Amnesty International is calling on the Chinese government to reveal publicly the number of people it executes each year. In its annual report on the death penalty worldwide, Amnesty says thousands of executions likely took place in China in 2009. But it points out that information on the death penalty remains a Chinese state...
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The Wooldridge Brothers just released this new “wacko-country-romp-anti-tea party” song from their album Days Went Around. It’s a hootananny romp that pokes fun at the Palin worldview and an out take from the album. Being from IN they know a lot of “red neck” types. Actually, they think they are the only non-carrying NRA...
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The Republican National Committee has fired the staffer who charged the party committee for the nearly $2,000 bill from an outing at a topless nightclub, Politico reports. The unnamed staffer was aware the outing was not eligible for reimbursement but nevertheless convinced GOP donor Erik Brown, a California businessman, to pick up the tab...
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New York, NY – Celebrated British indie rock imports Mumford & Sons will hit the road this spring for a much-anticipated run of headlining tour dates. The tour kicks off May 13th in Montreal and sees the band making their way across the US, wrapping up June 16th in Kansas City, MO. Along the...
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BEIJING — The bodies of 21 babies, believed dumped by hospitals, have washed ashore on a riverbank in eastern China, state media reported Tuesday. Video footage showed that the bodies — stashed in yellow plastic bags, at least one of which was marked “medical waste” — included some infants several months old. Some wore...
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President Barack Obama on Tuesday will sign into law an overhaul of the college student loan program which cuts commercial banks out of the student loan business, drying up a multibillion dollar profit stream. The student loan overhaul fulfills a long-time goal of Democratic lawmakers to end the bankers’ role as middlemen and replace...
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Security was even more visible on Monday as more police patrolled the subway system and around mass transit hubs after two suicide bombers killed at least 38 people on packed Moscow metro trains during rush hour. Although Russian authorities said the attack appeared related to the conflict in the North Caucasus, New Yorkers have...
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Person L will be joining Copeland on a nationwide tour throughout the spring. The band is touring in celebration of the release of their second full-length, The Positives. “Takes everything and the kitchen sink- and then pulls the plumbing, generating a mostly successful assortment of musical ideas… 4 Stars!” -Alternative Press “The album showcases a...
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New York, NY. – Robbie Hazen & The Riot will be performing a concert in New York, NY on April 1, 2010 @ The National Underground. The Hollywood, FL. duo will touring in support of a 5 song EP entitled “COME TO LIFE” and full length copy will be released early 2011 through Serval...
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The masterminds behind a double suicide bombing on the Moscow Metro will be destroyed, Russia’s leaders have said. The attacks, in the morning rush hour, killed at least 38 people and injured more than 60, officials say. No group has said it carried out the attacks, but security services have blamed rebels from the...
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