U.S.
Some sobering notes on African American equality
April 21, 2010The fact that institutionalized racism persist in our country is rooted in the historical reality of 250 years of slavery followed, after a brief period of civil war and democratic reconstruction, by over seventy years of...
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Wall Street moves to crush $50 billion fund
April 20, 2010The GOP's back room talks with Wall Street began to explode in the faces of Republican senators yesterday.
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Far-right Massey CEO pal runs for Congress
April 20, 2010Former West Virginia Judge Eliott Maynard is enlisting Tea Party backing for his campaign to unseat miner-friendly Democratic Rep. Nick Rahall.
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Celibacy, sexual abuse and the Catholic Church
April 20, 2010Getting married is a big deal.
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Oklahoma City bombing, then and now
April 20, 2010On April 19, the nation paid tribute to the 168 men, women and children who died 15 years ago in the Oklahoma City bombing. However many argue there are striking similarities between the violent tenor of...
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