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Six Surprising Facts About St. Patrick's Day

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kate Kelly

St. Patrick's Day is an American holiday -- the first St. Patrick's Day parade took place in the United States on March 17, 1762.

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President Obama, Please Stop Trying to Be My Buddy

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Raymond J. Learsy

By taking decisive action where it needs be taken and where he has the clear authority to act and hold appointees accountable, Obama can do much to bring back to the presidency the respect it once held.

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It's Chow Time at the White House, Brother

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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The Annan Plan

Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort | Posted 05.25.2011

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

Daniel Ellsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Might the Obamas Restore Lost White House Glory?

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

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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 05.25.2011

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gays in the Military, Flag-Officers, Naval Academy, Elaine Donnelly, Liberal Media, Cia, Phyllis-Schlafly, President Obama, President Truman, Fbi, Washington Post, Op-Ed, Politics News
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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