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Afghan women get pelted by rocks at protest

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:05:05 -0700
A couple of days ago, I wrote a passionate entry about my opposition to the Canadian governments involvement in Afghanistan. It was in response to their new laws that make it impossible for women to refuse sex from their husbands, as well as making women eligible for marriage immediately following menstruation. As far as I’m concerned, these two laws alone make both rape and sexual abuse to children legal. Yesterday, about 300 Afghan women protested these laws , and for their bravery, they

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Comics Cameos in Politics Land

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:27:03 -0700
I need to come up with a good name for what could easily be a recurring feature, because I see stuff like this all the time in political and policy writing (or at least more than I’d expect) and it’s like a special shout-out to the comics fans. This is from Matthew Yglesias at Thinkprogress ...]

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Smith 'Fully Committed' On Gay Marriage, No Timetable For Passage

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:55:16 -0700
Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith, who was absent from this morning's gay marriage press conference, just released the final statement in response to Gov. David Paterson's introduction of his program bill and call for it to come up for a vote in both houses of the Legislature: "I have been and continue to be a strong supporter of marriage equality and remain steadfast in my commitment to passing the marriage equality legislation submitted today by Governor Paterson. No person should ever b