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Iraq War Debate: Surge Success, Intelligence Mistakes, Civilian Casualties
Ingrid Martin Channels Joe the Plumber, Debates Obama After Health Speech- Huge Student Loan Overhaul Set to Be Tacked Onto Health Care Reform
Michelle Obama Takes Anti-Obesity Drive to Food Makers
Why I Don't Hate the IRS -- and Neither Should You
Excerpts From the New Texas History Textbooks
Jerry Brown and Me: A Progressive's Lament
In Defense of Sean Penn
Burglarized but Unbowed: They Stole Nothing of Value
Faith-Based Politics? No -- 'What Happens in Church Stays in Church'
Chaos Theory - Rush Limbaugh Takes a Stand on Health Care
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Petraeus: Time to Reconsider 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
By Tom Diemer
Gen. David Petraeus said Tuesday the time is right to reconsider the ban on openly gay men and women serving in the military, but he cautioned a Senate committee that any change should be made in a "thoughtful manner." Petraeus, who, as head of the U.S. Central Command, oversees the U.S. war ...
As Sudden Violence Hits Liberia, Aid Worker Holds Out Hope
By Ariel Wagner
MONROVIA, Liberia -- On Tuesday morning last week, I was making the nine-hour drive to Monrovia to meet up with my boss and have some R&R after two months in Voinjama, the town where I work for a humanitarian organization. As I stared out the window and contemplated the lives of the people around ...
NAACP Names Leader Who Grew Up After Segregation Era
By Tom DiemerIn a generational shift, the NAACP has named 44-year-old health care advocate Roslyn M. Brock to head the pioneering civil rights organization, succeeding Julian Bond. The Washington Post, reporting the appointment, said it was the first time the NAACP has been led by a chair and a president, ...
Hate Crimes Spike: Religion, Race, Sexual Orientation Are Main Targets
By David Gibson
Conservative religious leaders were some of the sharpest opponents of the federal legislation passed in October that expanded federal hate crimes law to include protections for homosexuals. But during the debate, none of them raised the idea of revoking the existing protections for religious victims ...
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