Category: Uncategorized
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links for 2010-09-11
You aren't responsible for Quran burners. Don't hold Muslims responsible for 9/11. – By William Saletan – Slate Magazine When an imam in Kabul threatens retaliation, he casts a shadow on all of us: "If they decide to burn the holy Quran, I will announce jihad against these Christians and infidels." This is how it […]
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links for 2010-09-09
Parental Fears vs. Realities Based on surveys Barnes collected, the top five worries of parents are, in order: Kidnapping School snipers Terrorists Dangerous strangers Drugs But how do children really get hurt or killed? Car accidents Homicide (usually committed by a person who knows the child, not a stranger) Abuse Suicide Drowning (tags: culture) The […]
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links for 2010-09-08
AP: 'Combat in Iraq is not over, and we should not uncritically repeat suggestions that it is' To begin with, combat in Iraq is not over, and we should not uncritically repeat suggestions that it is, even if they come from senior officials. The situation on the ground in Iraq is no different today than […]
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links for 2010-09-06
The Story of Bottled Water (tags: green politics)
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links for 2010-09-05
MENA: Saudi Arabia Bans Moroccan Women From Traveling to Mecca Sudanese-born commentator Nesrine Malik who writes on the Guardian's Comment is Free considers that Saudi Arabia, by implementing this ban, is failing in its religious duties toward fellow Muslims. She has a suggestion: Saudi Arabia has a duty to facilitate pilgrimages to Mecca for all […]
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links for 2010-09-04
Auditors: ICE goes easy on illegal immigrant employers | Houston In the past, ICE had faced criticism for raiding job sites and rounding up large numbers of illegal immigrants for deportation, but not necessarily building cases against employers. With the audit initiative, ICE aims to scrutinize the hiring records of more businesses and impose what […]
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links for 2010-09-03
The kids are, contrary to media coverage, all right Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick of Ohio State University gave 276 volunteers an online magazine to browse. She found that older people preferred to read negative news about young people, rather than positive news. What’s more, those older readers who choose to read negative stories about young individuals receive […]
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links for 2010-09-01
Koch Industries Fought the Health Care Law, But Sought Funds From It (tags: politics oil)
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links for 2010-08-31
"By preventing this mosque from being built, America is doing us a big favor… It’s providing us…" “By preventing this mosque from being built, America is doing us a big favor… It’s providing us with more recruits, donations, and popular support.” – Taliban operative Zabihullah, on how the mosque controversy is benefiting the Taliban. (tags: […]
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links for 2010-08-30
Saundra Schimmelpfennig: Six Questions You Should ask Before Donating Goods Overseas Will giving this item do more harm than good? Unfortunately we often know so little about the effects of our donations that you may not be able to answer this question. After the tsunami, due to media hype and a desire to help, thousands […]