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December 7, 2005

11:30
The Iraq news payola scandal reinforces how the United States is exporting hypocrisy -- not democracy.
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11:30
Instead of breaking new ground, the film 'Transamerica' settles for the tired, old version of the 'alternative family.'
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11:30
Alito is poised for the Supreme Court and Roberts is already planted. Republicans might just get their Roe ruling, but they should be careful what they wish for.
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11:30
One of the many rarely spoken reasons why conservatives in Washington won't let us leave Iraq is the old notion of civilizing a primitive nation.
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11:30
Making Stan Tookie Williams a scapegoat for larger social ills will not eradicate them. If he is killed, America will loose one of the most powerful advocates against gang violence.
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December 3, 2005

13:26
Esther Kaplan, author of a book about George Bush and the Christian Right, talks about the Evangelicals' new messiah: Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito.
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13:26
Not all anti-abortionists kill people. But all share a histrionic view of themselves as heroic rescuers aligned against Godless fornicators.
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13:26
With his campaign to end poverty, John Edwards has shed his Clinton Lite image. But he still faces an uphill battle to win back the presidency for the Dems.
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13:26
Isn't it time to give the Iraqis a chance to see if they can do better -- on their own?
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13:26
A glimpse at Williams' thug past shows much about the legions of young black men like him.
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13:26
Why did Woodward, supposedly the preeminent investigative reporter of our time, miss the biggest story of our time?
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13:26
With more socially and environmentally conscious options in coffee shops and supermarkets, consumers can be sure their cups of joe aren't actually cups of woe.
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13:26
Full of uncomfortable truths about American racism, Sarah Silverman's Jesus is Magic would benefit from a bit more structure and a bit less of a 'bigot, doodie, fuck spree.'
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13:26
Full of uncomfortable truths about American racism, Sarah Silverman's Jesus is Magic would benefit from a bit more structure and a bit less of a 'bigot, doodie, fuck spree.'
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13:26
Maine has become the latest state to reject federal funding for sex education programs that teach only abstinence.
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13:26
What to do when the war you crafted starts getting bad press? According to a recently leaked memo, Bush would have liked to shoot the messenger -- literally.
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13:26
On Nov.2, 20 college students in Virginia staged a walkout on the World Can't Wait day of action. The school administration shut down the protest and threatened to expel them.
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November 30, 2005

12:26
The mega-retailer has announced a slew of environmentally friendly policies. Is this an honest attempt at change or just more greenwashing from the Biggest Box of Them All?
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12:26
Only now is the general public starting to learn how corruption swept through the GOP after the party's rise to majority status in the '90s. But it didn't happen suddenly.
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12:26
Murtha's success in speaking out presumes that only someone who has fought in a war can speak out against war.
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