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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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Why It's Good for Obama the Olympic Committee Didn't Pick Chicago

Roger Wolfson | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Olympics, Chicago, Copenhagen, Obama, Afghanistan, Health Care, Presidency, Democrats, Ioc, America, Politics News
Roger Wolfson

It benefits a President to realize he can lose. It benefits a President to realize the stakes are real and failure - real, abject failure - is an option decidedly in play.

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My Morning Ritual

Steven Weber | Posted 10.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Wine, Tom Ridge, J. Edgar Hoover, Breakfast Wine, Morning Routine, America, Living News
Steven Weber

The last several months have highlighted, more than any time I can remember, the confluence of commerce and politics, loss of faith in government, and widespread acceptance of cartoon scenarios.

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Greenspan Sees Growth Slowing As Stocks 'Flatten Out'

Bloomberg.com | Posted 10.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Equity, America, Stock Market, Economy, Economic Crisis, Business News, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Equity Market, Alan Greenspan, Recession, Business News

"The odds are that we flatten out, even though earnings are doing very well," Greenspan said in an interview with Bloomberg Television, referring to t...

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Hate the Gym? How Very French

Mireille Guiliano | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living

Read More: France, Yoga, Gym, Weight Loss, America, Bike, Exercise, Mireille Guiliano, Living News
Mireille Guiliano

French women see exertion as an integral part of the day. I encourage you to look at everyday movement as essential to your overall wellness, and not to see exertion as something assigned to the gym.

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Kids on Kitchen Patrol

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Early-Child-Education, Parenting Tips, Children, Kitchen, Raising Children, Multicultural, Parenting, America, Domestic Chores, Iran, Marriage, Education, Kids, Parent-Child-Connections, Food, Parenting Advice, Division-of-Labor, Living News
Charlotte Safavi

Boys and men need to do more housework. Despite the sexual revolution, the traditional division of labor-at-home remains firmly entrenched in our society.

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A "Liberal Jew" Responds to Norman Podhoretz

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jews, Jewish Liberals, Norman Podhoretz, Conservatives, American Values, Neocons, Neoconservatives, Liberlas, Jewish Values, Democrats, America, Jewish, Republicans, Politics News
Abby L. Ferber

The American system did make good on its promises for Jews; this is why so many Jews refuse to support the conservative politics of exclusion and fear. Podhoretz would have us chop down the ladder behind us.

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Dear America: Letter From a Muslim-American

Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Islam, America, Middle East, Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs, Iran, Iraq, Muslim, Barack Obama, Kashmir, Muslim Moderates, Despots, Media and Islam, CIA Afghanistan, Muslim World, Islamic Radicalism, Obama Muslim World, Politics News
Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din

America, you are part of us and we are a part of you. The actions of a violent minority have for too long trumped the selfless and righteous actions of the moderate majority who do good in the name of Islam.

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Worried About Money

Ryan Mack | Posted 09.25.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Ignorance, Greed, Self-Righteousness, America, Money, Worry, Poem, Poetry, Comedy News
Ryan Mack

I woke up early...worried about money. / I think I'm losing my home. / Just text me when you need me. / I just got the new IPhone.

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Kyle Hatcher: U.S. Complains To Russia About "Sex Tape" Smear Campaign Against American Diplomat

AP | Posted 09.24.2009 | World

Read More: Kyle Hatcher, Russia, America, Brendan Kyle Hatcher, World News

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has complained to the Russian Foreign Ministry about a sex tape that U.S. officials call a smear of an A...

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Media Mud Pies: CNN's Embarrassing Response to Fox

Linda Milazzo | Posted 09.21.2009 | Media

Read More: War on Afghanistan, First Amendment, President Obama, Teabaggers, Chicago, Progressives, Phil Donahue, 9/11, Peace, America, Journalism, Msnbc, Infrastructure, Social Media, Corporate Media, Washington Post, State Senator Obama, Rick Sanchez, Fox, War on Iraq, Jessie Jackson, Washington DC, Netherlands, Barack Obama, Fourth Estate, Afghanistan War, Anti-War, Fox News, Cnn, 9/12, Saddam Hussein, Military Industrial Complex, Tv, Protests, Iraq War, Conservative Right, Glenn Beck, Conservatives, Spain, Media News
Linda Milazzo

In response to Fox's childish and embarrassing ad in the Washington Post that challenged competitors' coverage of the 9/12 teabaggers, CNN is airing this equally chilidish and embarrassing ad.

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Paglia: 'Birthers' Aren't Racist, And They Have A Point

washingtonindependent.com | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Washington Tea Party, Obama's Birth Certificate, Washington d.c. Tea Party, Salon.com, Birthers, Camille Paglia, Obama Birth Certificate, America, Obama Birthers, The Sopranos, Racism, Drudge Report, 9/12 March on Washington, Tea Party, Politics News

Camille Paglia, the lone Salon.com columnist who can count on her ramblings getting regular links from The Drudge Report, appeared on NPR's "On Point"...

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Pray for Glenn Beck

Jim Wallis | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Birth, Debate, Stories, Family, Children, Media, Campaign, Bureaucrats, Miracle, Reform, Pray, Prayer, Legislation, America, Government, Miracles, Abortion, Cerebral Palsy, Government Takeover, Personal Story, Health Care, Pro-Life, Fears, Pregnancies, System, Fear, Families, Healthcare, Choice, Insurance Coverage, Reform Proposals, Anger, Mother, Unborn Baby, Glenn Beck, Rhetoric, Quality of Life, Politics News
Jim Wallis

Beck's predictions that health care reform would lead to government bureaucrats euthanizing people like his daughter are dead wrong, but we at Sojournors agree with Glenn on this point: God is the giver of life.

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Life Span Of African-Americans In New Orleans Rivals North Korea's

The Huffington Post | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Statistics, America, Katrina, Race, American Human Development Project, Louisiana, Life Expectancy Statistics, Hurricane Katrina, Life Expectancy, African-Americans, North Korea, Human Development Project Louisiana, Politics News

The average life span for African-Americans living in New Orleans is nearly as low as average life expectancy in North Korea, according to A Portrait ...

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Peter, Paul and Mary -- and Me

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living

Read More: England, Iran, Records, Songs, Folk-Songs, Music Industry, Grammys, Multicultural, Music, America, Peter, Peter Paul and Mary, Living News
Charlotte Safavi

"Puff the Magic Dragon" became my son's first favorite song. Without failure, he stopped whatever he was doing when the song began and crawled over to the tape recorder.

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