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Hasan Won't Plead Guilty, May Plead Insanity
Defense Attorney: Hasan Won't Plead Guilty, May Use Insanity Defense -- ABC NewsJohn Galligan, defense attorney for the Fort Hood Ramapage shooter, Hasan, stated that his client will probably plead not guilty and that an insanity defense is possible."I anticipate that the... Confounding the Interpretation of Marshall McLuhan
“The medium is the message is a phrase coined by Marshall McLuhan meaning that the form of a medium embeds itself in the message, creating a symbiotic relationship by which the medium influences how the message... Speaking for the American People on Healthcare
Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican from Kentucky, spoke ever so slowly tonight on television while stating his opposition to US healthcare legislation that he says the nation cannot afford. He repeatedly... Religious Manifesto warns of coming civil disobedience
RE-IGNITING THE CULTURE WARS : Human Rights Campaign feels the declaration is pre-emptive, and implies that equality and liberty cannot co-exist In a 4,700 word treatise they have entitled,...
created by smkovalinsky | 2 days ago | updated 1 day ago
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727 views | 30 recommendations | 65 comments
Craving a way from Carving
I was reading the New Yorker, November 9h 2009 issue that features walking among autumn leaves on the cover. Inside is a radically different illustration of animals in slaughter as it is that time of year in... "Born Again" Iverson to NY is a Hoops and Hip-Hop Culture Dream
Allen "The Answer" Iverson by all accounts is the #1 all-time Most Influential Person to hoops and hip-hop culture fusion born in 1984 that is known now as The "Dunkadelic-Era" In America, 1984-Present. Iverson...
created by Dunkadelic King23 | 4 days ago | updated 4 days ago
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58 views | 12 recommendations | 0 comments
How Much Creativity Do We Need?
Here is a curious story that tries to think scientifically about how much creativity “we” need. At one point it suggests that maybe 30% creative and 70% mindless copying is acceptable.
I like to think that I... Guns for all, and all for guns
A story in the Washington Post today proposes that Congress pass legislation requiring all Americans to own a gun. Fashioned after Obama healthcare legislation, mandating it is the way to go. We have a right to... Renouncing Islamism: To the brink and back again
This is an amazingly poignant story of the evolution of Muslim faith in Britain. Policy makers of US foreign policy might being to realize the futility of unending military occupation and war in the Middle East."When they saw ordinary Westerners trying to uphold human... DC opts for sweetness during recession
Although the economic struggles of the last year required workforce and inventory cuts for many American businesses, not all news is negative. Washington cupcake shops are experiencing great support from the public... Supreme Court refuses to hear Redskins' naming case
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/16/AR2009111601298.html?hpid=topnews
By Robert Barnes
Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, November 16, 2009; 10:26 AM
"The Supreme Court on... Belief and Charity, Rough Times Ahead
We humans are both physical and spiritual. Ideally these should function happily in harmony. Often they don't. This war waged within is eloquently described by many religious greats through the ages, the apostle Paul in Romans 7:23 ("another law at work in my members ...... The Rush to Therapy
David Brooks of the New York Times has written a scathing oped critique of all the press commentary concerning Hasan's state of mind in the Fort Hood rampage. He likens the media punditry to kindergarten teachers need to protect their children from thinking impermissible and... An Officer's Outrage Over Fort Hood
" This has nothing to do with being anti-Islamic. After numerous tours to Iraq and working with countless cultural advisors on Ft. Bragg, I know dozens of Muslims who I respect and admire greatly. This has everything to do with force protection and security being trumped... Same Sex Marriage clears first hurdle in D.C.
In the District of Colombia, a bill allowing gay marriages to be performed got a City Council vote of approval at 4 to 1. The Committee of Public Safety and Judiciary passed the bill at a...
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