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Gitmo hunger striker launches Twitter campaign
Shaker Aamer, held without charge for 11 years, asks attorneys to garner support through social media
Salon.com -
Portable ATMs, phone-charging in China quake zone
LUSHAN, China (AP) — The tent village that sprang up in two days to house quake survivors in mountain-flanked Lushan is no ordinary refugee camp. China's full range of disaster response is on display: trucks with X-ray equipment, phone-charging stations, bank tellers-on-wheels — even a tent for insurance claims.
Associated Press via Yahoo! News -
Quake relief shows China has improved reaction to disasters
The tent village that sprang up in two days to house quake survivors in mountain-flanked Lushan is no ordinary refugee camp. China's full range of disaster response is on display: Trucks with X-ray equipment, phone-charging stations, bank tellers-on-wheels and even a tent for insurance claims.
Denver Post -
China's disaster response sharpened from past quakes
Lushan, China — The tent village that sprang up in two days to house quake survivors in mountain-flanked Lushan is no ordinary refugee camp. China's full range of disaster response is on display: Trucks with X-ray equipment, phone-charging stations, bank tellers-on-wheels — even a tent for insurance claims.
Detroit News -
How Guantanamo affects China: Our human rights hypocrisies
The U.S. uses the ideology of human rights as a political tool, embracing -- or ignoring -- it when convenient
Salon.com -
GSU to start conservation of Civil War artifacts
Georgia Southern University archaeologists are launching a conservation project on the 150-year-old metal Civil War artifacts discovered at Camp Lawton.
WTOC 11 Savannah -
Rodeo camp teaches basics
DAYTON - For somebody riding a bareback bronc that's trying desperately to get them off its back, getting your hand caught in the rope - known as a hangup - can have some serious consequences. Colton Buchanon, of St.
The Fort Dodge Messenger -
READER SUBMITTED: Camp-tastic Kid's Fair Hosted By New England Urgent Care
Although it may catch parents by surprise, the school year is already winding down and kids across Connecticut will be heading off to summer camps. But before children can enjoy outdoor fun and friends, there's choosing the camp, registering, and scheduling the required physical. New England Urgent Care wants to simplify the entire process by inviting families to attend a free camp and physical ...
FOX CT Hartford -
Cost per Gitmo detainee: $900,000/year
Not only has it become a lightning rod for America's critics -- it's no prize for America's taxpayers, either. FULL STORY
CNN -
China quake response improved
LUSHAN, China (AP) -- The tent village that sprang up in two days to house quake survivors in mountain-flanked Lushan is no ordinary refugee camp.
The Vacaville Reporter
