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Child abuse may shorten cell lifeline: study
Seeded on Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:24 PM EST (Google)
Beaten or sexually abused children are more likely to show accelerated ageing of cells later in life, a condition linked to higher rates of cancer and heart disease, according to a study released Friday.
Freakin' Fundamentalists: Stonings here, lashings there, misogyny everywhere
Seeded on Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:58 PM EST (Straight.com)
The freakin' fundamentalists are at it again. This time, in Somalia, where the stoning of women goes on unabated. On November 18, a 20-year-old divorcee who, because she had a boyfriend, was stoned to death for "adultery".
Who will save kids from pedophiles?
Seeded on Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:51 PM EST (Edmonton Sun)
Nothing depresses me more than reading newspaper accounts of adults sexually abusing children. I try not to read them but it's like driving past a car crash -- you look even though it twists your insides and makes you worry about your loved ones.
When did we become a world of apologists for child sex predators?
Seeded on Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:42 PM EST (OregonLive.com)
September was not a promising month for children relying on society to protect them from child sex predators.
Exclusive: Rape in America: Justice Denied
Seeded on Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:04 AM EST (CBS News)
Rape in this country is surprisingly easy to get away with. The arrest rate last year was just 25 percent - a fraction of the rate for murder - 79 percent, and aggravated assault - 51 percent.
Respect for Rape Victims
Seeded on Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:55 AM EST (The New York Times)
There is no firm national count of the number of untested rape kits. But last March, Human Rights Watch found more than 12,500 untested rape kits in the Los Angeles area alone. The Houston Police Department recently found at least 4,000 untested rape kits in storage.
Just say no to sharia law
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:26 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
"This Saturday's London rally against sharia law and all religious tyrannies should be huge. Millions of people are suffering at the hands of clerical regimes, especially our Muslim brothers and sisters in countries like Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban
Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:47 AM EST (Yahoo! News)
"Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially a ban on blasphemy that would put them on a …
Do You Know How Much the Senate Health Care Bill Saves?
Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:28 AM EST
Our government runs on budgets and this requires good forecasts about how much a federal program will cost over time. The Senate's health care reform bill passed last night and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) forecasts a savings of $130 billion over ten years.
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A fair wage for a fair day's work
Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:17 AM EST (Vancouver Sun)
Pay equity is a relatively cheap, reasonably easy-to-apply mechanism to rid the workplace of historic, systemic wage discrimination against women.
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