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• Hagel: A Good Choice for Secretary of Defense

  

  It's official now -- President Obama has nominated Chuck Hagel to be the new Secretary of Defense. In nominating Hagel the president said:"Chuck Hagel’s... Read more

  The 08 January 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• I’m Tired of Seeing Celebrities in PSAs

  

  (public service announcements).Yes, I said it.No, I don’t care if I’m not part of the “cool” crowd that listens to every syllable enunciated by famous... Read more

  The 07 January 2013 by   Real Talk
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• 118. Justice

  

  Across Europe there is a lot of brouhaha about the European Union and whether or not it is any good.  On one side you have those of Guardian disposition saying... Read more

  The 07 January 2013 by   Martinfullard
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• Corporate Culture and Global Empire: Food Crisis, Land Grabs, Poverty, Slums,...

  

  Corporate power is immense. The world’s largest corporation is Royal Dutch Shell, surpassed in wealth only by the 24 largest countries on earth. Of the 150... Read more

  The 07 January 2013 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• Obscure 1872 California Law Overturns Rape Conviction

  

  gavel (Photo credit: SalFalko)I recently read a Huffington Post article about a Californian appellate court overturning a rape conviction because the rape victi... Read more

  The 06 January 2013 by   Real Talk
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• Monkey See, Monkey Do

  

  The year was 1972. In the continuing saga of the Planet of the Apes, the fourth installment, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, addressed the civil rights... Read more

  The 06 January 2013 by   Steveawiggins
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• The Lib Dems: No Going Back

  

  How soon will the public forgive the Liberal Democrats? And for what, if anything, should the party be seeking forgiveness for? Read more

  The 06 January 2013 by   Thepoliticalidealist
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• The Trillion Dollar Coin Option

  

  (The image above is from the website capitalnewyork.com.)It seems certain that the House Republicans are going to shut the federal government down by refusing t... Read more

  The 06 January 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Much Ado About Nothing

  

  The Falkland Islands. A small outcrop of rocky islands a couple of hundred miles off the coast of Argentina. On those rocky islands are about 2,500 residents,... Read more

  The 04 January 2013 by   Thepoliticalidealist
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• No Gold in Ft. Knox?

  

  Theorists believe it may have disappeared 40 years ago Read more

  The 04 January 2013 by   Adask
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