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Union Protests Spread Across the U.S.
... If 2010 was the year of natural disasters, 2011 is the year of the protest—both foreign and domestic. The tea party-backed governors of Wisconsin, Ohio, Nevada, Indiana and now New Jersey are feeling the blowback from a different kind of popular uprising. Amendments to block labor unions from ...
Supreme Court: Church's Protests Protected by First Amendment
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the picketing of military funerals by a Kansas group is protected by the First Amendment.
Video: Brian Williams Is A Loose Cannon; Protests In Wisconsin Get Smelly
... CBS's David Letterman doesn't like that NBC Nightly News host Brian Williams is going on other late night shows, "I am begging you stop doing those shows." The protests in Wisconsin have taken a smelly turn. Jon Stewart: "I think the next battle is going to be between Scott Walker ...
Iraq Day of Rage Protests Widespread, Deadly
... Security forces opened fire on the thousands of demonstrators on Iraq’s Day of Rage today, killing six people in the largest protests in a country that had seen mostly small-scale protests until now. About 3,000 anti-government protesters marched in Baghdad, which was “virtually locked down Friday ...
Deadly Attacks Against Protesters in Bahrain
... Inspired by recent events in Tunisia and Egypt, thousands of protesters in Bahrain have taken to the streets rallying against the ruling Al Khalifa family, many of them gathering in Pearl Square, in the capital city of Manama.
Santorum: Wisconsin Protesters Like 'Drug Addicts'
... Former Pennsylvania senator and presidential hopeful Rick Santorum compared pro-union protesters in Wisconsin to drug addicts in withdrawal at a small gathering Monday night. "They are acting like their drug is being taken away from them," Santorum told a group of South Carolina Republicans ...
Saleh to Security Forces: Don't Fire on Protesters
... As anti-government protests continue in Yemen and the death count grows, President Ali Abdullah Saleh told security forces to protect demonstrators, the New York Times reports. “The Government of the Republic of Yemen will continue to protect the rights of its citizens to assemble peacefully ...
Leaders Condemn Iran Protests
... Members of Iran's parliament are calling for the execution of opposition leaders after large anti-government protests swept through the streets of Tehran on Monday, the BBC reports. Tens of thousands took to the streets Monday, inspired by the success of anti-government protests in Tunisia ...
China Cracking Down on Incipient Protest, Reports Say
... Updated at 3:38 p.m. on February 20. Chinese leaders are pushing back aggressively against a social-media campaign urging citizens to take to the streets in protest of the government, blocking references to Tunisia’s “jasmine revolution” from social media and search engines and rounding up lawyers ...
Wisconsin Protests: What They're Fighting For
... his state's budget deficit from $3.6 billion, Walker proposed radically curtailing the benefits and pensions of public sector workers and stripping unions of collective bargaining power in order to save $300 million over the next two years. After sustained protests at the state capitol, a moderate ...
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