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• Rabbanut Warns Against Dairy Hamantashen, Despite Triangle Shape

  

  In the latest Rabbanut newsletter, one of the warnings is regarding hamantashen, or oznei haman as they are known in Israel. Along with the general warning abou... Read more

  The 11 February 2013 by   Gldmeier
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• How the NRA Got Rich Pushing Mass Incarceration

  

  By Alan BeanThe graft to the left shows how the prison population exploded after 1980.  Part of the blame for this nightmarish experiment with big government... Read more

  The 11 February 2013 by   Alanbean
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• Why I’m Rising

  

  When I was at the 2012 NOW Conference in Baltimore, I had the privilege of hearing Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues and women’s rights activist,... Read more

  The 11 February 2013 by   Juliez
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• Economic Inclusion, Democracy, and the Arab Spring

  

  Examples of some of the informal legal documents used by “extralegal” businesses in the Arab world. (Source: ILD)On December 17, 2010, police expropriated the... Read more

  The 11 February 2013 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• What Should Conservatives Be Trying To Conserve?

  

  flickr/dmixo6Much has been made over how to revitalize the Republican brand since Barack Obama’s reelection. Divisions have formed between those who feel the... Read more

  The 11 February 2013 by   Reasoningpolitics
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• Rwanda Cannot Afford Another War of “liberation.”

  

  Picture – Genocide archive RwandaHistorically, and in many parts of the world, social and political changes have been achieved, through violent and devastating... Read more

  The 11 February 2013 by   Therisingcontinent
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• Pope Pope Benedict XVI to Resign

  

  STEPS ASIDEThe Pope is to resign at the end of this month in an entirely unexpected development, the Vatican says.The unexpected development surprised... Read more

  The 11 February 2013 by   Eowyn
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• Pope Benedict To Resign At The End Of The Month

  

  image credit: Giuseppe Ruggirello cc Pope Benedict will resign on February 28, his spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said. In a statement the Pope said: 'I hav... Read more

  The 11 February 2013 by   Gerard
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• Tunisia’s Unfinished Revolution: From Dictatorship to Democracy?

  

  From the Guardian, 10 February 2013On January 14, 2011, Tunisia’s 23-year long dictator Ben Ali fled the country he ruled over in the face of a popular... Read more

  The 11 February 2013 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• A Skillful Interviewer Helps Yours Truly Shine Light On The Obama...

  

  Joan BrunwasserThe Q A is one of my favorite journalism formats. In the hands of a skillful practitioner, a question-and-answer session can shine light on... Read more

  The 11 February 2013 by   Rogershuler
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