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I'm in a Band in NYC... and You Can Be, Too

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Margie Goldsmith

If you told me I'd be playing onstage with a band at The Cake Shop on the Lower East Side, I'd say you'd lost it. Playing rock and roll on stage was never on my bucket list.

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Josh Hamilton, Pete Rose and the Power of Redemption

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don McNay

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me. John Newton Before he played in his first major league baseball game in 2007, I ...

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Sally Kohn Bucks Beck (VIDEO): "Restoring Honor" Rally Special, Episode 2

Sally Kohn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sally Kohn

At Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally this past weekend in Washington, DC, we learned two things: 1. That Beck and the Tea Party want to take a so...

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A Christian Conservative That Cared

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Charles Karel Bouley

His name was William Wilberforce. He's proof an evangelical Christian conservative can be a good person.

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Ambush of a Cop

Norm Stamper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Norm Stamper

In almost every cop killing, there is something that could have been done differently. But Timothy Brenton's killing could not have been prevented, not unless he'd picked a different line of work.

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Avoid The Frenzy And Epic Lines: The Season's Luxe Indulgences

Felicia C. Sullivan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Felicia C. Sullivan

Personally, I'd rather set my hair on fire with an acetylene torch than hit department stores in the wee hours of the morning. I plan on avoiding vertigo and panic attacks by doing all my holiday shopping online

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U2's Music and Mission and My Kid's First Rock Concert

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

What I love about a U2 concert, headlined by the Irish tenor with the sunglasses, is how it achieves such a powerful combination of art and social justice, music and message; and all with such fun.

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Thanks Glenn Beck -- This 'Socialism' Sounds Great!

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Brandeis Raushenbush

Capitalism has been given a pass while Americans struggle. When will capitalism be a word as dirty as socialism?

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Donald Rumsfeld Remixes Christian Hymns for George W. Bush

Patrick Sauer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Patrick Sauer

GQ broke the story that Rumsfeld used cover sheets juxtaposing Bible quotes and war imagery for the top-secret intelligence briefings, but did you know he also rewrote the words to Bush's favorite hymns?

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Dream Big Dreams -- a Song for the Ages

Rondi Charleston | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rondi Charleston

While no one yet knows what impact the Obama presidency will have on the world, it is important that we put our bodies, minds and spirits to work to help make this administration a success.

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