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Battle in Amazonia

After over a decade of ignored complaints, failed negotiations with the government, and countless threats against their leaders by loggers and their gunmen, the residents of the Arapiuns region in the Brazilian Amazon launched a public protest over illegal logging … Continue reading

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Business Bureaus top 10 Complaints 2009

The Better Business Bureau has released a list of the top ten scams to be aware of. This year, the list focuses in on dubious practices of online commerce, such as asking consumers to read the fine print before you … Continue reading

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Feds find association between drywall, corrosion

The federal government said Monday that it has found a “strong association” between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year. In its second report … Continue reading

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Fears for Chinese detained in illegal jails

THOUSANDS of Chinese people are abducted and detained in illegal ”black jails” each year for trying to lodge complaints against officials, a report says. The complainants, known as ”petitioners” in China, are typically detained while trying to submit grievances to … Continue reading

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Harper says he never saw Afghan torture warning

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he never saw reports by a Canadian diplomat warning of possible torture in Afghan prisons nearly four years ago. It was revealed this week that two reports in early 2006 warned the federal government that … Continue reading

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Military commission blasts feds for withholding info

A lawyer with the Canadian Military Complaints Commission says the truth about allegations of prisoner torture in Afghanistan will only surface if the government is forthcoming with documents. Freya Kristjanson told Canada AM on Thursday that while the government has … Continue reading

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Civil Servants Urged To Aim For Zero Public Complaints

Civil servants must aim for zero public complaints although they face various challenges to achieve this, said Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan. He said to attain this, they must reduce bureaucracy to make dealings with … Continue reading

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Sony changes advert after complaints from Nigerian government

The Nigerian federal government has criticised Sony for a PlayStation 3 advert in which it implied that Nigerians are fraudsters. The advert, for Sony’s new “slim” PlayStation 3, shows a salesman being asked about the price of the console. “You … Continue reading

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Afghan president defends vote, admits some bias

Afghanistan’s president conceded Thursday some government officials had been biased toward him in last month’s election but defended the integrity of the vote, saying he had so far seen little proof of fraud. President Hamid Karzai was speaking day after … Continue reading

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Us Health care System is so Great?

Whenever conservatives start telling me what a great healthcare system we have, I say, “Yes, and we make very nice yachts, too. What’s your point?” Because what earthly difference does it make to you when you’re priced out of that … Continue reading

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