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• Central African Republic: UNSC Resolution 2127 of December 5th, 2013

  

  Seleka rebels. Picture courtesy The GuardianThis is yet another African state to fall under a UN mandate. Facilitating instability then playing the savior card... Read more

  The 06 February 2014 by   Therisingcontinent
  

• Vladimir Putin — Legitimate Environmentalist

  

  We know that the West doesn’t understand Vladimir Putin. So when members of the press corp began to snap photos of Russia’s president sitting with baby leopards... Read more

  The 05 February 2014 by   Mendeleyeev
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• Is Richard Sherman Seeking Redemption?

  

  He's climbed a number of rungs on the ladder of respect with me after reading what follows from the WaPo: The last person Richard Sherman may have expected to... Read more

  The 04 February 2014 by   Brutallyhonest
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• Self Defense for Women

  

  “Beautiful girls should know how to defend themselves against the advances of gentlemen.” ― Cassandra Clare wrote these inspiring lines for girls like... Read more

  The 03 February 2014 by   Hetal Shah
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• Five Essential Philip Seymour Hoffman Film Performances

  

  By now, everybody who is on the internet today knows: Philip Seymour Hoffman, the brilliant stage and screen actor, the first (and here I'm stealing a tribute... Read more

  The 02 February 2014 by   Russellarbenfox
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• Smile — and Perhaps, a Tear: the Music of Charlie Chaplin

  

  What is more eloquent than silence?Charles Chaplin was one of cinema’s first — and perhaps still its greatest — auteur. He starred in, produced, directed,... Read more

  The 30 January 2014 by   Humorinamerica
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• HSBC Bank Restricts Large Cash Withdrawals, Then Backs off

  

  Tyler Durden of ZeroHedge warned us that when bankrupt insolvent governments “run out of fingers to plug the dikes,” history shows that they fall back on a... Read more

  The 27 January 2014 by   Eowyn
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• Public Support for Legalizing Marijuana is Soaring

  

  Image from cleveland.com For the first time in our nation’s history, the majority of American citizens are in support of legalizing marijuana. Read more

  The 26 January 2014 by   Candornews
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• Evangelicals Call for Truce in the Culture War

  

  Rev. Samuel RodriguezBy Alan BeanThe basic thrust of the Imago Dei Campaign will not come close to satisfying liberals, but it is an excellent beginning. Read more

  The 22 January 2014 by   Alanbean
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• Breaking: Two Activists in Maine Arrested for Blocking Entrance to TD Bank in...

  

  Two members of the group “Maine Trans and/or Women’s Action Team” locked themselves to the front doors of the TD Bank branch at 481 Congress Street, blocking th... Read more

  The 22 January 2014 by   Earth First! Newswire
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