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A Mother’s Day Wish for a Nontoxic World
There’s just one thing I want for Mother’s Day. But my three fabulous kids can’t give it to me, neither can my wonderful husband. The one thing I want, …
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Confessions of a Military Mom
In America, Mother's Day falls on May 9 this year. In Palestine, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon it fell on March 21, and in Afghanistan it fell on March 8, …
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Mother’s Day Manifesto: 2010
The genesis of Mother's Day in the USA began when Anna Jarvis, an Appalachian homemaker, organized a day to raise awareness of poor health conditions in her community. And …
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A Simple Way to End This Recession … Forever
I found myself walking all over downtown Boston on Thursday to take care of some personal business. It was a beautiful day to walk the city. The sun was …
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Gulf Oil Spill Setback: Dome Doesn’t Work as Planned
Biloxi, Miss. - Efforts to cap a leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico suffered a major setback Saturday, after ice-like crystals clogged the inside of a massive …
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Tea Party Ousts Sen. Bob Bennett in Utah
Three-term Republican Senator Bob Bennett lost his reelection bid at the GOP nominating convention in Salt Lake City. Other Republican incumbents are feeling the Tea Party heat. The "tea …
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Tea Party Ousts Sen. Bob Bennett in Utah (2)
Three-term Republican Senator Bob Bennett lost his reelection bid at the GOP nominating convention in Salt Lake City. Other Republican incumbents are feeling the Tea Party heat. The "tea …
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Red State Road Trip 2 – Part 8: The War on the Streets (Video)
From the heartland to the heart of urban America, guns are everywhere. Decades of propaganda by the gun industry have created a deadly environment in places like inner city …
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Kent and Jackson State: Protest and Death; Hope and Defeat
I was 17 and a college dropout in May, 1970, the month of the Kent and Jackson State killing of protesting students. For me, these events came at the …
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Amy Goodman Strikes Back Against RNC Arrest, Files Lawsuit
Amy Goodman, host of the “Democracy Now!” news program and two of her producers filed a federal lawsuit against the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis on Wednesday, following …