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Uzbekistan: UN Body Finds Rights Record Abysmal

(New York) – The Uzbek government should urgently heed the UN Human Rights Committee’s calls to improve its rights record, Human Rights Watch said today.
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US: Suit Filed for Mentally Disabled Immigrants

(San Francisco) – The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should  end immediately the indefinite detention of two mentally disabled immigrants held for over four years, Human Rights Watch said today. Lawsuits were filed today on behalf of the two men with US federal district courts in California.
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UN Human Rights Council: Positive Action on Burma, Guinea, North Korea

(Geneva) – By endorsing human rights monitoring in Burma, Guinea, and North Korea, the United Nations Human Rights Council took an important step to spotlight human rights violations in those countries, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Bill Gibbons is out of Tennessee Governor’s race

Perhaps the biggest lack of a surprise in the campaign for the Republican nomination occurred moments ago: Shelby County District Attorney General Bill Gibbons blamed a lack of campaign cash for his withdrawal from the race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.

There’s an Ad, So It’s Official: Rachel Maddow Not Running Against Scott Brown

Now that health care is go , Scott Brown is bored. So bored that he’s inventing fake threats to his fake future candidacy for senate! As we noted yesterday , Brown sent a fundraising letter asking for donations to combat Maddow’s rumored-but-not-real run for Senate in 2012.

McCain, Palin to Campaign Together in Arizona

Repbulican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain and his running mate GOP vice… Repbulican presidential nominee Sen.

Congress Approves Final Changes to Health Reform

Last night, the House of Representatives passed a final health insurance reform bill by a vote of 220 to 207, bringing a year-long legislative process to an end. The bill makes final improvements to the historic health reform President Obama signed into law on Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Times reports:
The end came after a grueling night [...]

Friday Open Thread

Happy Friday.

President Barack Obama talks with family members of Ambassador Daniel Ohene Agyekum of Ghana, during a credentialing ceremony in the Oval Office, Feb. 24, 2010. Photo by Samantha Appleton.

President Obama Returns to Iowa: "Our future is what we make it."

This afternoon, President Obama returned to Iowa city — where three years ago he promised to pass health reform before the end of his first term in office — and spoke about the journey to this week’s signing of the historic bill.
The President talked about what this victory means for our country:
The road to this [...]

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