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Obama Talks Jobs

President Barack Obama is slated to address a Joint Session of Congress on September 8 about his proposals for creating jobs.  Do you plan to watch and why?

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Solidarity and Health Care Reform Hold a Tea Party

Concepts sometimes agree when crafted by intelligent design.  This analytic comment demonstrates the linkage between current issues of public concern and notes even the best intentions can be frustrated by the actions of others:  

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Solidarity for the Ultra-Orthodox

Freedom is the theme of our Age.  The American Revolution freed the individual to achieve Liberty in mind and body.The next movement in this Age of Freedom is a sister of Liberty.  Her name is Solidarity.Solidarity seeks the emancipation of the group as a further benefi …

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Rebels brought sudden end to Gadhafi regime

When the end came for Moammar Gadhafi's regime in Libya, it was stunningly sudden. One minute the rebels were in the mountains, the next they were sweeping through the coastal city of Zawiya to the gates of the capital.

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AP EXCLUSIVE: US-Taliban talks were making headway

Direct U.S. talks with the Taliban had evolved to a substantive negotiation before Afghan officials, nervous that the secret and independent talks would undercut President Hamid Karzai, scuttled them, Afghan and U.S. officials told The Associated Press.

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Obama's War on Slavery

An effective leader will act from principle.  Abraham Lincoln was an effective leader.  He understood the necessity of preserving the union.Lincoln acted from principle.  He understood the meaning of E PLURIBUS UNUM, a principle upon which our country was founded.& …

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Libya's new masters face enormous hurdles

For 42 years, during the long rule of Moammar Gadhafi, the Libyan government barely even existed: state institutions had little power, the military was kept purposefully weak, tribal divisions were magnified.

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US, NATO were crucial, unseen hands in Libya fight

As the battle in Libya appeared at stalemate, it was an open secret that foreign military advisers were working covertly inside the country providing guidance to rebels and giving tactical intelligence to NATO aircraft bombing government forces.

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AP reporters ride with rebels into Libyan capital

Our drive to Tripoli started with news of a prison break and ended with a party. Around noon Sunday, we were waiting at a rebel checkpoint in the coastal town of Jedaim, on the main road to the Libyan capital, the main stronghold of Moammar Gadhafi's regime.

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Libya

Today is a day of rejoicing for the common man and woman in the larger Arab nation seeking dignity.  Libyans have been called rebels and revolutionaries, but the truth is they are FREEDOM FIGHTERS.The people of Libya have spoken; they demanded democracy.  They fought fo …

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Libya's bizarre leader Gadhafi defiant to end

In flowing brown Bedouin robes and black beret, hailed as the "king of kings of Africa," the aging dictator swept up onto the global stage, center front at the United Nations, and delivered an angry, wandering, at times incoherent diatribe against all he detested in the world.

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ICC never had confirmation of Seif Gadhafi arrest

The International Criminal Court acknowledged a day after its prosecutor wrongly announced the arrest of Moammar Gadhafi's son that Libyan rebels never confirmed his capture, but insisted he would face justice if caught.

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NATO: Gadhafi regime 'clearly crumbling'

NATO says Moammar Gadhafi's regime is "clearly crumbling" and the time to create a new democratic Libya has arrived.

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Social Security disability on verge of insolvency

Laid-off workers and aging baby boomers are flooding Social Security's disability program with benefit claims, pushing the financially strapped system toward the brink of insolvency.

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Should Prostitution Be Legalized In America?

    I recently listened to a debate on this topic and found the arguments for legalizing prostitution to be credible.  Here are a few:   1.  Most nations of the world have legalized or decriminalized prostitution including most of Europe, New  …

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Are military pensions too 'generous'?

It sounds like a pretty good deal: Retire at age 38 after 20 years of work and get a monthly pension of half your salary for the rest of your life. All you have to do is join the military.

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In Nevada's recession apex, cash woes abound

The alarming billboards appeared overnight on the street corners and empty lots of North Las Vegas, the hardest recession-hit city in the hardest-hit state in the nation.

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UK: 400k Somali children to die without more aid

A British government minister says up to 400,000 Somali children could die of starvation unless urgent action is taken.

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The Promise of Economic Responsiveness

The following block of text is the ninth chapter of a book on social reforms published in 1916*.  The themes are timeless and may serve as the basis for a conversation on economics as much now as then:  

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Mideast upheavals open doors for Saudi strategies

Saudi Arabia is getting bolder in its strategy for dealing with the Middle East's uprisings. No longer waiting for Washington's cue, the kingdom is aggressively trying to influence the regional turmoil and boost its two goals — protect fellow royal houses and isolate its rival, Iran.

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In Jerusalem, scholars trace Bible's evolution

A dull-looking chart projected on the wall of a university office in Jerusalem displayed a revelation that would startle many readers of the Old Testament: the sacred text that people revered in the past was not the same one we study today.

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Aphorisms

An aphorism is an original thought expressed in a memorable form and applies to "philosophical, moral, [and] literary principles.

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Dem official: Murray to be debt panel co-chair

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Tuesday he's naming Sen. Patty Murray to co-chair a powerful "super committee" charged with finding more than $1 trillion in deficit cuts this fall.

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Apple briefly passes Exxon as most valuable US co.

Apple briefly surpassed Exxon Mobil on Tuesday as the nation's most valuable company.

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