were unable to answer. Though it was clear that the sum would be in the hundreds of billions, if not more. In 2008, the Army alone awarded $165 billion in contracts.

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