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Tracy Martin, center, speaks at the Sanford City Commission meeting with Trayvon's mother, Sybrina Fulton, left, and the family lawyer, Benjamin Crump at the Sanford Civic Center in Sanford Fla., Monday, March 26, 2012. Matin's death has called many to question the legitimacy of the Stand your Ground legislation which is protecting Martin's killer from prosecution. (AP Photo/Julie Fletcher)

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Archives for March 2012

US World Leader in Executing Prisoners

(MintPress)-Amnesty International released its annual Death Sentences and Executions report on Tuesday, once again proving that the United States is a global leader, not in protecting human rights, but in violating them. The United State ranked 5th among countries with the most executions in 2011, following China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. At least 20 […]

Janessa Schilmoeller
By Janessa Schilmoeller
execution room

(MintPress)-Amnesty International released its annual Death Sentences and Executions report on Tuesday, once again proving that the United States is a global leader, not in protecting human rights, but in violating them. The United State ranked 5th among countries with the most executions in 2011, following China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and

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100% renewable power: Denmark’s ambition could change energy industry

(MintPress) – Denmark calls it the “broadest, greenest, and most long-term energy agreement” in the country’s history. It comes during a time when Japan is rethinking its commitment to nuclear energy while the United States is growing the nuclear energy platform. And so it is, Denmark aims to have 100 percent of its total energy coming from […]

Joey LeMay
By Joey LeMay
The Middelgrunden wind farm outside Copenhagen, Denmark. (Photo by Andreas Johannsen)

(MintPress) – Denmark calls it the "broadest, greenest, and most long-term energy agreement" in the country’s history. It comes during a time when Japan is rethinking its commitment to nuclear energy while the United States is growing the nuclear energy platform. And so it is, Denmark aims to have 100 percent of its total energy coming from

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Michigan militia members cleared of conspiracy

DETROIT (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday gutted the government’s case against seven members of a Michigan militia, dismissing the most serious charges in an extraordinary defeat for federal authorities who insisted they had captured homegrown rural extremists poised for war. U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts said the members’ expressed hatred of law enforcement […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
FILE - This file combo of eight photos provided by the U.S. Marshals Service on Monday March 29, 2010 shows, from top left, David Brian Stone Sr., 44, of Clayton, Mich,; David Brian Stone Jr. of Adrian, Mich,; Jacob Ward, 33, of Huron, Ohio; Tina Mae Stone and bottom row from left, Michael David Meeks, 40, of Manchester, Mich,; Kristopher T. Sickles, 27, of Sandusky, Ohio; Joshua John Clough, 28, of Blissfield, Mich.; and Thomas William Piatek, 46, of Whiting, Ind., suspects tied to Hutaree, a Christian militia. On Wednesday, March 21, 2012, defense lawyers in the trial of the seven Michigan militia members said they want a mistrial declared, claiming they should have been given details about the past work of an FBI agent who infiltrated the group. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshalls Service, File)

DETROIT (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday gutted the government's case against seven members of a Michigan militia, dismissing the most serious charges in an extraordinary defeat for federal authorities who insisted they had captured homegrown rural extremists poised for war. U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts said the members' expressed

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Cuba rules out political change after papal appeal

HAVANA (AP) — A top Cuban official said Tuesday there are no prospects for political change on the communist-run island despite Pope Benedict XVI’s appeals for “renewal” and “a better society.” Marino Murillo, Cuba’s economic czar and a vice president on President Raul Castro’s council of ministers, said that while the country is shaking up […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Pope Benedict XVI waves after praying before the Virgin of Charity of Cobre, Cuba’s patron saint, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba Tuesday March 27, 2012. Benedict is in the second day of his Cuban tour. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, Pool)

HAVANA (AP) — A top Cuban official said Tuesday there are no prospects for political change on the communist-run island despite Pope Benedict XVI's appeals for "renewal" and "a better society." Marino Murillo, Cuba's economic czar and a vice president on President Raul Castro's council of ministers, said that while the country is shaking up its

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Conservative justices stall health care law

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sharp questioning by the Supreme Court’s conservative justices cast serious doubt Tuesday on the survival of the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul. Arguments at the high court focused on whether the mandate for virtually every American to have insurance “is a step beyond […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
This artist rendering shows Paul Clement speaks in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March 27, 2012, as the court continued hearing arguments on the health care law signed by President Barack Obama. Justices, seated from left are, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Samuel Alito and Elana Kagan. (AP Photo/Dana Verkouteren)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sharp questioning by the Supreme Court's conservative justices cast serious doubt Tuesday on the survival of the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul. Arguments at the high court focused on whether the mandate for virtually every American to have insurance "is a

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Afghan security forces kill 3 NATO troops

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan security forces shot and killed one American and two British troops in two separate incidents, the latest in a rising number of attacks in which Afghan forces have turned their weapons on their foreign partners. Monday’s killings reflect a spike in tensions between Afghan and international forces that follow an […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Marine Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Monday, March 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan security forces shot and killed one American and two British troops in two separate incidents, the latest in a rising number of attacks in which Afghan forces have turned their weapons on their foreign partners. Monday's killings reflect a spike in tensions between Afghan and international forces that follow an

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