October 30, 2007
by Staff
THE CENTER ON POLICY INITIATIVES ASKS: Does Chronic Underfunding of Safety Services Heighten Fire Risk?The wildfires that tore into our communities last week brought devastation to people of all income levels and affected everyone in the region. Our emergency responders fought heroically to contain the fires, but were they adequately equipped and prepared for this […]
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October 30, 2007
by Staff
Cluster bombs are a grave humanitarian concern. Unexploded remnants (called “bomblets”) kill in horrible ways: Children play with bomblets thinking they’re toys, and farmers stumble across them tending their fields. The best research available indicates that, over the last 40 years, 98% of cluster bomb casualties have been civilians. This includes 12,000 civilian casualties in […]
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