Mario Penalver interview in Ohio: “a world without strangers”
Mario Penalver, who is walking from Chicago, Illinois to DC for Peace is interviewed in Fireside, Ohio.
Mario’s Poetry:
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New York Times, By CHARLIE SAVAGE and NEIL A. LEWIS – A day after releasing a set of Bush administration opinions that claimed sweeping presidential powers in fighting terrorism, the Obama administration faced new pressure on Tuesday to support a broad inquiry into interrogation, detention, surveillance and other practices under President George W. Bush. Justice Department officials…
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