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30 September 2010

GOP double standard on female candidates

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At a Hillary Clinton primary campaign rally in 2008, some men in the audience shouted, " Iron my shirt! " And an Ohio GOP newsle...
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29 September 2010

NOW delivers tits for an ass

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On a lighter note today... At 9:10 am today, Terry O'Neill, President of the National Organization for Women (NOW) , will deliver 1,50...
28 September 2010

Big Brother terrorizes more activists

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It's like McCarthyism all over again. On September 24, FBI agents raided the homes of some anti-war activists in Chicago and Minneapol...
27 September 2010

On DADT repeal, 2 steps forward, 2 or 3 steps back

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There have been some interesting developments lately for gay men and lesbians who bravely want to serve this nation in the military. Sadly,...
26 September 2010

NJ governor vs. women's health

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This is what happens when you have a conservative administration running a state government: When New Jersey Governor Chris Christie took ...
24 September 2010

Low IQ woman was executed as an accessory to crime

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Last night, the Commonwealth of Virginia executed Teresa Lewis by lethal injection. Lewis had been convicted of the 2002 murders of her hus...
23 September 2010

Banned Books Week begins Sept. 25

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Banned Books Week 2010 begins this weekend! This annual celebration of the First Amendment and intellectual freedom will be observed this ye...
22 September 2010

Proof of tea party racism

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Here we go again. I keep hearing from tea partiers and their sympathizers who insist that their movement is not about race. These people are...
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21 September 2010

Virginia to execute accessory to crime while triggermen got life sentences

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On Thursday evening, September 23, the Commonwealth of Virginia is scheduled to execute Teresa Lewis for the 2002 murders of her husband and...
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20 September 2010

More papal hypocrisy on clergy sex abuse

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Pope Benedict XVI spent the past few days in the UK. While there, he met with five former victims of sex abuse by priests. According to CNN ...
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19 September 2010

Tea party talking points, translated

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The tea partiers have their talking points, which they repeat loudly and forcefully (and often misspell ). But I wonder if they've actua...
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17 September 2010

1 in 7 Americans live in poverty

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This simultaneously sickens, saddens, and infuriates me: The Census Bureau has reported that 43.6 million Americans, or 14.3 percent, were ...
16 September 2010

More fun with critics

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It appears that the website Information Clearing House has republished my recent article " Nine Years After 9/11, Has al-Qaeda Finally ...
15 September 2010

Amnesty responds to Iran's release of American hiker

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The good news: Yesterday, American hiker Sarah Shourd was released from the Iranian prison where she and two other Americans have been held...
14 September 2010

Amnesty releases new report on Iraq

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Yesterday, Amnesty International released a new report on the human rights situation related to detentions and torture in Iraq. Titled ...
13 September 2010

Tony Blair to receive Liberty Medal tonight in Philly

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At the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia this evening, former U.S. President Bill Clinton will present the 2010 Liberty Medal to...
12 September 2010

Nine years after 9/11, has al-Qaeda finally won?

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As America and the world observed the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, it occurred to me that perhaps the terrorists have fi...
10 September 2010

Federal court says torture's OK

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Well, not exactly, but it can go unpunished. Same thing, in essence. On September 8, in a 6-5 ruling , the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals d...
09 September 2010

Open letter to the Muslim world: Pastor Jones does not speak for America

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To the world's 1 billion Muslims: I understand that many of you hold an image of America that is represented by the photos of Abu Ghraib...
08 September 2010

Soros to donate $100 million to Human Rights Watch, but criticizes US

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Good news for the cause of human rights. Bad news for the U.S. track record on same. According to the New York Times , billionaire philanthr...
07 September 2010

Obama's economic mission impossible

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Yesterday, in a Labor Day speech in Milwaukee, President Obama announced a $50 billion plan to create jobs rebuilding the nation's infra...
06 September 2010

Dems must make jobs the message

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For far too many Americans, there wasn't much to celebrate this Labor Day holiday. It's hard to sincerely celebrate the American wor...
03 September 2010

Kevin Keith's death sentence commuted

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Good news for all who care about true justice: On September 2, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland commuted Kevin Keith's death sentence to li...
02 September 2010

Despite the propaganda, oil is found in the Mississippi Sound

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Nine years ago, in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks, the EPA declared that the air near Ground Zero was safe to breathe. That turned out...
01 September 2010

GOP is winning the war on the middle class

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On August 30, USA Today reported that anti-poverty programs, such as Medicaid and food stamps, are now serving a record one in six American...
31 August 2010

Rights groups sue Obama over targeted killings of U.S. citizens

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President Obama has enacted some good policies since taking office. Some other policies, however, are worrisome. One of those worrisome poli...
30 August 2010

Will Ohio execute an innocent man?

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Here we go again, this time in Ohio. There, death row inmate Kevin Keith is scheduled to be executed on September 15, despite strong new ev...
27 August 2010

Palin is no mama grizzly

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Sarah Palin loves the catchy slogans. At the 2008 Republican National Convention it was "drill, baby, drill!" Now it's " ...
26 August 2010

Deadly bigotry

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It's bad enough that so many innocent Iraqi and Afghan civilians have been killed in our military activities in their countries. I'v...
25 August 2010

Troy Davis innocence claim denied

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Sad news for those of us who seek true justice: Yesterday, U.S. District Court Judge William T. Moore Jr. ruled that Georgia death row inma...