Monday, December 31, 2012

George Clooney: Village burnings in Sudan a war crime | Redux

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George Clooney: Village burnings in Sudan a war crime

George Bush - Presidential Daily Briefs, July & August 2001
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George Clooney and a group of U.S. genocide scholars in the United States are warning that war crimes are taking place in an obscure conflict in Sudan's southern region. Clooney has long worked to prevent conflict in Sudan and South Sudan, and he co-founded a group that uses satellite imagery to monitor acts of war there. That group, the Satellite Sentinel Project, said Thursday that 26 villages were intentionally set on fire last month by Sudanese forces. 24 Photos George Clooney "Razing a village is a war crime, and the torching of now at least 26 Nuban villages, plus the systematic destruction of crops and grasslands for cattle, is a crime against humanity, Clooney said. "What we're seeing here is a widespread campaign of village and crop burning.

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Obama: Fiscal Cliff Deal 'Still A Work In Progress' | Redux

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Obama: Fiscal Cliff Deal 'Still A Work In Progress'

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Exiting the West Wing at 12:30 this afternoon en route to a holiday reception at Blair House, the President was asked by a reporter if he was feeling optimistic that an agreement can be reached to avoid the impending tax increases and spending cuts set to kick in on Jan. 1. “It’s still a work in progress,” he said. With negotiations at a standstill, House Speaker John Boehner continued today to blame Obama for failing to outline specific spending cuts. “Republicans want to solve this problem by getting the spending line down,” Boehner, R-Ohio, said. “The president wants to pretend that spending isn’t the problem. That’s why we don’t have an agreement. ” When a reporter at the White House noted that Boehner is waiting to hear more specifics from him, the president simply smiled and said, “Merry Christmas.

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Rod Stewart, Cee Lo Green usher in holidays at Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting | Reduction

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Rod Stewart, Cee Lo Green usher in holidays at Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting

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They were among the stars who took part in the 80th annual celebration that also included performances by Scotty McCreery, Il Volo, Victoria Justice, Brooke White, Trace Adkins and Tony Bennett, along with appearances by Billy Crystal, Bette Midler and The Muppets. Carey sang her hit holiday single, "All I Want for Christmas is You," as well as "Christmas Time is in the Air Again." Stewart, who's out with a new holiday album, performed "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." Green sang "This Christmas" and "All I Need is Love from" his new Christmas album, "Magic Moment." Complete Coverage: Holidays 2012 Many artists performed live Wednesday night in front of the tree. Others, ncluding Carey, taped their tree lighting performances prior to Wednesday night. Still, Carey tweeted during NBC's live airing of the event: #Lambily... Follow me pon de instagram!!! L4L!! instagram.

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Mass hunger strike in Turkish prisons | Redux

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Mass hunger strike in Turkish prisons

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A picture taken on November 2, 2012 shows the prison outside Ankara, where 35 Kurdish inmates are on hunger strike. Government: There are at least 682 hunger strikers in at least 67 prisons across Turkey Opposition says some prisoners are in critical condition, but government disputes that Strikers call for use of alternate language in courts and schools, seek freedom for activist Turkey's prime minister has shown little sympathy for the hunger strikers Istanbul (CNN) -- Turkey's government announced Friday that at least 682 inmates were participating in a hunger strike in at least 67 prisons across the country, but it insisted that no protesters were in critical condition. The statement by Turkey's Justice Ministry directly contradicted reports issued by members of two opposition parties.

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Sunday, December 30, 2012

Ohio Adoptive Father Pleads Guilty to Child Rape | Reduction

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Ohio Adoptive Father Pleads Guilty to Child Rape

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An adoptive father in Ohio who could spend the rest of his life in prison for raping three boys in his care pleaded guilty Thursday to another child rape charge and agreed to testify against a man he allegedly allowed to rape one of his adopted sons. The 40-year-old man, a long-time foster parent and youth basketball coach, pleaded guilty to one count each of child rape and complicity to rape in a Montgomery County court in Dayton. Under a plea agreement, prosecutors dropped five other charges against him in exchange for his testimony against a co-defendant. Sentencing was tentatively set for Feb. 26. The plea agreement calls for a total sentence of 50 years to life in prison. The Troy man previously pleaded guilty in Miami County to raping three boys in his care, and was sentenced Monday to 60 years to life in prison.

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0"Yes, ma'am," and "No, ma'am" to questions from Montgomery Common Pleas Judge Mary Katherine Huffman.
0.0540471he pleads, he quickly responded: "Guilty." The judge warned him that the plea agreement would be nullified if he didn't cooperate and testify truthfully. Prosecutors have said one important reason they agreed to the deal was to avoid having the children testify. Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. called the man a child abuser who "will basically spend the rest of his natural life locked up and that certainly is a good disposition."
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