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• Secular Oaths

  

  “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States,” so begins the story. With President Obama’s second... Read more

  The 05 February 2013 by   Steveawiggins
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• Texas School Funding Is Unconstitutional

  

  A few years ago, the state's funding of Texas schools was found to be unconstitutional. Courts decided in favor of poor school districts that claimed they were... Read more

  The 05 February 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• The Mortgage Mess

  

  It's behind a subscribrer wall, but, if you are interested in "the foreclosure crisis," or "the mortgage meltdown," or whatever you want to... Read more

  The 05 February 2013 by   Erictheblue
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• Understanding Crisis Management

  

  In view of increasingly diversifying nature of security threats to untraditional areas, crisis management capability has become an important credential for... Read more

  The 04 February 2013 by   Shahalexander
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• Scandinavia Shows the Right And Left How Its Done

  

  Must. Travel. There.According to The Economist’s special report, the Scandinavian countries of Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland are quickly becoming example... Read more

  The 04 February 2013 by   Reasoningpolitics
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• Q&A: Guns, Cities and the Death of Hadiya Pendleton

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  The 04 February 2013 by   Kzawadzki
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• Contrite AKB48 Pop Star Shaves Head in Shame… for Dating

  

  Here’s a piece of news of the bizarre I just saw on BBC’s website. Apparently, in some musical groups, like AKB48 in Japan, dating is a cardinal sin. Read more

  The 03 February 2013 by   Kzawadzki
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• A Change of Mind on Gay Marriage

  

  I have found, in political idea wars, that deeply invested viewpoints are pretty impervious to changing. I’ve previously discussed, for example, confirmation... Read more

  The 03 February 2013 by   Fsrcoin
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• 2013: Year of the Bear?

  

  Vladimir Putin, having been recently named possibly the most powerful person on the planet by the American Foreign Policy magazine, could well have been a... Read more

  The 03 February 2013 by   Callumgg
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• Hillary Could Carry Texas In 2016

  

  Texas is a very red state when it comes to elections. How red? Well, there are no Democrats holding statewide elective office -- and haven't been for over 20... Read more

  The 03 February 2013 by   Jobsanger
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