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Black Civil War Graves Disappear Amid Restoration
A Salon investigation uncovers a shameful truth in Arlington National Cemetery’s supposedly-restored Section 27 Almost 20 years ago Congress ordered Arlington National Cemetery to preserve history, after one of the oldest parts of the burial grounds had fallen into disrepair. That forlorn group of several thousand graves, called Section 27, holds the remains of thousands…
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US-Born Yemeni Cleric Makes US Hit List
Can the US government authorize an ‘order to kill’ on a US citizen? (We ask this question on legal grounds, since governments tend to do what they darn well please.) We’ll soon find out as the Obama administration has issued an order to capture or kill radical muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki Unnamed officials quoted by…
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iPad: Will It Blend?
Found this over on HuffPo. It’s…completely bizarre, but we couldn’t look away. Check out more blending experiments at WillItBlend.com
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Blog Noir: "Black Conservatives Smell Opportunity in the Tea Party"
Jill Tubman is befuddled by black involvement in the Tea Party movement, but thinks there’s an easy explanation for the Angela McGlowans of the world. Looks like some folks have been reading those tea leaves, honey! Basically, the Teabaggers have finally figured out their fatal flaw — the overwhelming whiteness of their movement in the…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell Really Wants to Celebrate States' Right. Or Something.
From the governor’s website WHEREAS, April is the month in which the people of Virginia joined the Confederate States of America in a four year war between the states for independence that concluded at Appomattox Courthouse; and WHEREAS, Virginia has long recognized her Confederate history, the numerous civil war battlefields that mark every region of…
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Maya Moore-Led UCONN Captures National Title, Win 78th Straight
After getting to an uncharacteristically sluggish start, the UCONN Lady Huskies found their groove on the way to yet another national title, beating Stanford 53-47. Stanford came far closer than any other opponent to breaking a winning streak that now encompasses 78 games and two straight unbeaten seasons capped by national titles. That makes seven…
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A Student's Trip to Haiti Shows Reality of Relief Effort
Brian Price, a senior at Yale University, traveled down to Haiti to lend a hand in the earthquake relief efforts. Much of what he found in the effort frusrated him. Below is an excerpt of his account After two weeks of one-on-one meetings, cluster meetings, phone calls, e-mails and being transferred from one person to…
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Some Light Reading: The President's Nuclear Posture Review
Below is the president’s statement on the Nuclear Posture Review One year ago yesterday in Prague, I outlined a comprehensive agenda to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and to pursue the peace and security of a world without them. I look forward to advancing this agenda in Prague this week when I sign the…
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