Have you seen Rep. Weiner of New York on C-SPAN, throwing arrows at the Republicans for refusing to support a bill to give healthcare to the American heroes of 9/11, of whom we all have applauded their courage? Have they all forgotten the patriotism that these brave men and women have shown to the world even [...]

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The Democrats are certainly seeing the beginning of the end of their majority in Congress and the House. Sometimes your worst threat comes from within your own family. Charles Rangel, the powerful New York Representative, has been accused of 13 congressional ethics violations, putting the Democratic party against the wall for the next elections. Democrats are not better [...]

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No matter what the outcome of the election will be, Oklahoma will make history by electing their first female governor. Hopefully, the rising of women in politics will show progress made in women’s rights and equality. Unfortunately the militia-style groups growing like mushrooms speak clearly about the challenges for the incoming governor. Timothy McVeigh has [...]

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North Korea has reacted angrily to the joint military exercise between South Korea and the US, seeing  it as provocative behavior. For those of us who believe in peace, we are holding our breath that this psychological war does not start a nuclear war. The world is dealing with two renegate states, North Korea and Iran, who [...]

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Leaking US military secrets is unpatriotic. America’s worst enemy is its own media. The person who leaked the information is as guilty as the media who published the document online. For years, the media has been the source of information for America’s enemies. While the media — such as CNN – is an instrument of the [...]

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The news about gay soldier Dan Choi being discharged from the army under “don’t ask, don’t tell” is not a big surprise. Mr. Choi gained visibility through his media appearances speaking against this discriminatory law.  While most agree that the law needs to be changed, Choi ran out of patience to the point of handcuffing himself to the White House [...]

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Shirley Sherrod, the woman who exposed the sneaky dishonest methods Fox News and the Tea Party extremists use and call “news,” is being showered by apologies from every direction. This is the beginning of the decline of whites in America. Whites have been in a position of privilege, and now, sharing the privilege with others is [...]

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The latest polls show that President Obama‘s approval rating is going down, despite his political achievements such as passing the healthcare bill, nominating the first Hispanic to the Supreme Court, developing financial reforms, and so on. While unemployement is very high during this tough recovery time, things are not better for minorities. The most interesting thing [...]

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The annulment of Haiti’s debt by the IMF (International Monetary Fund) is certainly welcome news for the government of President Rene Preval. The country is still recovering from the earthquake that killed thousands of people. Good news is needed to give hope to the brave people of Haiti who have more challenges ahead. The reconstruction [...]

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Sometimes, extremists score good points to which people don’t necessarly take time to listen. Allowing the building of a mosque near Ground Zero, the site of the 9/11 attack, is certainly the most stupid, unbelievable decision that the city of New York can make. Is the idea to please American Muslims? Or to show to the world that [...]

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