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Israel: Attacks on New Israel Fund, Critical Groups, Threaten Civil Society

The growing harshness of attacks by Israeli government officials on nongovernmental organizations poses a real threat to civil society in Israel, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Bahrain: End Torture of Security Suspects

(Manama) – Bahrain needs to take urgent steps to end torture and ill-treatment of security suspects during interrogation, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.  The government should promptly investigate all torture allegations and prosecute security officials suspected of abusing detainees.
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Black Republican lawmaker runs for Congress

Tim Scott, the first black Republican elected to the South Carolina legislature since Reconstruction, abandoned his race for lieutenant governor on Monday to enter the crowded contest for the state’s open 1st District congressional seat.

Gov. Jindal: New Saints, New Louisiana

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal talks about what the Saints’ Super Bowl victory means for New Orleans and the state of Louisiana.

The option is Obama’s

It was toward the end of President Obama’s riveting visit Jan. 29 with the House Republicans in Baltimore — a rare 90 minutes of candor on both sides that produced the most fascinating and revealing politics in memory — when Rep.

Monday Open Thread

Good morning.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a Republican member of the Cabinet, feigns being a blocking back for President Barack Obama as he arrives backstage to meet with GOP House leaders before speaking to their issues conference at the Renaissance Baltimore Harbor Place Hotel in Baltimore, Md., Jan. 29, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza.

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