A picture can say more than a thousand words. Congress is currently debating gun control measures that were initiated after the massacre of young school children in Newtown, Ct 3 months ago....
April 2, 2013
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Earlier this week, Italy’s highest criminal court ordered a new trial in the case of Amanda Knox. The infamous 25-year-old was originally convicted for the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher...
April 1, 2013
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Seeing red? You bet. This week, the Supreme Court is hearing two cases on same-sex marriage: checking the constitutionality of both the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8. Proposition 8...
March 28, 2013
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Since 2004, the United States has killed an estimated 3,105 people in Pakistan. A chief reason why: the new employment of unmanned drones as aerial killers. Arguably, the United States’...
March 28, 2013
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12:52 AM
Is race still a hypersensitive subject for Americans? It appears so… A recent Philadelphia Magazine cover story titled “Being White in Philly,” has hit a raw nerve in the city of Brotherly...
March 25, 2013
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1:15 AM
It’s been a week since two high school football players from Steubenville, Ohio were charged in the rape of a 16-year-old girl. And by now, there’s little about the case that hasn’t been dissected...
March 25, 2013
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1:07 AM
Ladies and gentleman, it’s time for another “freedom of speech” debate. This past weekend, the Greek soccer, rather – football – player Giorgos Katidis ran to the corner of the field, ripped...
March 20, 2013
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1:56 PM
When President Barack Obama arrives in Israel this Tuesday he will come with a simple yet powerful agenda: mend a strained relationship with a major ally that has felt somewhat put-off by the...
March 18, 2013
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7:18 PM
Have you ever worked for the minimum wage? Welcome to the club… When you are slaving away at the bottom of the economic ladder, you are no doubt in favor of increasing the minimum wage. But...
March 17, 2013
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9:10 PM
Have you ever wondered what goes through the mind of a murderer? When Tony Barrett of Seattle committed a mortal crime on Wednesday night, his fist move was to call the local TV station: “I...
March 17, 2013
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8:56 PM