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Non-violent protests in Egypt and elsewhere provided Americans with a view of the Muslim world that Peter King seems blind to. His insistence on seeing evil as the province of Islam serves no one well.

 

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]]>Domestic terrorismHomeland SecurityIslamMcCarthyismPeter KingRadicalismterorismthe extent of radicalization in the american muslim communitySarah WildmanWed, 09 Mar 2011 22:16:00 ESTJohn Galliano, Anti-Semitism, and the Power of Wordshttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/03/01/john-galliano-anti-semitism-and-the-power-of-words/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/03/01/john-galliano-anti-semitism-and-the-power-of-words/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/03/01/john-galliano-anti-semitism-and-the-power-of-words/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Racist and anti-Semitic remarks are punishable with jail time in France and denying the Holocaust is illegal in several countries. But has anti-Semitism disappeared simply because it is illegal to express it? It has not.

 

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]]>anti-SemitismdiorfranceHolocaustjohn gallianoLICRALVMHnatalie portmanSOS RacismeSarah WildmanTue, 01 Mar 2011 22:50:00 ESTRep. Michele Bachmann, Stay Out of My Brahttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/18/rep-michele-bachmann-stay-out-of-my-bra/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/18/rep-michele-bachmann-stay-out-of-my-bra/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/18/rep-michele-bachmann-stay-out-of-my-bra/#commentsFiled under:


The Minnesota congresswoman says tax deductions for breast pumps help create a "nanny state." But if a pump allows a woman enough freedom to consider breast-feeding past her paltry maternity leave, how is that not a public health imperative?

 

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]]>BraBreast FeedingBreast PumpBreastpumpIrsLa Leche LeagueMichele BachmanSarah WildmanFri, 18 Feb 2011 10:36:00 ESTIsrael Quietly Shuts Down Embassies as Sabers Rattle in the Middle Easthttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/16/israel-quietly-shuts-down-embassies-as-sabers-rattle/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/16/israel-quietly-shuts-down-embassies-as-sabers-rattle/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/16/israel-quietly-shuts-down-embassies-as-sabers-rattle/#commentsFiled under: , ,


As protests continue in Bahrain, Yemen, Algeria, and Iran, tensions are rising between Israel and Hezbollah.

 

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]]>embassies closehezbollahImad MughniyehisraelSarah WildmanWed, 16 Feb 2011 12:42:00 ESTDays of Rage: As Mideast Protests Spread, Peaceful Outcomes Are Up in the Airhttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/15/days-of-rage-as-mideast-protests-spread-peaceful-outcomes-are/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/15/days-of-rage-as-mideast-protests-spread-peaceful-outcomes-are/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/15/days-of-rage-as-mideast-protests-spread-peaceful-outcomes-are/#commentsFiled under:


What started in Tunisia has spread thick and fast throughout the region. Though Egyptian protests turned out well, uprisings elsewhere in the Middle East are dicey propositions.

 

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]]>Abdelaziz Bouteflikaalgeriabahrainbahrain+day+of+ragebahrain+protestsbahraindayofragebahrainprotestsday of ragedays+of+ragedaysofrageegyptemergency lawHillary Clintoniran+day+of+rageirandayofragejordanmideast+protestsmideastprotestsmubarakrepressionsalehshiasunnitahrir squaretunisiayemenSarah WildmanTue, 15 Feb 2011 12:55:00 ESTIRS Says Breastfeeding Expenses Are Tax Write-Offs. Finally.http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/14/irs-says-breastfeeding-expenses-are-tax-write-offs-finally/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/14/irs-says-breastfeeding-expenses-are-tax-write-offs-finally/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/14/irs-says-breastfeeding-expenses-are-tax-write-offs-finally/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Last week, the IRS agreed to allow 2010 taxes to reflect the costs of breast pumps and milk bags, which can run up to $1,000 a year for working moms.

 

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]]>American Academy of Pediatricsbreast feedingbreast feeding in publicbreast feeding taxbreastfeeding+and+taxesbreastfeeding+taxesbreastfeedingandtaxesbreastfeedingtaxesCarolyn Maloneyirsirs+breastfeedingirsbreastfeedingtax+write+offstaxwriteoffsWorld Health OrganizationSarah WildmanMon, 14 Feb 2011 18:50:00 ESTHenri Huet, 'Most Influential' Vietnam War Photojournalist, Finally Honoredhttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/10/henri-huet-most-influential-vietnam-war-photojournalist-fina/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/10/henri-huet-most-influential-vietnam-war-photojournalist-fina/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/10/henri-huet-most-influential-vietnam-war-photojournalist-fina/#commentsFiled under:


The AP photographer died 40 years ago when he and three colleagues were shot down over Laos. His niece helped put together an exhibit of his work, currently on display in Paris.

 

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]]>greatest+photojournalistsgreatestphotojournalistshachettehenri huethenri+huet+photographerhenrihuetphotographerkent potterlaoslarry burrowsparisphotographyremembrancevietnam warvietnam+war+picturesvietnamwarpictureswar photographySarah WildmanThu, 10 Feb 2011 16:49:00 ESTIsrael Tense as Egypt Slides Into Power Vacuumhttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/02/israel-tense-as-egypt-slides-into-power-vacuum/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/02/israel-tense-as-egypt-slides-into-power-vacuum/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/02/02/israel-tense-as-egypt-slides-into-power-vacuum/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


The chaos in Egypt has rattled Israelis. They worry about preserving the 30-year peace with Egypt and what the new government will mean for their future.

 

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]]>cairoegypt protestsisraelmubaraknetanyahuteheranSarah WildmanWed, 02 Feb 2011 15:20:00 ESTCairo Is Not Berlin: The Folly of Mistaking Egypt for the Former Eastern Blochttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/29/cairo-is-not-berlin-folly-of-mistaking-egypt-for-the-former-eas/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/29/cairo-is-not-berlin-folly-of-mistaking-egypt-for-the-former-eas/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/29/cairo-is-not-berlin-folly-of-mistaking-egypt-for-the-former-eas/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,


For the United States, there are big differences between the breaking away of Eastern Bloc countries from communist domination some 20 years ago and what is happening in Egypt in 2011.

 

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]]>cairoegyptegyptian protestsmubarakSarah WildmanSat, 29 Jan 2011 19:00:00 ESTSecretary of State Clinton: End the Violence and Lift the Information Blackout in Egypthttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/28/secretary-of-state-clinton-end-the-violence-and-lift-the-inform/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/28/secretary-of-state-clinton-end-the-violence-and-lift-the-inform/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/28/secretary-of-state-clinton-end-the-violence-and-lift-the-inform/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


'We strongly believe the Egyptian government needs to engage immediately with the Egyptian people in implementing needed political, economic and social reforms.' -- Hillary Clinton

 

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]]>cell phone blockadecell phonesegypt demonstrationsegypt protestselbaradeiHillary ClintonHosni Mubarakinformation blackoutinternetinternet blockadeMohamed ElBaradeisecretary of state hillary clintonSarah WildmanFri, 28 Jan 2011 15:48:00 ESTRailroad to Hell: France's SNCF Expresses 'Sorrow,' 'Regret' for Holocaust Rolehttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/28/railroad-to-hell-frances-sncf-expresses-sorrow-regret-for/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/28/railroad-to-hell-frances-sncf-expresses-sorrow-regret-for/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/28/railroad-to-hell-frances-sncf-expresses-sorrow-regret-for/#commentsFiled under:


Sixty-six years after Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated, a battle is still being fought over the complicity of France's national railroad in the deportation of Jews who died there.

 

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]]>Arno KlarsfeldauschwitzChiracHolocaustJean-Marc DreyfusKlarsfeldSerge KlarsfeldSNCFSarah WildmanFri, 28 Jan 2011 10:32:00 ESTSinking Peace: Leaked Documents Said to Show Decline of Middle East Talkshttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/23/sinking-peace-wikileaks-posts-1-600-pages-on-spiral-decline-of/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/23/sinking-peace-wikileaks-posts-1-600-pages-on-spiral-decline-of/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/23/sinking-peace-wikileaks-posts-1-600-pages-on-spiral-decline-of/#commentsFiled under:


Al Jazeera claims the papers expose concessions Palestinians made to Israelis in round after round of Middle East peace talks.

 

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]]>madrid conferencemiddle east peacenetanyahupeace processsaeb erekatWikileaksSarah WildmanSun, 23 Jan 2011 22:15:00 ESTJulian Assange: Sex Criminal or Political Refugee?http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/11/julian-assange-sex-criminal-or-political-refugee/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/11/julian-assange-sex-criminal-or-political-refugee/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/11/julian-assange-sex-criminal-or-political-refugee/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Rather than address claims against him, Assange has been able to leverage his Robin Hood status, to claim for himself a cloak of victimization and in the process victimize his accusers.

 

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]]>Der SpiegelGuardianJemma KhanJulian AssangeLibby BrooksMichael MooreMoshe KatsavNaomi WolfNew York TimesrapeWikileaksSarah WildmanTue, 11 Jan 2011 21:50:00 ESTAharon Friedman, Capitol Hill Staffer Who Won't Grant Wife Jewish Divorcehttp://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/04/aharon-friedman-capitol-hill-staffer-who-wont-grant-wife-jewis/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/04/aharon-friedman-capitol-hill-staffer-who-wont-grant-wife-jewis/http://politicsdaily.com/2011/01/04/aharon-friedman-capitol-hill-staffer-who-wont-grant-wife-jewis/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Orthodox law decrees women cannot divorce without the husband's permission. The Friedman case is complicated by a child-custody dispute.

 

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]]>agunaaharon friedmanorthodox jewsrabbi shmuel herzfeldsilver springsilver spring marylandtamar epsteinSarah WildmanTue, 04 Jan 2011 15:20:00 ESTBhutto Biopic: Filmmaker Got Rare Access to Tell Pakistani Family's Storyhttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/17/bhutto-biopic-filmmaker-got-rare-access-to-tell-pakistani-famil/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/17/bhutto-biopic-filmmaker-got-rare-access-to-tell-pakistani-famil/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/17/bhutto-biopic-filmmaker-got-rare-access-to-tell-pakistani-famil/#commentsFiled under: , ,


As his documentary about Benazir Bhutto opens, Duane Baughman talks about balancing positive and negative views of a woman who transcended political and cultural barriers.

 

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]]>Benazir BhuttoBhuttoBhutto filmduane baughmanLandmark E Street CinemaMark SiegelNancy PelosiSarah WildmanFri, 17 Dec 2010 19:50:00 EST'Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys': Bringing Friendship to Center Stagehttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/07/girls-who-like-boys-who-like-boys-bringing-friendship-to-cent/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/07/girls-who-like-boys-who-like-boys-bringing-friendship-to-cent/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/07/girls-who-like-boys-who-like-boys-bringing-friendship-to-cent/#commentsFiled under: , ,


The new Sundance "docu-series" features four straight women and their gay best friends, examining the relationships in a serious light.

 

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]]>crystalgay friendsGirls Who Like Boys Who Like Boysjoel derfnernathanrosebudsahilsarah rosesundanceSundance ChannelSarah WildmanTue, 07 Dec 2010 16:24:00 ESTWikiLeaks: Spanish Firm Suspected of Supporting Syrian WMD Developmenthttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/06/wikeleaks-spanish-firm-suspected-of-supporting-syrian-wmd-devel/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/06/wikeleaks-spanish-firm-suspected-of-supporting-syrian-wmd-devel/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/06/wikeleaks-spanish-firm-suspected-of-supporting-syrian-wmd-devel/#commentsFiled under:


The latest cable reveals U.S. State Department concern about the export of materials that could aid Syrian weapons development.

 

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]]>acerosdailyguidancenuclear nonproliferationspainsyriawikileakswmdSarah WildmanMon, 06 Dec 2010 10:42:00 ESTSpanish Air Traffic Controllers Strike, Crippling Travelhttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/03/spanish-air-traffic-controllers-strike-crippling-travel/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/03/spanish-air-traffic-controllers-strike-crippling-travel/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/03/spanish-air-traffic-controllers-strike-crippling-travel/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


The strike completely shut down travel into and out of Madrid-Barajas airport as well as the airspace over the holiday islands of Ibiza, Mallorca, and Menorca.

 

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]]>air traffic controllersdailyguidancemadrid-barajasspainSpain strikespanish airspacestrikeSarah WildmanFri, 03 Dec 2010 15:33:00 ESTNEWSFLASH: 'Sex and the City' Is Off the Air (So End the Obsession!)http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/03/newsflash-sex-and-the-city-is-off-the-air-so-end-the-obsessi/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/03/newsflash-sex-and-the-city-is-off-the-air-so-end-the-obsessi/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/03/newsflash-sex-and-the-city-is-off-the-air-so-end-the-obsessi/#commentsFiled under:


Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha no longer represent us (if they ever did), so why does this long-gone show still serve as a cultural touchstone?

 

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]]>carriecharlottedont ask dont tellkatrin bennholdlinda holmesmirandasamanthasarah jessica parkersex and the citySarah WildmanFri, 03 Dec 2010 12:13:00 ESTWildfire in Northern Israel Rages, Killing 40; 'We Lost All Control'http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/02/wildfire-in-northern-israel-rages-killing-40-we-lost-all-cont/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/02/wildfire-in-northern-israel-rages-killing-40-we-lost-all-cont/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/02/wildfire-in-northern-israel-rages-killing-40-we-lost-all-cont/#commentsFiled under:


Forty are already dead. Mass evacuations have begun from northern towns and villages, as well as from dorms at Haifa University.

 

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]]>dailydailyguidancefirehaifaisraelnetanyahushimon peresShimon Peres - Israel - World Leaderworst disaster in israeli historySarah WildmanThu, 02 Dec 2010 15:30:00 EST