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Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, walks off of the stage after speaking at a news conference on the debt ceiling on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 21, 2011.
Insurance   Photos   Religion   Roy Blunt   Wikipedia: Roy Blunt		  The New York Times 
A Well-Deserved Defeat for the Religious Right
I was glad to see the Senate defeat the Blunt amendment today, rejecting an attempt by religious conservatives to weaken the separation of church and state. The amendment, sponsored by Senator Roy... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh)
Noon Briefing Guest: Valerie Amos, Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, who briefed on Libya and other areas of humanitarian concern.
Humanitarian   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising		  The Guardian 
UN demands Syria allow in humanitarian chief
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is deploring the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in Syria and calling on authorities there to grant U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
An Iraqi policeman walks past a destroyed car at the site of a bombing in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010.  Gulf News 
Iraq’s security failure
Twenty-eight terrorist attacks, car bomb explosions and automatic rifle fire rocked Baghdad and other locations around Iraq recently, deepening the wounds of the country. Over 250 innocent people were... (photo: AP / Nabil al-Jurani)
Iraq   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency   death
File - Acting in accordance with its mandate under UN Security Council resolution 1638, the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) Peacekeepers arrest former Liberian President Charles Taylor (second from left in handcuffs) at Monrovia's Roberts International Airport on his arrival from Nigeria, 29 March, 2006.  Independent online (SA) 
Taylor to hear his fate soon
Judges trying former Liberian president Charles Taylor for crimes against humanity during the civil war in Sierra Leone will hand down their verdict on April 26, court officials said on Thursday.... (photo: UN / Mathew Elavanalthoduka)
Africa   Crimes   Photos   Sierra Leone   Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberia)
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Most Libya war detainees held by rebels - U.N. The Star
Most Libya war detainees held by rebels - U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Libyan revolutionary brigades accused of torture still hold captive three quarters of detainees from the country's civil war as a lack of... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
Libyan   Photos   Rebels   Torture   UN   Wikipedia: Libya
HORN OF AFRICA: Drought warning prompts call for early action IRINnews
HORN OF AFRICA: Drought warning prompts call for early action
Photo: Kate Holt/IRINDrought and related famine sparked massive displacement in Somalia in 2011KIGALI, 29 February 2012 (IRIN) - Drought is likely to return to Somalia... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)
Africa   Photos   Somalia   UN   Warning   Wikipedia: Horn of Africa
Tea Granules, popular drink in India United Nations
Global tea prices set to stay strong this year, says UN agency
29 February 2012 – Global tea prices are set to stay strong through 2012, with demand driven by growth in Asia, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Asia   Economy   Photos   Tea
A Syrian army soldier steps out from the burned court building that was set on fire by Syrian anti-government protesters, in the southern city of Daraa, Syria, on Monday March 21, 2011. Mourners chanting "No more fear!" have marched through a Syrian city where anti-government protesters had deadly confrontations with security forces in recent days. The violence in Daraa, a city of about 300,000 near the border with Jordan, was fast becoming a major challenge for President Bashar Assad, who tried to contain the situation by freeing detainees and promising to fire officials responsible for the violence. Sydney Morning Herald
Syrian troops move on rebel-held Homs area
AP Syrian troops are advancing on a key rebel-held area in the central city of Homs, where three Western journalists are among 100,000 residents trapped by a government... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
Journalists   Photos   Syria   Troops   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising
In this photo taken during a government-organised tour for the media, Syrian soldiers shout pro-Syrian President Bashar Assad slogans as they stand on their tank which is placed on flatbed trucks heading out of the city Edleb, Syria, after a weeklong military assault that the government said was aimed at rooting out "terrorists," on Wednesday Aug. 10, 2011. The Australian
Syrian regime forces move in on rebel-held Homs district
SYRIAN ground forces launched an assault on the rebel district of Baba Amr in Homs overnight and are flushing out the final pockets of resistance, a security source said... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
Homs   Photos   Protests   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising
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Feminism
Terrapins women’s success hinges on a loss The Washington Times
Georgetown women’s seniors reflect on past ahead of Big East tourney The Washington Times
UNF men and women fall in first round of Atlantic Sun Tournament The Florida Times Union
Equality
AJC Praises UN Human Rights Council Call for Humanitarian Relief to Syria PR Newswire
Ugly Weather equals Training Opportunity The Examiner
Illinois Bullying Bill Approved By State Human Rights Commission Huffington Post
Morality
Santorum attacks Romney as contraception roils GOP The Associated Press
GOP senators fail to reverse birth control rule MSNBC
Is killing newborns really 'no different' than abortion? Yahoo Daily News
Abortion
The American women's 4 × 400 m relay team celebrate. Women, be aware: Access to birth control coming under fire Chicago Sun-Times
A medical worker shows a newly collected 100 milliliter container of breast milk which will undergo a pasteurization process and to be sold for U.S.$2 in a public hospital during World Breastfeeding Week Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, in Manila, Philippines. From Aug. 1-7, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action and breastfeeding advocates in more than 170 countries worldwide will be celebrating World Breastfeeding Week for the 19th year with the theme "Breastfeeding: Just 10 Steps. The Baby-Friendly Way." (AP Photo/Pat Roque) Harvard study: Pasteurized milk from industrial dairies linked to cancer Pakalert Press
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, celebrates his New Hampshire primary election win in Manchester, N.H., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. Romney battles to avoid home-state embarrassment Khaleej Times
Immigration
Texas "gunboats" to patrol Rio Grande border with Mexico Yahoo Daily News
Arizona sheriff unveils Obama birth probe Breitbart
Land Ports Authority to be set up soon The Times of India
UN
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