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• The Shattered Remains Of Afghanistan's Versailles

  

  image credit: Bruce MacRae cc The ferocity of Afghan resistance to foreign rule has been recorded down the centuries, from Alexander the Great to our own... Read more

  The 10 September 2013 by   Gerard
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• 10 More States To Legalize Marijuana Soon?

  

  (The image above is from the website of cannabis-health.org.) In the last election, the people of Colorado and Washington voted to legalize small amounts of... Read more

  The 10 September 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Cheap Labor Is Not the Sole Reason for Chinese Solar Panels’ Low Prices

  

  A solar array at Cooper Vineyards in Louisa, VA. (CreditL Flickr @ U.S. Department of Agriculture http://www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov/)A study of the... Read more

  The 09 September 2013 by   Dailyfusion
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• Pauls Toutonghi on Suicide of Gay Teen Jadin Bell: "As a Recent Father of...

  

  At Salon, Pauls Toutonghi discusses in heart-rending detail the protracted, relentless bullying that led to the suicide of 15-year-old Jadin Bell on 19 January... Read more

  The 09 September 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• Remembering Ronald Coase

  

  The world was saddened this week by the passing of Ronald Coase, who won a Nobel prize for his groundbreaking work providing clarity and insight on a range of... Read more

  The 09 September 2013 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• A Terrible Reason To Go To War

  

  The above chart was made from information provided on the website of RealClearPolitics. It shows clearly why the president has now taken his proposed military... Read more

  The 09 September 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Questions, Church and Other Stuff

  

  The Diocese of Bradford is currently hosting the Bishop of Khartoum, Sudan, as we celebrate 30 years of a diocesan link. Talking with the bishop over the last... Read more

  The 08 September 2013 by   Nicholas Baines
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• Syriasly? You Asked Who?

  

  No Votes HereIf we had to pick the last place on Earth to have a real discussion that would end in reasonable results it would be the Congress of the United... Read more

  The 06 September 2013 by   Jezebel282
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• Sweden and America: A President’s First-ever Visit

  

  // A very welcome visitor LOOMING American military strikes in Syria and controversy about American internet spying could not dampen the Swedish government’s... Read more

  The 06 September 2013 by   Stizzard
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• Syrians Believe War Will Be Prolonged

  

  The chart above was made from a Gallup Poll -- taken in June and July of 1,022 Syrians age 15 and older (with a margin of error of 3.4 points). It shows that... Read more

  The 05 September 2013 by   Jobsanger
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