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Activists and legislators are trying to push our "right to know" regarding GMO labeling on to companies whose products are genetically modified. A few states are already putting the bill into action.

The article contains a ton of information regarding euthanasia as stated. The organization is educational and research based so it contains a lot of information and news articles as well as a 15 minute video that interviews 5 different people on the topic.

written sept. 2012, Government report on how the TSA is doing.

You will find this article is comparable to oral contraception law, but also deals with the religious organization should be exempt from providing their employees with birth control. Here is a something I found interesting " It argues that while churches themselves are exempt from providing birth control to employees free of charge, "religious schools, hospitals, and social services don't qualify as religious, and must therefore provide these drugs and procedures."

The article explains the reform of the health care system regarding to the costs and the most significant changes that come along with it.

In this article, the author is giving all the background and recent changes to the Healthcare reform bill. He is also stating the average amount this will cost the federal government and what other programs will be affected by it.

President Obama on Friday repealed the Mexico City policy, a controversial Reagan-era measure that withheld funding to foreign aid organizations that perform abortions or refer women to abortion providers, which had been rescinded by President Clinton and re-instituted by President Bush.

No More Deaths is an organization that reveals human rights violations by the US Border Patrol. It explains how the border patrol denied migrants water and food and abuses them verbal and physical.

The report, jointly released with the Rights Working Group, was submitted Wednesday to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. In it, the organizations blame government policies for contributing to the issue.

This site gives information about back ground checks employers use and what they are looking for. To include persons wanting to participate in scouts or other organizations where children are involved.

Explains that when Obama care takes effect religious organizations will not have to provide coverage if it offends their beliefs. Instead under the health care act the insurers will be the offering birth control and doing so free of charge.

Some mobile payment methods are so convenient that you can walk into a store and buy something without even taking your smartphone out of your pocket. But at what cost? The Center for Democracy and Technology, a nonprofit organization that focuses on technology laws, thinks privacy is the major tradeoff with mobile payments.

Drones over U.S. airspace pose serious privacy threat, say Markey, Barton Computerworld - Two senior lawmakers this week sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration demanding information on how the agency will ensure that privacy rights are protected when it issues drone licenses to government, law enforcement and private organizations.

Whole Foods takes a stance in support of GMO labeling on food products; demands action by 2018.

okay so it's totally understandable that people want to know what they are eating especially since we are all unique as an individual and some of us care about what we put in our bodies. There are a lot of people who have become vegans and only prefer to eat organic, non-genetically modified foods. Some people view certain things as a concern for their health. Labeling foods is something that I can agree with and believe is completely logical so i fit into the percentile of 92% of the citizens that vote for GMO labeling.

This site offers information about what goes into processed foods and how it can affect your health. It provides alternative solutions and ways to improve your diet. It also encourages you to take action in a variety of ways.

Very informative website encouraging ideas to eat healthier. I enjoy reading about new and changes ideas in the food culture because it is evolving just like everything else in the world. Maybe someday everything will be organic and I believe the world will be a much healthier place overall.

The World Health Organization is taking on a new project called Quality Rights. The projects goal is to improve the health services given to the mentally ill. Abuse, violence, and mistreatment has increased in many mental heath facilities. These facilities also do not give employees the amount of training they need in order to care for the ill.

This article covers the issues of growing food safer, the ability for different classes of America's purchases of food, and showing stats to prove them. It looks at how the weatlhier versus poorer or lower class's finances impact what they eat.

This article explains what the NDAA legislation is all about. Explaining that the president can in fact detain anyone accused of terrorism or terrorism affiliation with out due process.

The problem with legislature like this is the government will have permission to detain anyone without actual proof. Your cousin Steve could be locked up and there's nothing you can do about it. Not everyone accused of a crime is guilty, and under the NDAA, it won't matter. Guilty or innocent, you can be detained. Not only is this a violation of your Constitutional rights, it's one step close to Fascism.

I agree with Erika. It's a slippery slope. The government can define a terrorist as an extreme Muslin organization today and the Tea Party tomorrow.

This article talks about underage drinking and what has been done to prevent it. Some organizations state their opinions also.

(CBS) Last fall, a group of over 100 college presidents - including the heads of Dartmouth, Virginia Tech and Duke - signed a declaration stating that the 21-year-old drinking age is not working, and fireworks went off. But the college presidents got what they wanted: a national debate about the drinking age.

It has been brought up by college presidents to lower the drinking age. They believe that just because the law is a failure they should automatically change it for teens who want to drink. You can't stop teens from drinking, and even if you lower the age they will still get in wrecks.

In a New York Times article, author Adam Liptak details the change in law enforcement priorities to preventing terrorist attacks over punishing crimes after they have been committed and how this may be an infringement on our freedom of speech. After the September 11th attack, surveillance of religious and dissident groups and informants in Muslim groups caused early arrests as "material support," in support of terrorist organizations. Simply talking to a terrorist group, even urging these groups to resolve disputes through peaceful means, is considered committing a crime.

This letter is in response to George Novak's Feb. 17 letter, "Relaxing law requiring of motorcycle helmets is a bad idea." My name is Mark Nicholson, and I am the chairman of the Association for Motorcyclists of Oregon, an organization where our slogan is "Freedom of Choice."