Johnston petition passes 200,000
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More than 200,000 people sign an online petition calling for the release of BBC reporter Alan Johnston.
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Randy Johnson got the support Monday night that has deserted him and Milwaukee&#39;s Ben Sheets throughout this season. Johnson made the most of three runs in the first three innings, raising his record above
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By Shanna Hogan, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Sep. 5--Conservationists spent more than a year gathering 300,000 signatures to get an initiative on the November ballot that would preserve 694,000 acres of state trust land.
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By John Dickey, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Feb. 24--Sutter County will have to come up with millions of dollars if it hopes to secure some of the more than $4 billion in Proposition 1E flood protection money.   A local citizens panel will figure out how.
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By Beth Velliquette, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C.  Jun.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9 -- Only 200 people turned out Saturday for a rally demanding amnesty for 11 million illegal immigrants, the latest sign of pro-immigrant groups' struggle to regain momentum after hundreds of thousands marched for the cause in the spring.
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By Lyndsey Lewis, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Feb.
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By John Delong, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 18--The web site is up and running.   The committees are in place.   The outreach for volunteers continues.   The tickets will go on sale to the public on Monday.
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By Victoria Cherrie, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 24--CONCORD -- Editor's note: A story in Cabarrus Neighbors today on the Concord/Kannapolis water transfer request went to press before the state postponed its decision.
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MORE than 20,000 workers and victims rallied across Australia today, pledging to force James Hardie Industries to meet its responsibilities to those suffering asbestos related diseases.
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By Janice Rombeck, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 7--A proposal to significantly raise housing developers' fees to generate more parkland got unanimous support Wednesday from a San Jose advisory commission that has wrestled with the issue for two years.
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Nearly 200 names are added to the definite list of people who have made an impact on society.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Two Alberta businessmen, frustrated with the ongoing mad cow border stalemate, delivered a 105,000-name petition to Parliament Hill on Thursday.
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The House has scheduled votes this week on open-government bills. They would:  - Require organizations established for the purpose of raising funds for presidential libraries to disclose the sources of contributions of $200 or more.
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More than 23,000 persons have signed so far the online petition - www.petitiononline.com/RomDelta/petition.html - which was launched a month ago by Romanians Worldwide Group (RWW), a lobby that is officially ...
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About 200 people chanting "No justice, no peace" marched through the city Saturday to protest the deaths of two black men in police custody.
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Workers in the public and private sectors voted Thursday to back the creation of the nation's biggest single trade union, which will end up representing about two million employees.