Moderate

Can Cocktails Save Your Life?

Anneli Rufus | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Gin, Cocktail, Moderate, Health, Alcohol, Mortality, Wine, New Year, Drink, Study, Antioxidant, Food News
Anneli Rufus

While too much is definitely too much, a surprising number of new studies suggest that moderate alcohol consumption can actually benefit our health and help us live longer than drinking no alcohol at all.

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Arab Spring Success Requires Islamists to Share

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Elections, Moderate, John McCain, Middle East, Algeria, Arabs, Terrorism, Islamic Extremists, Democracy, Foreign Affairs, Dictatorship, Arab Spring, Islamists, World News
Daoud Kuttab

The Arab Spring will produce a mix of individuals subscribing to old and new ideologies. But as long as they are committed to power sharing and the voluntary nonviolent transfer of power, the revolution and the sacrifices would have been worth it.

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An Ideological Construct: Out of Control and Veering Lethal

Andrew Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrew Levine

"Moderate" is one of those words, like "terrorist," that can be used precisely and informatively or loosely and ideologically. The difference is that...

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Tea Party Excess?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

I'm not saying the Tea Party wackadoodles shouldn't be exposed by the Left, to show the lunacy and nastiness being openly displayed by some Tea Partiers. But it doesn't mean the movement itself is solely comprised of such gadflies.

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The Media's Billion Dollar Ad for Evan Bayh

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mainstream Media, Evan Bayh, Moderate, Centrist, Media Myths, Corporate Media, Lobbyists, Independent, Media News
Cenk Uygur

Bayh masked his craven capitulation to corporate lobbyists with a veneer of bipartisanship and moderation. If he sold out to enough special interests, he could claim that he was on both sides.

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Resolution Will Halt GOP Progress

Candace Straight | Posted 05.25.2011

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Candace Straight

Let's hope, when the RNC considers this purity resolution this week, a majority of its members keep these fundamental GOP principles in mind and vote against this outrageous proposition.

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Scozzafava Tells Her Story: 'My Name's A Verb Now'

Washington Post | Jason Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Over Halloween weekend, Dede Scozzafava morphed from a rosy-cheeked Republican mom to a political figure of speech. "My name's a verb now," she said....

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Threaten To Destroy The Country -- Media Calls You a "Centrist"

Dave Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Security, Moderate, Media, Centrist, Debt Commission, Media News
Dave Johnson

Currently there is a proposal being floated for a "debt commission" structured to force solutions to the national debt without the cumbersome processes of democracy getting in the way.

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How Progressives Can Move Obama to the Left

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cenk Uygur

I'm positive that Obama thinks that he's doing his best to bring about as much change as he can within the limits of this system. But is he a true progressive or a corporatist sell out?

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Obama and Bright Lines in the Sand

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Obama again refused to give a strong defense of the public option himself. By doing so, he just dug the hole deeper. What exactly does Obama stand for in the health care debate?

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Digging In To Obama's (And Republicans') Poll Numbers

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Barack Obama continues to ride a wave of public support as we approach the magic "100th day" of his presidency. Since I wrote about his 100 days (94 ...

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Moderate Republicans Unhappy With Party's New Principles

Chuck Lasker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chuck Lasker

The Republican Party is a ghost of its original self. It's no wonder reasonable, tolerant, progressive Republicans are jumping ship, while new recruits to the Party are diminishing.

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