John Edmonson, a businessman from Jacksonville, tells The Florida Independent that his HIV-positive partner has not received adequate medical treatment after being arrested in early April.
The central obstacles to an agreement at the Copenhagen climate conference today are Chinese resistance to international emissions verification and longstanding disagreements between developed and developing countries over the degree of climate action needed.
But there are other, more mundane concerns that could preclude a deal. Buried in a More…
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s “Getting to the Truth Through a Nonpartisan Commission of Inquiry” convened this morning to consider Sen. Patrick Leahy’s (D-Vt.) proposal for a sort of “truth and reconciliation” commission.
The hearing was full of all the predictable, lofty statements from illustrious supporters about why a commission would More…
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