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More Americans Are Going Hungry: Report

The Washington Post | Amy Goldstein | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: America Poverty, Hungry Americans, Food Stamps, America Hunger, Wic, Americans, American Households, Food in America, American Children Hunger, Subsidized School Lunches, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Living News

The number of Americans who lack dependable access to adequate food shot up last year to 49 million, the largest number since the government has been ...

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Few Americans Make End-Of-Life Wishes Known

hosted.ap.org | Matt Sedensky | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Elderly, Aging, Americans, Dying Wish, Dying, End of Life Care, Relationships, Grief, Health, Mourning, Death and Dying, Loss, Health Care, Nursing Home, Death, Living News

Unlike most Americans, Lillian Landry made her end-of-life decisions years ago: no heroic measures to save her and even instructions on the bar where ...

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Health Insurance Companies Price Gouging the US Economy

Damien Hoffman | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Family, Price Gouging, Americans, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Policy, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Crisis, Economy, Politics News
Damien Hoffman

At the current pace, on my 54th birthday I can look forward to spending over $1 million a year on healthcare (but my bank will be broken many years earlier).

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Nous Sommes Tous Americains: France Times

David Parker | Posted 10.07.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Americans, Cannes, France, Foreign Affairs, Cap D'antibes, French Riviera, Europe, Comedy, Paris, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Comedy News
David Parker

While in Eastern Europe I met only one other American. As I made way out west, I met more Americans -- I think most of them had been hired by Al-Qaeda to damage America's reputation.

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Vaccines Important for Children's Health

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Louise Slaughter, New York State, Vaccines, Shots, Measles, Americans, 2008, Children, Vaccination, Elementary School, Autism, Immunization, School, Endemic Diseases, Parents, Living News
Rep. Louise Slaughter

Making sure that school age boys and girls are up to date on their vaccinations isn't fun, but it's absolutely necessary for the public health and the health of the child.

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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
Daoud Kuttab

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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Poll: Nearly Half Of Americans Believe "Death Panel" Falsehood

The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Steve Benen, Americans, Healthcare Reform, Death Panels, Politics News

There's a pretty striking finding buried in the new NBC/WSJ poll: It turns out nearly half of Americans believe the "death panel" fib. The pollster r...

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The Only Thing Weirder Than The Birthers....

Mark Joseph | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Appalachians, Hawaii, Birthers, Reality-Based, Faith-Based, Americans, Birth Certificate, Mark Sanford, Argentina, Barack Obama, John McCain, Politics News
Mark Joseph

Weirder than the Birthers are the anti-Birthers, who call Birthers conspiracy theorists yet feed the conspiracy by refusing to call for Obama to release his birth certificate.

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Harlem Memorializes Michael Jackson at Apollo Theater

Lauri Lyons | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Michael Jackson, We Are the World, Al Sharpton, Baptize, Dr. 90210, Off the Wall, Mourners, African-Americans, Janet Jackson, Usher, Race, Bleach, Britain, President, Prescriptions, Joe Jackson, England, 125th Street, Tanning Salon, Thriller, Army, B.E. T, Collagen, Transformer, American Idol, Pharmaceuticals, Hallelujah, Bad, Heaven, The Wiz, California, Hate, Guilt, Tunisia, Broadway, Surrealism, Suntan, Los Angeles, The Staples Center, Barack Obama, Sunbathing, Elvis Presley, Las Vegas, Anti-Depressants, Gender, Skin, Dancing, Pharmaceutical Companies, 50, Art, John Lennon, Bible, Motown 25, The Beatles, Genetics, Singing, Paul Mc Cartney, Justin Timberlake, Jackson 5, Rain, Apollo Theater, LaToya Jackson, Australia, Cartoons, Britney Spears, Prescription Drugs, Reality Shows, Jamie Foxx, Black Fedora, Spike Lee, Drugs, King of Pop, Musicals, Jacksons, Tummy Tuck, Child Molestation, Fans, Russia, Americans, Cosmetic Surgery, Performers, Gary, Encino, Mtv, Quincy Jones, Amateur Night, Mardi Gras, Tabloids, Associated Press, Suicide, Trials, Music Videos, Billie Jean, Moonwalk, Hollywood, Tanning Booth, Nose Job, Berry Gordy, Dermatologist, Plastic Surgery, Diana Ross, Impersonators, Beat It, Moscow, Jordan Chandler, Chris Brown, Suntan Lotion, Katherine Jackson, Memorial, Botox, Indiana, Mowtown, Rx, New York, Paris Jackson, Lisa Marie Presley, Deborah Rowe, Aeg Live, Martin Bashir, Brooke Sheilds, Lauri Lyons, White-Glove, Judith Hill, Marlon Jackson, Manhattan, Cnn, Jermaine Jackson, Youtube, New Orleans, New York News
Lauri Lyons

The Apollo Theater's memorial tribute to Michael Jackson might as well have been Mardi Gras in Harlem.

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Americans Are Less Healthy Than They Were in 1988

nytimes.com | Roni Caryn Rabin | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Fitness, Americans, Diet, Personal Health, Wellness, Exercise, Nutrition, Health, Living News

Five fruits and vegetables a day. Exercise, several times a week at least. No smoking. Anyone who hasn't heard the healthy lifestyle message has to...

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America's Essential Political Insanity

Ian Welsh | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, United States, Workers, Americans, America, Domestic Policy, War, Politics News
Ian Welsh

In America, you can get away with being nuts as long as enough people are benefiting from you being insane.

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The Murder Of Kitty Genovese

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: San Fernando Valley, Kitty Genovese, Bystander Effect, Rape, Ny, Darfur, Being of Service, Queens, Iraq, Murder, Personal Responsibility, Gaza, Alcohol, Paramedics, Bicycle, Diffusion of Responsibility, Afghanistan, Americans, Barack-Obama-War-Zones, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

If Kitty's murder has prevented Bystander Effect or Diffusion of Responsibility in those who were offended by the human failings that resulted in her death, then she was was a hero.

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Letters to Obama: Stem Cell Research

Mary Lou Song | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stem Cell Research, Americans, Barack Obama, Politics News
Mary Lou Song

Letters to President Obama like this one show the balance Americans can find in everything -- even science and God.

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Third Screen: David Henry Hwang on Defining Yourself in a Shifting World

Vickie Karp | Posted 03.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Interviews, Playwriting, Americans, Chinese Culture, Theatre, Broadway, Elton John, French, Theater, Plays, Madame Butterfly, Playwright, David Henry Hwang, Timothy Rice, Happiness, Obama Celebration, Entertainment News
Vickie Karp

DHH: Theater is uniquely positioned to address issues of community simply because it's not mass media. I do some work in theater. I do some work in film and television.

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Dr. King's True Legacy: A Lesson for Progressives in the Age of Obama

Kimberle Crenshaw | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Equality, Al Sharpton, Americans, America, Racial Equality, Martin Luther King Jr., World Peace, Legacy, Peace, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Freedom of Speech, Racial Politics, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Martin Luther King, Lyndon B. Johnson, Vietnam War, Freedom, Abraham Lincoln, Racism, Vietnam, Lyndon Johnson, Justice, African-Americans, Politics News
Kimberle Crenshaw

Not only must we re-dedicate ourselves to King's civil rights mission along with the world peace mission, we must see the two as being so utterly linked that one cannot exist without the other.

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The List

Nia Vardalos | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Candy, Lawyers, Americans, Dads, Humor, Children, Canadians, United States, New Year's Commentary, Parenting, January, Gay Adoption, Adoption Within the Us, Canada, Joy, Happiness, Adoption, New Year's Resolutions, National Adoption Day, Kids, New Year's Resolution, The Alliance for Children's Rights, Moms, Excitement, Pro Bono, M&m's, Foster Care, November, Parents, Living News
Nia Vardalos

A common misconception about adoption is that to get a kid you just have to go to another country and be as pretty as Angelina Jolie. As studio executives and movie reviewers have informed me again and again, I'm not.

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Inauguration Reflection

Bill Allen | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wartime Sacrifice, Barack Obama, Obama Inauguration, Americans, Obama's Inauguration, US Soldiers, America, Inauguration Day 2009, Barack Obama Inauguration, Obama Inauguration Day, Veterans, Soldiers, Patriotism, War Veterans, Inauguration, American Pride, Pride, Politics News
Bill Allen

Just yards from where slaves were auctioned and on the steps of a building constructed with slave labor, an African-American took the oath of office in a peaceful passage of power.

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Why Are American Women Having More Children?

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 02.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Teen Pregnancy, Marriage, Women, Fertility, Single Mothers, Feminism, Family, Teenage Pregnancy, Teen Pregnancy Rate, Americans, Children, Kids, Health, Giving Birth, Birth Rates, Teen Sex, Living News
Philip N. Cohen

Even if the declining employment rates for women don't reflect general support for "opting out," the cultural elevation of women who choose to stay home with their kids is palpable.

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A Parable about Contributing to the Well Being of Society

Lisa and Michael Littman | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Redistribution, Wealth, Health, Americans, Working Hard, Healthy Habits, Society, Democrats, Hard Work, Republicans, Politics News
Lisa and Michael Littman

As silly as it sounds, I think Republicans truly believe that people wouldn't bother being healthy if they didn't think it was giving them an advantage over their neighbors!

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Healthcare Abducted

Dr. Jeffrey McCombs | Posted 11.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Exercise, President, Drugs, Life Force, Drug Sales, Congress, Nutrition, Healthcare, Big Pharma, Diet, Government, Physicians, McCombs Plan, Drug Lobby, LifeForce Plan, Unemployment, Weight Loss, Pharmaceutical, Health, Insurance, Americans, R&D, Quality of Life, Living News
Dr. Jeffrey McCombs

Mainstream healthcare in America has been abducted by the pharmaceutical and insurance companies. As profits have moved to the center stage, patient c...

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Why Is America So Content With Mediocrity?

Alan Cumming | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Americans, Alan Cumming, Barack Obama, Celebrities Talk Politics, Politics News
Alan Cumming

I truly think that some Americans are comforted by mediocrity. Even those who have been battered the most by the last eight years can be reticent to the idea of change, because they are told to fear it.

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We Rock

Peter Mehlman | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Americans, Voters, Sarah Palin, Tom Cruise, Politics News
Peter Mehlman

When JFK took the torch of a new generation, it's hard to imagine Americans thinking, "I could really get into this guy if he'd knock off a few dozen IQ points and tamp down the good looks so I could relate to him. "

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Precipitous fifteen-year drop in US car sales; Need one? You probably can't get one

Steve Parker | Posted 11.02.2008 | Business

Read More: House of Representatives, Automotive News, GMC Truck, Americans, Saturn, Buick, Scion xB, Subprime Car Loans, Honda, Toyota Sales, Bentley, North Dallas Forty, Vw, Maybach, Palin, Original Equipment Manufacturer, General Motors, Bush/McCain, Bailout, Mercedes-Benz, Kia, Peter Gent, US Senate, Nissan, Mini, Subprime Loans, Hummer, Hyundai, OEM, Saabs, Gm, Mazda, Detroit Three, Chevrolet, Acura, Volvo, Ford Motor Co, Chrysler Cars, Pontiac, Cars, Rolls-Royce, Mercury, Bmw, Smart Car, Subprime Mortgages, Lincoln, Infiniti, New York Times, Lexus, Audi, Southeast, Alaska, CNW Research, Cadillac, Business News
Steve Parker

They say "start out bad news with a joke," so: In Peter Gent's "North Dallas Forty," a football coach is talking with the team owner's son about his f...

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Letter to My Fellow Americans

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 10.28.2008 | Green

Read More: Co2, Green Living, Health, Global Warming, Climate Change, Economy, Self-Help, Americans, Green News
Marguerite Manteau-Rao

Just when you feel, there is no room in your life for one more worry, I ask you to please take a moment, and consider these facts...

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Clean Diesels- The Line-Up So Far

Steve Parker | Posted 09.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Volkswagen, 24 Hours of LeMans, Cars, Peugeot, Grand Cherokees, Ford, Mercedes Benz, Honda, California, General Motors, Hybrid Cars, Nissan, Detroit, Americans, Dodge Ram, Gm, Detroit Three, Acura, Pontiac, Chrysler, Bmw, Turbodiesel, Jeep, Audi, Low Sulfur, Tdi, Maxima, Vw, Tsx, Touraeg, Bluetec, Q7, Green News
Steve Parker

Sometimes, it's the incongruities, not the new models, which make the auto industry so interesting.

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