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(Beirut) – Lebanon should release migrants and refugees who remain in detention despite having finished their sentences, a group of 14 Lebanese and international human rights organizations said yesterday in a letter to top officials. (New York) – The Iranian government should immediately stop harassing and arbitrarily detaining members of the Baha’i community, Human Rights Watch said today. Attorney General Eric Holder and Defense Secretary Robert Gates are urging Congress not to restrict the executive branch from prosecuting terrorism defendants in federal courts or in reformed military commissions in the United States. Sen. Lamar Alexander told President Barack Obama during his health care summit with lawmakers that they should go back to the drawing board in overhauling the health care system. Senate Democrats have retreated from adding new privacy protections to the nation’s primary counterterrorism law, as Republicans refused to lend support and portrayed the majority as willing to harm terror investigations. Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine released the following statement tonight on the President’s bipartisan health reform summit: RHETORIC: RNC Claimed CBO Didn’t Find Bills Reduce The Deficit. “RNC Jeff: Obama claims CBO says their bill reduces the deficit. What does CBO actually say? CBO: “A Detailed Year-By-Year Projection For Years Beyond 2019, Like Those That CBO Prepares For The 10-Year Budget Window, Would Not Be Meaningful Because The Uncertainties Involved Are [...] RHETORIC: RNC Research Enzi Said That Obama’s Medicare Cuts Would Lead To Reduce Quality Of Care And Even Refusal Of Care. Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) mentions something very important: Medicare. Obama’s nearly $500 billion in Medicare cuts will lead to reduce quality care for seniors, and even refusal of care … Thursday February 25, 2010 [...] Last month, I blogged about the brouhaha at South Philadelphia High School (a school designated “persistently dangerous”), where groups of mostly black students beat up students of Asian descent. The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund filed suit against the school district, alleging “deliberate and discriminatory indifference.” The district suspended about 10 students. |
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