Political

Meeting Obama

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Maria Rodale, Politics, President Obama, Obama Fundraiser, Talking to Obama, Obama, Election 2012, Meeting Obama, Political, Maria's Farm Country Kitchen, Politics News

I'm not the type that usually goes to political fundraisers. In fact, I avoid them like the plague. Ditto any calls to my home from political candid...

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Ban on Bull -- Really

Malcolm Kushner | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Bull, Santa Cruz, Humor, Dumb, Laws, City Council, Weird, Political, Frogs, California, Weird News News

You'd think that in a town as politically correct as Santa Cruz, the city council would have removed a lot of other bulls before bullfrogs. How about bullets? Or bullfighting? Or bullying? So why did it choose to ban bullfrogs?

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OMG You Were a Nun and You're Black?

Deborah Plummer | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Political, Cozy Mystery, Atlanta, Obsession, Patient, Transgender, Psychologist, Drug Abuse, Nun, Murder Mystery, Cleveland, African American, Sexual Orientation, Ohio, Georgia, Therapist, Homosexuality, Catholic, Black Voices Life, Black Voices News

I spent over four years researching friendship patterns of people from all ages in order to write Racing Across the Lines: Changing Race Relations th...

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Newt - Democracy's Blessing or Curse?

Kevin Bermeister | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinian Statehood, Clinton, Politicians, Democracy, European Union, Oslo Accords, Jewish, Brussels, Political, Blessing, Israel, Newt Gingrich, Politics News

In one fell swoop, Newt Gingrich focused the worlds' attention on all of the ignorance that has plagued Israel through more than 30 years of rhetoric ...

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Occupy Wall Street: Is It a Good Strategy?

Phil Cooke, Ph.D. | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Ows, Occupy Wall Street, Movement, Political, Cause, Protest, Politics, Politics News

Whatever you think about the Occupy Wall Street movement, it's instructive to take a look at their strategy. Today, anyone who needs to engage the la...

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It's Finally Over -- and It Was Wrong

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Corruption, Civilian Deaths, Sectarian Violence, Destruction, Bombings, Humanitarian, Christmas, American Troops, Armed Services, Prayer, Penance, America, Soldier, Conflict, Just War, Spiritual, Political, Un, Invasion, Faith, Sojo, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Afghan, Terrorist, Congress, Georgetown University, Religious Communities, Terrorist Bomb, White House?S Health Care Summit, U.S. Troops, Unjust War, George W Bush, Financial, Nine Years, Bombing, Christian, Manipulation, President Obama, United Nations, Iraq, Military Presence, Economic, Dick Cheney, Intelligence, Occupation, Irresponsibility, Walter Jones, Fundamental Principle, Violence, Veterans, Trillion, United States, Surrender, Saddam, Arab, Combat Troops, Previous Administration, Sojourner, Iraq War, Suicide, Military, Afghanistan, Heroism, Giving, Terrorism, Donald Rumsfeld, Accountability, World News

The initial feelings that rushed over me after hearing the announcement that we're pulling out of Iraq were of deep relief. But then they turned to deep sadness over the terrible cost of a war that was always wrong: intellectually, politically, strategically and, above all, morally.

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Praying for Peace and Looking for Jesus at #OccupyWallStreet

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Occupywallstreet, Sojourners, Leaders, Demonstrations, President Obama, Jim Wallis, Wall Street, War, Financial, Afghanistan, Political, Economic, Occupy Wall Street, Religion News

Here are a few things I know about the Occupy Wall Street protesters: When they stand with the poor, they stand with Jesus. When they stand with the hungry, they stand with Jesus. When they stand for those without a job or a home, they stand with Jesus.

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Apology in the Middle East Is a Weapon, or 'Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word'

Haggai Carmon | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Syria, Flotila, Iran, Turkey, Marmara, Diplomatic, Middle East, Israel, Political, Apology, Un, U.S, Palmer Report, Eu, Seals, Kurds, World News

In the Middle East where honor is worth more than money and is a political weapon both sides hold, the Israeli-Turkish future relationship seem bleak.

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Justin Bieber Better Than the GOP on Health Care? (video)

Lee Camp | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obamacare, Comedian, Political, Lee Camp, Health Care, Healthcare, Comedy, Justin Bieber, Moment of Clarity, Comedy News

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Does A Physically Active Lifestyle Make Better Citizens?

Wray Herbert | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Citizenship, Fitness, Politics, Political Psychology, Inactive, Active, Political Science, Political Social Psychology, Political Studies, Political, Psychology Political Science, Healthy Living News

Is it possible that political engagement is just another form of movement and energy and physical activity? Could something as simple as an active lifestyle explain good and bad citizenship?

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What's Wrong with America? Let Me List the Books....

Robert David Steele | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Betrayal of the Public Trust, Corruption, Financial Crime, Empire, Abuse, Corporation, Economy, Class War, Middle Class, Federal Reserve, Theocracy, Legal, Disinformation, Ideology, Culture, Research & Development, Deceit, Intelligence, Values, Disease, Climate Change, Black Intellectuals, Atrocities, Communications, War as a Racket, Political, Technology, Family, Blue Collar, Computing, Poverty, Treason, Dissent, Evil, Dereliction of Duty, White-Collar Crime, Socio-Economic, Religion, Environmental Degradation, Education, Anger, Geography, Peak Oil, Water, Nature, Demography, Anthropology, Books News

Sun Tzu writes that if you do not know your enemy, AND you do not know yourself, you are destined to fail. The United States of America is not a Repu...

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TIME's Epic Distortion of the Plight of Women in Afghanistan

Derrick Crowe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Orzala, Equality, Women, Nonviolence, Social Change, Rethink Afghanistan, Afghan Women's Network, Human Rights Watch, War, Taliban, Afghanistan, Obama, Political, Ashraf, Brave New Foundation, World News

Help us push back against TIME Magazine's distortion of women's issues in Afghanistan. Tomorrow, TIME Magazine will treat newsstand customers everyw...

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The Ties That Bind Soldiers and Citizens

Jeffrey Abelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tyranny, Warriors, Troops, Patriots, Memorial Day, War, Soldiers, Democracy, Self-Governance, Veterans, Ancient Athens, Citizens, Liberty, Freedom, Greeks, Civic Duty, Political, Greece, Impact News

Exactly 2,500 years ago this year, a war was fought that made the world safe for democracy. It's a fitting tale for Memorial Day, for it reminds us of the eternal debt we owe our warriors.

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Is a Blog on the Huffington Post a Violation of ICMA Ethics?

Ron Carlee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Political, State and Local Government, Ethics, Politics News

Writing a blog hosted by the Huffington Post has elicited concern among some of ICMA's members. The complaints were not the content of the blog, but ...

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There Was Only One Holocaust: Why the Misuse of Political Language Matters

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Political, Meg Whitman, Natioanl News, George Orwell, Jerry Brown, Steve Poizner, Holocaust, Hitler, President's Day, Religion News

George Orwell wrote that "political language . . . is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable."

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Africa Water Project Captures Difficulty Of Global Struggle

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 05.25.2011

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Strong leadership is missing. A few members of Congress have been working on the water problem and Matt Damon, the actor, has made it his cause. But the issue is not getting traction.

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4 Reasons Sarah Palin Loves Jews

R.J. Fried | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Evangelical, Jew, Judaism, Jewish, Satire, Sarah Palin, Palm, Zionism, Political, Israel, Tea Party, Comedy, Convention, Comedy News

The Jewish people have found their Moses and her name is Sarah Palin. During Palin's pitch perfect speech at the National Tea Party convention in Nas...

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so to speak: California Queen'in

Don Ringe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama Superstar: Do You Think You're What They Say You Are?

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rock Star, Jon Chattman, Kid Rock, Washington, Inauguration, Bono, Hillary Clinton, Political, D.C., Barack Obama, Coldplay, Chris Martin, Hulk Hogan, Style News

Now that he's the Commander-in-Chief, Obama needs to step it up, and dress the part. It's time he pimps himself out Wii Rock Band style. Would Elvis or Bono ever wear straight khakis?

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"Gotcha" Legislation and Congressional Failures

Marilyn Barrett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Derivaties, Congress, Political, Economy, Financial Crisis, Gotcha Leglisation, Commodities Futures Modernization Act of 2000, Politics News

Do the Congressional Rules and Procedures really permit major pieces of legislation to be slipped in for vote without the opportunity for members to review... the substance and effect of the legislation?

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It's About the Students, Stupid!

Marc Lampkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, Political, Campaign, Teachers, Unions, Buttons, Academic Standards, Students, Learning, Politics News

When was the last time a teachers' union sued to demand higher academic standards? When has a teachers' union ever demanded more accountability in our classrooms?

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Republican "Workout" Is A Cop Out

Ron Grande | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Washington, Main Street, House Republicans, Ideology, Ideological, Workout, Paulson, Wall Street Crisis, Credit, Bailout, Wall Street, Securities, Crisis, Financial, Republicans, Free Market, Political, Home News

The House Republicans will be to blame for any calamities that may yet be in store for our economy. Their objection to the modified Paulson Plan was not ideological, it was political.

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