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Phantom America, Thanks For Nothing!

RJ Eskow | Posted November 26, 2009 | Politics

The heart that struggles with disappointment and sadness believes too easily that hope is a lie, a fraud, another hustler's pitch to the next sucker walking down the street. Disillusionment with Obama and the Democrats can turn dark in just this way. The audacity of hope is really the asperity...

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How Happy Is... Thanksgiving: Why You Want To Be A Connector

Sophie Keller | Posted November 26, 2009 | Living

Read More: How Happy Is, Sophie Keller, Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving coming up and it being a time when we get together with family and friends, I wanted to give you a way in which you can easily make other people's lives work and your own in the process. It is something that you might want to begin now...

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Rising pneumonia, reassuring vaccine safety

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted November 26, 2009 | World

Read More: Anne Schuchat, Bacterial Pneumonia, Bill Maher, Cdc, Flu, H1N1 Influenza, Pneumococcus, Pneumonia, Prevention, Vaccine

On the busiest travel day of the year in the United States, there was unwelcome and welcome news from the US CDC. On the one hand, Dr. Anne Schuchat of the CDC, announced that the H1N1 flu pandemic has been driving a surge in bacterial pneumonia, especially those due...

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Ugly Talents: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Kim Morgan | Posted November 26, 2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Elizabeth Taylor, George Segal, Mike Nichols, Richard Burton, Sandy Dennis, Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf

whosafraidgandmromanticcrop.jpg picture by BrandoBardot

Thanksgiving brought me to one of my favorite dysfunctional romances and one memorable social occasion.

Good, better, best, bested. Many of us can understand this.

Back when I was a...

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Could Osama Visit Obama?

Richard Z. Chesnoff | Posted November 26, 2009 | World

Read More: Obama White House, Tariq Salahi, Washington DC, White House Security Breach

Now here's a suggestion for Osama bin Laden. Shave your beard, get a good haircut, rent a tux and show up at a White House State Dinner with a tall, elegant blonde in a very chi-chi evening gown. Make believe your names should be on the official guest list, slip...

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Lieberman's Right on Fort Hood

Norm Stamper | Posted November 26, 2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion Doctors, Anwar Al-Awlaki, Fbi, Fort Hood, Heath Care, Intimidation, Iraq, Islam, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Major Nidal Hasan, Narco-Terrorism, Nypd, Public Option, Qur'An, Religion, Sarah Palin, Terrorism, U.S. Army, Violence

I have a hard time looking at or listening to Joe Lieberman.

I know this is my problem. If I agreed with the man's politics, I'd likely view his smirking mien, his habit of droning and whining, even that occasional Alfred E. Newman grin with something resembling affection. But...

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Pardoned White House Turkey Slays Nine

Andy Borowitz | Posted November 26, 2009 | Comedy

Read More: Andy Borowitz, Barack Obama, Borowitz Report, Guantanamo, Joe Biden, John Boehner, Obama Turkey, State Dinner, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Commentary, Turkey, White House

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) - In a potentially embarrassing situation for the Obama White House, a turkey pardoned by President Obama earlier this week went on a three-state killing spree on Thanksgiving Day, killing nine.

While authorities were still piecing together the motivation behind the recidivist fowl's homicidal rampage, a...

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The Dubai Summit on Redesigning Global Cooperation and Problem Solving

Don Tapscott | Posted November 26, 2009 | World

Read More: Barack Obama, Don Tapscott, Dubai, Dubai-United Arab Emirates, Global Economyy, Global Financial Crisis Globalization, Global Warming, Government, Internet, World Economic Forum

I just returned from an extraordinary meeting of 900 academics, civil society leaders, business people and other innovative thinkers, held by the World Economic Forum in Dubai. Called the Global Agenda Summit, 80 Councils composed of a dozen members each, discussed how to redesign our systems for global...

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An easy, very quick summary of the Copenhagen climate treaty

Kevin Grandia | Posted November 26, 2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, Copenhagen 2009, Copenhagen Climate Talks, Environment, Global Warming, Green, Sustainability

Cartoon courtesy of David Horsey at Hearst Newspapers. Via The Daily Beast.

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A Brief History of Thanksgiving

John Marshall | Posted November 26, 2009 | Comedy

Read More: Cranberry Sauce, Gravy, Macy's, Mashed Potatoes, Pilgrims, Stuffing, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Commentary, Turkey, Yams

The Pilgrims came to this country so they could practice religious freedom, and also so they could wear big hats made out of black construction paper. They invented Thanksgiving, which consists of sitting down and having a nice meal with people you can't stand the rest of the year. A...

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Turkey Doesn't Make You Sleepy. It Really Doesn't!

Aaron E. Carroll | Posted November 26, 2009 | Living

Read More: Thanksgiving, Turkey

In honor of Thanksgiving, I'm going to take a break from health care reform - much like Congress. Instead, please enjoy this chapter from my book:

Myth: Eating Turkey Makes You Sleepy

While not everyone stoops to the level of Seinfeld’s Jerry and George, who used...

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Thankful That Obama Has Helped Make Dissent And Debate Patriotic And Safe Again

Steve Clemons | Posted November 26, 2009 | Politics

Arianna Huffington asked me (and a sizable gaggle of her other pals) to write something up for Thanksgiving. What am I thankful for? What moves me on Thanksgiving?

My significant other lets me know regularly how lucky we are to have our health, a couple of nice homes, jobs...

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Our Problematic Syria Policy

Richard Grenell | Posted November 26, 2009 | World

Read More: Barack Obama, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Syria, Video

I am currently in Israel, in an area called the Golan Heights, which rests alongside the Syrian border. The following is a video blog that highlights the problematic policy the United States has with regards to Syria, and its larger role in the region.

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No Fair Election In Honduras Under Military Occupation

Dana Frank | Posted November 26, 2009 | World

Read More: Barack Obama, Fair Elections, Foreign Affairs, Free-Elections, Honduran Elections, Honduras, Honduras Coup, Honduras Zelaya, Manuel Zelaya, Roberto Micheletti

As the Honduran election approaches this Sunday, let's be clear about the conditions under which it is taking place. Human rights abuses are rampant, freedom of speech is under attack, and the election process is in the hands of the very people who perpetrated the coup. Clearly, no free and...

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Webcam Of Shame

Jim Kennedy | Posted November 26, 2009 | Impact

Read More: Care, Charity, Giving, Jim Webb, Spirit Of Giving, US Department Of Agriculture, World Food Programme

The subject line on the email from the charity CARE was nothing if not eye-catching: "25,000 will die this Thanksgiving."

So I did what they wanted -- I clicked the message open and learned that the figure refers to how many men, women and children perish from malnutrition...

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The Brilliant Mr. Jennings

David Berri | Posted November 26, 2009 |

Read More: Basketball, Brandon Jennings, Wins Produced

Upon graduating high school in 2008 Brandon Jennings made an unusual move. Although he had a scholarship to the University of Arizona, Jennings decided to skip college and sign a contract to play professional basketball in Italy. Skeptics derided the move when it was announced. And after 43 games of...

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Football or Education?

Roger I. Abrams | Posted November 26, 2009 | Sports

Read More: Boston College, College Football, Northeastern University, Robert Hutchins

For the last ten years, I have begun my Sports Law course at Northeastern University School of Law with an imagined email from the University president. He would ask for my advice as to whether the institution should make the investment to place Northeastern football on a par with Boston...

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Thanksgiving On The Island Of Misfit Toys

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted November 26, 2009 | Living

Read More: Advocate, Billboard, Charles Karel Bouley, Comedy, Gay, Gay Marriage, Huffingtonpost, Humor, Karel, Kfi, Kgo, Kngy, Knx, Krxa, Politics, Radio, Thanksgiving

It happens every year in homes all across America. While millions sit down to watch parades and football and prepare to feast on roast beast surrounded by loved ones and others laugh and dance in the kitchen while reciting lines from "All About Eve." Holidays are a time for gatherings...

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When Bad Relatives Happen to Good People

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted November 26, 2009 | Living

Read More: Conflict Resolution, Crucial Converstaions, Forget Perfect, Joseph Grenny, Lisa Earle McLeod, Relationship Advice, Triangle Of Truth

It's the late-night, whispered conversation between you and your spouse when you're finally alone in the bedroom after an exhausting day of dealing with family holiday drama.

"You've got to talk to her," hisses the wife, who has been counting the days until the "holiday" is over.

"She's...

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