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A Lesson for Those Who Would Lead America's Cities: Michael Scott Did Not Die in Vain

Rebecca Sive | Posted 11.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Birmingham, New Orleans, Urban Policy, Washington, Detroit, Los Angeles, Michael Scott, Eugene Sawyer, Carl Sandburg, Richard Daley, Miami, Harold Washington, Chicago News
Rebecca Sive

In this week of Harold Washington's death, 22 years ago, I can't help but think of Harold and Michael -- together. In this time of thanksgiving, what can we learn from two lives cut too short?

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Build, Don't Destroy in Afghanistan: An Open Letter to President Obama

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

Read More: White House, Strike, President Obama, Civil, International, Indigenous, Washington, Pakistan, War, United Nations, Campaign, Muslim Countries, Collateral Damage, Surge, Prayer, America, Muslim, Conflict, Un, Terror, Technology, Security, Development, History, Afghan Government, Democracy, Fear, Terrorist, Ngos, Unmanned Drones, Religious Leaders, Engagement, Death, Foreign Policy, Moral Values, Occupier, Extremists, Moral Issues, Deaths, Women, Escalation, Faith Community, Economic Support, Taliban, Military, Afghanistan, General Assembly, Terrorism, Humanitarian Assistance, D.C., Casualties, Faith-Based, World News
Jim Wallis

Already, thousands of our readers have signed a letter and contacted the White House urging a new way forward in Afghanistan. I encourage you to read it and to endorse this message if you have not done so already.

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Amtrak prepares for high ridership on Thanksgiving

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 11.16.2009 | Home

Read More: Washington, New York City-New York, Home News

John O'Boyle/The Star-LedgerA December 2007 file photo of passengers boarding a Washington D.C.-bound Amtrak train at Penn Station in New York Cit...

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New Tools for Peace in Afghanistan

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: Corruption, Debate, President Obama, Humanitarian, Washington, Security Forces, Congress, Washington Post, Military Options, President Karzai, Surge, Hammers, Foreign Policy, Government, Infrastructure, Japanese Government, Karl Eikenberry, Escalation, Military, Afghanistan, Military Spending, Un, Terrorism, Security, Development, Humanitarian Assistance, World News
Jim Wallis

Development and humanitarian assistance can no longer be an afterthought; they must be central to any strategy the U.S. government puts forward in Afghanistan.

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GM To Begin Repaying Aid By Year-End

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Saturn, Gm, Ford, Cars, General Motors, Ed Whitacre, Bailout, General Motors Co., Washington, Fiat, Detroit, Car Makers, Jeep, Auto Bailout, Business News

WASHINGTON — General Motors Co. will begin paying back $6.7 billion in U.S. government loans by the end of 2009 and could pay off that full amou...

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Why Sen. Dodd's Opposition to the Federal Reserve is Ill-Conceived

Georges Ugeux | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tarp, John McCain, Congress, Fdic, Hank Paulson, Liquidity, International Monetary Fund, Financial Reform, Senate Banking Committee, Ben Bernake, Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy, Chris Dodd, Democrats, European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Bank for International Settlements, Senate, Forum of Financial Stability, Treasury, Washington, Comptroller of the Currency, Central Banks, Sec, Global-Financial-Markets, Us, Sheila Bair, Republicans, Politics News
Georges Ugeux

Had Senate Banking Committee's Chairman Chris Dodd's proposal been effective before the crisis, where would we be today?

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The U.S. and China: The Defining Issue of Our Day

Zachary Karabell | Posted 11.14.2009 | World

Read More: World Trade Organization, Global Economy, Economy, Washington, Beijing, Currency, Obama, China, World News
Zachary Karabell

Americans still don't quite get it. There is no vote, quick resolution, or unitary policy that will "solve" China. That allows it to linger as a concern, but not to shape action.

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How to Live on $0 a Day: Assuaging Rage, One Prick at a Time

Lesley Stern | Posted 11.12.2009 | Comedy

Read More: George Bush, Citi, Insurance Companies, Justice, Hank Paulson, John Boehner, Real Housewives, Washington, Economy, Ben Bernake, Bailouts, Larry Summers, Psychology, Balloon Boy Dad, Humor, John Edward, Sarah Palin, Self-Help, Dick Cheney, Comedy, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Comcast, AT&T, Dr. Phil, Ken Lewis, Bill Kristol, Joe Jackson, Satire, Rupert Murdoch, Financial Crisis, Aetna, Jamie Dimond, Bernie Madoff, Rage, Lloyd Blankfein, Netanyahu, Depression, Chase, Mental Health, Rush Limbaugh, Carrie Prejean, Bin Laden, Recession, Advice, Jim Cramer, Vikram Pandit, Anger, Michele Bachmann, Wall Street, Tim Geithner, Glenn Beck, Joe Lieberman, Kim Zolciak, Shadegg, Ahmadinajad, Crooks and Liars, Disney, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

If you're quivering with rage just thinking about Wall Street, it's time to take action. I've discovered a way to achieve a semblance of inner peace without therapists, tranquilizers or weapons.

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My Electric Summer, When Washington Helped Resurrect the EV

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Bush Administration, Electric Vehicles, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Menlo Park, Washington, Green News, Zero Motorcycles, Stimulus Plan, Ev, Santa Cruz, Tesla, Evs, Green News
Kirsten Dirksen

If this summer was the coming out party for the electric car, Washington was the host. They may seem unlikely bedfellows, but I'm convinced the EV companies have learned how to play politics.

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Bomb Appalachia (and Face the Music)

Michael Gould-Wartofsky | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Clearcutting, Coal, Center for Public Integrity, West Virginia, Campaign, Coal Industry, Climate, Grassroots, Coal River Mountain, Climate Change, Virginia, Coal Lobby, Mountaintop Removal, Unions, Environmentalism, JP Morgan Chase, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, Wto, Mother Jones, Labor, Clean Energy, Congress, Green, Global Warming, Government, Mountains, Epa, Harlan County, Mines, Bush Administration, Blair Mountain, Tennessee, Climate Action Partnership, President Obama, Washington, Obama, Coal Czar, Bush, Environment, Environmental Protection Agency, Naacp, Appalachia, Workers, Climate Justice, Office of Surface Mining, Civil Disobedience, Kentucky, Henry Waxman, Forests, Department of the Interior, Dirty Coal, Green Jobs, Wall Street, Astroturfing, Coal Mining, Duke Energy, Green News, Mining, Water, Clean Coal, Osr, Appalachian Mountains, Activism, Protest, Massey Energy, Green News
Michael Gould-Wartofsky

Theirs is a coast-to-coast campaign to save Appalachia's mountains and streams -- and Appalachians' homes, jobs, and culture -- from the devastating coal mining practice known as mountaintop removal.

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Deer Jumps Into Lion Cage At DC Zoo (VIDEO): Animal Escapes, But Is Put Down

Posted 11.08.2009 | Green

Read More: National Zoo, Deer Escapes Lion Video, Washington DC, Lions, Lion Cage, Deer Video at Zoo, Deer at National Zoo, Deer Escapes Lion, Deer, Dc, Video, Moat, Deer at Dc Zoo, Lion Pen, Deer in Lion Cage, Doe at Zoo, Washington, Deer Escapes Lion at Zoo, Youtube, Deer Video, D.C., Deer Escapes Lion Video Youtube, Lion Enclosure, Deer Jumps Into Lion Exhibit, Deer in Lion Pen, Deer Jumps Into Lion Cage, Deer in Lions Cage, Green News

A wild deer jumped into the lion enclosure at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. on Sunday and inspired onlookers as it fought to escape from the big...

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The Elections You May Not Have Noticed

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, President, Leadership, Elections, Demagogue, Campaign, Endorsement, Chattering Class, Sarah Palin, Republican, Third Party, Conservative, Marriage, Washington, Talk Show Hosts, Social Movements, Class, Rejection, Money, Mayor Bloomberg, Politics, Washington DC, Referendum, Election, Role of Government, Rush Limbaugh, Democrats, Domestic Partnership, Vote, Wall Street, Gay Marriage, Candidate, Glenn Beck, D.C., Partisan, Politics News
Jim Wallis

I think as people continue to see so much of politics as usual in this town -- partisan bickering and big money buying votes -- they are increasingly likely to vote against whatever represents the old politics for them.

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One Year After Obama's Election: Still Smarter...Than The Alternative

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Albert Alligator, White House, President Obama, Washington, Progressive Utopia, Iraq, Obama, Mccain, Media, Campaign, Anniversary, Sarah Palin, Republican, Alligators, Bush, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Change, Dadt, Gay Rights, Clinton, Rock Star, 2008, Disillusionment, Governing, Politician, Castles in the Air, Candidate Obama, Pogo Possum, Vast Right Wing Conspiracy, Left, Lefties, Bill Clinton, Right, John McCain, Pogo, One Year, Democrat, Swamp, Democrats, Campaign Promises, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, Vrwc, Progressive, Chris Weigant, Change We Can Believe In, Palin, George W Bush, Afghanistan, Republicans, Doma, Partisanship, Gay Marriage, Partisan, Righties, One Year Later, Obama One Year Later, Politics News
Chris Weigant

What puts this first year in perspective for me is that: Obama may not be smarter than all of us, but he sure is smarter by a long shot than McCain would have been. And that, for now, is enough for me.

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TABOR Initiatives Shot Down In Maine And Washington, With Colorado Used As Negative Example

ColoradoPols | Posted 11.04.2009 | Denver

Read More: Ballot Initiative, Colorado, Tabor, Washington, Maine, Denver News

Yesterday, two versions of Colorado's controversial Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) went before the voters in Washington state and Maine. Where, in...

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Andy Hertzberg's Marriage Proposal Interrupts D.C.'s Same-Sex Marriage Hearing (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Andrew Hertzberg, D.C., Washington, Andy Rollman, d.c. Same Sex Marriage, Barbara Morgan, d.c. Council Hearings, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Andy Hertzberg Marriage Proposal, Politics News

In round two of the D.C. Council hearings on marriage equality, a gay couple took their relationship to the next level. For his testimony to the panel...

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Afghanistan: A Whole New Approach

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Capitol Hill, White House, President, Relief, President Obama, International, Indigenous, Council, Washington, War, Oxfam, Muslim Countries, Collateral Damage, Surge, America, Dick Cheney, Muslim, World Vision, Counter Insurgency, Terror, Development, Faith, History, Tragedy, Afghan Government, Democracy, Counter Terrorism, Special Forces, Religious, Terrorist, Richard Stearns, Congress, Unmanned Drones, Religious Leaders, Foreign Policy, Urgency, Moral Issues, Occupier, Arab, Taliban, Military, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Humanitarian Assistance, D.C., Casualties, Faith-Based, World News
Jim Wallis

When you massively intervene in a country as much as the U.S. has in Afghanistan, you can't responsibly just walk away. We must lead with what works -- development.

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Cost of Beer Unlikely To Fall Despite Plummeting Hops Prices, Crop Surplus

oregonlive.com | John Foyston | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Farming, Beer, Agriculture, Washington, Crop Shortage, Oregon, Hops, Harvesting, Business News

The hops shortage of 2007 is over, buried in a glut of unsold hops. Don't expect craft beer prices to follow -- the $5 pint and $9 six-pack are likely...

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2010: The Year Main Street Sticks It to Wall Street and Washington

Don McNay | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Mid Term Elections, Upheaval, Congress, Kentucky Guardianship Administrators, Hank Paulson, Lobbyists, Bailouts, Consumer Spending, Big Money, Roger Ailes, Lawrence Summers, Arianna Huffington, State Legislature, Cnbc, Economic Pain, Unemployed, Lexington KY, Spending Cuts, Wall Street-Washington, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Timothy Geithner, Kenneth Feinberg, Inside the Beltway, McNay Settlement Group, Incumbants, Republican National Committee, City Council, High Unemployment, Ky, Willie Stark, Democratic National Committee, Pay Czar, Fox Business News, Clu, Anger, Louisville, Million Dollar Round Table, Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, Bonuses, Czars, Jefferson Airplane, Small Business, President Obama, Congressional Elections, 2010 Elections, Washington, Main Street, donmcnay.com, Tea Parties, Msnbc, Unemployment, Tea Baggers, All the Kings Men, Rural Journalism, Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Running for Office, President Bush, Richmond, American College, Incumbant Politican, Personal Finance, Msfs, Chfc, Small Towns, Kentucky, Don McNay, www.mcnay.com, Structured Settlements, Layoffs, Wall Street Bailouts, Wall Street, Vanderbilt University, Robert Penn Warren, Self Dealing, Eastern Kentucky University, Fox News, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, Glenn Beck, Cssc, Too Big to Fail, Bill O'Reilly, Business News
Don McNay

If anyone has ever dreamed of being an office holder, 2010 is the year to do it. There are going to be several situations where voters elect a complete unknown, just to express their anger about the incumbent.

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Meet the New Health Care Reform, Same as the Old Health Care Reform

Aaron E. Carroll | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Uninsured, Minnesota, Public Option, Tennessee, Washington, Health Care Reform, Vermont, Massachusetts, Oregon, Maine, Politics News
Aaron E. Carroll

We will get the incremental health care reforms we were promised. Things will likely get better in the short term. Then, since we didn't contain costs, we'll need to enact real reform. Or, things will go right back to the status quo.

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Obama Golfs With Melody Barnes: Domestic Policy Adviser Is First Woman To Golf With President Obama

Washington Post | Michael D. Shear | Posted 10.25.2009 | Sports

Read More: Golfing, Washington, Woman, Obama Advisers, Bill Burton, Obama Golf, Obama Staff, Obama Golfs With Woman, Fort Belvoir, Melody Barnes, Golf, White House, Barack Obama, Obama's Cabinet, Golf Course, Obama Golf Woman, Female, Obama Melody Barnes, D.C., Sports News

President Obama headed for the links again Sunday, but this time a woman joined him on the green. Melody Barnes, the president's chief domestic polic...

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Goodbye/Hello 14 "Burning The Ships "

Patt Cottingham | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Citizens, Buring Ships, Constitution, Dysfunction, Lobbyists, Hernando Cortez, Courage, Washington, Reform, Democrats, No Retreat, Committment, Republican, Politics News
Patt Cottingham

In 1519 the Spanish Conquistador Hernando Cortez anchored his 11 ships off the Yucatan Peninsula. Thousands of miles of ocean separated him from Spa...

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Jon Stewart To Get Key To Bellingham, Washington

AP | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Mount Vernon, Jon Stewart, Key, Washington, Bellingham, Key to the City, Glenn Beck, Mayor Dan Pike, Media News

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The mayor of Bellingham says "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart is getting a key to the city. But he won't be traveling to the no...

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U.N. Ambassador Kohona: Sri Lanka Refugee Situation Improving

Jim Luce | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Australia, Ltte, Land Mines, Washington, Tamils, United Nations, Sri Lanka, U.N. Security General, Bosnia, Dr. Palitha Kohona, IDP Tourism, Sri Lankan Refugee, Ban-Ki Moon, Ethel Grodzins Romm, Princess Diana, Sri Lankan Ambassador, Child Soldiers, European Union, Idps, Sri Lankan Ambassador to the U.N., Suicide Bombers, Monsoon, Japan, Afghani-Pakistani Border, International Red Cross, Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary, Colombo, India, Internally Displaced People, Rwanda, Ngo’s, Balkanization, World News
Jim Luce

Fourteen years after the civil war in Rwanda, refugees are still living in mud huts.  In Bosnia, following Balkanization, people lacked heat and ...

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The Explosion of the Afghan Insurgency: Utterly Predictable, Yet Hotly Debated

Derrick Crowe | Posted 10.13.2009 | World

Read More: Insurgency, Marines, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan, Washington, NATO Troops, Taliban, Intelligence Community, US Army, War on Terrorism, World News
Derrick Crowe

Recently leaked intelligence assessments reportedly show that Al-Qaida and the jihadist Taliban groups account for only 10 percent of the insurgents in Afghanistan.

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Forensic Accountants Dig Through George Washington's Financial Records

Washington Post | Joel Achenbach | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Papers of George Washington, History, Mount Vernon, Accounting, George Washington, Washington, Forensic Accountants, Financial Records, Uva, Business News

One day in 1791, President George Washington received a bill for 60 pounds, 1 shilling and 7 pence from his physician friend James Craik, who regularl...

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