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Family Escalates Fight Against Air Force Academy for Allowing On-Campus Proselytizing
New evidence has surfaced that the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) may have endorsed on-campus proselytizing by fundamentalist and evangelical organizations, particularly the Cadets for Christ ministry. The …
Iceberg Economies and Shadow Selves: Further Adventures in the Territories of Hope
After the Macondo well exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, it was easy enough (on your choice of screen) to see a flaming oil platform, the very sea itself …
Iraq’s New Government Raises Hopes Even as Key Ministries Go Unfilled
Baghdad - Iraq unveiled a new and broad-based government Tuesday that comprised all its major religious and ethnic factions and raised hope that the country's nine-month political impasse could …
Finning Ban Caps Busy Year for Shark Conservation
Washington - The U.S. Congress banned shark finning in all U.S. waters Tuesday, a victory environmental advocates are hoping sends a message to international regulators. The law will require …
Ruth Marcus | “Help” for a Distorted Lens
Washington - It's too bad for Haley Barbour that he's not in my book group. Sure, the Mississippi governor and potential presidential candidate might feel a little …
Why Rape: Linguistic Currency, Nationalist Politics
Progressive journalists and activists have decried as bogus the warrant issued through Interpol for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's arrest on the charge of “sex crimes” committed in Sweden. As …
Obama More Tightfisted With Clemencies Than Bush
Earlier this year, President Obama signed the Fair Sentencing Act, reforming the draconian 100-to-1 disparity between crack and powder cocaine sentences. During the panic and hysteria around drugs and …
Sarkozy’s India Visit: The Nuclear Fallout
India is readying to get the first lot of nuclear reactors, for which the famous US-India nuclear deal paved the way. But it is not getting them from any …
FCC Approves Net Neutrality Rules, but Reform Groups Unsatisfied
In a 3-2 vote Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved net neutrality regulations that will ensure cable companies provide consumers with equal access to legal web sites and …
Obama Wins: Senate’s 67-28 START Vote Ensures Ratification
Washington - Senate approval of the U.S.-Russia nuclear arms treaty was assured Tuesday as enough Republicans joined Democrats in a test vote to put President Barack Obama on the …