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Archives for October 2012

Ecuador Concerned About Julian Assange’s Health As Wikileaks Founder Unveils New Leaked Documents

(NEW YORK) MintPress — Despite being holed up at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he has been granted diplomatic asylum by the country’s government, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has had a busy week. On Wednesday, he received a visit from fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, who was wearing the T-shirt she closed her recent London Show with, bearing the […]

Lisa Barron
By Lisa Barron
In this Sept. 26, 2012 image taken from Russia Today, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks inside Ecuador's embassy in London, Britain. (AP Photo/Russia Today via AP video)

(NEW YORK) MintPress — Despite being holed up at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he has been granted diplomatic asylum by the country’s government, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has had a busy week. On Wednesday, he received a visit from fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, who was wearing the T-shirt she closed her recent London Show

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To Flu Shot Or Not: Doctors Say It’s The Humane Thing To Do

(MintPress) – Should you get the flu shot? It’s a question that draws heated discourse from the widest of polarities. “It makes you sick,” some will say. Others sing its praises while detractors claim it just doesn’t work. But as the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spends every spring speculating on the most […]

Joey LeMay
By Joey LeMay
Nurse practitioner Susan Brown prepares a flu vaccination for a customer, Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, in Rockville, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

(MintPress) – Should you get the flu shot? It’s a question that draws heated discourse from the widest of polarities. “It makes you sick,” some will say. Others sing its praises while detractors claim it just doesn’t work. But as the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spends every spring speculating on the most dangerous strains of

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23 Years After Son’s Abduction, Wetterling Fights To End Sexualization Of Children

(NAMIBIA) MintPress – “As a searching parent the hope that your child will return is stronger than any hope I have ever experienced,” reflected Patty Wetterling, a sexual violence prevention advocate whose son, Jacob, was abducted 23 years ago Monday. Eleven-year old Jacob Wetterling was abducted in 1989 while cycling home from a convenience store […]

Janessa Schilmoeller
By Janessa Schilmoeller
A child's had lays in the grass in this Nov. 6, 2011 photo. (photo by MegaBu7 via Flikr)

(NAMIBIA) MintPress - "As a searching parent the hope that your child will return is stronger than any hope I have ever experienced," reflected Patty Wetterling, a sexual violence prevention advocate whose son, Jacob, was abducted 23 years ago Monday. Eleven-year old Jacob Wetterling was abducted in 1989 while cycling home from a convenience

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Concentrating On The Minor Details, Sidestepping The Bigger Issues — Our Libya Moment

In the second presidential debate, on Oct.17, there occurred an exchange that seemed to illustrate all that is disappointing with how we debate issues in our elections. It was the “Libya moment” for the United States. Gov. Mitt Romney had launched an attack on President Barack Obama’s Middle East policy. He made a claim about the […]

John Nordin
By John Nordin
Libyan security forces stand guard as people turn in weapons in Benghazi, Libya, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri)

In the second presidential debate, on Oct.17, there occurred an exchange that seemed to illustrate all that is disappointing with how we debate issues in our elections. It was the “Libya moment” for the United States. Gov. Mitt Romney had launched an attack on President Barack Obama’s Middle East policy. He made a claim about the mythical

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The Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) Explained

The Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) was established in 1997 to deal with national security deportation cases. The commission works as a court of appeal for those under deportation orders from the Home Secretary, or those excluded from the UK. However, it is really only in recent months that the commission has made the news, […]

Louisa Loveluck
By Louisa Loveluck
In this Tuesday, April 17, 2012 file photo, Abu Qatada is driven away after being refused bail at a hearing at London's Special Immigration Appeals Commission, which handles deportation and security cases, in London. Al-Qaida's North African affiliate offered to free a British hostage if London allowed radical cleric Abu Qatada to leave Britain for another country. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

The Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) was established in 1997 to deal with national security deportation cases. The commission works as a court of appeal for those under deportation orders from the Home Secretary, or those excluded from the UK. However, it is really only in recent months that the commission has made the news, with a

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Another Way Student Loans Are Like Mortgages: Subpar Servicing

The parallels between the mortgage market and the student loan industry have been frequently noted. Both involve big borrowing and have a history of lax underwriting by lenders. But the two are also strikingly similar in another way: When it comes to both mortgages and student debt, the servicers, or companies that handle loan payments, sometimes add […]

Marian Wang
By Marian Wang
college student

The parallels between the mortgage market and the student loan industry have been frequently noted. Both involve big borrowing and have a history of lax underwriting by lenders. But the two are also strikingly similar in another way: When it comes to both mortgages and student debt, the servicers, or companies that handle loan payments, sometimes

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