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  • China slams U.S. "interference" after Obama meets Dalai Lama Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:13AMChina accused the U.S. on Sunday of "grossly" interfering in its internal affairs and seriously damaging relations after President Obama met exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the White House.
  • The Notebook , July 17, 2011 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:36AMBEWARE THE KITTY: A bizarre set of circumstances sent an eastern Pennsylvania man to the hospital with a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest.
  • A religious test for 2012? Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:02AMA Religious Test for 2012?Cal ThomasThe Constitution is specific when it prohibits a "religious test ...
  • China slams US ‘interference’ after Obama meets Dalai Lama Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:37AMBEIJING, July 17 — China accused the United States today of “grossly” interfering in its internal affairs and seriously damaging relations after President Barack Obama met exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the White House. Obama met the Nobel Prize laureate for 45 minutes, praising him for embracing non-violence while reiterating ...
  • China slams Obama meeting with Dalai Lama Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:59PMForeign ministry summons US diplomat and calls 45-minute talk "gross interference" that will hurt relations.
  • U.S. Republicans are ignoring lessons from the Depression Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:10AMAfter visiting Bolshevik Russia in 1919, journalist Lincoldn Steffens famously remarked: "I have seen the future, and it works." Guided by his economic faith, Steffens saw the future as he wanted it to be, not as it would be.
  • Tempers flare at Warren hearing Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:07PMThe star witness hadn’t said a word before the fighting started.
  • Jewish, Catholic and Protestant Leaders Urge Obama, Holder to Reject Demands to Erode Religious Freedoms Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:07PMContact: Rabbi Abba Cohen, Agudath Israel of America, +1-202-607-0414; acohen@agudathisrael-dc.org
  • Islamist threats to democracy Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:12AMFor more than five months since the January Revolution, Egyptians have had to shoulder the burdens of the last 60 years of military rule.
  • Tibetan Prelates in US Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:37AMMonks seek support in Washington, DC
  • Chairman Martin R. Castro of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to Hold Press Conference in Chicago Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:06AMWASHINGTON, July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights announces that in furtherance of its obligations as a federal agency under Executive Order 13166 and the renewed commitment by the Attorney General to facilitate language access for limited English proficiency persons, Chairman Martin R. Castro will hold a press conference in Chicago to discuss increasing ...
  • Patriarch Games: The Cornel West Theory’s High-Stakes New Album Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:09AMIt’s Monday night at the Kennedy Center, and the cocktail crowd is confused. On many evenings, programming on the arts center’s free Millennium Stage skews toward background music for patrons killing time before Wicked . But at this particular moment, there’s no exchanging of pleasantries.
  • Upon this rock Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:36PMIn sixth grade, I transferred from Immaculate Heart of Mary Elementary School in Detroit to a public school in the suburbs. I missed singing hymns every morning, but I wasn’t done with Christian music.
  • Study: Political attitudes on move Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 4:22AMThe idea that religious beliefs affect a person’s political affiliations is not a novel one. Nor is this notion an absolute truth.
  • Politicians Lag U.S. Voters on Same-Sex Marriage: Albert Hunt Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 5:37PMAlmost 30 years ago, I flew around New York State with its new governor, Mario Cuomo. He told me that at a gay and lesbian advocacy dinner that week he and Bella Abzug, a firebrand left-wing former congresswoman, were the only straight people in attendance.
  • Iowa Poll: Likely GOP caucusgoers educated, religious Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 9:09AMThe stereotype of the Iowans at the gatherings is wrong, an analyst says.
  • Laina Farhat-Holzman: Some democracies are not wonderful Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 8:44AMI recently heard an idealist complaining that President Barack Obama was not enthusiastically supporting the "democracy movement" in the Arab world.
  • Mayoral candidates attend debate Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 3:08AMThe four Democratic candidates for mayor of Macon squared off Thursday evening before a panel of questioners in City Council chambers.
  • Bachmann brings flair, tea party clout to GOP race Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 6:07PMST. PAUL - One hand clutches a crisply folded U.S. flag with a concealed weapons certification protruding; the other slides discreetly into a denim coat pocket. Behind the beaming state lawmaker, a silhouette target with bullet holes square in the chest. Next to her nameplate, a "No New Taxes!" sticker.  Talk about this topic
  • Ask Tamara: Out the Closet! Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 4:40PM*Dear Tamara: During a recent family gathering, my youngest brother announced that he is gay. The entire family was shocked, including me. I never suspected that my brother was gay. Growing up he had plenty of girlfriends and didn’t show any signs of being gay. I haven’t spoken to him since his big announcement and [...]
  • Michigan City residents react to troop announcement Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 2:10PMMICHIGAN CITY — No matter where you were Wednesday night, someone had an opinion on President Barack Obama’s nationally televised announcement that 33,000 troops will be removed from Afghanistan by next summer.
  • Perry Addresses Boy Scouts in Ca. Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 2:05PMSAN DIEGO (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry told a Boy Scouts ceremony on Wednesday that the federal government is rudderless, kicking off a trip to California that has stoked speculation that he will enter the Republican contest for president.
  • Talks underway with rebels, Libya insists Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 2:19PMThe Libyan government has dismissed rebel denials that the two sides have been holding talks and hit out at Nato’s air war as Muammar Gaddafi defiantly vows the alliance is doomed to defeat.
  • Church gets $100K gift Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 9:31AMA New Hampshire church has received a $100,000 donation from another church. The Hampstead Congregational Church on Sunday officially accepted the gift from the Haverhill, Mass., Congregational Church, which closed its doors in 2008.
  • UN group backs gay rights for the 1st time Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 7:25PMThe United Nations endorsed the rights of gay, lesbian and transgender people for the first time ever Friday, passing a resolution hailed as historic by the U.S. and other backers and decried by African and Islamic countries.
  • Fontana student achieves remarkable feat -- graduating from college at age 17 Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 5:09PMFontana resident Faisal Abdullah is only 17, but he has already graduated from Cal State Los Angeles.
  • Facing the unknown in Tunisia Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 12:58PMPresident Barack Obama recently spoke of the December day a young Tunisian street vendor named Mohammed Bouazizi set himself on fire, in an act of hopelessness -- and purpose. His act sparked the Arab revolutions.
  • Presidential critic spurs racial debate Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 10:31AMA leading black scholar is unapologetic for his scathing and racially loaded comments about President Obama last week, which have ignited fierce blowback from African-American leaders and intellectuals in arguments that continue to rage in black media and on the Web.
  • Strong Military is Key to Long-term U.S. Success, Defense Secretary Says Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 7:58AMWASHINGTON | The ultimate guarantee against success of aggressors, dictators and terrorists in the 21st century is the size, strength and global reach of the United States military, Defense...
  • Congressman talks immigration, drilling at meeting Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 6:25AMEmily Hill/Staff photo - Congressman Michael Burgess (R-26) offers his closing remarks after answering questions put forth by Frisco, Flower Mound, Lewisville and Little Elm residents at a town hall meeting on April 28.
  • Religion news in brief Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 5:16AMBattle over condoms enters Philippine Congress
  • Hippie, control freak, editor, star: Gaga in action Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 6:13PMReuters - If it is possible to be a hippie, modern day missionary, pop superstar and control freak all at once, then Lady Gaga is it.
  • Supreme Court won’t hear atheist’s argument against ‘So help me God’ during presidential oath Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 2:11PMWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is brushing aside an atheist’s challenge to religion in government, refusing to hear a complaint about President Barack Obama adding “so help me God” to his inaugural oath of office. The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Michael Newdow, who argued that government references to God are unconstitutional and infringe on his religious beliefs. Many ...
  • Sunday, bloody Sunday Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 9:42AMIt was a Sunday, bloody Sunday - with no uplifting U2 anthem to "celebrate" it. In Palestine, Syria and Lebanon, tens of thousands of Palestinians marched to the borders with Israel to mark the anniversary of the 1948 Nakba - the displacement that accompanied the creation of Israel.
  • Michael Moore: Some Final Thoughts on the Death of Osama bin Laden Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 4:25PMIf we really want to send bin Laden not just to his death, but also to his defeat, may I suggest that we reverse the course he set us on. End the wars and restore our privacy and due process rights that used to distinguish us from any other country.
  • The Film Strip: Justin Chadwick’s ‘The First Grader’ Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 4:17PM*”The First Grader” is an amazing story of an octogenarian’s burning desire to learn how to read after the Kenyan government granted a free education to all. ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’ being one of the best films released in 2008, The Film Strip asked its director Justin Chadwick why he took on a project that [...]
  • Nick Cannon Addresses Baby Names Monroe and Moroccan Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 2:46PM*In an interview with AOL to plug his May 14th Showtime special “Mr. Showbiz,” Nick Cannon spoke candidly about the unusual names he and wife Mariah Carey chose for their twins, Monroe (the girl) and Moroccan (the boy). Here’s an excerpt: AOL: Congratulations on the babies — I feel like Mariah’s been pregnant forever. Nick [...]
  • Pam Grier Takes ‘Skinny Dip’ with Ex Porn Star Sasha Grey Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 2:31PM*Pam Grier is among the actors who have joined the comic exploitation film “Skinny Dip” for production outfit The Zoo. Ex porn star Sasha Grey and Danny Trejo are already aboard to star in the story of a girl who takes an innocent dare, ends up terribly victimized and then seeks shotgun-wielding revenge while wearing [...]
  • Common Addresses Fox News’ Attacks; Jon Stewart Mocks Outrage (Video) Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 2:02PM*Fox News devoted most of its Wednesday airtime discussing Common’s invitation to the Evening of Poetry event at the White House, which offered a ton of material for the folks at Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.” During a visit to “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren” Wednesday night, Sarah Palin said: “The judgment is [...]
  • Video: Common Performs at White House; No Mention of Controversy Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 1:32PM*Without mention of the controversy surrounding rapper Common’s participation, President Obama welcomed an audience to the White House’s “Evening of Poetry” Wednesday night, revealing that he, too, considers himself a poet. “I have actually submitted a couple poems to my college literary magazine and you will be pleased to know what that I will not [...]
  • Amber Rose Says Wiz is an Upgrade from Kanye Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 1:32PM*In the July/August issue of King magazine, Amber Rose is showing off her famous voluptuous curves and is also opening up about her relationship with 23-year-old up and coming Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa. She told the publication that her current love is an upgrade. “There’s no comparison in personalities,” she explained. “You know when people [...]
  • Clifton Powell on Spike Lee (audio): He Needs To Sit His Punk A** Down Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 1:02PM*Sounding like he was hired by Tyler Perry, actor Clifton Powell had a few harsh words of his own about Spike Lee earlier this week on the “Russ Parr Morning Show.” The actor went in on Lee, repeatedly ranting that he would beat Spike’s a**: “He has never hired me, I don’t really care, because [...]
  • Opposition party welcomes Obama’s statement Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 11:49PMThe opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, headed by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, has hailed statement of US president Barack Obama on the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
  • Not all Utahns say ‘amen’ to Day of Prayer Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 11:18PMNot all Utahns say ‘amen’ to Day of Prayer By Kristen Moulton The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 4, 2011 06:02PM MDT Buoyed by a recent appellate court victory, Utahns will gather Thursday in 10 churches and public places to pray for the United States and its leaders as part of the National Day of Prayer. Events are scheduled from Logan to Vernal to Payson, and include breakfasts, an all-night ...
  • Bin Laden Photo Release Compromise Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 9:28PMCOMMENTARY | Media pundits and politicians may disagree as to how much proof is needed regarding the death of Osama bin Laden.
  • Obama administration releases sexual assault guidelines Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 2:36AMPresident Barack Obama’s administration thinks that colleges don’t fully understand their...
  • Quran burning ignites freedom of speech debate Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 1:48AMViolence erupted in Afghanistan and led to at least 22 deaths after a Florida pastor burned a Muslim holy book. The action and reaction has raised questions about freedom of speech, and Kern County residents and Islamic leaders are weighing in on the issue.
  • Letters to the Editor for April 5, 2011 Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 12:46AMPublished: Monday, April 4, 2011 at 8:26 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, April 4, 2011 at 8:26 p.m. I am not a lawyer, but when I hear that Social Security is an entitlement, the hair on the back of my neck goes on end.
  • PJ Harvey & the protest song Monday, April 4, 2011 @ 11:28PMAre we witnessing a new golden era of protest music, to accompany the global rise of protest movements?
  • With an eye on reelection, Obama seeks to rally Hispanic population around his education goals Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 5:43AMWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, following news that the U.S. Hispanic population has hit the landmark 50 million number, is turning his attention to education, an issue that resonates with Hispanic voters.