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Pro-publica has published a “map” of the Super PACs. As I understand it, the map includes the top ten donors for each candidate. Click on parts of map for more information.

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In an effort to undo the political damage caused by telling Puerto Rico he would be in favor of their statehood if they learn English, Santorum said what he meant is that English is the language of opportunity. Hopefully someone said, “No, that would be Chinese.” Possibly, Santorum still has a chance in Puerto Rico just because of the religious angle.
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The idea I’m getting from looking at Pan African newspapers is they seem to agree that Kony is doing horrible things and should be stopped, but they also warn that propping up the dictator in the region could actually make things worse. So when “Invisible Children” reports only the atrocities committed by one side of the struggle, they give the false impression that supporting the other side will end the violence. The people of the Congo are caught between several monsters and cannot be delivered by killing only one.   And if one studies the history of US actions in the Congo, one might surmise that it is time to support the World Courts and stop even pretending to be the world savior. If we have the courage to learn our real history, we will have to admit there were times we were a lot closer to Typhoid Mary than the Lone Ranger.

“Kony 2012″ is one of the top viral videos of all time. The Institute for Public Accuracy is warning that the video may not be completely pure in its intentions. See what you think:

“And, while this film calls for U.S. military intervention in capturing a rebel called Joseph Kony by providing military support to Ugandan dictator Museveni, another film — “Crisis in the Congo” [in which Musavuli is featured] — talks about the role of the U.S. in supporting Rwanda and Uganda’s destructive role in the Congo which has resulted in millions dead and wide-scale pilfering of Congo’s minerals.” -Friends of the Congo
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As illustrated by the “Arab Spring,” social media was and is an important part of modern activism. Unfortunately, for many, actual social movements have been replaced by individuals clicking a mouse.
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Confirming an earlier ruling that called homosexuality “extremist” behavior, a Russian court ruled that a GLBT group could not be included on any list of sponsors for the Olympics. To read, click here.

Hey Rick, a little advice. I think you’ve sown up the ignorant white bigot vote, time to start reaching out to another section of the population. To read, click here.

I’m no expert, but it seems like a bad sign when you say a nation wants you there to help build democracy, and their elected officials break out in jeers. To read, click here.

John Lloyd co-founded the Reuter’s Institute at Oxford. He is predicting the “Tea Party” will now fade from history. The article attempts to diagnose why in an interesting take from across the ocean.

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“On March 14th, 2012, at least 300,000 low-income and uninsured Texas women will have no or greatly-reduced access to basic preventive and reproductive health care due to the loss of federal funding for the Medicaid Women’s Health Program in the state. The program has been under threat for months as lawmakers fight over whether it’s legal to exclude Planned Parenthood from the program.” Andrea Grimes

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