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Uniting American Families Act update by: Casual Wednesday Wed Jun 03, 2009 at 23:09:35 PDT (11 am. - promoted by ek hornbeck) On Monday afternoon, I posted a diary discussing the Uniting American Families Act. It also got Front Paged here (thanks, benign overlord administrators) I also received an excellent e-mail about the issue. I titled the diary "The gay rights bill you don't know about." I should have checked some tags first. Heh. At any rate, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a very informative hearing on the bill Wednesday morning. To recap, UAFA does one simple thing. It would allow American citizens to sponsor same sex partners for immigration just like married couples. The Senate bill is sponsored by Patrick Leahy of Vermont while the House version is sponsored by Jerrold Nadler of New York. Follow me below for a recap of the hearing. There's More... :: (1 Comments, 1631 words in story)

Peace History - This Past Week by: jimstaro Sun Jan 20, 2008 at 06:52:36 PST Below you will find abit about the History of this Planet that makes for such a turbulent World to live in, from one of the many sites, found on the web and before that, and still, in the many history books written to supposedly help us humans remember and not repeat the failed policies and actions of the past. These track the importance of what man does, the failures and the recognition, leading to the  actions, or lack of, of many trying to right the wrongs to bring about a better World to exist in and leave a better World for those that follow. We Fail Miserably in the study of the past, as we repeat the wrongs, more than the rights, over and over, while creating more wrongs! There's More... :: (10 Comments, 1353 words in story)