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The Burmese military government’s release today of imprisoned US citizen Nyi Nyi Aung should be followed by the immediate and unconditional release of Burma’s more than 2,100 political prisoners, Human Rights Watch said today. ~English translation of an op-ed published in the Swiss daily Le Temps on March 18, 2010 (London) – The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) should immediately clarify statements in its annual human rights report that appear to give a green light to complicity by UK security agencies in the mistreatment of terrorism suspects in other countries, Human Rights Watch said today. In this photo of a sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin, Colleen LaRose pleaded not guilty before U.S. Magistrate Lynne A. Sitarski at the U.S. Courthouse in Philadelphia, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Congressional Republicans are in full cry against tactics the Democrats want to use to pass a less-than-popular overhaul of the nation’s health care system. Democrats in Washington, D.C., hope to pass health care reform soon, but Republican state leaders in Idaho are preparing to go to court to fight it. Earlier today, President Obama signed the HIRE Act into law — a bill that helps businesses hire new workers, encourages job creation by investing in clean energy and schools, and invests in roads and construction projects that will spur hiring. As we near the finish line in the push to pass health insurance reform, we are seeing momentum build at an exponential pace. This week we gained more support from Members of Congress and advocacy groups, the CBO reported the bill will reduce the deficit by $1.3 trillion dollars over the next two decades and [...] If we fail to act on health reform, everything stays the same, right? Wrong. If we turn back now, the health care system we currently have quickly starts to unravel. |
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