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companies decry 'valve turners' who shut down pipelines

Foster was part of loose-knit group of climate change activists who dubbed themselves Climate Direct Action turned shut-off valves on five pipelines North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana and Washington state that carry Canadian tar sands crude into U.S... ... The state of the movement for in..

tibet at yale

In 1970, the State Department sent Hill — then a U.S. Foreign Service officer — to be a fellow at Harvard University’s East Asia Research Center where he chose to study Buddhism, a topic integral to both the Vietnam War and Tibet’s geopolitical standing. ... Tibet is a civilization..

explainer: does islamic state still pose a threat?

Islamic State's possession of land Iraq and Syria set it apart from other like-minded groups such claiming sovereignty over all Muslim lands and peoples.. The destruction of the quasi-state it built there has denied the group its most propaganda and recruiting tool and logistical base..

sleeping is now a crime

It's become one of those self-evident truths Massa Tom once wrote about to state that government has become punitive its sole legitimate function.. ..

newsbrief@7

MELAKA -- Farmers and fishermen in the state are sweating it out as the weather heats up and they are bringing less home. . . . . ... King attends Friday prayers at Sabah state mosque . KOTA KINABALU -- The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, today..

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omar furor reflects intensifying national debate over israel

Texas officials say the state will halt business with Airbnb because its move ran afoul the anti-BDS law. ... Rabbi Alissa Wise, the group’s deputy director, says the boycott campaign has been effective, even in the face of state laws seeking to curtail it. . ..

paul w. taylor

Prior to joining e.Republic, Taylor served as Washington state CIO and chief of staff of Information Services Board. ... State, local and community leaders grapple with the hard issues -- and the huge opportunities -- of FutureStructure at San Francisco Summit... ..

three unexpected deaths that shaped presidential history

Hillary Clinton sought the Presidency in 2008, and when that candidacy failed, she served as Secretary of State to President Barack Obama.  ... Bush in large part because Kerry lost the state of Ohio. When one considers that Wellstone was from an agricultural state similar to..

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