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Provision in Health Care Bill Governing Prayer Treatments May Be Unconstitutional
The debate over the health care bill has reached a new level - a spiritual level - with a provision in the health care legislation requiring the consideration …
Italy, the CIA and Rendition
New York - The label “War on Terror” may be out of style as a description of American counterterrorism strategy, but Wednesday in Rome an Italian court …
The Swine Flu Vaccine Screw-Up: Optimism as a Public Health Problem
If you can't find any swine flu vaccine for your kids, it won't be for a lack of positive thinking. In fact, the whole flu snafu is being …
President Obama’s Timid Use of the “Reset Button“
President Barack Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush, will go down in history as one of America's worst presidents, squandering diplomatic, international and economic assets that were bequeathed …
Good News for the GOP? Not So Much
Ever watch “SportsCenter” on ESPN? Pound for pound, it's pretty much the most consistently entertaining program on television, but if you watch enough of it, you really …
Democracy and Capitalism Are NOT One and the Same
If Michael Moore had arrived on the film scene as a conservative Republican activist in 1989, he might be heralded by Fox News today as a major American …
Women and the Struggle for Democracy in Iran: A Discussion With a Nobel Laureate
“The Iranian women's movement is not simply demanding equal rights alone. It is demanding a larger universal reality, which is democracy.” - Shirin Ebadi, October 9, 2009 A …
Heeding George Kennan’s Wise Advice
I can't remember how many times I have said that the US military adventure in Afghanistan is a fool's errand. The reaction I frequently encounter includes some …
Iranian Protesters, Police Clash on US Embassy Takeover Anniversary
Iran's government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad planned a rally on the anniversary of the US Embassy takeover. But pro-democracy demonstrators staged counter-protests. Iranian police clashed violently …
ELECTION 2009: Gay Candidates Score Visibility and Victories in Southern Races
No big lessons or grand narratives emerged from yesterday's off-year elections - but there were lots of interesting local stories that reveal the conflicted reality …