http://civil.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for civil en Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:52:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2046405 unknown@Netscape.com Another former Justice Department lawyer went before Congress on Wednesday with few answers for his Democratic interrogators and a spotty memory. Time and again during his confirmation hearing, Hans von Spakovsky cited either the attorney-client privilege or a cloudy memory for his purported role in restricting minorities' voting rights. Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:52:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2046405DepartmentofjusticehansVonSpakovskycivilrightsVotingbushadministrationPoliticscongressNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2045272 unknown@Netscape.com In recent years, the Bush administration has recast the federal government's role in civil rights by aggressively pursuing religion-oriented cases while significantly diminishing its involvement in the traditional area of race. Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:47:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2045272bushadministrationjusticeDepartmentcivilrightsPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2044906 unknown@Netscape.com On June 5th, 2007, the California State Assembly passed AB 43, the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act, which grants same-sex couples the right to marry. A lot of folks--including legislators and a few presidential candidates--are saying we shouldn't be talking about such things "in a time of war." Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:57:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2044906newsquakegayMarriageAB43civilrightsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2040885 unknown@Netscape.com "This is a really bad idea, one that will only feed the image of the US as the occupier, the colonial power," says a former official with the American provisional authority. "There's no way long-term military bases are going to be acceptable to a majority of the Iraqi population." Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:17:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2040885iraqfordecadespermanentbasesneoconoccupationwarcivilNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2036575 unknown@Netscape.com A civil rights leader who worked closely with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has been charged with incest. Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:53:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2036575civilrightsleaderchargedincestNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2024434 unknown@Netscape.com The number of unidentified corpses discovered in Baghdad soared more than 70 percent during May, according to new statistics from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, an indication that sectarian killings are rising sharply as militias return to the streets after lying low during the first few months of the troop "surge." Sun, 03 Jun 2007 06:05:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2024434baghdadiraqwarsectarianviolencekillingsdeathcivilsurgeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2025125 unknown@Netscape.com The number of unidentified corpses discovered in Baghdad soared more than 70 percent during May, according to new statistics from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, an indication that sectarian killings are rising sharply as militias return to the streets after lying low during the first few months of the troop "surge." Sun, 03 Jun 2007 06:05:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2025125baghdadiraqwarsectarianviolencekillingsdeathcivilsurgeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2025153 unknown@Netscape.com The number of unidentified corpses discovered in Baghdad soared more than 70 percent during May, according to new statistics from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, an indication that sectarian killings are rising sharply as militias return to the streets after lying low during the first few months of the troop "surge." Sun, 03 Jun 2007 06:05:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2025153baghdadiraqwarsectarianviolencekillingsdeathcivilsurgeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2022167 unknown@Netscape.com By Ross Kaminsky - The biggest problem with gay activism is that they want to be treated as special or as victims when it suits them, and as "just like anybody else" when it suits them. Indeed that is the problem with activists of many stripes, not just based on sexual orientation. In my view, they are not special, and although they have Sat, 02 Jun 2007 17:19:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2022167civilrightsprivateenterprisenannystateactivismNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2023095 unknown@Netscape.com Nearly 2000 Iraqi civilians died in May, almost a third more than the previous month, government ministries reported, showing that after a brief improvement the country's conflicts are worsening. Sat, 02 Jun 2007 16:29:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2023095iraqwarciviltroopsurgeiraqideathsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2019693 unknown@Netscape.com Gov. John Lynch signed legislation Thursday that will legalize civil unions for gay couples starting in January. Thu, 31 May 2007 17:20:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2019693civilunionsgayrightsnewhampshireNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2010826 unknown@Netscape.com Eight more U.S. soldiers have been killed in five attacks in different areas of Iraq over the past four days, the U.S. military said on Saturday. In the worst attack, three soldiers were killed and two were wounded while on patrol in Salahaddin Sat, 26 May 2007 23:26:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2010826iraqwarciviltroopdeathssurgeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2010415 unknown@Netscape.com President Bush predicted a bloody summer in Iraq for United States troops and Iraqi civilians as insurgents step up attacks, while a divided US Congress approved funds for the unpopular war. Sat, 26 May 2007 04:09:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2010415bushiraqiranendlesswarcivilNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2010101 unknown@Netscape.com here are Edwards' answers to the gay civil rights questionnaire Fri, 25 May 2007 21:35:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2010101johnEdwardgayMarriagecivilunionsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2007028 unknown@Netscape.com Two girls were arrested in McHenry County, Illinois last week for distributing flyers at their school that depicted a male classmate kissing another classmate and had the words "God Hates Fags" on the flyers. One of the girls at her arraignment was denied bail for her actions, and the other was effectively placed on house arrest. Thu, 24 May 2007 20:45:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2007028hatecrimescivilLibertiesJudicialabsurdityNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2004838 unknown@Netscape.com Twenty people were killed by a suicide bomber in a crowded cafe northeast of Baghdad on Wednesday, while the U.S. military reported the deaths of seven more soldiers. Wed, 23 May 2007 14:05:59 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2004838iraqwarcivilbaghdadtroopdeathsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1926153 unknown@Netscape.com Gaza was on the brink of civil war last night as violent clashes between Palestinian factions spiralled out of control. Thu, 17 May 2007 17:01:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1926153GazaPalestiniancivilwarmiddleeastviolenceNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1843045 unknown@Netscape.com As concerns grow that terrorists might attack a major American city with a nuclear bomb, a high-level group of government and military officials has been quietly preparing an emergency survival program that would include the building of bomb shelters, steps to prevent panicked evacuations and the possible suspension of some civil liberties. Fri, 11 May 2007 10:53:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1843045terrorismNuclearAttackcivilLibertiesPoliticsgovernmentNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1834896 unknown@Netscape.com The openly gay Episcopal bishop at the center of the Anglican Church's global battle over homosexuality said Thursday he hopes to enter into a civil union with his partner next year. But New Hampshire Bishop Gene Robinson added that he wants to hold separate religious and legal ceremonies to set a precedent for how marriages and civil unions are performed in the United States. Fri, 11 May 2007 05:44:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1834896civilunionsgenerobinsongayMarriageClergyepiscopalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1828494 unknown@Netscape.com Many said that if George W. Bush were reelected we'd see Americans punished for expressing their ideas. I guess they were right! Thu, 10 May 2007 21:43:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1828494studentdissentcivilrightsconstitution2ndAmendmentspeechcodeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1767427 unknown@Netscape.com Attack On Commercial District Sunday Is One Of The Deadliest In Recent Days. At least 12 more killed outside city. Sun, 06 May 2007 14:16:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1767427iraqwarcivilbaghdadNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1748677 unknown@Netscape.com The commander of U.S. forces south of Baghdad says more fighting and more casualties are ahead in the coming months, as the U.S. surge of forces is completed and clashes with insurgents increase. Sat, 05 May 2007 00:50:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1748677iraqwarciviltroopsurgedeathsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1732233 unknown@Netscape.com The FBI will open a civil rights inquiry into the Los Angeles Police Department's actions at an immigration rally at which officers cleared a park by wielding batons and firing rubber bullets, the bureau said Thursday. Fri, 04 May 2007 06:18:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1732233LApoliceFBIcivilrightsImmigrationrallyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1661647 unknown@Netscape.com The troops bear the brunt as Shiite factions fight for power and oil. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:31:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1661647iraqwarcivilbritishTroopsbasraNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1651736 unknown@Netscape.com I'm finally leaving Iraq. But it's hard to decide which is more frightening: Car bombs and militias, or leaving everything you know and love. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:39:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1651736iraqwarbaghdadcivilRefugeeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1626590 unknown@Netscape.com New Hampshire lawmakers voted Thursday to authorize civil unions and sent the measure to Gov. John Lynch, who announced last week that he would sign it. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:44:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1626590newhampshirecivilunionsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1610910 unknown@Netscape.com The walls the American military planned to erect in Baghdad seemed like a simple solution to a deadly problem: Sunni and Shi'ite enclaves would be physically separated, preventing each side's fighters from attacking the other's civilians. Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:20:22 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1610910iraqwarciviltroopsurgebaghdadwallNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1593517 unknown@Netscape.com A peace activist is shown the error of his ways by a hawk. "We are invading Iraq because it is in violation of security council resolution 1441. A country cannot be allowed to violate security council resolutions." Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:14:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1593517warChickenhawkspeacecivildisobedienceNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1575721 unknown@Netscape.com By Jonathan Kellerman - Accepting the arguments of the liberationists and the libertarians at face value led to the assertion that no matter how bizarre, disabling or life-threatening a person's hallucinations and delusions, involuntary treatment was never called for. And to the assertion that violation of that premise created yet another class of Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:23:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1575721mentallyillDeinstutionalizationcivilLibertiesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1509371 unknown@Netscape.com ver the past six years, the Bush administration has aggressively reshaped the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. Many career analysts and attorneys have either been transferred or driven out; their replacements are long on conservative credentials and short on civil rights experience. Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:50:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1509371justiceDepartmentcivilrightsbushadministrationPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1411262 unknown@Netscape.com From the article: "The Indian government says it will review new appraisal forms requiring female civil servants to reveal details of their menstrual cycles. The ministry of personnel says it has written to the health ministry following complaints from staff that the form was grossly insensitive. The questions are said to have been inserted on health ministry advice." Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:56:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1411262indiamenstrualcycleperiodsexismcivilservantNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1318146 unknown@Netscape.com New Hampshire moved closer Wednesday to joining neighboring Vermont and a handful of other states in approving civil unions for same-sex couples. The state house in Concord voted 243-129 to give same-sex couples the same rights, responsibilities, and obligations as married couples. Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:20:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1318146newhampshiresameSexcouplescivilunionsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1307509 unknown@Netscape.com On This day in 1968 (April 4), Martin Luther King was shot dead in Memphis Tennessee. Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:46:21 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1307509martinlutherkingcivilrightsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1291614 unknown@Netscape.com Legislation that would allow Colorado same-sex couples to adopt has passed a key Senate Committee. Wed, 04 Apr 2007 03:01:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1291614coloradosameSexadoptionspartnerscivilunionsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1280048 unknown@Netscape.com Fort Drum spokesman Ben Abel said seven members of the 10th Mountain Division died in three separate incidents in Iraq over the weekend, another died Friday in Afghanistan. Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:34:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1280048iraqwarFortdrumcivilNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1243486 unknown@Netscape.com Since George Bush took office, his administration has been not so quietly dismantling the DOJ's Civil Rights Division, which is responsible for enforcing the nation's civil rights laws, and doing it for the same reason the 8 federal prosecutors were fired: to use the enforcement power of the federal government for Republican gain. Sat, 31 Mar 2007 21:11:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1243486justiceDepartmentAlbertoGonzalesbushcivilrightsPoliticsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1156416 unknown@Netscape.com There has been a growing look at the current state of civil liberties in our country. A new report entitled the Erosion of Rights takes a look. "The resulting inequality of opportunity, deteriorating civil liberties, and rising religious and racial discrimination are sad commenÃ;­taries," of the administration's pri Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:50:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1156416civilLibertiesfreedomdemocracybushconstitutionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1139084 unknown@Netscape.com A suicide truck bomber with explosives hidden under a load of bricks struck a police station in a mainly Sunni area in southern Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 23, police said. Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:22:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1139084iraqwarciviltruckbombbaghdadNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1132987 unknown@Netscape.com A study by a major British insurer shows that same-sex couples entering civil partnerships spend more on the festivities and receive more in gifts than their opposite-sex counterparts. Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:25:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1132987gaycouplesbritishsameSexcivilunionsMoneyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1110453 unknown@Netscape.com South Carolina officially banned gay marriage Thursday as legislative leaders ratified a constitutional amendment approved by voters in November. New Hampshire, meanwhile, moved in the opposite direction, with a state House panel endorsing the creation of civil unions for same-sex couples. Fri, 23 Mar 2007 03:32:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1110453southCarolinagayMarriagecivilunionsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1121182 unknown@Netscape.com On the heels of its investigation of the firings of US Attorneys that has rocked the White House and the Justice Department in recent weeks, the House's Judiciary Committee received testimony on whether partisanship is affecting the Justice Department's enforcement of civil rights laws during the Bush administration. Fri, 23 Mar 2007 02:22:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1121182housejudiciarycommitteecivilrightsU.S.attorneysjusticeDepartmentbushadministrationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1090111 unknown@Netscape.com Sells Their Food Rations to Generate Funds to Flee Violence Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:32:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1090111iraqwarcivilinsurgencyRefugeeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1058342 unknown@Netscape.com After four years of war, Americans are increasingly pessimistic about the prospects for success in Iraq and a majority wants U.S. troops to begin coming home, according to an analysis of data from CBS News and CBS News/New York Times polls. Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:11:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1058342iraqwarcivilpollAfghanistanbushNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1047875 unknown@Netscape.com Four years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, nearly 9 of 10 Iraqis say they live in fear that the violence ravaging their country will strike themselves and the people with whom they live. Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:09:21 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1047875iraqwarbaghdadcivilciviliandeathsfearviolenceNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1014099 unknown@Netscape.com An intern with the National Archives stole about 165 Civil War documents - including the War Department's announcement of President Lincoln's death - and sold most of them on eBay, prosecutors charged Thursday. Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:28:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1014099internSoldcivilwaritemsonebayNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1015585 unknown@Netscape.com Four US soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb that exploded near their vehicle in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, the US military has said. Fri, 16 Mar 2007 02:40:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1015585iraqwarbaghdadbombingciviltroopdeathsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/994615 unknown@Netscape.com Residents in neglected Baghdad slum desperate for humane conditions Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:56:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/994615iraqwarciviltroopsurgesadrcityslumsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/913421 unknown@Netscape.com Behind the scenes of the NYPD crackdown at the GOP convention a decision was made five months earlier by the NYPD to impose a "no summons" policy at the RNC. That meant instead of issuing tickets, as is the norm, they arrested 1,450 peaceful protestors for violations, forcing them to go "through the system." Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:09:42 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/913421protestatRNCNYPDCrackdownGOPConventioncivilrightsviolationsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/854977 unknown@Netscape.com Sens. Obama and Clinton travel to Selma, AL and battle for support of black voters at civil rights event. * Clinton: Voting Rights Act is "giving me chance" to achieve dreams * Obama: "I stand on the shoulders of this" * Bill Clinton receives voting rights museum award Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:59:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/854977electionobamaClintoncivilrightsVotingNews http://web2announcer.com/go/839715 unknown@Netscape.com Three U.S. soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb that exploded while they were on patrol in central Baghdad, the military said. Sat, 03 Mar 2007 21:18:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/839715iraqwarbaghdadbombingcivilNews