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"Monuments Men": Saving Historic Structures in Wartime

Robert M. Edsel | Posted 12.01.2009 | Books


Robert M. Edsel

I am driven by my passion to tell the story of a group of men and women who volunteered for service during World War II to save the greatest structures and other priceless works of art from destruction.

U.S. Honors Stalin on Hallowed Ground, Will Saddam Hussein Be Next?

Alex Storozynski | Posted 11.19.2009 | World


Alex Storozynski

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russians began taking down their statues of Josef Stalin. Astonishingly, in America, the National D-Day Memorial is now placing his bust on a pedestal at its museum in Bedford, VA.

Think Tank's Advice To Europe: Stop 'Fetishizing' American Relationship

Spiegel Online | Gregor Peter Schmitz | Posted 11.03.2009 | World


The council released a study on Monday called "Toward a Post-American Europe," based on wide-ranging interviews and research conducted in the 27 EU me...

The Blame Game

Jerry Weissman | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living


Jerry Weissman

On Saturday, two separate articles from two diverse sources -- sports and politics -- provided a lesson about the importance of being positive in communication.

Mussolini And MI5: Documents Reveal Italy's Fascist Dictator Was Once British Agent

The Guardian | Tom Kington | Posted 10.14.2009 | World


Archived documents have revealed that Mussolini got his start in politics in 1917 with the help of a £100 weekly wage from MI5. For the British in...

Anne Frank (VIDEO): Museum Posts Only Known Footage Of Anne Frank To YouTube

AP | Posted 10.04.2009 | World


AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — The Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam has begun airing the only known video of the teenage diarist on a channel dedi...

Chuck Hagel: Iraq And Afghanistan Aren't Ours To Win Or Lose

The Washington Post | Chuck Hagel | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


These wars have cost more than 5,100 American lives; more than 35,000 have been wounded; a trillion dollars has been spent, with billions more departi...

Losing Wars We Already Won (Part I): Torture vs. WWII

Shahid Buttar | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics


Shahid Buttar

Despite public pressure from voices across the political spectrum, the Obama administration continues to sweep torture under the rug.

Kingjongilia: North Korea's Undeniable Hell

Tom Gregory | Posted 09.19.2009 | Entertainment


Tom Gregory

Kimjongilia, the new documentary directed by N.C. Heikin, is enough proof-on-film to convict North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il of mass murder, terrorism, and sadistic insanity.

Liechtenstein Prince Hans-Adam II Angers German Jews Over Banking Comment

AP | BRADLEY S. KLAPPER | Posted 09.17.2009 | World


GENEVA — Liechtenstein's reigning prince has angered German Jews by invoking the Holocaust to defend his country's banking secrecy. The latest ...

Kseniya Simonova's Amazing Sand Drawing (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | T.J. Ortenzi | Posted 09.13.2009 | World


Kseniya Simonova is a Ukrainian artist who just won Ukraine's version of "America's Got Talent." She uses a giant light box, dramatic music, imaginati...

Review: Inglourious Basterds

Jenna Busch | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment


Jenna Busch

Rarely have I ever been as satisfied with a film as I was with this one. I left feeling like I had a giant bowl of cheese and noodles.

French Delights Overshadow Economic Slump, Uncertainty

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 09.10.2009 | World


Magda Abu-Fadil

France may be in a slump, with a hyper-kinetic president intent on structural reforms to counter mounting deficits, but it remains the number one international destination for visitors offering more delights than can be fathomed on a 20-day visit.

Heinrich Boere, Nazi Hit Man, Ruled Fit For Trial By German Court

AP | DAVID RISING | Posted 08.07.2009 | World


BERLIN — Admitted Nazi hit man Heinrich Boere will stand trial for murder in Germany for the execution-style killings of three Dutch civilians d...

WWII Grenade Found By Dog In Germany

AP | Posted 07.09.2009 | World


BERLIN — A dog playing fetch in Germany has found and delivered to its owner a U.S. hand grenade from World War II. Police in the western town o...

Poland Caused WWII: Russian Report

AP | MIKE ECKEL | Posted 07.05.2009 | World


MOSCOW — As the Kremlin presses a campaign to recast Russia's 20th century history in a more favorable light, a research paper published Thursda...

Stanley Dunham's WWII Experience: AP Portrait

AP | NANCY BENAC | Posted 06.30.2009 | Home


WASHINGTON — Surely, Stanley Dunham was gazing skyward 65 years ago, on D-Day. Dunham, the man whom Barack Obama would one day call Gramps, was ...

Nazi Death Squads Being Investigated By Catholic Priest

Independent | Posted 06.26.2009 | World


By Jonathan Brown | The Independent Father Patrick Desbois has spent the past decade piecing together the horrific story of the Nazis' secret death s...

A Memorial Day Salute to My Partner's Father

Paul Raushenbush | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics


Paul Raushenbush

Although plagued by racial segregation, the armed forces brought people of every background together and made plain our common identity as Americans. Today, only openly gay and lesbian people are restricted from this opportunity.

Coming of Age: The Collaborative Generation

Jim Selman | Posted 05.15.2009 | Living


Jim Selman

Many young people are learning to be more flexible, to live more in the moment, and to be more creative and less "attached" to their plans than generations who grew up in other times.

The Strange Case of Claus Von Stauffenberg and Valkyrie

Brad Balfour | Posted 02.05.2009 | Entertainment


Brad Balfour

The Tom Cruise of Valkyrie is all about control, and though his mania seethes beneath the surface, he manages it as Stauffenberg makes his bid to determine Germany's destiny.

America

Hal Donahue | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics


Hal Donahue

New Yorkers gather from all over the nation and abroad; where they come from and what they are reaffirms that we are all "real Americans," even those "pesky" immigrants.

Alfred Eisenstaed WWII picture to be reunited with US navy veterans

Telegraph | Tom Leonard in New York | Posted 12.11.2008 | Home


Edith Shain, 90, from Los Angeles, is believed to be the woman who was snapped by a Life magazine photographer being kissed by a sailor in Times Squar...

America's Shadow Government: Part Two

John W. Whitehead | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics


John W. Whitehead

This database reportedly contains the names of Americans who, "often for the slightest and most trivial reason, are considered unfriendly, and who, in a time of panic, might be incarcerated."

America's Shadow Government: Part One

John W. Whitehead | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics


John W. Whitehead

We are, for all intents and purposes, one terrorist attack away from having a full-fledged authoritarian state emerge from the shadows.