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We've made progress, only to see it undone
What we have here is a failure to communicate. Or at least, that's Rick Ross' story and he's sticking to it. The Miami rapper has ignited a prairie fire of controversy with a song called "U.O.E.N.O.," its title a phonetic spelling of an ebonic...
Tags: Radio Industry, Television Industry, Ecstacy (drug), Music, Entertainment
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Republicans rediscover tolerance
WASHINGTON -- As lawmakers put the finishing touches on an immigration deal, veteran Rep. Don Young decided this would be a good time to come out with an immigration plan of his own. His involves calling Latino immigrants "wetbacks." For Young, now in...
Tags: Eric Cantor, Sarah Palin, John Boehner, Elections, Social Issues
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How low can FAU go? A satirical look ahead
The stomp on Jesus controversy. The Owlcatraz stadium/GEO Group sponsorship controversy. The Sandy Hook massacre-doubting-professor controversy. Think things can't get any worse at Florida Atlantic University? Here's how: An exclusive sneak peek at...
Tags: Government, Teachers, Students, Colleges and Universities, Baghdad (Iraq)
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Lugar still speaking his own mind
Politicians on the Far Right, seeking to turn the Republican Party into an uncompromising, unquestioning cause in their own image, sought to silence Dick Lugar's voice of moderation, promising that Indiana still would send a Republican to the Senate....
Tags: State of the Union Address, U.S. Congress, Tony Bennett, News Agency, Elections
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GOP's civil war stumbles on
After Mitt Romney's 2012 election shellacking, a predictable blame-storm erupted between Republican pragmatists who want to win elections and the conservative zealots who love to argue. The big divide is most evident in such events as the Tea Party...
Tags: State of the Union Address, Wars and Interventions, Rand Paul, Henry Kissinger, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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Can the GOP escape its bubble?
Here we go again. Whenever I try to offer a little helpful advice to Republican leaders, I hear from cranky conservatives who blow me off, saying they're "not about to take advice from a liberal like you" — or words to that effect. To which I am...Tags: Government, George W. Bush, Elections, Social Issues, Jimmy Carter
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New Year's resolutions I'd like to hear
Arianna HuffingtonHappy New Year! May your 2013 be filled with love, laughter, passion and 365 full nights of sleep. Through the years, I've discovered something about New Year's resolutions: While it's not so easy to keep them, it's very easy to make them for other...Tags: Ben Bernanke, Gerard Depardieu, Angela Merkel, Lindsay Lohan, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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Here's my predictions for Tuesday's election. Now share yours
The obvious drawback to offering predictions about Tuesday's election is that you might be wrong about key races and thus dent whatever reputation you have for political insight. "I don't know" is always a correct answer. "We'll see. Time will tell. It...
Tags: Tribune Company, Same-Sex Marriage, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Joe Walsh
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Dems' focus on abortion borrows a page from GOP playbook: It's the social issues, stupid!
Answers to frequently asked questions coming this week from opponents of abortion rights. Q: Really? Abortion? Now? The U.S. economy is in the doldrums and the upcoming presidential election is about how to get it roaring again. But Democrats are...
Tags: Abortion, Elections, Social Issues, Republican Party, Abortion Issue
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Big bird, BS and birth control
WASHINGTON -- We shouldn't be talking about this silliness -- Big Bird, "bull -- er," or a girl's "first time." We should be talking about The Issues, we keep telling ourselves. But in the waning days of the presidential campaign, these are the issues --...
Tags: Incest, Elections, Health Treatments, Religion and Belief, Girls (tv program)
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Rape and the mind of God
Indiana's Richard Mourdock, Illinois' Joe Walsh and Missouri's Todd Akin aren't doctors. They are Republicans running for the U.S. Senate or the House of Representatives. But they appear to have special knowledge of how a woman's body works, not to...
Tags: Joe Walsh, U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage
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Robert B. Reich: Why Romney and Ryan are going down
American VoicesUnemployment is still above 8 percent, job gains aren't even keeping up with population growth, the economy is barely moving forward. And yet, according to most polls, the Romney-Ryan ticket is falling further and further behind. How can this be? Because...Tags: Students, Robert B. Reich, Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues, Teaching and Learning
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