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Excerpt From Record of Interrogation of Yamada OtozooNovember 3, 1949 |
Obama Seeks to Expand US Arms Exports WASHINGTON - The United States is currently the world biggest weapons supplier - holding 30 per cent of the market - but the Obama administration has begun modifying export… |
WikiLeaks: A Soldier and a Veteran CommentFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA)BROCK McINTOSH |
Liberia: New Prison Opens as Part of UN Efforts to Help Country Rebuild
The United Nations deputy envoy in Liberia has assured the country of the world body’s continued support for recovery and development in the West African nation, which include a new… |
Rainforest Action Network Welcomes Cargill’s Palm Oil AnnouncementFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rainforest Action Network (RAN)Today, major palm oil trader Cargill announced a new agreement to provide Unilever with palm oil that is certified as… |
Are Our Oceans Dying? Microscopic marine algae which form the basis of the ocean food chain are dying at a terrifying rate, scientists said today. Phytoplankton, described as the ‘fuel’ on which marine ecosystems… |
Grijalva Closes Yuma Office After Bullet, Shattered Window Found by StaffFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Congressman Raúl GrijalvaThe Yuma district office of Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva has been closed for the day because of recent vandalism. A shattered window and… |
Ports Bill Paves the Way for Clean Air Programs Across the CountryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)Legislation introduced today by Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) seeks to reduce truck-borne pollution in and… |
White House Pushes for Warrantless Access to Internet Records The White House has asked Congress to make it possible for the FBI to demand that Internet service providers turn over customers’ records in cases involving terrorism or… |
V fears 90 jobs will go after £8m schools volunteering programme is abolishedThe youth volunteering charity says Department for Education’s decision to cut vschools is ‘complete folly’ and won’t save much money |
House Committee Passes Important Checks on Corporate Spending on Elections; Measure Would Blunt Citizens United RulingFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Public CitizenToday, the House Financial Services Committee approved the Shareholder Protection Act (H.R. 4790), sponsored by Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.)… |
U.S. and Major Powers Urged to Join Cluster Munitions Pact GENEVA - Activists called on the United States and other major powers on Thursday to join a global treaty banning cluster munitions that goes into force on August 1. … |
EWG’s Ken Cook Testifies on House Proposal to Reform Federal Chemicals LawFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Environmental Working Group (EWG)Environmental Working Group (EWG) President Ken Cook testified today that reform legislation now before Congress “is… |
Social Media Plays Integral Role in Growing Anti-SB1070 MovementFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE National Day Laborer Organizing NetworkThe growing movement for migrant rights, and indeed the restoration of democracy and political equality in Arizona, is… |
Pentagon Shoots Down POGO’s FOIA Regarding Government Contractor DatabaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Project On Government Oversight (POGO)POGO just learned that the Department of Defense (DoD) rejected our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for… |
