NPR: "After using delaying tactics for months, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was back in a Dutch courtroom Tuesday to face the first prosecution witness. Karadzic faces 11 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide for the war in Bosnia during the 1990s."
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In South Sudan, Vote to Secede Looms
PBS: "Residents of southern Sudan, an area that is already semi-autonomous, will vote in January on whether to separate from the north. But many issues -- from how to distribute oil wealth to even where the border would be drawn -- still must be resolved."
Nebraska Law Sets Limits on Abortion
NY Times: "Gov. Dave Heineman of Nebraska signed a law on Tuesday banning most abortions 20 weeks after conception or later on the theory that a fetus, by that stage in pregnancy, has the capacity to feel pain. The law, which appears nearly certain to set off legal and scientific debates, is the first in … Continue reading Nebraska Law Sets Limits on Abortion
Maternal Deaths Decline Sharply Across the Globe
NY Times: "For the first time in decades, researchers are reporting a significant drop worldwide in the number of women dying each year from pregnancy and childbirth, to about 342,900 in 2008 from 526,300 in 1980. The findings, published in the medical journal The Lancet, challenge the prevailing view of maternal mortality as an intractable … Continue reading Maternal Deaths Decline Sharply Across the Globe
22,700 killed in drug violence in Mexico since '06
AP: "More than 22,700 people have been killed in Mexico's drug war since a U.S.-backed military crackdown on cartels began more than three years ago, according to a government report."
Obama: A pragmatic moderate faces the 'socialist' smear
Norman J. Ornstein's Washington Post op-ed highlights and dismantles some of the silly arguments made by key Republican figures against the President.
Tea Party: Tea with a side of racism
2010 Multi-state Survey on Race & Politics: "Led by Prof. Christopher Parker, the 2010 Multi-state Survey of Race & Politics examines what Americans think about the issues of race, public policy, national politics, and President Obama, one year after the inaugurationof the first African American president." "...the Tea Party, the incipient movement that claims to … Continue reading Tea Party: Tea with a side of racism
Why the Obama Plan Is Working
Mike Dorning: "Polls say the economy is heading in the wrong direction. Markets say it's back on track. This time, the markets are right."
Tragedy Devastates Poland
The Daily Beast: "En route to commemorating one of Poland’s most traumatic events of the 20th century, a plane crash killed the Polish president and numerous senior officials on Saturday morning. All 97 people on board were killed in a crash landing near the Russian town of Smolensk as members of the Polish government were … Continue reading Tragedy Devastates Poland
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