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Top 10 environmental issues of 2013
December 20, 2013Let's take a look at 10 of the biggest environmental issues of 2013 and see what lessons can be learned from them going forward.
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Skater Boitano comes out, will represent U.S. at Olympics
December 20, 2013Olympic figure skating champion Brian Boitano came out Thursday, two days after he was named to the U.S. delegation for Sochi along with openly gay athletes Billie Jean King and Caitlin Cahow.
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“Duck Dynasty” fans react to Robertson’s hiatus
December 20, 2013The suspension of "Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson has gotten some backlash from conservative fans, but they are in the tiny minority as American culture undergoes a profound shift in attitudes towards gay and lesbian people.
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South Africa, then and now
December 20, 2013In all the words emitted on the occasion of the passing of Nelson Mandela, one thread questions whether anything significant was accomplished with the end of apartheid.
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Obama-Castro handshake has meaning
December 20, 2013Attending a memorial for former South African President Nelson Mandela, President Obama shook hands with Cuban President Raul Castro. The encounter was surely revealing about the past, and maybe about the future.
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