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Spain, Italy, France unveil Mid-East peace plan

2006-11-27T04:08:24Z

Spain, Italy and France will launch a new Middle East peace plan, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Thursday, the BBC reported. . "Peace between Israel and the Palestinians means to a la...

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Cut and Run, the Only Brave Thing to Do

2006-11-26T04:31:19Z

Here is a loud and clear voice: We demand the Democrats listen to us and get out of Iraq now.!! The responsibility to end this war now falls upon the Democrats. Congress controls the purse strings and the Constitution says only Congress can decla...

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Science vs. religion

2006-11-23T13:26:51Z

“Anything that we scientists can do to weaken the hold of religion should be done and may in the end be our greatest contribution to civilization.” Dr. Steven Weinberg Finally, a convention of scientists to discuss the malefic influence of religi...

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Escondido and others have it wrong on immigration

2006-11-22T16:23:12Z

By Ruben Navarrette Jr., Sunday, November 19, 2006 SAN DIEGO -- Warning: This column takes issue with a half-baked “solution” and thus will likely elicit angry letters accusing the author of ``supporting illegal immigration.'' And since the aut...

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Money brings self-reliance, selfishness, study says

2006-11-20T21:16:07Z

A team of psychologists has discovered why money can't buy happiness. Pictures of dollar bills, fantasies of wealth and even wads of Monopoly money arouse feelings of self-sufficiency that result in selfish and often anti-social behavior, acco...

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George Carlin's View on Aging

2006-11-16T16:04:14Z

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions. "How old are you?" "I'm four and a half!" You're never th...

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First, Re-Open the Libraries

2006-11-16T01:32:07Z

By Kelpie Wilson t r u t h o u t | Columnist Wednesday 15 November 2006 It never got down to actual book-burning, but the Republican choke-hold on government would clearly have taken us there. In August, under the guise of fiscal ...

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Class Struggle

2006-11-15T16:16:45Z

American workers have a chance to be heard. by JIM WEBB Wednesday, November 15, 2006 12:01 a.m. EST The most important--and unfortunately the least debated--issue in politics today is our society's steady drift toward a class-based system, the l...

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A Liberal's Pledge to Disheartened Conservatives

2006-11-14T13:28:14Z

A Liberal's Pledge to Disheartened Conservatives November 14th, 2006 To My Conservative Brothers and Sisters, I know you are dismayed and disheartened at the results of last week's election. You're worried that the country is heading toward a ...

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Baltimore New possible atraction

2006-11-13T21:54:04Z

Newport R.I. has two aircraft carriers at the Naval Station. The Navy is thinking about sinking one for a new barrier reef somewhere off the East Coast. Baltimore could get the Forrestal and use it as a great tourist attraction at the foot of...

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