America the Beautiful

WATCH: Mitt Romney Sings 'America The Beautiful'

Posted 01.31.2012

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney led his supporters in singing "America the Beautiful" at a campaign event in Florida on the eve of the state's p...

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On Being Amber Instead of Green

Bill Chameides | Posted 03.07.2012

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Bill Chameides

Is poetic license about vegetation OK in a political campaign? The presidential campaign season is upon us and so we'd better be prepared for some political hyperbole and truth-bending.

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"America the Beautiful" (Audio)

Jimmy Demers | Posted 01.11.2012

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Jimmy Demers

In honor of all our veterans, here is my version of "America the Beautiful," which I recorded recently in a good friend's living room. I want to share it with all of you, especially today.

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Tea Party Removes Gay-Themed 'Fruited Plain' from America the Beautiful

James Napoli | Posted 01.01.2012

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When asked about the idea that the song's lyric refers to the plains rich with agricultural crops in the shadow of the purple mountains, a Tea Party spokesman replied, "Health care is socialism."

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Open Letter to First Lady Michelle Obama

Darryl Roberts | Posted 01.01.2012

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Darryl Roberts

If we could institutionalize your great message of exercise and eating a balanced meal, instead of dieting and focusing on losing weight, millions of people would be empowered to become healthy in a realistic way.

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Could Naming Opportunity Solve Deficit Problem?

Frank Dwyer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kochland, gem of the ocean! Star-spangled Kochland! Yay! Pay up! Bow down!...

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New Quarters: National Parks, Forest On 5 New Designs Unveiled By US Mint

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP)-- The U.S. Mint has unveiled design of new quarters featuring four national parks and a national forest. Interior Secretary Ken Sal...

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Ralph Lauren Boycott: Retaking Beauty

Greg Archer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Greg Archer

While touring with "America The Beautiful," Darryl Roberts says he has met more than 100,000 young women, the vast majority of whom have eating disorders or think they are ugly.

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An Open Letter to Oprah

Darryl Roberts | Posted 11.17.2011

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Darryl Roberts

Oprah, for all of our sakes, stop the dieting on your show. It tells way too many women that it's okay to go on unhealthy yo-yo diets.

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America's Choice: Destruction or Construction

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leo W. Gerard

America is suffering. She is, however, afflicted with an avoidable condition she brought on herself, like a hangover. Only this one's interminable and internationally contagious.

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America the Beautiful Headlines Vienna Body Image Conference

Darryl Roberts | Posted 11.17.2011

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Darryl Roberts

As economic globalization becomes a reality, it seems that the language of beauty changes along with it.

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MTV Decides Not to Release New Show Model Maker

Darryl Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011

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Darryl Roberts

The proposed MTV show, Model Maker aimed to take 15 young women and turn them into high fashion models by forcing them to lose weight. Sounds disturbing, doesn't it?

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MTV's New Reality Show, Model Makers , Puts Lives in Danger!

Darryl Roberts | Posted 11.17.2011

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Darryl Roberts

While trying to cash in on America's impressionable youth, you are edging closer and closer to absolute moral and ethical bankruptcy.

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Mitt Romney Botches "America The Beautiful"

Posted 05.25.2011

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