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Is California Juvenile Correction So Bad? Bill Sessa Says, No.

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: California, Realignment, Djj, State, Juvenile Justice, Cya, Youth Justice, Juvenile Detention, Bill Sessa, Division of Juvenile Justice, Impact News

By: Sayre Quevedo In 2005, California's juvenile prison system got a face lift. The name changed from CYA, short for California Youth Authority, to t...

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HuffPost Guides: Giants Ridge

The Huffington Post | Daniel Bortz | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Biwabik, Giants Ridge, Video, Ski Resorts, Minnesota, Minnesota Travel, State, Skiing, Travel News

Giants Ridge in Minnesota is a popular destination for skiers and snowboarders. As part of a series on ski resorts, Huffington Post Travel offers our ...

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HuffPost Guides: Breckenridge Ski Resort

The Huffington Post | Lydia Schrandt | Posted 01.05.2012

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Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado is a popular destination for skiers and snowboarders. As part of a series on ski resorts, Huffington Post Travel o...

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The War on Christmas

Susie Sampson | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Gays in the Military, Catholic Church, Church, Sinner, War, Christmas, State, Prayer, Rick Perry, Video, Comedy News

With the upcoming Christmas holiday and the threats that it obviously faces, I spoke with some Americans about the War on Christmas. Some were obviously great patriots, and some were obviously sinners.

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Should Obese Children Be Taken From Parents?

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Healthy Living, Healthy, State, Severe Obesity, Childhood Obesity, Katz, Murtagh, Healthy Living Body, Ludwig, Health, Dr. David Katz, Jama, Editorial, News, Conditions, Children Obesity Parents, Healthy Living News

Adults are criminally liable if they give cigarettes, or alcohol, or illicit drugs to a child. But our society does not view giving a child a donut, or fries, or soda as abusive -- even if it occurs day after day.

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How Educated Is Your State Legislator?

Dr. Jeffrey H. Toney | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Education, College, State Legislatures, State, Public Universities, Thomas Jefferson, University of Virginia, The Chronicle of Higher Education, College Degree, College News

How educated is your state legislator? The answer varies considerably from state to state. While many lawmakers hold a college degree, support of public higher education, it seems, has always been a challenge.

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The Most Interesting State Foods

The Daily Meal | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, State, Food, Mushrooms, Pie, Kool Aid, Congress, Louisiana, America, States, Bills, Food News

When thinking about what makes America unique, it's fun to take a moment and consider the foods that have come to define this glorious nation. And w...

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GOP Rep: 'At The Heart Of Liberalism Is Really A Hatred Of God'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Government, Religion, God, Todd Akin, Liberalism, State, Hatred, 112th Congress, Nbc, Church and State, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) is drawing fire for claiming a "hatred of God" informs liberal beliefs. The comments, first reported by liber...

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Weekly Audit: Republicans' Budget Declares War on Medicare

The Media Consortium | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Wisconsin, Poor, Steve Benen, Medicare, Jamelle Bouie, Working in These Times, 2012, Medicaid, Disabled, Cloward Piven, Elderly, Mother Jones, Roger Bybee, Collective Bargaining, Deficit, Insurance, Josh Harkinson, Cuts, Debt, Washington Monthly, Paul Ryan, Block Grant, Supreme Court, Tapped, Frances Fox Piven, Family Research Council, Twitter, The Nation, Election, State, James Dobson, Budget, Politics News

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger The Republicans are poised to unveil a model budget on Tuesday that would effectively end Medicare by ...

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Memos From the Developing World: The State and Me

Marcelo Giugale | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Policy, Social Policy, Direct Transfers, Citizen, Poverty, Government, State, World Poverty, World News

Over the past two decades, most developing countries (35 of them in Africa alone) began to make direct cash transfers to their poor. Initially, this w...

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Our Forgotten "Presidents"

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Washington, State, Cyrus Griffin, Sovereignty, Obama, Fillmore, Thomas Mckean, Henry Laurens, Declaration of Independence, United States of America, Revolutionary War, First Continental Congress, Second Continental Congress, Revolution, Taxes, Lincoln, Thomas Mifflin, States, President of Congress, Continental Congress, John Jay, Arthur St Clair, Executive, Elias Boudinot, Congress, Daniel Carroll, David Ramsay, Presidents, Henry Middleton, Richard Henry Lee, Presidents Day, Samuel Huntington, Peyton Randolph, Constitution, Chris Weigant, Congress of the Confederacy, Chief Justice, John Hanson, Articles of Confederation, Buchanan, John Hancock, Nathaniel Gorham, Politics News

In between the Declaration of Independence and George Washington's inauguration, there were 16 (or perhaps 13, or maybe just eight) men who were called "president".

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Weekly Audit: The Real Legacy of Reaganomics

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: UK, Taxes, American Prospect, Johann Hari, Ronald Reagan, State, Voodoo Economics, Colorado Independent, Vodafone, Smurfs' Village, Public Employee, Colorado, The Nation, Kevin Drum, Capcom, Republican, Reaganomics, Yves Smith, Wealth, Smurfberries, Scapegoat, Finance, Mother Jones, Protests, UK Uncut, Sit Ins, Real News Network, Tea Party, Economy, Paul Starr, Politics News

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Sunday marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of B-movie actor-turned-conservative president, Ronal...

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Weekly Audit: What Will The GOP Cut?

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger The Republicans won control of the House and picked up seats in the Senate in the midterm election on ...

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Weekly Pulse: Giffords Shooting Reveals Flaws in U.S. Mental Health Services

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was shot in the head at a constituent outreach event in a supermarket...

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Now That the Carrot Has Not Worked Against Israel

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abbas, Netanyahu, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinians, Obama, Two-State Solution, Israel, State, World News

If America joins the rest of the world in politically isolating Israel because of its refusal to adhere to international law, this will have a snowball effect that will most certainly lead to change in the Israeli political scene.

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Why Redefining Israel's History Poses Major Obstacle to True Peace

Anav Silverman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: November 29, Bible, State, Western Wall, United Nations, Hebron, Fatah, Israel, Resolution 181, Palestinians, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Patriarchs, World News

As I walk the streets of Jerusalem this Chanukah and see the flickering candles in the windows of Jewish homes, I think back to a time 2,000 years ago, when my ancestors here were denied their rights to follow Jewish tradition by the Syrian-Greeks who then occupied the land.

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Optimism Capitals: Top 9 States That Remarry The Most

Huffington Post | Ashley Reich | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Divorce Rates, Statistics, Divorce, State, Slidepollajax, State Marriage Rates, Remarriage, State Divorce Rates, Divorce News

Talk about optimism--these 9 states have the greatest percentage of people married three times or more. The data, published in the Census Bureau's 200...

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ATFP Policy Statement: Working Together for a Two-State Solution

Ziad J. Asali, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dialogue, Coalition, Two, National, State, Solution, Palestine, Atfp, Policy, Peace, World News

Yesterday, my colleagues and I at the American Task Force on Palestine issued the following policy statement regarding our approach to working with ot...

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ATFP Launches New Online Palestinian State and Institution Building Resources

Ziad J. Asali, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Atfp, Building, Palestinian, And, Institution, State, World News

ATFP hopes these resources will help people around the world better understand the scope, progress and importance of state and institution building by the Palestinian people.

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California City and Striking Teachers Agree - We're Broke!

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oakland, Strike, Teachers Strike, Troy Flint, State, Teachers Union, Youthradio, Betty Olson-Jones, Budget Crisis, Students, School, California, Education, Brett Myers, Oakland Unified School District, Youth Radio, Politics News

Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By: Brett Myers "The vast majority of t...

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The F Word: Tax Grousing Tells Half The Story

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, F Word, Money, Local, Economy, State, Tea Parties, Grit Tv, Income, The F Word, Payroll Tax, Tax Day, Tea Partiers, Laura Flanders, Grittv, New York Times, Leonhardt, Taxation, Tea Party, Politics News

It's tax time again, the time of year when Americans grouse about forking over part of their hard-earned cash to the dear old government. These days,...

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Resources on the American National Security Interest in Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Ziad J. Asali, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clinton, Interest, Occupation, Two, National, State, Solution, Israel, Congress, Obama, US, Peace, Palestinians, President, Bush, World News

My colleagues and I founded the American Task Force on Palestine in 2003 with a clear, focused mission: to advocate that a negotiated end of conflict ...

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The Danger of Dithering About Climate Change in South Dakota

Donald Carr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carbon, Legilslature, Climate Change, Agriculture, State, Hcr 1009, Climate Change Denial, Green House Gas, South Dakota, Global Warming, Sdsu, Waterfowl, Green News

In a move akin to creationists calling the theory of evolution into question, HCR 1009's supporters are using ideology-based distrust of the environmental movement to spread dangerous myths about the threat we face.

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Cut the Deficit -- Cut Military Spending

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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To reduce a $1.6 trillion shortfall in the 2011 budget, we should cut the contracts of private defense contractors who serve their own profits.

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The State of the Union: Unfinished Business

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rather than the inspiring rhetoric of a campaign speech, Obama's State of the Union address was a more sober reflection on unfinished business.

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