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"Bolivia has passed a controversial law which paves the way for President Evo Morales to be elected..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:24:16 -0600

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Bolivia has passed a controversial law which paves the way for President Evo Morales to be elected for a third time.

The Bolivian constitution states that presidents can only serve two terms. But Bolivia’s highest court ruled last month that, because the constitution was changed during Mr Morales’ first four years, that term did not count.

Opposition politicians say that the law is unconstitutional and that they will try to get it overturned.

The law was signed by Bolivia’s Vice President, Alvaro Garcia Linera, as Mr Morales is out of the country.

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- Bolivia: New law backs President Evo Morales third term

I’m so lonely.

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:03:25 -0600

I’m so lonely.

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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down Arizona's 20-week abortion ban.

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:49:05 -0600

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down Arizona's 20-week abortion ban.:

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The three judge panel ruled that the 20-week ban violates the constitutional right to receive an abortion, as stipulated by Roe v. Wade — fetal viability (that is, a fetus’ ability to survive outside the womb) is generally considered to begin around 24 weeks into a typical 9 month pregnancy. Nine other states have similar (in some cases even more restrictive) bans in varying states of legal challenge.

Top Senate committee approves immigration bill

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:25:34 -0600

shortformblog:

13-5 the Senate Judiciary Committee’s vote on a far-reaching immigration bill which would offer the opportunity for citizenship for millions of Americans. The bill will now go up for debate in the full Senate. source

malofamerica: Framboise Fashion

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:24:29 -0600

malofamerica:

Framboise Fashion

dorfs: Woops my 10 minute study break turned into a whole year

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:09:35 -0600

dorfs:

Woops my 10 minute study break turned into a whole year

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"The tech giant Apple is being accused of a massive tax-dodging scheme that saved it tens of billions..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:45:46 -0600

“The tech giant Apple is being accused of a massive tax-dodging scheme that saved it tens of billions of dollars. A bipartisan Senate report says Apple avoided paying U.S. taxes on $44 billion in income between 2009 and 2012. The report describes a massive and unprecedented web of affiliates spanning several continents. The subsidiaries were used to hide the company’s profits even in countries where Apple had no employees.”

- Senate Report Says Apple Avoids Billions in Taxes

"A new study shows more people are living in poverty in U.S. suburbs than in urban areas. According..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:44:50 -0600

“A new study shows more people are living in poverty in U.S. suburbs than in urban areas. According to the Brookings Institution, the number of low-income residents in the suburbs rose 64 percent to 16.4 million from 2000 to 2011. Urban areas saw an increase of 29 percent to 13.4 million during the same period.”

- Poverty in U.S. Suburbs Exceeds Urban Areas

"A new survey of the scientific community has found near unanimous agreement that human activity..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:44:14 -0600

“A new survey of the scientific community has found near unanimous agreement that human activity causes climate change. Citing the work of more than 29,000 scientists in peer-reviewed journals, the survey’s authors say the consensus on human-caused global warming stands at 97.1 percent. Addressing the efforts by industrial polluters to fund climate skepticism, the study’s lead author, John Cook, said: “There is a gaping chasm between the actual consensus and the public perception.””

- Survey: Scientists Have 97% Consensus Human Activity Causes Climate Change

"Guatemala’s top court has overturned the genocide conviction of former U.S.-backed military dictator..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:42:42 -0600

“Guatemala’s top court has overturned the genocide conviction of former U.S.-backed military dictator Efraín Ríos Montt. In a historic verdict earlier this month, Ríos Montt was sentenced to 80 years for genocide and crimes against humanity in the killings of more than 1,700 Ixil Mayan people in the early 1980s. But in a 3-to-2 ruling Monday, the Guatemalan constitutional court dismissed all the case’s proceedings dating back to a month ago. It was then that the court first annulled the case amidst a dispute between judges over jurisdiction. In the run-up to its latest decision to overturn, the court had come under heavy lobbying from Ríos Montt supporters, including Guatemala’s powerful business association, CACIF. Ríos Montt remains in a military hospital where he was admitted last week. His legal status is now up in the air. He will likely be released into house arrest, and it is unclear when or if he will return to court.”

- Guatemalan Court Overturns Genocide Verdict for Ex-Dictator Ríos Montt

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nprfreshair: Mel Brooks tells David Bianculli about the late...

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:46:10 -0600

nprfreshair:

Mel Brooks tells David Bianculli about the late Madeline Kahn:

I’m in tears thinking about Madeline. And what an incredibly gifted gift from god, Madeline Kahn. The funniest and most talented comedienne I think, including people like Carol Burnett who are great, you know, and Gilda Radner who was magnificent, but nobody — listen to me, David Bianculli — nobody could approach the magnificence and wonder of Madeline Kahn. She was really a great gift to us all. … I saw art [in her], not just funny. But I saw a person who was gifted with art. She’s the only one who actually could have worked in opera as an opera singer, as a coloratura. She was that talented or I think she could have worked as a longshoreman in New Jersey. I don’t think there’s anything that Madeline Kahn couldn’t do.”

GIF of Madeline Kahn in Young Frankenstein (1974) via trixiedelight:

nprfreshair: Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist for The Doors, has...

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:46:05 -0600

nprfreshair:

Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist for The Doors, has died.

Here is an interview we did with him in 2006.

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photojojo: For the first time ever, we have a complete picture...

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:15:39 -0600

photojojo:

For the first time ever, we have a complete picture of the planet Mercury. Scientists used thousands of images captured over a period of years to piece together this mesmerizing 360 degree view of the planet.

Incredible 360 Degree View of the Planet Mercury

via Chase Jarvis

"A federal judge has temporarily blocked a recent Arkansas law banning abortion at 12 weeks of..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:22:09 -0600

“A federal judge has temporarily blocked a recent Arkansas law banning abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy. The ban was scheduled to take effect in August. But on Friday, Judge Susan Webber Wright issued a preliminary injunction pending a final ruling on its legality.”

- Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Anti-Abortion Law

"It’s, at the very least, an unfortunate decision that will embolden the regime and prolong the..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:17:10 -0600

“It’s, at the very least, an unfortunate decision that will embolden the regime and prolong the suffering. So, it’s ill-timed and very unfortunate. It pushes the standoff distance a little more, increases risk, but not impossible to overcome. What I really worry about is that Assad will decide that, since he’s got these systems, he’s somehow safer.”

- Army General Martin Dempsey, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, criticized Russia for sending advanced missiles to Syria.