Holocaust Group Opposes Sainthood for Pope Pius XII
Several Jewish Holocaust survivors and their descendants are taking action to prevent Pope Benedict from signing a decree declaring that Pope Pius XII...
How the Republicans Blew It
For the last eight years, the Republicans have rivaled the Democrats in making government bigger, costlier, and more intrusive. Now they have paid...
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Will the Constitution’s Trial Rights Finally Be Vindicated?
More than six years after they were thrown into a U.S. prison, the New York Times has reported that six Algerian detainees may...
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Obama’s Pick of “Tough Guy” Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel may have been a ballet and dance major at Sarah Lawrence College, but in political circles Obama's choice as chief of...
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Obama Would Worsen the Financial Mess
If the language in his first post-election press conference is any indication, Senator Barack Obama will be true to his profligate campaign promises....
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Who Really Attacked Whom in Russia-Georgia War?
For many of us, memories of the Cold War and of Russia's predecessor Soviet government may have fostered a natural inclination to sympathize...
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Will Obama Let You Keep Your Guns?
On November 7, the New York Times reported that "sales of handguns, rifles and ammunition have surged in the last week, according to...
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Upcoming Financial Summit About Global Governance
Lost in all the Obama furor, the world's leading economic powers — the so-called G-20 nations — are quietly laying plans for a...
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A Look at Obama’s Likely Cabinet Picks
One of the first orders of business for a new president-elect is to consider which people to nominate for his cabinet. The position...
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Cancer Researchers Make Breakthrough
New research, published in the medical journal Nature, suggests that scientists have for the first time come to a better and more thorough...
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Overseas Reaction to Obama Win
Reaction from foreign leaders and citizens to the winning of the U.S. presidency by Democrat Barack Obama has been largely favorable, judging from...
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China and Taiwan Agree to Closer Economic Ties
The governments of the Republic of China on Taiwan and the communist regime on mainland China signed four agreements on November 4 that...
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Marriage Defined by California Voters
Voters in California approved their Ballot Proposition 8 by 52 percent to 48 percent, which amended the state constitution to define marriage as...
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Why McCain and the Republicans Went Down
During the Republican presidential debate in Durham, New Hampshire, in September 2007, Congressman Ron Paul warned that "we've dug a hole for ourselves...
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What Happened to the Third-party Presidential Candidates?
During the presidential campaign, as well as on election night, the major media generally ignored the third-party candidates who threw their hats into...
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