Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin on Thursday signed a bill , requiring the labeling of food containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) . This is the first legislation in the US to require food...
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Under the auspices of combating terror, the Bush administration took many steps following 9/11 that according to some have curtailed civil rights. Chief among these was the passage of the USA Patriot Act of 2001, which was signed by Bush...
Today, there are 32 states in the US that require voters to present identification at the polls in order to vote, including 17 states that have passed laws requiring a photo ID. Voter ID laws have become increasingly controversial as...
Restrictions on Public Funding of Abortion Although the Supreme Court guaranteed women's constitutional right to have medical access to abortion in Roe, Congress has increasingly restricted federal funding of abortion services, most notably through the Hyde Amendment. Passed as part...
Michel Djotodia, leader of rebel forces behind a coup in the Central African Republic (CAR) , declared in a radio address Monday that the country's constitution is dissolved and he is now the nation's leader....
Cambodia Khmer Rouge co-founder dies while on trial for war crimes
Khmer Rouge Deputy Foreign Minister and co-founder Ieng Sary , who was on trial for war crimes in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) for his involvement...
US human trafficking report adds 6 countries to worst offenders list
The US State Department (DOS) on Tuesday added Chad, Eritrea, Malaysia, Niger, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe to its list of countries with the worst human trafficking records in the Trafficking in Persons Report 2009 . The...
