Victory

Celebrate a Little Victory Every Day

Nancy Deville | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Disappointments, Fear, Celebrating Life, Making Plans, Life-Planning, Mistakes, Victory, Weight Loss, Self-Esteem, Incentive, Happiness, Tips on Happiness, Happiness Tips, Tips for Happiness, Healthy Living News
Nancy Deville

You can liken celebrating a little victory every day to positive childrearing -- in other words, by praising yourself and acknowledging your little victory, you're being your own nurturing adult.

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Connecticut Workers Welcome Paid Sick Days

Ellen Bravo | Posted 03.05.2012

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Ellen Bravo

As of January 1, hundreds of thousands of Connecticut workers will begin to earn paid sick time under a new statewide paid sick days law -- the first in the nation.

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Libyan Victory Validates Obama Doctrine

Joe Cirincione | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Libya, Steve Clemons, Susan Rice, National Security, David Cameron, Neoconservatives, Hosni Mubarak, Obama National Security Team, Fareed Zakaria, Syria, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Nicolas Sarkozy, Victory, Politics News
Joe Cirincione

The collapse of the Gaddafi regime firmly establishes the benefits of Obama's national security strategy over the failed war policies that preceded him -- and are still promoted by his critics.

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Victory

Chris A. Smith | Posted 10.03.2011

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Chris A. Smith

I have no idea how the guy managed to sleep through Acephalix, because it was really loud. The San Francisco death metal band emitted a growling, galloping roar, the stuff of bad dreams. But this dude? He was dead to the world.

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The Chances of Success in Libya

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stalemate, Coalition, Gaddafi, Crushed, Rebel, No Fly Zone, War, No Fly, Libya, Arab Spring, Military, Benghazi, Victory, Tripoli, Rebellion, Ghaddafi, Libya War, World News
Chris Weigant

Broadly speaking, there are only three possible outcomes in Libya -- win, lose, or stalemate. What chance does each of these have of actually becoming reality in a short stretch of time?

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Petraeus Not 'Sure' Of Afghan Victory By 2014

AP / The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The American commanding general in Afghanistan says he is not "sure" of victory by 2014. Army Gen. David Petraeus told ABC News in...

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Court Victory: Bovine Growth Hormone Labeling

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeffrey Smith

http://www.responsibletechnology.org/blog/261 ATTENTION SHOPPERS. An appeals court just upheld your right to easily choose drug-free milk from drug-f...

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Jason Linkins

Rolling Stone McChrystal Profile: Editor Surprised It Became 'Story Of The Day'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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I imagine that Rolling Stone now understands that the White House will respond very quickly the next time the commander in charge of our controversial war puts the entire operation in jeopardy over some ill-advised sass talk.

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Jason Linkins

Rolling Stone McChrystal Profile: Mag Fails To Capitalize On Its Own Story

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Earlier this morning, Rolling Stone executive editor Eric Bates took note of the dismissal of the civilian press aide who set up the interview between...

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Jason Linkins

Stanley McChrystal Under Fire: What Does It Mean For Counterinsurgency Strategy?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is it possible to even contemplate McChrystal being removed from his command? My instincts tell me that we're about to endure a fancy bit of White House shame-pageantry: McChrystal comes hat in hand, he and the President have a heart-to-heart, and in the end, everyone gets back to work. That's how I see it playing out if only because McChrystal has essentially become the living avatar of counterinsurgency strategy itself.

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McChrystal's Rolling Stone Interview: Quotes, Comments About Obama And Colleagues (SLIDESHOW)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Gen. Stanley McChrystal's candid Rolling Stone interview prompted the White House to summon McChrystal, the most senior military commander in Afghanis...

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Andrew Bacevich: US Military Leaders Have 'Forfeited' Their Purpose With Afghan Victory Claims (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Nine years after the U.S. military invaded Afghanistan, military leaders have "unwittingly forfeited" their claim to providing an important service to...

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Declaring Victory, Going Home

Rory O'Connor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rory O'Connor

Colonel Timothy R. Reese, a senior American military adviser in Baghdad, concluded, in what the New York Times called "an unusually blunt memo," that it is time "for the U.S. to declare victory and go home."

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Historic Power Shift in El Salvador (VIDEO)

The Real News | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Real News

Just over 17 years since the 1992 Peace Accords brought an end to El Salvador's vicious civil war, the country has seen its first peaceful transfer of power.

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Too Young for This: Certifiably Crazy

Alice Crisci | Posted 11.17.2011

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Alice Crisci

Despite my life, despite cancer, despite over a decade of therapy and a magnitude of self-help books and workshops, I am still as hopeless of a romantic as Meg freakin' Ryan and as melodramatic as an Oscar-winning actress.

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Getting More Progressives Elected -- And Where You Fit In

Adam Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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Adam Green

I realized at MoveOn that it makes no sense for progressives to raise tons of money for candidates who then spend it inefficiently. We need to help them run effective campaigns and win.

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Moving Forward: A Participatory Democracy

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kate Kelly

As the immediate excitement of Election Day begins to fade, we are left with new questions, among them: How is President-Elect Barack Obama going to ...

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Dean's 50 State Strategy Can Help Combat Racism

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrea Chalupa

One thing volunteering for the Obama campaign in southern Virginia reiterated to me is that racism is alive and well in this country and there's somet...

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ObamaRama in Century City on Election Night

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paige Donner

By 8:15 p.m. fire marshals were already on the scene -- the celebration venue had reached its 10,000 person capacity.

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Making it Work

Jake Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jake Goldman

A man plastered in Cynthia McKinney stickers poked me right on the Obama button fixed to my coat. "Hold him accountable. Stop the war," he said and dashed out of the car and up the stairs.

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An End in Sight for Some, but Not Others

Charles Ferguson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Charles Ferguson

John McCain, the Bush administration, and a number of neoconservatives believe we're at the beginning of an American victory. If this is winning, I'd hate to see what losing would look like.

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Petraeus: No "Victory" To Be Had In Iraq

BBC | Posted 05.25.2011

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The outgoing commander of US troops in Iraq, Gen David Petraeus, has said that he will never declare victory there. In a BBC interview, Gen Petraeus ...

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William Kristol Advises Obama On Iraq

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Usually, William Kristol deploys his New York Times column to try and provide John McCain with some extra intellectual firepower. But today he leaps into the breach to assist Obama. Or so he would have it.

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What Would President Obama Really Do On Iraq?

Sandy Goodman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sandy Goodman

Should Obama get elected, what is now strictly a theoretical problem will become a very difficult practical one.

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The Coming Together Of McCain And Obama On Iraq

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

McCain knows that the electorate wants America out of Iraq, even faster than Obama has proposed. He also knows that his ties to Bush's foreign policy are an albatross around his neck.

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