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NEWS STAND: A Present for Obama, Big Paydays for Freddie and Fannie, Freedom in China, Facebook Dissent in Egypt
Merry Christmas, Mr. President President Barack Obama’s Christmas present was the health care reform bill the U.S. Senate passed strictly along party lines in the early hours of Christmas Eve. The 60-40 vote along party lines, including the Senate’s two independents, signaled how dead the concept of bipartisanship has become. The great task now is…
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Health Care Reform: The Political Surprise of the Year?
In the wee hours of Christmas Eve, the United States Senate passed a health care reform bill—an achievement that, despite the months of controversy that preceded its passage, hasn’t been done, ever before. President Obama, rarely one to miss the historic nature of any political act, cheered the bill’s passage in remarks made just before…
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Happy Holidays, from the cast of ___!
One difference between my generation and that of my parents has got to be the special bond us millennials have with our televisions. From our Saturday morning cartoon rituals to the T.G.I.F. line-ups, it seemed like our schedules revolved around the latest “must-see TV.” So naturally, our prime-time favorites also became holiday traditions. Admit it,…
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When the Tsunami Hit
On Dec. 26, 2004, at least 230,000 people died when the second-largest earthquake in recorded history erupted beneath the Indian Ocean, triggering a devastating series of waves. Places as far apart as Sri Lanka, Thailand and Somalia were affected. Nearly two-thirds of those who perished were from the Indonesian province of Aceh. I worked in…
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Prison Births: Chained to an Inhumane Idea
At the heart of all the fun and festivity that draws families and communities together this time of year is the somber celebration of a sacred birth. Beyond its obvious religious significance, the story of Christmas is, in so many ways, a celebration of the inherent sacredness of birth. Anyone – Christian and non-Christian alike —…
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The Ann Nixon Cooper I Knew
My cellphone rang late Monday afternoon and the iPhone screen said “Ann Cooper” was calling. But I knew it could not be her. Despite 107-plus years of good health, her circumstances had taken a turn for the worse in recent months. It was my mother on the line, calling from my grandmother’s house in Atlanta.…
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Beef 2.0: The Year in Media 2009
Saaret Yoseph is a writer and Assistant Editor at TheRoot.com. She manages and blogs for \”Their Eyes Were Watching …\” Did you hear the one about the midsize East Coast city? You know, the one that is overwhelmingly black? Infant mortality rate equivalent to some developing nations? Listen, apparently they elected some fancy-schmancy Ivy League…
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The 2000s: The Erasure of Boundaries
What characterizes “The Decade from Hell,” as Time magazine recently called it? Well, terrorism and the fear of random, irrational terrorist attacks; war and rumors of war, most certainly; the consciousness of economic and environmental vulnerability, in a combination experienced to such a degree by no previous generation of our countrymen; the transformation of the…
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FBI Releases Michael Jackson File
After repeated requests from The New York Post and other media outlets, the FBI has released the dossier kept on Michael Jackson. The file includes investigations into allegations of child molestation along with threats made against the singer’s life. From The New York Post: The FBI’s explosive, secret dossier on Michael Jackson was made public…
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A Decade To Remember
March 10, 2000. When the tech bubble bursts and a trillion dollars of market value vanishes, regulators sit on their hands. The financial industry has always exercised major influence over Congress and the White House, but its grip has tightened to an unprecedented extent in this decade. No surprise that regulators fail to limit wild…