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Gibbs: By Next Week Health Bill Be Passed

CBSnews Sunday, March 14, 2010 7:26:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Robert Gibbs[1]; James Clyburn[1]; Nancy Pelosi[1];

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Robert Gibbs said: "The special deals that the President found objectionable are indeed out of this legislation," "We understand that the underlying legislation that the house will consider is the bill that passed the Senate in December with 60 votes, a super majority. So we understand the basis of what this bill is going to be"

Robert Gibbs said: "Just as the president is speaking with Members of the House about passing the underlying Senate bill, I know he's also talking to members of the Senate about making sure that the corrections that he believes have to be [attached] to the Senate bill are indeed taken up and passed," "The president is working on both of those tracks in order to get that done"

White House Spokesman Says Democrats Have the Votes and Debate on Health Care Will Be Over...

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How Does Germany Treat Its Muslim Minority?

islamonline-en Sunday, March 14, 2010 4:58:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Wolfgang Schäuble[1];

Other categories: Terrorist Attack; Turkey-EU;

The things motivating those involved with this significant minority could not be more different, and range from a general animosity towards religion by radical secularists, all the way to a genuine concern in some sectors of government that millions of Muslims could someday form a kind of parallel society....

Articles published more than 1 day ago

Revealed: Violence and abuse suffered by thousands of workers in food factories supplying major supermarkets

dailymail Saturday, March 13, 2010 3:32:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Jack Dromey[1];

Other categories: Society;

Human Rights watchdog condemns big stores after report reveals how workers suffer degrading and humiliating treatment in processing plants....

Articles published more than 2 days ago

US annual State Department report notes some improvement but also failings in Bulgaria

sofiaecho Friday, March 12, 2010 5:28:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (AntiDiscrimination) employment[2]; discrimination[11]; anti-discrimination[1]; discrimination in the workplace[1];

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Entities: Boyko Borisov[1];

Other categories: Society; UN Bodies; EC News; Turkey-EU; Market;

The US State Department annual human rights report on Bulgaria uncovers some positive steps to tackle corruption and transparency but highlights problems in the treatment of detainees and minority groups as well as poor prison conditions and judicial backlogs....

Muslim Sues NY Police for Job Bias

islamonline-en Friday, March 12, 2010 2:41:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (AntiDiscrimination) employment discrimination[2]; employment[3]; discrimination[9]; Anti-Discrimination[1]; Employment[1];

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Entities: Mark Taylor[1];

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Mark Taylor said: "The officer responded very negatively to that, claiming that he could be a terrorist and they would say good things about him to get him on the force," "He specifically said that he was against officers from other countries to become members of the police department"

Mark Taylor said: "That was really shocking to us it is just a clear case of bias,"

Mark Taylor said: "The case is going to trial as the judge found that there are enough evidences for discrimination here to justify a trial,"

WASHINGTON An American Muslim is suing the New York Police Department for barring him from joining the force because of his Arabic origin and Muslim faith, a case rights activists say symbolizes a surge in job discrimination since the 9/11. "There is a lot of racism and a lot of paranoia about Arabs.......

■ PRÉ-vue [discourse’s-analysis] TRI-v...

newera Friday, March 12, 2010 1:46:00 PM CET | info

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Other categories: Border Disputes; UN Bodies; EU2020;

March 21, 1990, a nation was born from underneath the rubbles of oppression and a yoke of subjugation to be “forever free, sovereign and independent”. Twenty years down the line, the newborn baby nation has grown to be ‘a visionary nation on the move’ from adolescence to becoming a mature nation....

Price of Prejudice

bbc Friday, March 12, 2010 10:29:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (AntiDiscrimination) discrimination[2]; anti-discrimination[2]; employee[1]; employees[1];

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Other categories: DG Communication; Society;

A Northern Ireland company which has been involved in several 2012 Olympics construction projects could miss out on similar work because of its role in a racist bullying case. Mallusk-based Brett Martin has supplied its products to the main athletics stadium and to the arena to be used for basketball....

US Department of State 2009 Human Rights Report on Bulgaria*

novinite Friday, March 12, 2010 7:04:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (AntiDiscrimination) employment[9]; discrimination[28]; employers[3]; Discrimination[8]; Employment[2]; professional[3]; employ[2]; employees[6]; employed[1];

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Entities: Ognyan Stefanov[1]; Boyko Borisov[1]; Volen Siderov[1]; Roumen Petkov[1]; Ivan Ivanov[1]; Angel Dimitrov[1]; Mario Nikolov[1];

Other categories: Terrorist Attack; Consumer Affairs; EC News; Iraq - EU; EU Russia; Echo; EU2020; Society; Market; Reform; Institutional Affairs; Communicable Diseases; UN Bodies; European Parliament; Monetary Issues EU; Turkey-EU; Fundamental Rights; Gender Equality; Human Trafficking; Immigration; Financial Crisis;

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices March 11, 2010 ......

Articles published more than 3 days ago

Meles Zenawi's Action Plan for 2010

ethioipianreview Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:22:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Barack Obama[1]; Bereket Simon[1]; Meles Zenawi[8];

Other categories: Terrorist Attack; Food Security & Aid; Conflict; Echo; EU-USA; Gender Equality;

By Fekade Shewakena The stabbing of an opposition parliamentary candidate and the brutal beating of another in Tigrai by Meles Zenawi’s thugs last week, only days after the latter made a code loaded speech at the TPLF anniversary in Mekele, where he referred to his opponents as the mud, the riffraff, and the enemy, fall perfectly [....

Labour market destinations of school and university graduates, Malawi

eldis Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:55:00 PM CET | info

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This report uses standard tracer survey techniques to investigate the labour market experiences of high school leavers and university graduates in Malawi, ......

(AHN) McDonnell Issues Directive Reversing Attorney General's Letter On Gay Discrimination

AHN Thursday, March 11, 2010 8:49:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (AntiDiscrimination) Employment discrimination[1]; employment discrimination[1]; employment[2]; discrimination[7]; Discrimination[2]; Employment[1]; employee[3]; employees[2];

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Entities: Timothy M Kaine[1]; Bob McDonnell[1]; Joe Solmonese[1];

A week after his attorney general told public universities to remove sexual orientation from their non-discrimination policies, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell issued a directive late Wednesday warning state employees that discrimination based on sexual orientation is against the federal Constitution....

[dehai-news] (IPS) RIGHTS: Africa's Success Stories in Gender Empowerment

dehai Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:28:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Ban Ki Moon[1]; Ellen Johnson Sirleaf[2]; Ben Barka[2]; Ellen Johnson[1]; Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya[1];

Other categories: Peace Keeping; European Enterprise News; EU2020; Ban Ki-moon;

"According to Tsegga Gaim Misgun of the National Union of Eritrean Women, efforts to abolish FGM began as far back as the late 1970s - even before the formal independence of Eritrea in 1993 - by the then de facto government, the Eritrean People's Liberation Front....

Va. gov counters state atty. gen.'s advice on gays

newschannel5 Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:23:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (AntiDiscrimination) employment[4]; discrimination[6]; anti-discrimination[2]; Discrimination[1]; employee[2]; employees[2];

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Entities: Steve Szkotak[1]; Bob Lewis[1]; Van Jones[1]; Bob McDonnell[1]; Larry O'Dell[1];

Other categories: Society;

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Van Jones said: "We're not a state that needs to breed bigotry,"

Gov. Bob McDonnell directed state agencies not to discriminate against gay people in employment practices Wednesday, essentially overriding the Virginia attorney general's advice to public colleges....

McDonnell counters Va. atty. gen.'s words on gays

washtimes Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:48:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Bob McDonnell[1]; Larry O'Dell[1];

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has directed state agencies not to discriminate against gay people, essentially overriding the state attorney general's advice to colleges. McDonnell's directive Wednesday came amid a public uproar over Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli's letter.......

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RIGHTS: Africa's Success Stories in Gender Empowerment

ipsnews Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:56:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Ben Barka[2]; Ellen Johnson[1]; Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Ellen Johnson Sirleaf[2];

Other categories: EU2020; Peace Keeping; European Enterprise News; Ban Ki-moon;

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 10 (IPS/TerraViva) - Whenever gender empowerment is a vibrant topic of discussion internationally, some of the countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America are invariably singled out for their success stories in politics, education, health care or civil liberties even as Africa is.......

Ex-Marine sues Calif. city to get back police job

newschannel5 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 9:38:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Greg Risling[1];

An ex-Marine acquitted on charges of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees has sued a Southern California city over not being rehired as a police officer....

Why Israel jailed me for 'talking too much'

bignewsnetwork-palestine Wednesday, March 10, 2010 8:28:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Abu Rahma[3]; Jim Crow[1]; Benjamin Netanyahu[1]; Mohammed Othman[1]; Martin Luther[1];

Other categories: Conflict; Society; Political Unrest;

The Palestinian elected leadership is weak. And even with Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan this week, the renewed Middle East peace process appears to be little mor......

Labour leaves blacklisted high and dry | Keith Ewing

guardian Wednesday, March 10, 2010 7:00:00 PM CET | info

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Other categories: Fundamental Rights; Society; Institutional Affairs;

It's scandalous that a Labour government is unwilling to tackle the practice of blacklisting trade union members Mick Dooley is a blacklisted construction worker, whose status came to light following the exposure last year of a blacklist kept by a company called the Consulting Association (CA)....

Aceh transvestites: ‘We are humans’

JakartaPost Wednesday, March 10, 2010 4:04:00 AM CET | info

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Hotli Simanjuntak , The Jakarta Post , Banda Aceh | Wed, 03/10/2010 9:12 AM | Features We are human (and beautiful): Several Acehnese transvestites pose after a beauty competition in Banda Aceh last month. They want people to acknowledge their existence in the country’s only province that applies Islamic sharia law....

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Court Certifies Gender Discrimination Class Action Against Gristede's Supermarkets and John Catsimatidis, According to Outten & Golden LLP

earthtimes Tuesday, March 9, 2010 11:09:00 PM CET | info

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NEW YORK, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of current and former Gristede's female employees has won its bid to represent a class of female grocery store workers in a case alleging that the grocery chain and its owner,...

Young Israeli Arab leader: Like 'Ajami' director, I don't represent Israel

haaretz Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:57:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Joseph Biden[1];

Other categories: Terrorist Attack; Security;

Abir Kopty, 34, a graduate of the City University of London, is a member of the Nazareth City Council and works for the Palestinian Government Media Center. ......

Sidebar: In a Polarized Court, Getting the Last Word

nytimes Tuesday, March 9, 2010 7:57:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: John Roberts[2]; Warren Burger[1]; John Paul II[2]; Clarence Thomas[2]; William Rehnquist[1]; Ruth Bader Ginsburg[3]; Stephen G Breyer[1]; Chip Somodevilla[1]; Paul Stevens[2];

The practice of Supreme Court justices reading a dissent from the bench to note their unhappiness is on the rise....

Young Israeli Arab leader: We welcome revolution

haaretz Tuesday, March 9, 2010 2:45:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Joseph Biden[1];

Other categories: Terrorist Attack; Security;

Abir Kopty, 34, a graduate of the University of Haifa, is a member of the Nazareth City Council and serves as a spokeswoman for the Palestinian government. ......

Articles published more than 6 days ago

TRINIDAD: Women Demand a Real Gender Policy

ipsnews Monday, March 8, 2010 8:50:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Peter Richards[1]; Persad-Bissessar[5]; Patrick Manning[1]; Kamla Persad-Bissessar[1]; Portia Simpson Miller[2]; Basdeo Panday[1]; Portia Simpson[1];

Other categories: Society;

PORT OF SPAIN, Mar 8 (IPS) - A few days after she created history by becoming the first woman to be elected as opposition leader and the leader of a major political party in Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad Bissessar was kicking mad at the "misunderstanding" of the role of women and their contribution to society....

Kuwaiti women complain of discrimination

arabpolitical Monday, March 8, 2010 8:10:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Ban Ki Moon[1]; Hassan Almrei[1]; Rashad Hussain[1];

Other categories: Gender Equality; Ban Ki-moon;

in complained on Monday of gender in employment and other sectors despite making key strides in after four females were elected to parliament. Marking International Women's Day at a day-long symposium, women's rights' activists and MPs said women in this oil-rich Gulf state are still barred from.......

Squire Sanders Promotes 12 Distinguished Lawyers From the US, Latin America, Western and Eastern Europe

earthtimes Monday, March 8, 2010 6:22:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Palm Beach[1]; Andrés Bello[1];

Other categories: Institutional Affairs; Environment (general); Market; Economic Crisis - Internal Market;

WASHINGTON, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- With a focus on opportunities and the resources needed to respond to client challenges as the economy continues to recover, global law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. has made promotions......

Kuwaiti women complain of discrimination

middle-east-online_en Monday, March 8, 2010 2:08:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Omar Hasan[1]; Rola Dashti[1];

Other categories: Gender Equality;

Women in Kuwait are still barred from becoming judges, deprived of promotion to senior posts despite progress....

On International Womans Day,Al Mezan: Congratulates Palestinian Women, Calls for her Protection andRespect her Rights, and Enhance her Social Position

reliefWeb-latestUpdates Monday, March 8, 2010 1:13:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Al Mezan[8];

Other categories: Gender Equality; Society; Security;

Today, Monday 8 March, marks International Women's Day. It's an occasion to remind the woman of her rights, to enhance the activities aimed at strengthening women's dignity, and ensuring their effective participation in public life....

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