Politics
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Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California decided that Proposition 8 to the California constitution violated the United States constitution. This decision marks one more step in the historic–and seemingly endless–march for gay rights in the United States and the world. California has long been a center of gay activism and…
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My first day in Denver was busy and long. In the morning, I took the light rail with a friend from the suburbs downtown. The difference between the outskirts of the city and the downtown area was staggering. Hollowed out factories, run down cars, and strip malls dissolved into a labyrinth of shimmering chrome,…
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Picture this. A powerful, tested military power invades a small, militarily weak country with strong diplomatic ties to the Western powers, including the United States, Britain and France. The invasion of this small country prompts an international outrage. What’s next? For World War II purists, the stage has just been set for a massive international…
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I found John McCain’s campaign briefing video laughably hilarious. Campaign manager Rick Davis bumbles through a list of “Reasons” why John McCain can talk about the issues that no one wants to talk about, including the War in Iraq, plus he seems to be reading from cue cards and noticeably pauses at inopportune times during…
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