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Harrison Ford Lends Star Power to Nature Conservation
Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:10:00 PM
Understated, conservative, and calmly good natured—a man in a grey suit strolled around the dimly lit banquet hall shaking hands and chatting.   Full Story
 

Shaolin Kung Fu Performances
Thursday, November 08, 2007 3:20:00 PM
The Shaolin Monks are coming to Washington, DC. Presented by Washington Performing Arts Society (WPAS), the monks perform at The George Washington University (GWU) Lisner Auditorium at 8pm on Friday, ...   Full Story
 

Death Penalty Under Scrutiny
Saturday, November 03, 2007 6:56:00 PM
The American Bar Association (ABA) issued a severe critique Oct 30 of the way states are handling death penalty cases.   Full Story
 

Human Rights Torch Relay Comes to Washington
Monday, October 29, 2007 9:29:00 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of an international campaign to oppose the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, unless China brings a halt to all its human rights atrocities, a rally was held Saturday, October 2 ...   Full Story
 

Rep. Smith Speaks Out for Human Rights in Ethiopia
Monday, October 29, 2007 6:56:00 PM
Rep. Chris Smith spoke at the National Press Club, of his efforts to advance human rights reform in Ethiopia.   Full Story
 

President Bush Asks Congress for Emergency War Funding
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 6:56:00 PM
President Bush is asking Congress to approve an additional $45.9 billion to fund war costs and "other urgent national security needs." According to a statement released by the White House earlier this ...   Full Story
 

Which are the Best Colleges and Why?
Monday, October 22, 2007 9:30:00 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Criticism in recent years has been mounting by some educators, who say U.S. News & World Report ranks wealth and prestige, but not where one gets a good education. Last summer, ...   Full Story
 

Chinese Waking Up To Their Rights
Monday, October 01, 2007 6:57:00 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C.–China with its fast growing economy over the last three decades has made a little progress in loosening its authoritarian structure, according to a new assessment by Freedom House. ...   Full Story
 

Gao Loses Freedom After Letter to U.S. Congress on Genocide in China
Friday, September 28, 2007 9:22:00 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Once again defying his captors, human rights attorney Gao Zhisheng sent a 16-page open letter to the U.S. Congress in which he calls attention to the abuses of the regime in the prepa ...   Full Story
 

Barack Obama Fires Up Supporters At DC Rally
Thursday, September 27, 2007 6:56:00 PM
On September 18, Senator Barack Obama spoke to a cheering crowd at the site of Washington's old Convention Center (now demolished) on 11th and H Street. Obama proposed at the rally that America ne ...   Full Story
 

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