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Countering Hate with Truth, NYC Muslims Respond to Inflammatory Subway Ads

Muslim groups in New York City have started a Stop the Hate campaign to counter the onslaught of Islamaphobic propaganda funded by conservative groups in 2012. (Photo illo/via Ridzdesign) (MintPress) – On Monday, Muslim groups in New York City launched Stop the Hate campaign, a grassroots initiative designed to counter the onslaught of Islamophobic propaganda […]

Martin Michaels
بواسطة Martin Michaels

(MintPress) - On Monday, Muslim groups in New York City launched Stop the Hate campaign, a grassroots initiative designed to counter the onslaught of Islamophobic propaganda funded by conservative groups in 2012. In late February, a select number of ads will feature images of Muslims in New York City helping deliver aid to their neighbors during

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Colo. House Dems Lead Passage Of Gun Control Bills

Supporters for Rep. Edward Vigil, D-Fort Garland, stand as he explains why he will be voting against his party and the four gun control bills before the Colorado House at the State Capitol in Denver, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Colorado House Democrats passed new ammunition limits and expanded background checks as part of a package […]

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Colorado's Democratic-controlled House has narrowly passed a handful of gun control bills, signaling a political shift in the wake of recent mass shootings and pressure from the White House. "Enough is enough. I'm sick and tired of bloodshed," said Democratic Rep. Rhonda Fields, who sponsored a bill limiting the size of ammunition magazines.

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Burger King Apologizes After Twitter Hacking

This frame grab taken Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, shows what appears to be Burger King’s Twitter account after it was apparently hacked. Starting just after noon Eastern time on Monday, the fast-foot company’s Twitter picture was changed to a McDonald’s logo, and the account tweeted that it had been sold to rival McDonald’s. (AP Photo) […]

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Somebody hacked Burger King's Twitter account on Monday, posting obscene messages and changing its profile picture to a McDonald's logo. The tweets stopped after a little more than an hour, and Burger King said it had reached out to Twitter to suspend the account. A Twitter spokesman did not immediately respond to a phone message left on

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Obama To Press GOP On Averting Sequester

President Barack Obama waves to members of the media as walks across the South Lawn of the White House following his arrival on Marine One helicopter, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. President Obama was returning from a weekend of golfing in Palm City, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Facing yet another fiscal deadline, President Barack Obama […]

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بواسطة Associated Press

Facing yet another fiscal deadline, President Barack Obama is urging congressional Republicans to accept more tax revenue in order to avert looming, across-the-board budget cuts due to take effect in less than two weeks. Obama, fresh off a three-day Florida golfing trip, was to press his case during an event at the White House on Tuesday

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US Security Firm Alleges Massive Chinese Hacking

The building housing “Unit 61398” of the People’s Liberation Army is seen in the outskirts of Shanghai, Tuesday Feb. 19, 2013. Cyberattacks that stole information from 141 targets in the U.S. and other countries have been traced to the Chinese military unit in the building, a U.S. security firm alleged Tuesday. According to the report […]

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Cyberattacks that stole massive amounts of information from military contractors, energy companies and other key industries in the U.S. and elsewhere have been traced to the doorstep of a Chinese military unit, a U.S. security firm alleged Tuesday. China's Foreign Ministry dismissed the report as "groundless," and the Defense Ministry denied any

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Federal Government To Stop Enrollment For Coverage Of Pre-Existing Conditions: Who Will Be Left Out of The Affordable Care Act?

Brianny Abreu, 6, has her vitals checked at the William F. Ryan Community Health Center in New York, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) One in every two Americans can be affected by a “pre-existing medical condition.” As reported in an analysis from the Department of Health and Human Services, 50 to 129 million non-elderly […]

Frederick Reese
بواسطة Frederick Reese

One in every two Americans can be affected by a “pre-existing medical condition.” As reported in an analysis from the Department of Health and Human Services, 50 to 129 million non-elderly Americans currently have some type of pre-existing condition, which could range from the life-threatening — such as cancer and high-blood pressure — to the

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