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U.S. / OPINION Tue Jan 2, 2007 @ 10:56am neoform

New York Times -- TWO weeks ago, President Bush called for a long-term plan to increase the size of the armed forces. As our leaders consider various options for carrying out Mr. Bush’s vision, one issue likely to generate fierce debate is “don’t ask, don’t tell.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Sat Nov 4, 2006 @ 11:38pm neoform

www.armytimes.com -- “So long as our government requires the backing of an aroused and informed public opinion ... it is necessary to tell the hard bruising truth.” That statement was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent Marguerite Higgins more than a half-.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jun 13, 2008 @ 8:15am neoform

SF Gate -- First came the shock, then the grief. As dozens of people injured in a tornado at an Iowa Boy Scout camp recovered, families and friends tried to make sense of the deaths of four teenage Scouts who had gone to the elite camp to learn how to be leaders... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Jul 29, 2007 @ 10:39am neoform

Washington Post -- Commuters will soon endure the Washington region's most extensive transportation construction boom since Metro was built a generation ago, as state and local governments rush to make more than $10 billion in road and rail improvements. A half-dozen meg.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jun 28, 2007 @ 10:52am neoform

FOX News -- Three former leaders of an international ministry that counsels gays to change their sexual orientation apologized for their efforts, saying that though they acted sincerely, their message had caused isolation, shame and fear. The former leaders of the.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Wed Apr 18, 2007 @ 4:27pm neoform

Los Angeles Times -- GRIEF, HORROR, sorrow and sympathy — after a tragedy like Monday's shootings at Virginia Tech, these are the appropriate first responses from not only typical Americans but the nation's political leaders. Part of any president's job is helping the natio.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Mon Feb 5, 2007 @ 6:42pm neoform

Alter Net -- Nonprofits have the responsibility of outrage when government policy creates and exacerbates misery: Charities need to speak up and demand that Congress get Washington's foreign policy and its financial priorities in order... Read More