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Tap Water Gives Catholic Student Herpes

Last night, the local news ticker noted that Catholic University in Washington, D.C. is constructing the largest solar panel capability in the district. A short while later, I ran into three friends from Catholic whom had heard the news. None were enthused. "Yeah, I...

The Political & Religious Polarization of America

     In days long past, Americans seemed able to get past politics to personally pursue what was inevitably in the best interests of America.  Those days seem long gone.  There is...

Blacks, Men: Are Racial & Gender Discrimination Not Dead Yet?

Houston, TX -- A Federal Civil suit has been filed in Texas alleging problems of gross, illegal discrimination and unethical conduct by one of the largest YMCAs in the nation. The conflict seems to involve a former...

Sibel Edmonds Deposition: Deep Corruption Beneath the Surface

By Erik LarsonEDIT 8/25/09: Deposition Video and Transcript Released! http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7374Aug 8, 2009, Sibel Edmonds gave a sworn deposition in which she testified to her knowledge of treasonous...

Should America Close Its Door To Immigrants?

     Boom! (shockwave, screeching, yells for my head), but do listen, first.      Over the past few hundred years, America has grown by leaps and bounds via...

Will Sotomayor's Judicial Nomination Validate Discrimination?

Sonia Sotomayor is facing scrutiny over her possible appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court.  Supreme Court Judges serve life-time terms and never have to go up for reelection; therefore, they...

Hey, Do 'Commoners' Have Any Say In Political Party Candidates?

     LOOK, the news is abuzz about Sarah Palin, again!  (Screeams! -- joy, -- rage...it depends on who is screaming.)  Yep, Sarah, you've set the headlines and political world...

UPDATED: The Sins of MLB.. ..Why the Nats need a Catcher

Updated: June 19th, 2009 After watching the Nat's take two of three from the Yankees this week at the brand new House that George Built it occurred to me that... ...   And this is no knock on Nat's coach...

Civil disobedience over coal heads to D.C.

Are you willing to go to jail to protest the burning of coal?  Next week, on March 2, the first major U.S. protest on global warming is scheduled to take place.  The protest is organized by Greenpeace and...

The New Office of Public Liaison in the Obama Administration

The Office of Public Liaison, full title, the Office of Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs, meant to allow the average American citizen direct input into the Obama administration, is defined by...

Name That African-American Republican!

Only one of the two African-American men dominating today’s news headlines ever had his name appear on the rolls of the Republican Party.  Do you know which one?  If not, let’s play “Name that...

Miami is the city with the most attractive people

What a worldly bunch we are -- and so unfriendly. At least that's the assessment in Travel and Leisure's 2007 list of "America's favorite cities." Among America's top 25, Washington comes in at number one when it comes to being worldly and nurturing an international...

Questions Not Asked in Studio Not Answered on Street

"The reporter for The Washington Stakeout waited with his videographer outside news show studios in D.C. Sunday, ready to ask three national leaders some pointed questions that the TV hosts had not. "The politicians may dodge tough questions, but on this day at least...

Questions for the NY Times about the alleged spitting incident during anti-wa...

"On January 28, The New York Times reported, in an article by Ian Urbina, that, during the January 27 anti-war protest on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., an unnamed anti-war protester spat at the ground near Joshua Sparling, a wounded Iraq war veteran "who said he was...

Libby: White House sacrificed him for Rove

"WASHINGTON - Top White House officials tried to blame vice presidential aide "Scooter" Libby for the 2003 leak of a CIA operative's identity to protect President Bush's political strategist, Karl Rove, Libby's defense attorney said Tuesday as his perjury trial began and the...

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