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A genuine freedom fighter heads for peril in Libya — again
On Friday, the Lehigh Valley's gutsiest freedom fighter will once again head for Libya, his native land. He was there when the monstrous Moammar Gadhafi took power in a 1969 coup, he was there for the first eight years of Gadhafi's rule, resisting the...Tags: Moravian College, Muammar Gaddafi, Democracy, Christopher Stevens, Separation of Church and State
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Tools of Democracy: The vote is powerful, but there are other ways to cause change, too
ben@theinteriorjournal.comAs the 2012 general election approaches, more and more attention is being given to one of the archetypal tools of democracy — the vote. But as more and more people spend more and more time obsessing over who's going to vote for whom, it...Tags: Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Democracy, Freedom of the Press
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The long hike from an Iranian prison to home
Two years ago, Californian and citizen of the world Sarah Shourd was released from prison in Iran after an intense international campaign to free her. A bit more than a year later, that effort, including pressure from the State Department, Oman (the...
Tags: Human Rights, Josh Fattal, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Iran, The Huffington Post
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Muslim World Must Learn Tolerance
The Hartford CourantThe 14-minute Internet trailer "The Innocence of Muslims" that set off a storm of violence in Libya and Egypt was a low-quality, second-rate production that was difficult to watch because it was so amateurish. The film's history remains confused, but...Tags: Democracy, Separation of Church and State, Islam, Freedom of the Press, Religious Conflicts
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Harlan: Proposed charter is no 'constitution'
Sept. 17 marks the 225th anniversary of the adoption of the United States Constitution by the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. As Costa Mesans consider adopting a new city constitution, we should look at our nation's seminal governing...Tags: Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Voting, Democracy
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OC Pastor Sentenced to 330 Years For Molesting Boys
KTLA NewsLAGUNA HILLS, Calif. (KTLA) -- A pastor was sentenced on Friday to 330 years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting five young parishioner boys in his Lake Forest apartment, the Los Angeles Times reported. Oscar D. Perez Perez, of Lake...Tags: Christianity, Anglicanism, Sex Crimes, Old Catholic, Los Angeles Times
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Rachel Marsden: Is Putin the Russian Reagan?
It would seem that we're now at the stage of global economic lunacy where the worldwide socialist slide is so far gone that the president of Russia is lecturing the world, and particularly Europe, about the risks of socialism. Speaking at the Asia-...
Tags: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Europe, Ronald Reagan, Chicago Tribune Columnists, International Trade
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Newport library program focuses on American democracy
The Newport Beach Public Library brought a bit of democracy to residents through an interactive program and display. "Searching for Democracy," a program that debuted in April, "gives people a different spin on something we all take for granted," said...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Politics, Libraries, Democracy
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Is My Bio A Commie Plot?
I recently received a flattering note from a discerning Manchester reader, explaining that "you are one of the few reasons we keep buying the Commie Courant." By "Commie Courant," I'm sure he didn't really mean that The Courant was part of the...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Biography (genre), Journalism, Government, Politics
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Clinton comments on human rights blocked in China, group says
World NowThe Chinese equivalent of Twitter has blocked remarks from Hillary Clinton that implicitly swiped at human rights abuses in China, according to a Hong Kong group that monitors Chinese media.... -
What’s in a name? In Myanmar – or Burma – it’s political
World NowIn a divided country wracked with ethnic violence and edging toward reform, one of the most stubborn battles may be a war of words: Is it Burma or is it Myanmar? After Suu Kyi toured Europe and Thailand, calling her country “Burma” as she... -
Samaras Sworn in as Head of New Greek Gov't
CNNATHENS, Greece -- New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras was sworn in Wednesday as Greece's new prime minister, following months of political uncertainty for the debt-stricken country. He was inaugurated at the presidential mansion after meeting with...Tags: Productivity, Budgets and Budgeting, Elections, Market and Exchange, Government
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Jun 20, 2012
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