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Health-Care Magic

by LaVonne Neff 01-21-2010
While talking with George Stephanopolous on Good Morning America yesterday, Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele neatly summarized th
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Now is the Time for Congressional Courage on Health-Care Reform

by Valerie Elverton Dixon 01-21-2010
The people of Massachusetts already have near universal health care. Too many of the rest of us do not.
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Immigration: Drama and First Drafts

by Crissy Brooks 01-21-2010
"Why do you have to be so dramatic?" I thought as I rolled my eyes.
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Who Would Jesus Shoot? Military Contractor Puts Bible References on Gunsights

by Justin Fung 01-20-2010
In case you haven't already seen this, it's been discovered that gunsights on weapons used by British and American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan are inscribed with coded biblical references, including:
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Breaking the 'Resource Curse'

by Elizabeth Palmberg 01-20-2010
The Enough Project's recent report about conflict minerals in Congo highlights how the "resource curse" (as desc
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