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An Open Letter to Parents Following the Tragedy in Tucson from The First Lady

News & Politics bito - January 13, 2011 6

Posted by First Lady Michelle Obama on January 13, 2011 at 06:07 PM EST The White House Blog

The Euphemism of Plain Speech (and Yes, That’s an Oxymoron)

News & Politics Marion - January 13, 2011 12

Right, come the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2012, I hope to take up arms with my laptop, sitting here...

Pres. Obama’s Memorial Speech in AZ

News & Politics AdLib - January 12, 2011 67

The video and text of Obama's Memorial Speech in AZ.

Why It’s All the Democrats’ Fault

News & Politics AdLib - January 12, 2011 32

An enlightening interview with the GOP on why only attacking violent rhetoric is hateful.

The Politics of Spanking

Democratic Party Questinia - January 10, 2011 40

Dazed, I turned only to see said chorus approaching, grinning, with one of them rapping the words "Slam Slam Cinderella.” To add to the surreal quality of the event: I didn't feel humiliated.

Vivian Maier: Photography’s Emily Dickinson?

News & Politics Questinia - January 8, 2011 35

She worked as a nanny and she may be one of the greatest street photographers of the mid 20th Century. She was an enigmatic...

Shooting Democracy in the Head

News & Politics AdLib - January 8, 2011 607

The tragic shooting of Gabrielle Gifford and others today must be the final straw in the proliferation of violence and hatred as legitimate political and social discourse in our nation.

Deficit Concern Run Rampant

News & Politics Chernynkaya - January 6, 2011 6

Just for the heck of it, I took a completely unscientific study and looked at how the major news outlets cover the federal deficit.

…and Justice for All

News & Politics VegasBabe - January 5, 2011 16

White folks who remarkably continue to claim (or ignore) racism isn’t alive and well, that circumstances have markedly improved for black folks are either...

The American People

News & Politics Marion - January 4, 2011 56

Just who are "the American People?" I want to know. I hear that phrase bandied about by all and sundry and so much at the moment,...

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An Open Letter to Parents Following the Tragedy in Tucson from The First Lady

The Euphemism of Plain Speech (and Yes, That’s an Oxymoron)

Pres. Obama’s Memorial Speech in AZ

Why It’s All the Democrats’ Fault

The Politics of Spanking

Vivian Maier: Photography’s Emily Dickinson?

Shooting Democracy in the Head

Deficit Concern Run Rampant

…and Justice for All

The American People

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