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Three Moral Issues of Health Care

Jim Wallis | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

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Jim Wallis

With an issue like health, deeply personal but of great public concern, the faith community has a unique and important role to play: to define and raise the moral issues that lay just beneath the policy debate.

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Thank God for Atheists! A Word About Disagreement and Debate

Jonathan Ellerby | Posted 06.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Open-Minded, Debate, Atheism, Faith, Spirituality, Spiritual, Living News
Jonathan Ellerby

I place as much value in communication, dialogue and evolving worldviews as I do in certainty or blind faith.

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Debating Chevron

Carl Pope | Posted 06.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Sierra Club, Debate, Chevron, Global Warming, Green News
Carl Pope

Chevron's CEO, Dave O'Reilly, and I debated for an hour last night at the Commonwealth Club. We got to the bottom of some differences but didn't come to closure on some of the most important.

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Falwell's Legacy Haunts Liberty University

Mike Papantonio | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cult, Jerry Falwell, Pap Attack, Abortion, Gay Marriage, Mike Papantonio, Religious Right, Sun Myung Moon, Air America Media, Pro Life, Ring of Fire, Democrats, Liberty University, Debate, Moonie, Politics News
Mike Papantonio

You have to wonder why a group of teenage Democrats have been told that their kind are not welcome at Liberty, a campus that was built in part from the money of Sun Myung Moon.

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Bjorn Lomborg on Who the Environmentalists Forgot

Simran Sethi | Posted 05.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Cool It, Cap and Trade, Debate, Climate Change, Green, Lauren Keith, Bjorn Lomborg, Climate-Industrial Complex, Environmentalist, Global Warming, Barack Obama, Simran Sethi, Skeptical-Environmentalist, Green News
Simran Sethi

When the headlines told us that the global warming debate was over, it seemed like we environmentalists could breathe a collective sigh of relief. T...

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Obama vs. Cheney

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Debate, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Guantanamo, Obama Speech, Cheney Speech, Politics News
Joe Peyronnin

It was the polished and thoughtful constitutional lawyer against the irreproachable and contemptuous lifetime bureaucrat.

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Arthur Delaney

Tedisco Declares "I'm Not A Millionaire" -- But He Probably Is

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 03.25.2009 | Politics

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New York Republican congressional candidate Jim Tedisco declared in a televised debate last night that he is not a millionaire. "I've lived, I've wo...

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I Hope Rush Limbaugh Fails

Jim Wallis | Posted 03.12.2009 | Media

Read More: York Times Columnist, Debate, Children, Politics, Media, Obama, Stereotype, Rush Limbaugh, Republican, Newsweek Poll, Baseball, Conservative, David Brooks, Party, Bush Speechwriter, Little League Baseball, Republicans, Conservatives, David Frum, Rassmussen Poll, Gop, Rush Limbaugh Republicans, Limbaugh Head of GOP, Limbaugh Obama, Rush Limbaugh Obama, Republican Party, Media News
Jim Wallis

The president shouldn't waste his valuable time in debating Rush Limbaugh. But I would like to make that offer. Hey Rush, I'll debate you.

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Our Moral Audit of the Budget

Jim Wallis | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Market, White House, President, Social Justice, Debate, President Obama, Taxes, Washington, Proportion, Priorities, Poor, Wealth, Common Good, Social Responsibility, E.J. Dionne, Budgets, Justice, Capitalism, Faith, Health Care, Equality, Irs, Budget, Politics, Biblical, Community, Rich, Compassion, Federal Budget Proposal, Invisible Hand, Inequality, Economy, 100 Days, Obama Budget, Politics News
Jim Wallis

My prediction is that many in the faith community, especially those on the front lines of serving the poor, will rally around the principles and priorities of this budget.

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President Obama's Call for Common Ground on Abortion Reduction

Jim Wallis | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dialogue, Debate, Abortion Reduction, President Obama, Mexico City, Abortion, Women, Roe v Wade, Unintended Pregnancies, Common Ground, Contraception, Anniversary, Family Planning, Mexico City Policy, Pro-Life, Obama Abortion, Barack Obama, Women's Health, 100 Days, Birth Control, Global Gag Rule, Pro-Choice, Politics News
Jim Wallis

I hope that this important gesture signals the beginning of a new approach and a new path toward finding some real solutions to decrease the number of abortions in this country and around the world.

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Obama Never Promised Me a Rose Garden

Christine Pelosi | Posted 12.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Litmus Test, Decency, President, Debate, Democracy, Christine Pelosi, Progressive Critics, Rose Garden, Barack Obama, Politics News
Christine Pelosi

I don't draw the line at debate -- I draw it at decency: respect for each other, for the rule of law, for the role of America in the world.

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Safety Through Guns: Are You Crazy... Or Am I?

Sharon Glassman | Posted 11.19.2008 | Living

Read More: Carolyn McCarthy, Debate, Rocky Mountains, Living News, Colin Furgeson, Stephanie Plum, Janet Evanovich, Concealed Carry, Gun Control, G.I. Joe, Living, Chekhov's Gun, Obama Guns, Living News
Sharon Glassman

if a bad guy had wandered hrough the street, pillowcase over shoulder at high noon, a host of adults would have called the local precinct for action. This was, clearly, what a concerned citizen should do. Taking the law into your own hands made as much sense as performing your own tonsillectomy.

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Friday Talking Points [53] -- Why McCain Is Losing, And Why Democrats Shouldn't Say So

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

John McCain is losing the race for the White House. Now, this doesn't mean he has already lost it -- we've still got to go vote, after all. I'll cov...

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McCain Said It, Why Don't We?

Suzanne Smith | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Debate, Military, War in Iraq, Sarah Palin, Oil, Renewable Energy, Mccain, Iraq, Politics News
Suzanne Smith

John McCain said it. Right out loud in the third debate. "Obviously, we had to take Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait or it would've threatened the Mid...

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A Challenge

Andrew Sargus Klein | Posted 10.17.2008 | Media

Read More: Byron York, Matt Taibbi, U.S. Economy, Debate, National Review, Talking Points, Economy, Media, Partisan, Media Bias, New York Magazine, Ponzi Scheme, Media News
Andrew Sargus Klein

Snark and blinkered partisanship aren't going to help anyone out of this mess. It's going to take a lot of ivory tower types and pragmatic politicians to pull this off.

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Get Your War On: White Man's Burden (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.17.2008 | Comedy

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The white guys breaks down and confesses he's not made of stone, he's made of glass. The really thin kind. ...

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Hey Joe: Meet the Constitution

Doug Kendall | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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Doug Kendall

The clear winner of Wednesday's debate, Joe the plumber, focused a national debate on the wisdom and fairness of progressive taxation.

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The Angry Smirk Seen Around the World

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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Jeff Schweitzer

McCain has flip-flopped on so many issues so often we need to name a new type of sandal in his honor. Don't forget your McCains and sunscreen next time you pack for the beach.

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A New Conversation on Abortion

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Presidential Debate, John McCain, Debate, Abortion Reduction, Roe v Wade, Elections, Common Ground, Congress, Joe Biden, Democrats, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Abortion, Women, Unintended Pregnancies, Republicans, Poverty, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Politics News
Jim Wallis

Life is precious. John McCain believes that, Barack Obama believes that, Sarah Palin believes that, and so does Joe Biden. In fact, I'm not sure I have ever met a person who believes otherwise.

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Joe the Plumber's Imaginary Empire

Mike Papantonio | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Small Business, Debate, Tax, Economy, Middle Class, Joe the Plumber, Tax Cuts, Maverick, John McCain, Barack Obama, Politics News
Mike Papantonio

The truth about Joe is that he is not a licensed plumber and he's never made more than $40,000 dollars a year in that trade.

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Joe the Plumber Meets Sarah the Energy Expert

Jackson Williams | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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Jackson Williams

It's been a pattern ever since the governor of Alaska was offered the vice presidential slot: the closer we get to Halloween, McCain shows himself to be more and more frightfully unprepared.

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McCain "Categorically" Proud of Hateful Rally Attendees

ZP Heller | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Debate, John McCain, Hate, Terrorism, Secret Service, Race, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Politics News
ZP Heller

During last night's presidential debate, McCain said he was "categorically" proud of the people who attend his rallies. He claimed he has always repudiated any "out of bounds remarks" made by Republicans.

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Is There a GOP Strategy -- A Kamikaze Campaign for the Black Helicopter Crowd?

RJ Eskow | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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RJ Eskow

McCain had already convinced most Americans he's not capable of fixing the economy, but last night he convinced them that... they don't like him, either.

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It's Going to Take a Lot More Than Joe the Plumber

Mary Lyon | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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Mary Lyon

I'd still like to like John McCain, especially since I once did - to some degree anyway. But with every day on this marathon, in every speech, and every debate, I'm less motivated to do so.

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America Finally Gets a Presidential Debate, Because Candidates Gave Them One

Eric Deggans | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bob Schieffer, Debate, Barack Obama, Joe the Plumber, Joe Wurzelbacher, TV News, Media, John McCain, Presidential Debates, Politics News
Eric Deggans

I was surprised by the snap polls from CBS and CNN showing a big win for Obama. I don't think McCain ran the table like he wanted, but he did raise his rhetorical game.

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