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	<title>Comments on: Franken anti-rape provision may be stripped&#8230; by a Democrat</title>
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		<title>By: val</title>
		<link>http://minnesotaindependent.com/47850/franken-anti-rape-provision-may-be-stripped-by-a-democrat/comment-page-1#comment-41619</link>
		<dc:creator>val</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:44:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>More specifically, http://thinkprogress.org/2009/09/16/jones-sue-kbr/

&quot; In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones was gang-raped by her co-workers while she was working for Halliburton/KBR in Baghdad. In an apparent attempt to cover up the incident, the company then put her in a shipping container for at least 24 hours without food, water, or a bed, and “warned her that if she left Iraq for medical treatment, she’d be out of a job.” Even more insultingly, the DOJ resisted bringing any criminal charges in the matter. KBR argued that Jones’ employment contract warranted her claims being heard in private arbitration — without jury, judge, public record, or transcript of the proceedings. After 15 months in arbitration, Jones and her lawyers went to court to fight the KBR claims. Yesterday, a court ruled in favor of Jones.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More specifically, <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2009/09/16/jones-sue-kbr/" rel="nofollow">http://thinkprogress.org/2009/09/16/jones-sue-kbr/</a></p>
<p>&#8221; In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones was gang-raped by her co-workers while she was working for Halliburton/KBR in Baghdad. In an apparent attempt to cover up the incident, the company then put her in a shipping container for at least 24 hours without food, water, or a bed, and “warned her that if she left Iraq for medical treatment, she’d be out of a job.” Even more insultingly, the DOJ resisted bringing any criminal charges in the matter. KBR argued that Jones’ employment contract warranted her claims being heard in private arbitration — without jury, judge, public record, or transcript of the proceedings. After 15 months in arbitration, Jones and her lawyers went to court to fight the KBR claims. Yesterday, a court ruled in favor of Jones.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: val</title>
		<link>http://minnesotaindependent.com/47850/franken-anti-rape-provision-may-be-stripped-by-a-democrat/comment-page-1#comment-41617</link>
		<dc:creator>val</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Joe: 
With your example it would be more like the company had said that the person whose car had been rammed was not allowed to file a civil or criminal case against the other employee but had to instead go through arbitration as specified by $company.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Joe:<br />
With your example it would be more like the company had said that the person whose car had been rammed was not allowed to file a civil or criminal case against the other employee but had to instead go through arbitration as specified by $company.</p>
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		<title>By: Joe Watkins</title>
		<link>http://minnesotaindependent.com/47850/franken-anti-rape-provision-may-be-stripped-by-a-democrat/comment-page-1#comment-41580</link>
		<dc:creator>Joe Watkins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here&#039;s a common sense idea, if one employee rams their car into another employee of the same company, should the company be held liable for the inappropriate behavior of that employee? We have laws that already deal with bad behavior, why should a third party be brought into a bad situation other than a &quot;deep pockets&quot; principle whereby thirsty lawyers find a new source of revenue out of a bad situation...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s a common sense idea, if one employee rams their car into another employee of the same company, should the company be held liable for the inappropriate behavior of that employee? We have laws that already deal with bad behavior, why should a third party be brought into a bad situation other than a &#8220;deep pockets&#8221; principle whereby thirsty lawyers find a new source of revenue out of a bad situation&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Steve H</title>
		<link>http://minnesotaindependent.com/47850/franken-anti-rape-provision-may-be-stripped-by-a-democrat/comment-page-1#comment-41563</link>
		<dc:creator>Steve H</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Are they afraid that if KBR is told its men can&#039;t rape women with impunity any more, it&#039;ll take its dolly and its dishes and go home?  Hey, good riddance!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are they afraid that if KBR is told its men can&#8217;t rape women with impunity any more, it&#8217;ll take its dolly and its dishes and go home?  Hey, good riddance!</p>
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		<title>By: MN guy</title>
		<link>http://minnesotaindependent.com/47850/franken-anti-rape-provision-may-be-stripped-by-a-democrat/comment-page-1#comment-41533</link>
		<dc:creator>MN guy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hmmm, defense contractors vs women...who did you THINK would win this one?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hmmm, defense contractors vs women&#8230;who did you THINK would win this one?</p>
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		<title>By: Brix Smith</title>
		<link>http://minnesotaindependent.com/47850/franken-anti-rape-provision-may-be-stripped-by-a-democrat/comment-page-1#comment-41528</link>
		<dc:creator>Brix Smith</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>AL!  Do NOT let this happen!  Fight for our rights!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>AL!  Do NOT let this happen!  Fight for our rights!</p>
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