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AIG: We Shall Know the Truth

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Democracy, Economics, Jesus, Economic Crisis, Economy, Derivatives, Regulation, Business, Taxpayers, Economic, America, Government, American Insurance Group, Wall Street, Federal Government, Attorney General, Foreclosures, Financial Crisis, Morality, Business News
Jim Wallis

Before any deals are made to end government (read: taxpayer) control of AIG, we should demand answers to questions such as: Who knew what, and when? Who benefited, and by exactly how much?

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The Parable of the Unmerciful Bankers

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.17.2009 | Business

Read More: White House, President, Stories, Goldman Sachs, Family, Washington, Economy, Employment, Mortgage Broker, Main Street, Taxpayers, Economic, America, Mortgages, Economic Recovery, Sunday School, Fixed Rate Loan, Bailout, Values, Bonus, Stock, American Homeowners, Morality, Foreclosure, Fear, Leaders, Moral Compass, Financial Mortgage, United States Treasury, Bank of America, Economic Crisis, Money, Tradition, PNC Bank, United States, Sub Prime Mortgages, Compensation, Families, Adjustable Rate Loan, Recession, Wall Street, Jon Stewart, Mercy, Gospel, 30 Year Fixed Rate, Christian, Financial Institutions, Parable, Business News
Jim Wallis

It's estimated that the bonus pool of just one of these big banks would have been enough money to prevent or significantly delay foreclosure for all 2.3 million people who lost their homes last year.

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American Journalism: Think Globally, Build Trust Locally

Farai Chideya | Posted 12.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Trust, Copenhagen, Journalism, India, Obama, America, Media, Media News
Farai Chideya

The public's assessment of press accuracy and fairness is at a two-decade low. In other words, the audience doesn't trust us. I believe the feeling is mutual: we don't trust the audience, either.

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Giving And The Pursuit Of Happiness

Andrew Shapter | Posted 12.09.2009 | Living

Read More: America, Rights, Philanthropy, Liberty, Relationships, Charity, Freedom, Pursuit of Happiness, The Giving Life, Declaration of Independence, Giving, Chicago, Living News
Andrew Shapter

Is happiness something that we can really pursue? If so, how would we define what happiness is, and when would we know if or when we've got it?

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Grateful For America

Grant Cardone | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Sales Training, Founding Fathers, Military, America, Grant Cardone, Freedom of Religion, Selling, Thanksgiving, Living News
Grant Cardone

While the world spends so much time complaining about what is wrong I am reminded at this time to focus on what I have to be grateful for: All those ...

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This Thanksgiving Remember the Immigrant, Pilgrim

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Christians, Households, Family, Children, Holidays, Holiday, Thanksgiving, Community, United States, Immigration System, Immigration, Families, Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, America, Deportation, Government, Immigrant, Parent, Immigration Reform, Wife, Christian, Faith, Citizen, Politics News
Jim Wallis

The broken nature of America's immigration system is deeply felt during the holidays by millions in the United States who long to be reunited with their loved ones.

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How to Live On $0 a Day: Saving a Cherished American Holiday

Lesley Stern | Posted 11.23.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Depression, Lifestyle, America, Humor, Thanksgiving, Autumn, Bankers, Recession, Thanksgiving Recipes, Advice, History, Wall Street, Citibank, Pilgrims, Financial Crisis, Living, Comedy, Thanksgiving Tips, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

Ask your neighbors over for a potluck Thanksgiving feast, just like the Pilgrims invited the Native Americans. Once you've enjoyed their delicious offerings, kill them and steal their possessions and property.

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"Bad Moon Rising": My Playlist For All You Suckers Waiting On Line To See The Twilight Saga: New Moon

David Wild | Posted 11.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Van Morrison, Peter Wolf, Neil Diamond, The Waterboys, Shoah, Emitt Rhodes, George Harrison, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Rem, Robbie Robertson, Jonathan King, America, Zombieland, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cat Stevens, Traveling Wilburys, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Webb, Pokemon, New Moon, Entertainment News
David Wild

Fortunately, as the father of two sons, absolutely no one is asking me to see New Moon, but for those out there waiting in some bloody line, here's my moon-themed playlist.

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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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Fareed Zakaria: Is American Innovation A Thing Of The Past?

Newsweek | Fareed Zakaria | Posted 11.15.2009 | Business

Read More: American Innovation, 2009 Nobel Prizes, Information Technology, America, Boston Consulting Group, World Economic Forum, Business News

Americans like to think there is something about their culture that's especially conducive to innovation--the open geography and frontier spirit; a fl...

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Men: What Have We Learned So Far?

Tom Matlack | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Modernity, Relationships, America, Films, Books, Men, John Sheehy, Good Men Project, Masculinity, Femininity, Manhood, Living News
Tom Matlack

The one thing each of these men have in common is brutal honesty. You can't get very far towards your own definition of manhood when you are lying to yourself or the people you love. So dig deep.

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No One Is More American Than I Am

Cenk Uygur | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Terry Nichols, Fort Hood, America, Muslim Americans, Nidal Malik Hasan, Scott Roeder, Right Wing, Tim-Mcveigh, Fort Hood Shootings, Eric Rudolph, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

Here is the unalterable fact that the right-wing of this country has to get used to: Muslim-Americans are 100% American. There are no degrees of how American you are.

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Call in Tonight for Veterans

Joe Trippi | Posted 11.09.2009 | Impact

Read More: Text to Give, Vets, John Hinderaker, America, Bloggers, Conference Call, Eleven Eleven, Campaign, Veterans Day, Ruth Stonesifer, Veterans, Impact News
Joe Trippi

The objective the Eleven Eleven Campaign is simple: to get 11 million Americans to donate $11 to support America's Veterans.

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HuffPost Reviews: Bon Jovi, The Killers, AC/DC, Sting, Tori Amos, and More, Plus This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tori Amos, Richie Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi, David Mansfield, John Mellencamp, Pete Seeger, Queen, Sting, DJ Drama, America, Wyclef Jean, Bon Jovi, Ira Coleman, L'il Kim, The Killers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cyndi Lauper, Dominic Miller, John Philip Shenale, Katheryn Tickel, Peter Paul & Mary, Bob Cratchit, Eve, The Royal Albert Hall, Julian Sutton, AC/DC, Dick Carruthers, Foo Fighters, Gerry Beckley, Mary Macmaster, Entertainment News, Jeff Larson, Bruce Springsteen, Vincent Segal, Donovon, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The eternally youthful Jon Bon Jovi and his disciples have built their ministry upon the same New Jersey rock that Bruce Springsteen assembled his flock, and the band used this album as a slight genuflection to their own glory days.

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Ryan Hall: NYC Marathon Runner May Win Top Prize

Posted 10.30.2009 | New York

Read More: New York City Marathon, American, ING Marathon, Ryan Hall, America, New York City, New York, Ryan Hall Marathon, Ryan Hall Runner, NYC Marathon, New York News

American Ryan Hall is set to compete in Sunday's New York City Marathon. Hall holds the U.S. half marathon record and placed tenth in the 2008 Olympic...

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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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Astrology & Politics, Washington's New Odd Couple

Virginia Bell | Posted 10.26.2009 | Books

Read More: Birth Charts, Book Review, Politics, September 11, Jessica Murray, Astrology, Books, Pluto, America, Books News
Virginia Bell

Even if you are not a fan of astrology you can't easily dismiss Ms. Murray; her book is well researched and well written; she is politically astute, and deeply passionate about America.

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Grounded By My Kid

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Iran, Marriage, Education, Parenting Tips, Kids, Children, Public School, Multicultural, Food, Parenting, Teachers, Coffee, America, Family, Coffee Addiction, Living News
Charlotte Safavi

How can I teach my son self-control if I do not have any? Mom and Dad are mostly right, but when they are not, should there not be consequences?

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Bono Defends Obama's Nobel Prize

Posted 10.19.2009 | Impact

Read More: National Identity, Bono, Nobel Peace Prize, Obama, America, Impact News

A few years ago, I accepted a Golden Globe award by barking out an expletive. One imagines President Obama did the same when he heard about his Nobel...

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Columbus: Blundering into Immortality

Michael Kaplan | Posted 10.14.2009 | World

Read More: History, Gold, Columbus, Indians, America, Genocide, New World, Taino People, Christopher Columbus, Spice Islands, Native Americans, Discovery of America, World News
Michael Kaplan

It is as well that Christopher Columbus was so sure of himself, because he was in many respects staggeringly incompetent. The very basis of his journey to the New World was a miscalculation.

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A Nobel Prayer

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights, President Obama, Abuse, Henry Kissinger, Sacrifice, United States, Prophecy, Pray, Bill Kristol, Gandhi, Weapons, Rush Limbaugh, Commitment, Desmond Tutu, Presidency, Peace, Prayer, America, Foreign Policy, Muslim, Nelson Mandela, Nuclear Weapons, Nobel Peace Prize, Conflict, Martin Luther King Jr., Military, New York Times, Worldview, Israeli, Politics News
Jim Wallis

The vitriol against Obama's peace prize and "those Norwegians" who gave it to him is much deeper than the president's lack of achievements thus far; it is based on a fundamental clash of worldviews.

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"Wow, I'm an American!"

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 10.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Freedom, Self-Help, Peter Breggin, Values, Psychology, America, Founding Fathers, Constitution, Responsibility, Living News
Dr. Peter Breggin

We've taken the "wow" out of America. It's time to put it back. It's time to be proud to "Live like an American!"

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Closing The $1.5 Trillion "Fix-Up" Gap in Obama's Economic Plan

John F. Wasik | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, America, Public Transportation, Economic Crisis, Infrastructure, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Carbon Tax, Unemployment, Stimulus Spending, Gas Tax, Economic Recovery, Recession, Politics News
John F. Wasik

One glaring subject that Obama avoided in the campaign is how to pay for infrastructure over time and how it will dovetail with an overall strategy to address climate change.

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A Faith Declaration for Health Care Reform

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, Dialogue, Public Policy, Social Justice, Debate, Religious Beliefs, Misinformation, Dignity, Abolition, Religious, Biblical, Community, Health-Care Debate, Healing, Biblical Principles, Legislation, America, Civil Rights, Ten Commandments, Moral Values, Insurance Company, Abortion, Profits, Common Good, Principle, Civil Rights Movement, Faith Community, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Gospel, Health Care, Politics News
Jim Wallis

There is no one "right" religious position on how health care should look; but I believe there are some fundamental moral and even biblical principles on which to evaluate any final legislative agreement.

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How I Was Uplifted By Patriotism

Christine Hassler | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Patriotism, The Balanced Life, America, Christine Hassler, Gratitude, Living News
Christine Hassler

Patriotism does not make headlines these days; perhaps being too focused on what we do not like about our country has clouded our vision, preventing the blessings that come with being an American from shining through.

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