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WikiLeaks: Historian's Dream, Diplomat's Nightmare

Duane Shank 11-30-2010

This past Sunday and Monday the news media published their first summaries of the documents they received from WikiLeaks which contained more than 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables.

Obama Sends 1,200 Troops to the Border to Guard Against Republican Criticism

Cesar Baldelomar 5-28-2010

This past Tuesday, President Obama announced that he intends to send 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Immigrants Helping Immigrants

Marilyn Anderson 3-19-2010

I never doubted that I was a descendant of immigrants. Shortly after World War II, students were asked to fill out forms listing their nationality. For several years, I laboriously spelled out "Norwegian" until a teacher tapped me on the shoulder and told me it was more correct to write "American."