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(New York) – The Thai government should prosecute perpetrators of political violence on all sides to stop the increasingly deadly conflict in Thailand, Human Rights Watch said today. (San Francisco) – Arizona’s new immigration law violates an international anti-racism treaty that is binding on all government officials in the United States, Human Rights Watch said today. (New York) – A Bahrain appellate court’s March 28, 2010 conviction of 19 men on charges of murder and attempted murder badly undermines the government’s claim that it does not tolerate torture, Human Rights Watch said today. Two Air Force planes will spray chemicals to help break up the Gulf Coast oil spill, Pentagon officials said Friday as they considered what more the military could do to assist. Four-term Republican Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida is retiring from Congress, citing health concerns. The Obama administration is concerned about a new General Motors commercial in which the bailed-out automaker touts last week’s repayment of the remaining $4.7 billion that it owed to the government from funds it received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program. This morning we saw one more sign that our economy is on the path to recovery: new GDP numbers showing that the economy grew 3.2% the first three months of this year. To put it in perspective, during the same period last year the economy shrank by 6.4%. The Senate began debate on Wall Street reform yesterday, overcoming days of Republican obstruction to consider a bill that would rein in Wall Street, prevent future bailouts, and protect consumers. Happy Friday. President Barack Obama meets with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and senior administration officials, including National Security Advisor Gen. James Jones, left, in the Oval Office, regarding the situation in the Gulf of Mexico, April 29, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza. (Bangkok) – The Burmese government continues to deny basic freedoms and place undue restrictions on aid agencies despite significant gains in rehabilitating areas devastated by Cyclone Nargis two years ago, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. |
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