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It's Chow Time at the White House, Brother

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

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Aubrey Sarvis

What gays and lesbians are looking for -- and will be marching for on Sunday -- is nothing special, and that's exactly the point. It's what every other American already has: equal treatment under the law

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Hiroshima Day: America Has Been Asleep at the Wheel for 64 Years

Daniel Ellsberg | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics

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Daniel Ellsberg

I was one of many in the late '50s misled and recruited into the nuclear arms race by exaggerated and deliberately manipulated, fears of Soviet intentions and crash efforts.

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The Annan Plan

Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort | Posted 10.04.2009 | World

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Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort

A Marshall Plan for Africa would fight and stop the expansion of heartless capitalism in Subsaharan Africa and increase agricultural output beyond pre-independence levels.

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Might the Obamas Restore Lost White House Glory?

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.29.2009 | Style

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Michael Henry Adams

To date the Obamas' most noticeable change to their new home outside has been to install a de-luxe swing-set near the President's office. How have past administrations redecorated?

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Man the Barricades, Men! The Gays Are at the Gates!

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics

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Aubrey Sarvis

Their warning of the "grave harm" that will ensue if gays and lesbians are allowed to serve openly in our all-volunteer military was essentially that volunteers will leave in droves.

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