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Senators betrayed residents
Now that three senators who represent the Lehigh Valley have betrayed their constituents by supporting the Republicans' preposterous congressional gerrymandering plan, it's time for the first of many installments in Operation Payback. The traitors are...Tags: Babette Josephs, Voting, Fraud, Russia, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Fort Hood massacre shows how political correctness can kill
The massacre at Fort Hood, Texas, last week has shined a harsh, unremitting light on the hold that "political correctness" has on the American military. There is an eruption of commentary on the appalling results of ignoring disturbing things so as not to...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, United States Naval Academy, Fort Hood Shootings (2009), Religious Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Goldberg: Obama, abroad, is adrift
Since President Obama has been having a rough time lately, let me belatedly congratulate him on his apparently successful policy of regime change in Libya. Initially, I favored a more robust and decisive intervention when Obama seemed to dither, and then...Tags: Osama bin Laden, Libya, September 11, 2001 Attacks, NATO, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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What 'The Daily Show' cut out
If you're like me, you probably watch Comedy Central's "The Daily Show." If you're like me, you probably also turn to reruns of "Scrubs" or "Seinfeld" when the newsmaker interview comes on. If that's the case, you probably missed me and Jon Stewart...Tags: Books and Magazines, George Carlin, National Government, Al Gore, Jon Stewart
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Cultural gems in war's cross hairs
Times Staff WriterIT occurred to me recently that many of the tourist sights I hold most dear — France's Normandy battlefield, Pennsylvania's Gettysburg and England's Coventry Cathedral — have to do with war. The realization came as no coincidence, because I...Tags: Pennsylvania, Culture, Travel, Architecture, Tourism and Leisure
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Daum: Norway's paradise lost
Anyone who's hung around in liberal circles and found himself in those perfunctory What's Wrong With America conversations has heard the refrain: "Well, in Sweden they have (fill in the blank): mostly free healthcare, free college, 13-month parental...Tags: Norway, Homes, New York City, Refugee, Mass Media
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A super-heated superhero summer
Backward reels the bad guy, pummeled and stunned. Round goes the good guy's granite fist, finishing its gorgeous orbit after connecting with the villain's smirking mug.
Up jump hope and inspiration, fortified by daring fictional heroes on the page and on...Tags: Journalism, Itching, Philosophy, Fiction, Thor (movie)
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They didn't really believe God would answer their prayers
It was during the days of the persecution of the Christians that it happened. James, a son of Zebedee, and John's brother, was seized by Herod. Herod ruled Palestine at this time. Herod saw James, and all Christians, as political threats. In an effort...Tags: Palestine, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Daum: Don't 'drink the Kool-Aid'
Drunk any Kool-Aid lately? Or maybe you accused someone else of doing it? If so, congratulations, you're right in step with one of the nation's most popular idiomatic trends. A snappy, fruit-flavored way of referring to someone who unquestioningly...Tags: Jim Jones, Eric Schmidt, Valium (drug), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Ken Kesey
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Patt Morrison Asks: 1st prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo
Luis Moreno-Ocampo has more than a billion clients. He is the first prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, whose authority to prosecute those who commit crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide is acknowledged by more than 110 nations....Tags: Prisons, Television Industry, Police Arrests, Lord's Resistance Army, Joseph Kony
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