U.N. panel cuts gay reference from violence measure

Louis Charbonneau Reuters 11/17/2010

(Reuters) – Arab and African nations succeeded Tuesday in getting a U.N. General Assembly panel to delete from a resolution condemning unjustified executions a specific reference to killings due to sexual orientation.

Western delegations expressed disappointment in the human rights committee’s vote to remove the reference to slayings due to sexual […]

Rhode Island panel eyes conflicts of elected officials with union ties

By Steve Peoples Journal State House Bureau Wednesday, October 7, 2009

PROVIDENCE –– The state Ethics Commission is moving forward with a plan that would reverse a long-held position that largely guides the behavior of labor union members who are also elected officials.

Critics have long contended that organized labor wields tremendous influence in state […]

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