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Civil Disobedience or Uncivil Chaos? by Stacy Swimp

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Protesters, many aligned with Occupy Wall Street, recently disrupted American businesses to commemorate International Workers' Day (May Day). Banks in Manhattan received suspicious (albeit non-toxic) powder in envelopes. Businesses were vandalized. Commuters were disrupted. Stacy Washington, a member of the ...
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Pink Slime and Consumer Choice, by Cherylyn Harley LeBon

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Recently, we have been besieged with news reports about hamburger. At issue is whether hamburger containing lean finely textured beef (LFTB) is safe and should be part of our diet. As I am a mom, food safety warnings naturally raise ...
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Trayvon’s Story Made Famous for the Wrong Reasons, by Jerome Hudson

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Trayvon Martin became a household name for all the wrong reasons. Martin's death created an international firestorm because George Zimmerman, the person at fault, was not immediately taken into custody by Sanford, Florida authorities. What made things worse is that ...
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We Don't Need Another Hero, by Lisa Fritsch

We Don’t Need Another Hero, by Lisa Fritsch

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Our nation's current political battle about same-sex marriage reminds me of the film "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" in which rivals fight it out in a cage to chants of "two men enter, one man leaves!" I also recall Tina Turner's ...
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Affirmative Action Blazes Out of Control at Obama Justice Department, by Derryck Green

Affirmative Action Blazes Out of Control at Obama Justice Department, by Derryck Green

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Attorney General Eric Holder and his band of merry litigators at the U.S. Department of Justice have sued Jacksonville, Florida over its fire department's promotion testing process. The Obama Administration contends that it discriminates against blacks. Less than a week ...
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Black Conservatives Suggest Color of Change Activists Continue Campaign Against Coca-Cola's Corporate Giving

Black Conservatives Suggest Color of Change Activists Continue Campaign Against Coca-Cola’s Corporate Giving

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If Pressure Group Truly Means What It Says, It Will Push Coke to Drop Ties to Radical Environmental Group Washington, D.C. - If the activists at the group Color of Change are serious about wanting to keep the Coca-Cola Company ...
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IDs Needed to Take the SATs, But Not to Vote? by Cherylyn Harley LeBon

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While students will not always need an ID to vote in the next election, they will need one to take an admissions exam. After a SAT cheating scandal left students in Great Neck, New York facing criminal prosecution, officials at ...
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Trayvon Martin May be this Generation's Rodney King, by Derryck Green

Trayvon Martin May be this Generation’s Rodney King, by Derryck Green

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How can I say this? The gradual escalation of racial rhetoric revolving around Trayvon Martin's death in Sanford, Florida has reached a level from which there may be no return. Recently, the New Black Panther Party held a conference call, ...
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There’s More Trouble With ObamaCare Than the Mandate! by Deneen Borelli

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A ruling on the constitutionality of key elements of ObamaCare is expected from the U.S. Supreme Court by late June. That leaves months for speculation — and strategizing — about what will need to be done in the wake of ...
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Polls Show State of the Economy Has Dumped Energy Issues onto Obama’s Lap, by Kevin Martin

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Gasoline prices are on the rise — nearing $4 per gallon nationally. Deep public concern, undeniable according to recent polling, is forcing President Obama to pivot his attention back to the rising cost of energy during his presidency. In a ...
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