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1) Syria: Argument for state sovereignty winning over argument for human rights There is no one left to enforce the global rules, Financial Times (Philip Stevens) Germany’s Conspicuous Silence, New York Times (Roger Cohen) 2) Syrian Christia ...
1) Postal Service soliciting Congress to allow alcohol delivery to homes Post Office eyes alcohol deliveries to raise revenue, CNBC (Associated Press) 2) State preying on its own people through the lottery by $69 billion in 2012 First N.J. P ...
1. No permanent friends, no permanent enemies: Obama cancels summit with Putin Obama's Putin snub, LA Times (Editorial) A Welcome Rebuke to Putin, Wall Street Journal (Editorial) 2. Should military chaplains have to believe in God? Should ...
1) Tornadoes and wildfires threaten as we remember the grace and mercy of an omnipotent God 'Unpredictable' storm in Oklahoma turned on three chasers, CNN (Jake Carpenter and Catherine E. Shoichet) Tornado kills 'Storm Chasers'' Carl Young, Tim ...
1) Boy Scouts widely criticized for new policy not going far enough Boy Scout anti-gay movement to meet in Louisville, Courier-Journal (Andrew Wolfson) Kentucky church is dropping its scouting program, USA Today (Mark Boxley) Scouting’s Move ...
Story 1 - "Shame" is necessary, but is it moving in a liberal direction? Shame Is Not a Four-Letter Word, New York Times (Richard V. Reeves) Story 2 - Lent for the narcissist A Religious Ritual Attracts Even Nonbelievers, New York Times ( ...
The death of Christopher Hitchens on December 15 was not unexpected, and that seemed only to add to the tragedy. His fight against cancer had been lived, like almost every other aspect of his colorful life, in full public view. He had told numerous ...
Atheists Seek Chaplain Role in the Military... What the World Sees in America... A Bridge Under Scrutiny, by Plotters and the Police... In WikiLeaks' Growth, Some Control Is Lost... Nation's Mood at Lowest Level in Two Years, Poll Shows ...
Federal Workers Brace for Email Withdrawal... Berlusconi Sex Trial Begins... The Only Game in Town? Richard Dawkins and the Limits of Reason... Rinse Not the Prose: Christopher Hitchens on the King James Version... Manual High students' project raise ...