A Guest Post By Montana Rep. Franke Wilmer

Source: Down With Tyranny!

I think most DWT readers are aware that Montana state Rep. (and professor) Franke Wilmer is one of the earliest and most enthusiastic endorsements Blue America made this cycle. And now it all comes down to next Tuesday when she faces of ...
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Obama’s Challenge in Egypt

Source: The Daily Beast

Michael Posner looks perpetually unshaven, and his leather shoes were worn and scuffed as he sat in his seventh-floor office at the State Department one afternoon earlier this year. The room is tidy, with the slogan “Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité” hangi ...
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UN outrage over horror carnage of kids in Syria

Source: Adelaide Now

The Syrian National Council calls for military action after Houla carnage and chief UN monitor says violence must stop. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Shocking video emerges of horrific Syrian massacre UN condemns "appalling and brutal crime" by government ...
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Source: KPHO Phoenix

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Source: Humanitarian News

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Source: The Hindu

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