Monthly Archives: November 2011

Feds Pushed To Guard Rights of Occupy Protesters

November 3, 2011 12:54 pm
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Feds Pushed To Guard Rights of Occupy Protesters

Amid escalating clashes between police and those taking part in Occupy protests nationwide, a prominent progressive organization is urging the Justice Department to step in to protect the First Amendment rights of the protesters. Democracy for America (DFA), associated with former presidential candidate and ex-Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean, emailed supporters Wednesday, asking them to sign an online petition to press federal officials to stand up for the protection of those taking part in Occupy. Established based on...

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Illinois Couple Sue After Being Denied Legal Accommodation For Ceremony

November 2, 2011 12:49 pm
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Illinois Couple Sue After Being Denied Legal Accommodation For Ceremony

A gay Illinois couple seeking a facility to host their civil union ceremony were denied by not one, but two facilities based on their sexual orientation, according to new complaints filed with the state of Illinois Human Rights Commission. Todd and Mark Wathen of Mattoon were seeking a location for their civil union ceremony that would permit friends and family from Kentucky and Missouri to attend the ceremony and spend the night. An Internet search identified two possibilities – the Beall...

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The Dead Hand That Rocks The Cradle

November 2, 2011 6:47 am
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The Dead Hand That Rocks The Cradle

Acting under a legal requirement to cut U.S. funds to any U.N. agency that recognizes a Palestinian state, the State Department on Monday announced that the United States has stopped funding the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization because of the vote. Department spokesman Victoria Nuland told reporters that the Obama administration would not make a planned $60 million payment to the agency due this month....

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Move Our Money: Community Groups, Local Governments to Divest Funds from Big Banks With Goal of Moving $1 Billion

November 1, 2011 10:13 am
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Move Our Money: Community Groups, Local Governments to Divest Funds from Big Banks With Goal of Moving $1 Billion

As part of an overall “Move Our Money” campaign encouraging Americans to move their funds out of big Wall Street banks, a coalition of community groups and others has undertaken a campaign to move $1 billion from banks such as Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo to community banks and credit unions that make small business loans, help create jobs, and invest in the community.  As part of the launch of The New Bottom Line‘s Move Our Money...

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