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Mideast Milosevic

Bashar al-Assad has become the latest Mideast Milosevic. Amnesty International released a report this week documenting "systematic persecution on a vast scale" by Bashar al Assad's Syrian secret police and paramilitary forces against Syria's democracy movement. Amnesty's report portrays a gruesome catalogue of documented and independently corroborated atrocities committed in the name of Assad and his subordinates against the Syrian people by his regime. Almost 2,500 persons have been killed by Assad's forces since the start of the uprising and untold thousands more have been tortured, imprisoned, or wounded. No of this, however, accurately portrays the full extent of the atrocities Assad's henchmen are committing throughout Syria day in and day out. Amnesty's report includes video smuggled out of Syria of 45 bodies of detainees who were tortured and dumped on roadsides. "The accounts of torture we have received are horrific. We believe the Syrian government to be systematically persecuting its own people on a vast scale" so said Amnesty's Syrian researcher Neil Sammonds and Damascus-based courageous human rights lawyer Razan Zeitouneh.
Posted on September 2, 2011 By Marc Ginsberg
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The Virtual Votes are In

We asked readers to tell us who they thought won the Democratic debate in Philadelphia. Last night and throughout the day we have had people registering their views. We've closed the survey with the following results:
Posted on April 17, 2008 By Craig Fuller
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The Health Care Debate Continues

Posted by Bill PierceTwo weeks ago the issue of single payer raised its head among the liberal blogs and I warned that if this trend lasted it could prove to be trouble for the left in the health care debate.  Such talk is tailor made for the right who would love the debate to be [...]
Posted on February 6, 2008 By Bill Pierce
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Gender Gap Alive and Well in California

Posted by Cassandra PyeSix in ten Hispanics polled by the Associated Press favored Senator Clinton and eight in ten African-Americans favored Senator Obama, as did a majority of Caucasian voters. But, it was women who apparently made the difference in the Democratic primary. No surprise here. This is the state that's sent Feinstein, Boxer and [...]
Posted on February 6, 2008 By Cassandra Pye
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Clinton and McCain Projected to Win California

Posted by Cassandra PyeSuch as it is with just 20% of the vote in. We are at the election headquarters at the California Chamber of Commerce and most of what's been counted includes early absentees and a smattering of precinct numbers. Turnout was heavy all over the state and young voters and women are expected [...]
Posted on February 5, 2008 By Cassandra Pye
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Super Tuesday Arrives

Posted by Craig FullerPeople in 24 states are going to the polls and caucuses in what is now regarded as the Super Bowl of political contests.  This day may end, however, without clear winners and there is no sudden death overtime.  In fact, just to keep expectations in check, all the campaigns are talking about [...]
Posted on February 5, 2008 By Craig Fuller
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