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How Obama can lose
The SwampBy Paul West Barack Obama is on his way to a blowout victory this fall, if you believe recent polling that shows him leading John McCain by 15 percentage points. Big, summertime leads in presidential contests can vanish, though.......Tags: Iowa, Hillary Clinton, Pharmaceuticals, Politics, Peter Hart
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Unity=Amnesia as Obama moves rightward
Spin CycleParty unity means never having to say you're sorry - or that you even remember what you might have been sorry about. John Edwards, the former North Carolina senator who ran to the left of Barack Obama in the......Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Heads of State, Politics, Jesse Jackson, Manhattan (New York City)
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More on Jesse/Obama: Cut his what off?
Spin CycleClarence Page of the Tribune has been booked to appear on Fox tonight to talk about the Jackson-Obama mystery insult. He reports that Fox won't tell him what the remark is, but Jackson has given him a clue: "So......Tags: Barack Obama, Religion and Belief
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Isaac Hayes and "South Park"
The TV ZoneIn a couple of hours I'm going to go on vacation and will turn off this computer. But before that happens, I think it's appropriate to say a few words about Isaac Hayes. He did have a TV career......Tags: Scientology, Cults and Sects, Isaac Hayes, South Park (tv program), Religion and Belief
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Alec Baldwin: I'm Sorry. Sort Of.
The TV ZoneWe need more stars like Alec Baldwin around - stars that talk about their preference for Mahler (but don't understand Mozart), stars who ruminate obsessively on the meaning of their life, and what they should do next, etc. But......Tags: Scientology, NBC (tv network), My Name is Earl (tv program), Alec Baldwin, California
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Sarah Palin questions: Suggestions?
The Swampby Mark Silva As Sarah Palin's exciting media adventure approaches - that vaunted interview later this week with ABC News' Charlie Gibson in Alaska - people are asking themselves what kinds of questions they'd like to see posed for the......Tags: Sarah Palin, Economic Policy, Social Issues, Minority Groups, Alaska
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Quran-shooting: The religious Abu Ghraib
The Swampby Mark Silva SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt -- "Democracy does not threaten Islam or any religion,'' President Bush told a largely quiet forum of Middle East leaders here today. "Democracy is the only system of government that guarantees their protection.'' But....Tags: Armed Forces, Punishment, Defense, Democracy, Armed Conflicts
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Greatest Generation's spirit may be coming back, as reflected in marathons
There was nothing tangible that made what Tom Brokaw called "The Greatest Generation" great. It was just an unidentifiable spirit. I may be wrong, but I think I see signs of that spirit coming back. The St. Luke's Half Marathon, with a 13.1-mile...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Sports, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Daley settles (not entirely) into life as a regular Chicagoan
He still gets up early. He could sleep in. He no longer has a big staff to deploy. No public crises nipping at his mind and time. He lives alone. He gets up at 6 anyway, and sets off to the gym before breakfast. He likes it there, feels safe in the...
Tags: Human Rights, Business Enterprises, Tony Blair, Richard M. Daley, Finance
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For all that's changed, at Istanbul church, all is the same
At midnight a single flame is brought forth in the darkened and ancient church of St. George and quickly it is shared, candle by candle, until all is illuminated.
The faithful sing "Christos Anesti" as they've sung it for centuries, never changing,...Tags: Christianity, Turkey, Christian Orthodoxy, European Union, Religion and Belief
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Cardinal George: Is there now such a sea change in Western culture that people can't believe?
Cardinal Francis George of Chicago had gone through a long 16-hour day of meetings and travel, a day that began at 5 a.m., and it was just about 9 at night. He was tired, with one more meeting to go. But as he walked into the room for our interview late...
Tags: Christianity, Journalism, Rome (Italy), Papal Conclave (2013), Francis I
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Response is Required
"Thomas answered and said, 'My Lord and my God!'"--John 20:28 Many of you, like me, have bought a gift for a child or grandchild and noticed those dreaded words, "Some assembly required." In the past, "some assembly required" meant someone would stay...
Tags: Easter, Jesus Christ, Religion and Belief
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