This afternoon’s Irvine City Council meeting has a lot of heavy duty items on the agenda. The council is finally going to consider district elections […]
I’ve had the great pleasure of getting to know that past three mayors of Irvine personally. And knowing how strong willed each of them are, […]
REP. LORETTA SANCHEZ, COLLEAGUES CALL FOR RELEASE OF VIETNAMESE POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS PRISONERS WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47), Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus […]
Greed and the profit motive are slowly eroding the middle class. Real wages have stagnated while debt has increased for the average American family. Inside are the statistics suggesting this fearful reality.
“Each year, approximately 800,000 individuals are trafficked across U.S. and international borders. These victims, most of whom are women, are routinely sold into domestic servitude, exploited for commercial sex, or forced into labor at factories and sweatshops. These abuses are a serious violation of fundamental human rights and must be stopped.â€
Here’s the quote: “The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled. Public debt should be reduced. The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered […]
“As Members of Congress, it is our duty to speak for those who have no voice. We must collectively stand up for the freedom of these activists by urging the Vietnamese government to unconditionally release these activists. We as Members of Congress have an obligation to engage the Government of Vietnam and call on them to uphold and respect human rights by releasing all activists.”
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran, criticizes the U.S. nuclear policy while stressing Iran only intends to use uranium for nuclear energy. India’s courts convicted one of militants responsible for the terror attacks in Mumbai. Chief of the Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for the Time Square bomb but is probably lying.
Among Vietnamese refugees in the United States and in many other countries, the week of April 30 is referred to as Black April and is used as a time of commemoration of the fall of Saigon. . The event is approached from different perspectives, with arguments that the date was a sign of American abandonment , or as a memorial of the war and mass exodus as a whole.
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