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Yesterday’s Bipartisan Meeting

From Chairman Tim Kaine:
For more than seven hours yesterday, President Obama led a vigorous, respectful, and historic discussion with representatives from both parties and houses in Congress about how best to reform this country’s broken health insurance system.

At every opportunity, the President displayed genuine devotion to delving into the specifics of the proposals and sought, [...]

Yesterday’s Bipartisan Meeting

From Chairman Tim Kaine:
For more than seven hours yesterday, President Obama led a vigorous, respectful, and historic discussion with representatives from both parties and houses in Congress about how best to reform this country’s broken health insurance system.

At every opportunity, the President displayed genuine devotion to delving into the specifics of the proposals and sought, [...]

Wake County School Board Votes on Busing

The Wake County School Board in North Carolina is one of many government school systems that factor in socio-economic status when assigning students to spread the races across the district. Under the plan, students are bused to schools outside their neighborhoods, a practice that appears unpopular among parents of all races.
Those who oppose busing students [...]

World is ‘winning’ battle against death penalty despite setbacks

Speaking at an anti-death penalty summit in Geneva, Amnesty International’s interim Secretary General Claudio Cordone hailed global efforts but said more needs to be done.

South Korea death penalty abolition set back by Constitutional Court ruling

In a five to four ruling, the Court stated that capital punishment did not violate "human dignity and worth" protected in the Constitution.

Violence and xenophobia on the rise in Côte d’Ivoire election campaign

Unrest across the country is linked to calls from supporters of President Gbagbo, for tens of thousands of "foreigners" to be excluded from the electoral roll.

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