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Did Obama's Address Remind Anyone Else of the the Season Opener of Glee?

Elizabeth Rigby | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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Elizabeth Rigby

The partisan dynamics currently at play on Capitol Hill resemble a high school full of cliques, power differentials, and image-conscious participants more than a democratic problem-solving body.

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Living and Dying American

Stephen Herrington | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living

Read More: President Obama, The Clintons, James Winborn Turner, Greatest Generation, Man on the Moon, America, 9/11, The Flag, Civil War, Democratization, Win, Reagan, Ayn Rand, American History, Texas History, Houston, Pride, Great Depression, American Nostalgia, Preemptive War, American Know How, Marines, Trickle Down, Meritocracy, Texas, Shareholder Value, Barack Obama, American Attitude, Patriotism, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Tom Brokaw, Vietnam, Living News
Stephen Herrington

Back then a typical Republican was to the left of the Clintons. Nixon was a transition. It took Reagan to really define the world in which we now live, in which merit is no longer of value.

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The Permanent Campaign Has No Borders

David Hoffman | Posted 01.18.2009 | Media

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David Hoffman

Instead of pre-packaged messages broadcast overseas, building the capacity of local media and investigative reporters promotes transparency and creates a culture of democratic activism.

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Egyptian Youth Use Technology To Find Freedom

New York Times | NOAM COHEN | Posted 01.08.2009 | World

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AMONG international outrages, depriving citizens of personalized maps seems far down on the list. Still, that was the condition put on the introduc...

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Twilight, Britney Spears and Grand Theft Auto: The Key to Obama's Foreign Policy?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 01.04.2009 | World

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Hoyt Hilsman

Instead of showcasing the creativity, diversity and openness of American society, we have been arrogantly lecturing the rest of humanity about freedom and democracy.

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Bush Waves a White Flag

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Neoconservatives, Democratization, North Korea Nuclear Program, Neoconservatives Iran, George W. Bush, North Korea, Politics News
Amitai Etzioni

By removing North Korea from the list of terrorist supporting states and by lifting sanctions imposed on it for decades, Bush put a nail in the coffin of the neocon theory.

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