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Kenya: Halt Anti-Gay Campaign

(New York) – Kenya’s government should act quickly to protect people accused of homosexual conduct and groups offering HIV/AIDS services from vigilante attacks, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Kenyan authorities.
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Thailand: Stop Using Discredited Explosives Detector

(New York) – The Thai government should stop making arrests using the GT200 explosives detector in the southern border provinces, Human Rights Watch said today. The controversial device, which has been used to detain large numbers of alleged insurgents, does not accurately detect the presence of explosive substances, scientific studies have found.
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UN: Keep Peacekeepers in Chad

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Politics will likely stymie work of debt-reduction panel, analysts say

Will President Barack Obama’s new debt-reduction commission be able to spur a reluctant Congress to make tough but necessary choices on Social Security, Medicare and tax increases? Most experts weren’t optimistic Wednesday.

2/17/2010 – Fishing, tourism interests worry about Asian carp

A large crowd attended a meeting about the carp Wednesday in Traverse City hosted by Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox and U.S. Rep.

Perry Casts Early Vote

Gov. Rick Perry has cast his ballot in the Republican primary. Perry is one of several gubernatorial candidates who have already gone to the polls during early voting before the March 2 election.

Morning Open Thread

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President Barack Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speak to 6th grade students at Graham Road Elementary School in Falls Church, Va., Jan. 19, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza.

Follow @Democratsdotorg on Twitter for Recovery Act Updates

For updates on the Recovery Act throughout the day, you can use Twitter to follow @Democratsdotorg as well as see tweets that use the #RecoveryAct hashtag.
Here are just a few of the latest tweets from @Democratsdotorg:
Bloomberg: U.S. economy in Q4 grew at its fastest pace in six years at rate of 5.7%, exceeding expectations http://j.mp/dexmlv [...]

GOP: Recovery Act Hypocrites

On the one year anniversary of the Recovery Act, here’s a look at Republican leaders who have blatantly lambasted the stimulus program while quietly applying for funds and touting its success as their own:

End Persecution of Human Rights Defenders in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Urges Amnesty International

Amnesty International today called on the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to protect human rights defenders, who continue to be arbitrarily detained by security agencies and subjected to an alarming number of death threats.

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