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Today's Op/Ed:
Opinion: Gingrich’s take on Obama’s vision
Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:00 am PST
Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Newt Gingrich When I first heard that President Obama was using "winning the future" as the theme of his state of the union I thought it was ironically funny. I wrote a book, "Winning the Future: A 21st Century … Full Story
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US military's last barrier to equality: ban on women in combat
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:05 am PST
The Christian Science Monitor - Champions of equal rights are celebrating the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" (DADT). Upon signing the bill into law last month, President Obama gave a passionate speech about justice, fairness, and equal rights for all, declaring that eliminating barriers to homosexuals' service in uniform increases national security. Full Story
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Gun control in Congress: Lawmakers must shed their fear of NRA
Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:03 pm PST
The Christian Science Monitor - In the wake of the Tucson shootings, reasonable gun control legislation has made an appearance on Capitol Hill. It can survive and become law, but only if lawmakers find the courage to back it. Full Story
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Why most Americans are both liberal and conservative
Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:43 am PST
The Christian Science Monitor - American politics is consumed by a bitter, at times violent, debate about the overall role of government and specific governmental programs. Full Story
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Anonymous Internet Users Help Egypt Communicate
Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:56 pm PST
Huffington Post - "Internet not working, police cars burning," sent out one Egyptian. "Today marks a great day for Egypt," sent out another. Full Story
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BIG BUSINESS WILL GO FOR SHORT-TERM PROFITS EVERY TIME
Sat, 29 Jan 2011 04:54 pm PST
Cynthia Tucker - WASHINGTON -- Since capitalism is the nation's official religion, President Obama must bow before business executives, who don't believe he has been sufficiently fawning. It wasn't enough for Obama to expend taxpayer funds, as his predecessor did, to save capitalism. Full Story
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WILL OBAMA BOUNCE BACK?
Sat, 29 Jan 2011 04:54 pm PST
David Shribman - JACKSON, N.H. -- There is snow on the roof of the red covered bridge, the whoosh of cross-country skiers in the fields, a bustle in the village despite temperatures in single digits. The other night the moon glistened, and so did the ice below. This seems a world apart. Full Story
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HOW OBAMA HELPS MURDER OUR INNER CHILD
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:55 pm PST
Ted Rall - LOS ANGELES--I can't stop thinking about what Obama said about Christina-Taylor Green, the nine-year-old girl shot to death in Tucson. Full Story
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Is Football's Future in Jeopardy?
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:18 pm PST
The Atlantic Wire - While most pundits, in advance of next week's Super Bowl, are handicapping whether the Green Bay Packers or Pittsburgh Steelers have the upper hand, the New Yorker's Ben McGrath poses a far more troubling question: "How many of the men on the field in the Super Bowl will be playing with incipient dementia?" Full Story
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New Rule: Americans Must Realize What Makes NFL Football So Great: Socialism
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:14 pm PST
Huffington Post - Read Bill Maher's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com Full Story
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WikiLeaks Releases New Cables About Egypt
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:07 pm PST
The Atlantic Wire - WikiLeaks has released new secret State Department cables showing the U.S.'s growing uneasiness with the Egyptian government--including its suppression of the press. In an attempted to silence critics and stop protests that have intensified in the past week, Egypt has switched off the Internet within its borders. Mediaite's Alex Alvarez points to several revealing cables from the latest WikiLeaks dump. Full Story
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The Miracle of Vaccines
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:53 pm PST
Huffington Post - Read Melinda Gates's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com Full Story
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Did an American Consulate Employee Kill Two Men in Pakistan?
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:39 pm PST
The Atlantic Wire - On Friday, Raymond Davis, an American employed at the U.S. consulate in Lahore, Pakistan, appeared in a Pakistani court on murder charges. As of now, the story of how Davis came to be in court is hotly disputed, but according to Pakistani police reports, Davis was driving through Lahore on Thursday when two men rode up on a motorcycle and attempted to rob him. Davis shot and killed both men. At some point, Davis called the U.S. consulate for help, and when a Land Cruiser from the consulate arrived on the scene to assist him, it hit and killed a third man. Full Story
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World Grows Jittery About American Debt
Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:32 pm PST
The Atlantic Wire - The U.S. received two stern warnings Thursday that it needs to get its fiscal house in order, and quickly. Moody's, the credit rating agency, cautioned that it may need to downgrade its AAA-rating of U.S. debt sooner than expected, while the International Monetary Fund argued that America must tackle its mounting debt and confront thorny issues like entitlements if it wants to maintain its credibility in global markets. Moody's AAA rating is its top designation, but the agency pointed out that the U.S. has the highest ratio of government debt to government revenue of any AAA-rated country. Full Story
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