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Are You Decent?

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.26.2012

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Sarah O'Leary

I learned long ago not to use God to justify my actions, to act like I'm superior to anyone else, or to rationalize my false need to control the lives of my fellow man and woman. Instead, I try my level best to cultivate my decency, and pray for other Americans to do the same.

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Will the $55 billion bomber program fly?

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: B-2 Spirit, Norton Schwartz, Conflict, B-2, Pentagon, B-2s, Stealth Aircraft, War, Usd, United States, B-1 Lancer, China, United States Marine Corps, Air Force, Strategic Bomber, James Cartwright, America, Obama Administration, Eighth Air Force, Bomber, Northrop Grumman, Bomber Aircraft, F-22 Raptor, Robert Gates, B-52 Stratofortress, New Generation Bomber, Tom Christie, B-1, Afghanistan, Jet Aircraft, Politics News
The Center for Public Integrity

By David Axe, iWatch NewsWhen the Obama administration dispatched three B-2 bombers from a Missouri air base on March 19 last year to cross the ocea...

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Cuba Meets the Challenges of the 21st Century, Part I

Salim Lamrani | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Politics, Raul Castro, United States, Fidel Castro, Cuba, World News
Salim Lamrani

Professor of philosophy and a career diplomat, Alarcon spent nearly 12 years in the United States as the Cuban ambassador to the United Nations. Over time, he has become a spokesperson for the Havana government.

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PHOTOS: Is Downtown Salt Lake City Finally Cool?

Erin Harper | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Metro Areas, Downtown Salt Lake City, City Creek Center, Grand Opening, Salt Lake City, United States, Utah, Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony, Shopping Mall, Temples, 2002 Winter Olympic, Tiffany & Co, Rolex, Gary Herbert, Carrie Bradshaw, Slidepollajax, Travel News
Erin Harper

Before the 2002 Winter Olympic games, it was almost impossible to walk past a Main Street storefront that was not boarded-up. Today, thanks to City Creek and other Downtown Rising redevelopment initiatives, there are no boards in sight.

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Barbed Wire, Big Shoes, Bananas, and Beyond: 20 Outlandish, Unintentionally Surreal Museums in the U.S.

ARTINFO | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: United States, Wacky Museums, Artinfo, Art, Glore Psychiatric Museum, Museum of Death, Seattle, Giant Shoe Museum, Living Bible Museum, Arts News
ARTINFO

The Museum of Modern Art may have "Starry Night," and the Metropolitan Museum has a treasure trove of Vermeers, but Ohio's Living Bible Museum has a l...

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Natural Disasters and Their After-Effects on Poverty

Amy Guerrieri | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Poverty, Housing, Nutrition, Rockin' Appalachian Mom Proj, United States, Disaster, Kentucky, Ramp, Tornado, Martin County, Amy Guerrieri, Impact News
Amy Guerrieri

What remains of the homes and the lives that were destroyed?

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Ineptitute Coupled With Moral Bankruptcy

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Arab League, United States, Turkey, Middle East, Nato, Syria, United Nations, Syria Protests, Syria Violence, World News
Alon Ben-Meir

As this week marks the anniversary of the Syrian uprising in March 2011, the sad conclusion is that all the concerned parties have miserably failed to live up to their obligations to protect civilian protesters from being ruthlessly massacred for seeking their freedom.

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Santorum's War on Religious Freedom

Rev. G. Jude Geiger | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Catholic Church, Women, Unitarian Univeralist, Unitarian Universalist Church, Rick Santorum, Religious Freedom, Reproductive Health, United States, Religion and Politics, Religion News
Rev. G. Jude Geiger

Sometimes we think so highly of ourselves that we think we know what's best for the people around us. That's not religious thinking. That's ego speaking.

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Voters Fear U.S. Is Losing Its Science Leadership, Poll Shows

| Posted 03.16.2012

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More than half of Americans queried in a recent national poll doubt that the United States will be considered the world leade...

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Iranian Sunset

Reporters Uncensored | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Israel, Iran, United States, Human Rights, Ahmadinejad, War, Geneva, UN Human Rights Council, World News
Reporters Uncensored

How terribly tiring it is to watch shows like the Shahs of Sunset, especially for those of us who actually hope to promote true cultural awareness and understanding between the nations. Clothes, "holla", money, shahs, bombs, nuclear weapons and terrorists.

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The Cost Of Hiring A Factory Worker In The U.S. Vs. China

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Insourcing, Video, Workers, Germany, Insourcing American Jobs, Factory Workers, Chinese Economy, Manufacturing, United States, China Economy, China, Business News

Since 2001, the United States has lost 2.8 million manufacturing jobs to China -- that despite U.S. factory workers being far more productive. Par...

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Obama's Israel Problem

Ben Cohen | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Netanyahu, Iran, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Obama, United States, Barack Obama, Obama Israel, Obama AIPAC, Aipac, Israel Iran, World News
Ben Cohen

Barack Obama has tried and largely failed to rein in Israel's aggression against the Palestinians while he has been in office. But the president is finding that Israel's belligerence toward Iran is a far more serious problem that may require a much firmer hand.

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Egypt Can Rise to the Historical Occasion But It Must Choose Wisely

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Democracy, United States, Arab Spring, Israel, Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt, Egypt Government, Muslim Brotherhood Egypt, Egypt Muslim Brotherhood, New Egypt Government, World News
Alon Ben-Meir

Neither the Egyptian people nor the international community should expect a velvet transition from dictatorship to democracy. But the new government in Cairo should work to smooth the transitional process and shorten the period of chaos and instability.

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National Medal Awards at the White House

Barbara Ernst Prey | Posted 05.01.2012

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Barbara Ernst Prey

Every visit to the White House is special, but there is something very exciting about witnessing this event. Perhaps it is because I am a painter and I understand the years of work that went into what they have achieved and I can rejoice with them in their successes.

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Iran: Obama's Indecisiveness Makes Israeli Strike Likely

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Obama Administration, u.s. Foreign Policy, United States, Iran, Iran Nuclear Program, Israel, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Foreign Affairs, Iran Israel, Israel Iran, World News
Alon Ben-Meir

Israel would not have found itself seriously deliberating to undertake a preventive military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities without U.S. approval had the Obama administration acted more resolutely much earlier.

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It's Israeli Apartheid Week -- Just Tell the Truth

Bradley Burston | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Apartheid, Norman Finkelstein, Mideast, Israel, Palestine, Democracy, United States, World News
Bradley Burston

All Americans deserve democracy and self-determination. So do both of the native peoples of the Holy Land, Palestinians and Israelis alike.

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A Bad Joke's Kernel of Truth

Shai Baitel | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Syria, Al Qaeda, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Soft Power, Latin America, Farc, Homeland Security, Sanctions, Nuclear Program, Missiles, Lebanon, United States, Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran, Ahmadinejad, Venezuela, Middle East, Janet Napolitano, Chavez, Foreign Affairs, Terrorism, Western Hemisphere, Uranium, Icrg, World News
Shai Baitel

Geographically, Iran may be far away from the Americas but its growing presence in Venezuela is a serious danger. It is not a joke.

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An Arab Spring Without Support

Mary Keck | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Libya, India, Mahmoud Gayoom, President Obama, Maldives Coup, United States, Democracy, Maldives, Robert Blake, Indian Ocean, China, Mohamed Nasheed, Syria, Mohammed Waheed Hassan, Arab Spring, World News
Mary Keck

If the U.S. is faced with evidence that the president of the Republic of the Maldives was unlawfully removed, we should recognize the human rights of those who live on the islands of the Indian Ocean.

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PHOTOS: 7 Southern Weekend Getaways

BootsnAll | Posted 02.17.2012

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BootsnAll

People think of Florida beaches or Bourbon Street in New Orleans when they think of holidays in the southern US, but there are plenty of options.

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PHOTOS: 10 Of The Snowiest Places In The World

Conde Nast Traveler | Posted 04.18.2012

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Conde Nast Traveler

For those who love to ski -- as well as those who love to just sit on the couch staring out the window with a cup of cocoa in hand.

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Let's Get Voter Registration Right -- And Make It Universal

Rob Richie | Posted 04.17.2012

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Rob Richie

It won't take rocket science to ensure that every eligible U.S. voter is registered to vote. Chile and Egypt provide recent examples of how it can be done.

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Israel's Borders and National Security

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 04.17.2012

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Alon Ben-Meir

Israel's National Security: the Psychological Dimension: No one should fault the Israelis for their preoccupation with national security. Indeed, th...

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U.S.-Taliban Talks 'Exploratory'

Reuters | Posted 04.17.2012

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By Serena Chaudhry ISLAMABAD, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban and the United States have made only exploratory contacts for pos...

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How to Mend U.S.-China Ties

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: US China Relations, Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping, U.S. China Trade, United States, Joe Biden, China Currency, China Military, Barack Obama, State Department, Syria, World News
Jayshree Bajoria

China's Vice President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States is being closely watched by policymakers to gain insight into China's likely future leader ahead of the transition beginning later this year.

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WATCH: Arianna's Key To Solving The Debt Crisis

Huff TV | Posted 04.14.2012

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Huff TV

Hours after Greece's lawmakers approved severe austerity measures, Arianna appeared on Monday morning's edition of "CNN Starting Point With Soledad O'...

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