Word: citizens
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...many Americans, Nader, at 35, has become something of a folk hero, a symbol of constructive protest. When this peaceful revolutionary does battle against modern bureaucracies, he uses only the weapons available to any citizen--the law and public opinion ... Yet Nader has managed to cut through all the protective layers and achieve results. He has shown that in an increasingly computerized, complex and impersonal society, one persistent man can actually do something about the forces that often seem to badger him--that he can indeed even shake and change Big Business, Big Labor and even Bigger Government...
...security forces; otherwise, the lives of many more innocent people would have been at grave risk. Even leaders of the Muslim communities in the three southern provinces have condemned the attacks and those who masterminded the incidents. In Thailand, Muslims are not treated as a minority. Every citizen, regardless of his or her faith, is Thai. At the same time, we are under no illusion that the problems of underdevelopment, poverty and, in many an instance, misconduct on the part of officials must be tackled on an urgent basis in order to deny a breeding ground for those who espouse...
...about a local ice rescue, and this July I'm going to cover the Democratic Convention," says Garfield, who posts one or two new clips every month. "With cheaper digital cameras and cell phones that can also shoot video, more and more regular people like me will start becoming citizen journalists...
...ARRESTED. ABU HAMZA AL-MASRI, 47, Muslim cleric accused by the U.S. of helping al-Qaeda and the Taliban; by British police acting on a U.S. extradition order; in London. The British citizen is wanted by the U.S. on 11 terrorism-related charges in connection with a 1998 hostage taking in Yemen, an alleged attempt to set up a terrorist-training camp in Oregon and other incidents. He could face the death penalty if extradited, but British officials have said that they will not surrender Abu Hamza unless the U.S. promises to waive capital punishment...
...Oregon constitution dictates that "no law shall be passed granting to any citizen or class of citizens privileges or immunities which, upon the same terms, shall not equally belong to all citizens." Sowle largely based a quick preliminary opinion on that language: the county not only could offer marriage licenses to gays...