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After Obama's Broadband Regulation Bid, Varied Views From Civil Rights Groups
2014-12-10 04:40:26| Telecom - Topix.net
While some civil rights groups argue that President Barack Obama 's call for strict regulation of Internet access would be harmful to minority communities, others disagree, the New York Times reports. WASHINGTON - When President Obama laid out his vision for strict regulation of Internet access last month, he was voicing views thought to be held by many at the most liberal end of the Democratic Party.
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WMass residents react to recent civil rights protests
2014-12-05 01:46:15| Footwear - Topix.net
Protests started across the nation after a New York grand jury decided not to indict a police officer who was caught on camera placing a black man in a chokehold that contributed to his death. "Rightfully so because there's so much happening and it's really really about time that there's some change because really the whole world wants it and its about time for it to happen," Kenneth King, of Wilbraham.
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Central American civil society calls for protection of local agriculture at COP20
2014-11-27 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Worried about the effects of global warming on agriculture, water and food security in their communities, social organisations in Central America are demanding that their governments put a priority on these issues in the COP20 climate summit. In the months leading up to COP20 - the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) -- civil society in Central America has met over and over again to reach a consensus position on adaptation...
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Florida's chief justice taps Disney, Publix executives for new civil commission
2014-11-24 21:46:23| Grocery - Topix.net
Florida Chief Justice Jorge Labarga on Monday morning signed an administrative order creating the Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice, which includes executives from some of Florida's biggest companies such as Walt Disney Co.
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Florida's chief justice taps Disney, Publix executives for new civil commission
2014-11-24 19:36:32| Grocery - Topix.net
Florida Chief Justice Jorge Labarga on Monday morning signed an administrative order creating the Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice, which includes executives from some of Florida's biggest companies such as Walt Disney Co.
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