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US supreme court rejects bid against Washington Redskins NFL team
American Indian activists have called the team's mascot offensive and derogatoryPosted by Brandon Jones -
More Than Ever, You Can Say That on Television
Ever since George Carlin laid out the “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” in 1972, television writers ...via OneRiot -
Catholic Church gives D.C. ultimatum on same-sex marriage issue
The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service ...Posted by Barry Grossheim
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Arkansas 10-Year-Old Won't Pledge Allegiance Until Gays Gain Equality
A 10-year-old Arkansas boy name Will Phillips has decided that he cannot in good conscience pledge allegiance to ...Posted by Barry Grossheim -
Priest Attack in Florida Worries Muslim Leaders | Not in Our Town
(Blog Post) Muslim leaders in Tampa, Fla., are concerned they might be seeing a backlash from last week’s attacks at Fort ...Posted by Fabrice Florin
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Mistakes in Typography Grate the Purists
That’s the problem with loving typography. It’s like having a heightened sense of smell. You spend much more of ...Posted by Chris Finnie -
From Defeat, Lessons in Victory
The decisions made by John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson in Vietnam are instructive lessons for President Obama ...Posted by Cynthia Gilbert -
-- Yes Men Say No to Corporate Greed
We are the Yes Men, two guys who dress up as powerful businessmen, propose horrible things to audiences of actual ...Posted by Ben Ross
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Sarah Palin, WWE Star
(Blog Post) Obama knows the long odds against a right-wing populist winning the presidency, no matter how good she looks in a ...via Jay Rosen -
Anti-Immigrant Groups: A Chorus of Intolerance - NAM
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Catholic Church gives D.C. ultimatum on same-sex marriage issue
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Conservatives Maintain Edge as Top Ideological Group
Conservatives continue to outnumber moderates and liberals in the American populace in 2009, confirming a finding ...via Drudge Report -
'Fairness' in talk radio
(Video) CNN's Carol Costello looks at the idea of a "Fairness Doctrine," being pushed by some Democrats, for political talk ...Posted by Derek Hawkins
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Does Biased News Have a 'Time Bomb' Effect?
There's nobody more cynical about the media than your average European. Only 12 percent of Europeans claim to trust ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
The Biggest Roadblock to Change May Be in Our Minds
When you step back from the specifics of the health care debate — as well as the rancor surrounding it — an ...via Miller-McCune
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Banish the Cyber-Bigots
The Internet could represent a flourishing of democracy. Instead it amplifies hate. The brutality of public debate ...Posted by Barry Grossheim
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The racist truth about Beck and Limbaugh
With admirable calm, President Obama has sought to deflect the supercharged politics of race by expressing his ...Posted by Barry Grossheim -
What the Gay Boycott of the DNC Can Do
(Blog Post) There is a gay boycott of the Democratic Party afoot, and it has the potential to turn into something that leads to ...Posted by Barry Grossheim
