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A recognition that for all the things which on the surface seem to divide communities , there is so much more that unites and links us . Clonaid has refused offers from leading US scientists to perform tests on the mother and infant , who the group says was born on 26 December . This is Lovecraft territory , of course : a spookily evoked venue is haunted by agencies that watch us , covet us , grasp us , and ( possibly ) love us ; and in a spirit of fatalism , curiosity , or bravado , we ( through our literary representatives ) respond to their otherworldly beckonings . Professional Development Training ( PDT ) may last from five days to six weeks depending on the particular program and is conducted at US or overseas military installations . " District Judge Thomas Hogan opened a hearing on whether nine former prisoners at US military prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan , represented by lawyers from the ACLU and Human Rights First , can hold Donald Rumsfeld and top military commanders personally responsible for torture they endured . A half-dozen U.S. senators already have expressed an interest in running for the White House in 2008 . We showed the world that united working people could stand against guns and tear gas , against the press and the courts , against whatever they threw at us .