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  • Hundreds Mourn, Celebrate Human Rights Activist (Ruzicka Like Mother Teresa, Buffy)

    04/24/2005 5:03:04 AM PDT · by MisterRepublican · 42 replies · 969+ views
    CNN ^ | April 23, 2005 | AP
    LAKEPORT, California (AP) -- An American activist who was killed by a car bomb in Iraq earlier this month was remembered Saturday for her dedication to humanitarian causes and her personal mission of counting civilian casualties of war. Many of the more than 600 mourners, including friends, family, colleagues and journalists who traveled from around the world for her funeral, shared memories of Marla Ruzicka's boundless energy that helped her accomplish much in her 28 years. Kevin Danaher, co-founder of San Francisco-based Global Exchange, a nonprofit international human rights organization, said Ruzicka's magic was understanding and showing unconditional love. "That's...