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By Larry Knowles - AOL News
(Oct. 6) -- Captain Ahab would be appalled. A group of shark attack survivors, all of whom either lost limbs or suffered permanent injury in their attacks, came together in New York City recently to fight for the very predator that nearly killed them. On Sept. 13, the Pew Environment Group held a press conference in which the survivors called on the United Nations to adopt shark conservation measures, including a ban on "finning," or killing sharks solely for their fins. Three of the survivors recounted their attacks in gory detail before explaining why they had turned to defending sharks. ...
Ken Mehlman Owes Gays an Apology, Says Gay Activist Who Outed Him
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Aug. 26) -- It's unclear how ex-Republican National Committee Chair Ken Mehlman's statement acknowledging, after years of denials, that he's gay will sit with the gay community (and non-gay advocates for gay rights). Mehlman says he came out of the closet because he wants to work for gay marriage rights, something he didn't do -- at least publicly -- while working closely with President George W. Bush. Despite the buzz now surrounding Mehlman's announcement, his sexuality was not a secret (witness Bill Maher alleging as much on "Larry King Live" in 2006). In fact, blogger Mike Rogers outed ...
Iran Frees Reporter Roxana Saberi
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyRoxana Saberi, the Iranian-American reporter who was imprisoned in April by the Iranian government for alleged spying, has been released. From BBC News:The US-Iranian journalist jailed in Iran, Roxana Saberi, has been freed from prison after having her sentence for spying reduced. Lawyers for the 31 year old, whose imprisoning sparked a global outcry, said she left Tehran's Evin jail hours after her eight-year term was cut. She will be able to leave the country but has been banned from working as a journalist in Iran for five years. The appeal hearing lasted 5 hours, as opposed to the 1 hour ...
New Video: President Obama Gives Chavez a Good Talking-To?
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyThere's a new video of President Obama circulating, in which the President appears to be giving Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez some stern words. In the video, the President and Chavez can be seen, but not heard. The LA Times describes the scene:(h/t HuffPo) Now, thanks to Jake Tapper's blog entry over at ABC this afternoon, we've got fresh Venezuelan news videotape from the same Americas summit through a door showing the two leaders conversing through a female interpreter. No smiles in this exchange. In fact, Obama at first appears eager to walk away and is held back by Chavez. The American ...
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