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Wednesday, June 28, 2006 |
Yesterday a Clean Money Dayconference (about the buying of politicians by corporations) was held, with the screening of the film The Big Buy.
ProgressiveStatesNetwork: "At the core of many voters' frustrations with government is the sense that, too often, politics is for sale. High-priced lobbyists offering 'gifts' to lawmakers swarm state legislatures; companies looking for public contracts get too cozy with those handing out public money; and corporate campaign contributions grease the wheels as public policy is auctioned to the highest corporate bidder."
PublicCampaignAction: "A recent bipartisan survey of likely voters nationwide by Lake Research Partners and Bellwether Research shows a significant majority of voters, across party lines, support publicly-funded elections. In the wake of lobbyist scandals, the soaring costs of campaigns, and discontent with Washington, voters are hungry for a more open, clean, and fair system of campaign funding."
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IOL: "The European Union today urged all nations to sign a global anti-torture convention, calling the practice cruel, inhuman and degrading not only to victims but to perpetrators."
IPS: "As new reports detail further abuse by the U.S. military of its prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan, a behind-the-scenes battle is being fought between the U.S. departments of state and defence about whether a key section of the Geneva Conventions should be included in new rules governing Army interrogation techniques.
The Pentagon is pushing to omit from new detainee policies a central principle of the Geneva Conventions that explicitly bans humiliating and degrading treatment. Critics say such a step that would mark a further shift away from strict adherence to international human rights standards."
USAToday: "A majority of Americans say Congress should pass a resolution that outlines a plan for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Friday through Sunday. Half of those surveyed would like all U.S. forces out within 12 months."
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© Copyright 2006 Hetty Litjens.
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