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Loi spéciale : premières arrestations

AFPQC | AFP | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Sherbrooke, Loi Spéciale, Premières Arrestations, Afp, Manifestations éTudiantes Arrestations, Grève éTudiante, Manifs éTudiantes, Loi Spéciale Contre Les Manifestations, Police De Sherbrooke, Home News

Trente-six contestataires, pour la plupart des étudiants, ont été les premières personnes arrêtées en vertu de la loi spéciale limitant la libe...

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Koch-Backed Group Announces Big Ad Buy Against Obama

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Video, Koch Brothers, 2012 Election, Americans for Prosperity, Afp, Elections 2012, Election 2012 Blog, Obama, Barack Obama, Obama 2012, Politics News

Americans For Prosperity, the conservative group backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch, announced Thursday a $6 million ad buy hitting Preside...

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Walker Gets Boost From Koch Group

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: David Koch, Scott Walker Recall, Video, Koch Brothers, 2012 Election, Americans for Prosperity, Americans for Prosperity Foundation, Scott Walker, Afp, Elections 2012, Walker Recall, Walker Recall Effort, Politics News

Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a conservative group chaired by David Koch, is pumping at least $700,000 in ads defending Wisconsin Gov. Scott Wa...

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AFP Aid From France Examined By EU

AP | GABRIELE STEINHAUSER | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Afp, Agence France-Presse Eu, European Union, Agence France-Presse France Aide, Agence France-Presse, Eu, Media News

BRUSSELS — The European Union's competition regulators are examining whether France is providing tens of millions of euros in unfair state aid t...

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Paige Lavender

Watch: Progressive Groups Run New Ads In Wisconsin Recall Elections

HuffingtonPost.com | Paige Lavender | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Recalls, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Union Bill, MoveOn.Org, Sandy Pasch, Wisconsin Protest, Afp, Wisconsin Unions, Democracy for America, Citizens United, Alberta Darling, Luther-Olsen, Wisconsin Recall Election, Video, Wisconsin Democrats, Wisconsin Recall, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Americans for Prosperity, Wisconsin Republicans, Club for Growth, Alberta-Darling-Recall-Election, Wisconsin Recall Elections, Wisconsin Ads, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Three progressive groups are set to launch a six-figure television ad buy in the days leading up to the eight remaining Wisconsin state ...

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VIDEO: Journalists In Jordan Attacked By State Security Forces

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Damascus, Robert Ford, Demonstrations, Jordan, Middle East Protests, Political Violence, Afp, Protests in the Middle East, King Abdullah, Bashar Assad, President Hosni Mubarak, Arab Uprising, Jordan King Abdullah, Arab Spring, Middle East, King Abdullah II, Protest, Hosni Mubarak, Al Jazeera, Hama, Syria, Journalists Attacked, International, Amman, Video, World News

WASHINGTON -- Journalists in Jordan say they were given orange vests by government officials in order to help them safely cover protests there today -...

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Koch-Funded Tim Phillips Is Still Confused About Climate Change

Josh Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tim Phillips, Video, Energy Policy, Americans for Prosperity, Climate Science, Politics, Afp, Koch Industries, Repower America, Alliance for Climate Protection, Global Warming, Energy, Climate Change, Green News
Josh Nelson

This piece was co-written by Ryan Koronowski, Alliance for Climate Protection Research Director and Josh Nelson, Alliance for Climate Protection New M...

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Honoring Our Nations Veterans as Cancer Stricken Soldiers Go Ignored

R. B. Stuart | Posted 05.25.2011

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R. B. Stuart

Our military has already chosen to die for their country -- but does that include by the hand of Big Pharma too?

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Peace Through Moderation: U.S.-Muslim Engagement Initiative's Work with Pakistan at Harvard Club

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pakistan, Ptm, Paula Gutlove, Global Citizens, Howard Gilman Foundation, Consensus Building Institute, Extremist Ideology, Education Services, Program on Negotiation, Afp, American Muslims, Jim Luce, David Fairman, Wendy Chamberlin, Peacebuilding, Harvard Law School, International Alert, Houston, Brookings Institution, Terrorist Tactics, Empowering Women, Entrepreneurship, U.S. Muslim Engagement Initiative, Alliance for Peacebuilding, Search for Common Ground, Philanthropy, Health Services, Paul Stevers, Organization of the Pakistani-American Entrepreneurs, Alliance of Civilizations, Chi, Convergence, Harvard Club, Center for International Conflict Resolution, Middle East Institute, Peace Through Moderation, Youth Empowerment, Columbia University, U.S.-Pakistan Relations, Cross-Societal Education, Resource and Security Studies, American Pakistan Foundation, Decision-Makers, Islamic World, Opinion Leaders, CharityHelp International, Afghanistan, Muslim Societies, World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists, Thought Leaders, Riaz Siddiqi, Aakif Ahmad, Usmei, World News
Jim Luce

The Peace Through Moderation (PtM) project of the Alliance for Peacebuilding hosted last week an engaging and exclusive reception recently featuring t...

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NYC, DC, Philly and Boston: Amanda Palmer is coming to your city soon, if you believe in Art, Love, and Creativity, GO!

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boston House of Blues, Lucille Lortel Theatre, With the Needle That Sings in Her Heart, American Repertory Theater, Evelyn Evelyn, Theatre of the Living Arts, Roadrunner Records, Steven Bogart, Lexington High School, Neutral Milk Hotel, Danger Ensemble, Jason Webley, Kander and Ebbs, Afp, Sxip Shirey, Who Killed Amanda Palmer, 9:30 Club, Cabaret, Anne Frank, Amanda Palmer, Rebellyon, Ninjaview, Oberon, Entertainment News
Holly Cara Price

In November of 2008 a friend convinced me I should not miss seeing Amanda Palmer, who was at the time touring behind her first solo album Who Killed A...

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3 Journalists Freed By Iran

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities have released three journalists who were among more than 100 people arrested during pro-government and opposi...

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To "Americans for Prosperity" Capitalism Is a Love Story

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tim Phillips, C-Span, David Koch, President Obama, It's a Wonderful Life, Ann Coulter, Enron, Frank Capra, Koch Industries, Newt Gingrich, Capitalism, Tsa, Savings and Loan Scandal, The 2016 Olympic Games, Henry Clay Frick, Cnbc, Tyco, Free Market Fundamentalism, Americans for Prosperity, Laura Ingraham, Worldcom, Afp, Larry Kudlow, Supply-Side Economics, Knights of Labor, National Defending the American Dream Summit, Megan McCain, Long-Term Capital Management, John Birch Society, Pinkertons, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

The only distinguishing feature of the Americans for Prosperity Foundation's "National Defending the American Dream Summit" was its astonishing homogeneity both in thought and in demography.

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Anti-Reform Group Pumping Calls Into Nebraska Urging Senator Nelson To Help GOP "Kill" Reform

The Plum Line | greg Sargent | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Afp, Filibuster, Gop, Ben Nelson, Healthcare Reform, Americans for Prosperity, Politics News

Here come the robocalls. In a clear sign that anti-reform forces are banking on "centrist" Dems to help block health care reform, the well funded gro...

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French Delights Overshadow Economic Slump, Uncertainty

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mont St. Michel, Musée Des Impressionismes, Val D?Europe, French, Sophia Loren, Dom Perignon, Princess Grace, Crayfish, Oysters, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Normandy, Paris, Belgian, Coke, Afp, Hervé Novelli, Euro Disney, Champagne Region, French Fries, Christian Dior, Moët Et Chandon, Louvre Museum, Granville, Japanese, Wwii, Economist Intelligence Unit, Mona Lisa, Napoleon Bonaparte, France, Lobsters, Eiffel Tower, Medieval, Ile De France, Youtube, Place Du Tertre, Montmartre, Musée Eugène Delacroix, Mussels, Claude Monet, James Bond, Notre-Dame De Reims, Gothic, Scriptorial, Provins, Avranches, Epernay, Reims, Marne-La-Valée-Chessy, Giverny, World News
Magda Abu-Fadil

France may be in a slump, with a hyper-kinetic president intent on structural reforms to counter mounting deficits, but it remains the number one international destination for visitors offering more delights than can be fathomed on a 20-day visit.

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Robert Ménard Slams Door, or Booted Out, of Doha Center for Media Freedom?

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Arab Online, French, Cia, Jaber Al Harmi, Al Jazeera, Robert Ménard, Doha Center for Media Freedom, Arab Media, USA, Arab World, Paris, Reporters Without Borders, France 3 TV, Al Sharq, The Economist, Afp, Sheikh Hamad Bin Thamer Al-Thani, On en Parle a Paris, Qatar, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

Depending on whose version one believes, Robert Ménard, ex-director of the Doha Center for Media Freedom, pushed the press freedom envelope a bit too far, until he was shoved out the door.

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The Media's Liberal Reverse Bias

J. L. Ballinger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Cabinet, The Washington Post, Liberal Media, National Journal, Afp, Associated Press, The AP, Washington Post, Obama Cabinet Picks, Media, Media Bias, Calgary Herald, Oregon, Politics News
J. L. Ballinger

Obama could pick almost anybody for his cabinet and it would represent something new from the current lame ducks.

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