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American Logo: A series... Unsung American Heroes

Richard III was king of England, and there he has the advantage over me. But he was a hunchback, and there I have the advantage over him. - Mark Twain

(SASKATCHEWAN) - Paul Singer is the prototype all-American boy. He was born in Tenafly, New Jersey, where his father was a pharmacist.

By college age, he had already become an advocate for the common people by majoring in psychology at the University of Rochester.

Transparency - the Mechanics of Open Government and Accountability

Political accountability rests upon the right of free expression and the right of free association.

(LOS ANGELES) - A number of American laws assure the rights of citizens to observe, to understand and to evaluate the decisions and conduct of government officials.

Access to information permits citizens to challenge governmental actions with which they disagree and to seek redress for official misconduct.

Playing the Blame Game

I wonder what Hannity or Limbaugh would talk about if they didn’t have the President to belittle, berate, criticize and scold on a daily basis.

(SANFORD, FL) - The political rhetoric over the last couple of years has escalated to the point of blatant disrespect, personal attacks, and constant finger pointing when it comes to the President of the United States, one of the most respected office’s in the world.

Accusations are tossed around without thought and facts are becoming harder and harder to find.

US: Represent an Important Effort Toward Fulfilling Human Rights Commitments

Salem-News.com Eye on the World report.

(HONG KONG) - Home care workers provide essential services to people with disabilities and a growing population of aging individuals who require assistance with their basic needs.

Many live at poverty level, while their jobs impose significant physical demands, entail tasks of the most intimate nature, and require odd hours and the endurance of periods of considerable stress.

Employers Face Workplace Posting Requirement

U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson, in a March 2 ruling, rejected the argument and upheld the rule’s Subpart A posting requirement for employers.

(WASHINGTON LID) - Most U.S. private-sector employers, beginning April 30, will be required by federal regulation to prominently display posters informing workers of their rights to form a union and engage in collective bargaining.

The controversial NLRB rule calls for “conspicuous” placement of an 11-by-17-inch notice explaining worker protections afforded in the (NLRA, the principle body of law governing collective bargaining.

Hershey/Smartphone Protest - Groups Mount Supermarket QR Code Push Against Child Labor Abuses

Chocolate lovers leave Consumer Alert Message at the supermarket, alerting other shoppers to choose Fair Trade

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - This summer, concerned consumers are taking a high-tech stand in supermarkets across the nation to inform other shoppers about the labor violations associated with Hershey's chocolate products.

Individuals are leaving smartphone-enabled "Consumer Alert" cards on the shelf in front of Hershey products, as well as on Hershey's S'mores promotional displays, reading: "Hershey's chocolate is tainted with child labor."

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Files Brief in Support of Constitutionality of Health Care Reform

Other states joining California in this brief are Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Maryland, New York, Oregon and Vermont.

(SACRAMENTO) - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit strongly asserting the legality of federal health care reform and urging the court to uphold the law.

"The law strikes an appropriate - and constitutional - balance between national requirements that will expand access to affordable healthcare while providing States with flexibility to design programs that achieve that goal for their citizens," the amicus brief states.

Oregon Transparency Project: Political Contributions

On the individual contribution side, the big spenders are fronting their own campaigns or the campaigns of their family members.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - The Oregon Transparency Project has expanded to include Political Contributions.

All transactions listed in the ORESTAR database from January 1, 2009 through July 27, 2010 are currently listed. This data will be update frequently.

Journalism: Objective or Subjective?

As a journalist, I am sharing my subjective perspective, with the intent that it may be of some value to the reader. What value may be derived from my subjective perspective is ultimately up to the reader.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Journalism as a profession is defined institutionally as being devoted to objective truth. Facts. Events. Names, dates, and places.

The classical definition of journalism assumes that there is some observable truth that can be related in an objective fashion from the observer to the reader.

Slavery and Argentina

Official figures indicate that half of the Argentina's 165,000 textile workers labor in conditions of "slavery."

(BUENOS AIRES) - Police in Argentina have arrested 14 illegal Bolivian and Peruvian workers, after storming eight unregistered factories in Buenos Aires Province.

The police clashed with a group of stone-throwing Bolivian and Peruvian workers on Thursday after they raided the factories in Buenos Aires.