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No, Not My America, You Mean Our America

2morrowknight | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Conflict, Diversity, Race, Culture, Gender, Ethnicity, Conflict Resolution, America, Demographics, Living News

Rather than wage a losing fight against impending social and demographic changes, it is incumbent upon people to go beyond their communities, and to get to know the residents of other communities.

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The Lessons of Ramadan for Muslims

M. Zuhdi Jasser | Posted 09.27.2009 | World

Read More: Ramadan, American-Islam, Eid Ul-Fitr, America, Faith, Shar'iah Law, Fasting, World News

The spirit of Ramadan is a true example of how Islam can flourish under the separation of mosque and state.

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Americans and Ramallah Youth

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 09.20.2009 | World

Read More: Intifada, Barak Obama, Anti-Americanism, Americans, Palestinians, America, Usaid, Young Palestinians and Obama, Young Palestinians, Usaid Palestine, Barack Obama Palestinians, Fatah, World News

Has it become acceptable among Palestinians to wear a hat or a T-shirt praising Americans? The answer most respondents had can be summarized in two words: Barack Obama.

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Your Black Leather Chaps Are Freaking Me Out, but the Rest of Your Bucket List Trip Looks Great

Stacie Krajchir | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Road Trip, Easy Rider, Living, Travel, Harley Davidson, Motorcycles, America, Happiness, Iphone, Hells-Angels, Pro-America, Kid Rock, Oprah Winfrey Show, Texting, The Bucket List, Living News

This high-octane bromance gathering includes a colorful cast of characters: the Governor of Guam, a judge, a pediatric dentist, an entrepreneur and their perspective brothers.

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Optimism Drives Americans Toward the Horizon

Frank Cooper III | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Obama Optimism, U.S., American Culture, American-Optimism, America, Optimism, Business News

Americans remain an optimistic lot. Across all ages, races, sex, location and economic background, Americans are expressing a sense that their individual and collective action can and will move the world forward in a positive way.

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Decline Can Make Britain a Better Country

Alex Higgins | Posted 09.11.2009 | World

There is a distinct lack of enthusiasm for attempting to govern other parts of the world by force, let alone envy of the global superpower.

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New Rule: Smart President ≠ Smart Country

Bill Maher | Posted 09.07.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Bill Maher, Real Time With Bill Maher, America, Bill Gates, Comedy News

New Rule: Just because a country elects a smart president doesn't make it a smart country. And before I go about demonstrating how, let me just say that ignorance has life and death consequences.

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Obama: U.S.-China Relationship "Will Shape The 21st Century"

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama, President Obama, Barack Obama, China, US China Relations, America, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Geithner, Vice Premier Wang Qishan, Global Economy, US Debt, Economy, Politics News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama put forward his top economic officials on Monday to try to reassure China that the U.S. will not let huge bu...

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"One Percenters" Enjoy Unprecedented Protection

Salon | David Sirota | Posted 08.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Rich People, Taxes, Income Tax, Wall Street, America, Economic Crisis, Obama, Recession, Income, 1-Percenters, Business News

Here's a truism: The wealthiest 1 percent have never had it so good. According to government figures, 1-percenters' share of America's total incom...

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Should Closed Car Dealers Be Re-Opened by Congress?

Steve Parker | Posted 08.24.2009 | Business

Dealers say that automakers will save little -- if anything -- from closing outlets.

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How to Win a Culture War

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion Reduction, Culture War, Children, Affordable Health Care, Common Ground, Wedge Issue, United States, Health, Legislation, America, Choice, Culture, Parent, Quality Affordable Health Care, Abortion, Culture Warrior, Women, Conflict, Pregnant Women, Unintended Pregnancies, Policy Debate, Health Care Reform, Rosa DeLauro, Tim Ryan, Health Care, Private Insurance, Politics News

Want to know how to win a culture war? Don't fight one.

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It's Hard to Be an American

Jon Robin Baitz | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wealth, America, Economy, Economic Crisis, Sonia Sotomayor, New York Times, Cars, Maserati, Barack Obama, Politics News

Who amongst us can say we're actually doing the hard work of being an American?

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Sotomayor and the Fundamentals of Diversity and Affirmative Action

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Justice Powell, Empathy, Perspective, Quota System, Justice Lewis Powell, Affirmative Action, America, Conservative, Image of God, Brian McLaren, Story of Creation, Justice, Constitution, Affirmative Action Policies, Hispanic, God, Tower of Babel, Confirmation Hearing, David Brooks, Hispanic Woman, Diversity, Race, Racism, Jonathan Sacks, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Segregation, Regents of the University of California v Bakke, New York Times, Inequality, Creation, Sonia Sotomayor, Politics News

In the story of creation in Genesis we see that the image of God is best reflected not through sameness, but through the breadth that exists within the grand diversity of creation.

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President Obama's Politics of Dignity

Robert Fuller | Posted 08.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: President Obama, President Johnson, Dignitarian, Dignity, America, Rankism, Rank Abuse, Politics News

President Obama has yet to tell us how to repair our broken institutions. But he may be doing something equally important. He may be showing us the way.

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GOP Senator: U.S. Is "Where Germany Was Before WWII"

The Washington Independant | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jim Demint, Demint, Freedom, Germany, America, Iran, Tyranny, Socialism, Gop, Republican Party, Hugo Chavez, Obama Administration, Obama, Revolution, Politics News

Last night, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) gave a short talk and Q&A at at the National Press Club about his book "Saving Freedom." DeMint told a room of ar...

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In Dependence Day 2009

Larry Gellman | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Sanford, American Revolution, US Military, Congress, Social Security, America, Economy, Cheney, George W. Bush, President Obama, Redistribution of Wealth, Obama, Democratic Party, Bush Tax Cuts, Dick Cheney, Deficit, Military, Wealth, Tax Cuts, Enlistment Bonuses, Financial Crisis, Medicare, Republican Party, Taxes, Credit Crisis, Entitlement, Democrats, Fourth of July, Barack Obama, Iraq War, John Ensign, Federal Budget Deficit, Independence Day, Sarah Palin, Military Recruiting, Iraq, Republicans, Politics News

We have never been more reliant on the generosity of others and less able to act like grown-ups and fend for ourselves than any time since the Revolution.

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Immigration Detainee's Death Causes Controversy

The New York Times | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Citizenship, Immigration Death, America, Pakistan, 9/11, Immigration, Deportation, World Trade Center, Immigration Reform, Green Card, Visa, Prison, Jail, Immigrant, September 11th, Immigration Policy, Ahmad Tanveer, Politics News

When the 43-year-old man died in a New Jersey immigration jail in 2005, the very fact seemed to fall into a black hole. Although a fellow inmate scraw...

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Remembering Pfc. Barry Winchell on the 10th Anniversary of His Murder

Michael Rowe | Posted 08.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Victor Fehrenbach, America, Pat Kutteles, Independence Day, Sldn, Dan Choi, American Flag, Fourth of July, Calpernia Addams, Barry Winchell, Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, Politics News

The real cost of Don't Ask, Don't Tell has always been the human one -- Barry Winchell's life, of course, beaten out of him with a baseball bat over the 4th of July weekend 10 years ago.

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Studio Notes on the Declaration of Independence

Spencer Green | Posted 08.03.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Declaration of Independence, Liberty, Independence Day, July 4th, Pursuit of Happiness, Edward Rutledge, United States, Button Gwinnett, King, America, Life, Comedy News

Focus groups show that only 66 percent of citizens hold these truths to be self-evident; 22 percent hold them to be rather ambiguous; 12 percent are undecided.

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In Search of the "Muslim World"

John Milewski | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Islamic Society of North America, Islam, Isna, Akbar Ahmed, Documentary, Media Criticism, Media, Fourth of July, America, Muslim World, Media News

Journey Into America portrays the experiences of Muslim-Americans, providing much food for thought about how we think about any designated group of Americans.

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New Muslim Cool Forges Path for New America

Bakari Kitwana | Posted 07.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Islam, New Muslim Cool, Youth, America, Puerto Ricans, Propaganda, Pew Research Study, Arab-Americans, Latino Americans, Recession, Pittsburgh, Generation Gap, Culture, Entertainment News

Fighting against being defined by America's bygone eras, New Muslim Cool points us toward a more complicated future.

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America Doesn't Suck After All: Confederation Cup 2009, South Africa

David Henry Sterry | Posted 07.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Italy, Clint Dempsey, Kaka, World Cup 2010, Confederation Cup, Football, Tim Howard, Fernando Torres, Usa, Fifa, Bob Bradley, Brazil, America, South Africa, Nelson Mandela, Soccer, Spain, Entertainment News

America didn't win their first international soccer tournament. But sometimes winning isn't the only thing. Sometimes getting to the finals is the next step toward winning the finals.

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A Call to Serve and Preserve Creation

Jim Wallis | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, History, Leadership, Love Your Neighbor, Global, Slavery, International, Opportunity, Poll, Trade, Sacrifice, Green, Clean Energy, Congress, Emissions, Priorities, God, Poor, Consumption, Legislation, America, Church of England, Slave Trade, Climate Treaty, Christ, Climate Change, Land, Consumers, Polluting Industries, Security, Christian, Creation, Green News

Let's ensure that history does not remember us just as "consumers" of the earth and its resources, but as people who take seriously the God-given mandate to "serve and preserve" the earth.

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Discovering America

Frankie Martin | Posted 07.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Religion, Islam, American University, July 4th, Politics, Media, Keith Ellison, Isna, Thomas Jefferson, Journey Into America, America, Muslims, Entertainment, Independence Day, Akbar Ahmed, Benjamin Franklin, Entertainment News

In every country that we visited, the idea that Americans harbored negative opinions of Muslims was named as the "number one threat to the Muslim world" in surveys we distributed.

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Father, I Forgive You

Pedro C. Moreno | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Holiday, Children, Freedom, u.s. Census Bureau, Forgiveness, Groucho Marx, Father's Day, America, Living News

What is it with Father's Day? And, what is the blessing and curse of being a father?

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