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The Colombia Free Trade Agreement

The Bush administration and corporate lobbyists are pushing Congress to pass the Colombia Free Trade Agreement -- the biggest pact of its kind in the Western Hemisphere since NAFTA. We need to stop them!

Six Good Reasons to Oppose the Colombia FTA

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A symbol is only a symbol if you give it meaning and power. Over the past century the world has turned the Olympic torch into a symbol for the joining of the world in peace and harmony.
As the Olympics is meant to be a gathering of all mankind and the Olympics works towards human dignity and world peace, interfering with the torch, the symbol of the ( Read more... )

Happy Weekend! Here's some nice music to start your day.

In other news, my original flight to Portland last week was canceled, saving me from an hour layover in Salt Lake City.

Mouse grounds plane for over 5 hours

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So damn true.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Hoping to send the message that pets are life-long partners not disposable accessories, a Japanese maker of medicines for animals has begun giving employees who own dogs or cats a monthly "family allowance" for their pets.

The number of pets in Japan has grown with greater affluence and a falling birth rate and there are ( Read more... )