| In shutdown showdown, questions over where public ire will be aimed Posted: 18 Jan 2018 02:44 PM PST ![In shutdown showdown, questions over where public ire will be aimed]( "In shutdown showdown, questions over where public ire will be aimed") Let this be a warning to Republicans and Democrats as they ramp up their messaging wars as to who will take the blame for a potential government shutdown Friday at midnight: Things don't always turn out as predicted. Who would have known that visitors to the National Gallery of Art in Washington would raise such a ruckus? Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R) of Georgia thought Republicans had the upper hand in this battle.
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| Reducing drunken-driving tragedies Posted: 18 Jan 2018 12:35 PM PST ![Reducing drunken-driving tragedies]( "Reducing drunken-driving tragedies") Sobering statistics tell the story of how alcohol and driving combine in a tragic mix. Alcohol-impaired drivers in the United States cause more than 10,000 road deaths each year – about a third of all traffic deaths. Nearly 40 percent of the victims are people other than the drunken drivers themselves.
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| Italy's migrants teach themselves to stand up for themselves Posted: 18 Jan 2018 11:06 AM PST ![Italy's migrants teach themselves to stand up for themselves]( "Italy's migrants teach themselves to stand up for themselves") It used to be that when a migrant here was the victim in a car accident – a fender bender or such – the local police would still end up blaming them for the collision. "I've been teaching them to stand for their rights and told them to keep evidence when they interact with the authorities. For more than a decade, the Refugees and Asylum Seekers Movement in Caserta (MMRC) has been helping migrants stand up to exploitative employers and appeal effectively for documents that allow them to find legal jobs and houses.
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