Jul 3 2009
Amidst the fireworks, the beer and the cookouts associated with the celebration of the 4th of July Independence holiday, it is common to forget why the founders of the United States declared their independence from Britain. In simple terms, there was...
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Jul 1 2009
The U.S House of Representative just passed a bill that will address global warming by reducing the emission of gasses that cause climate change. It was a watered-down bill that passed by 219 to 212. The bill will face a tougher fate in the senate....
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Jun 30 2009
Everyone wants to live like stars. But nobody wants to die like stars. There are essentially four ways to die. By accident. By natural causes. By suicide. Or by homicide. Stars, like everyone else die by one of those four ways. What makes the death...
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Jun 28 2009
Gov. Mark Sanford is the King David of South Carolina. He says he is a bottom-line kind of guy. What it means is that he says it the way he sees it. So when he says he is like King David, he knows exactly what he is talking about. King David had his...
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Jun 26 2009
Knowing how to live and how to die are important. But more important than anything else is knowing when to live and when to die. Ironically, living well often means dying at the wrong time. Stars must know when to die if they must preserve the...
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Jun 25 2009
My father died on Sunday. I was still trying to get over that when the news broke that Michael Jackson was dead. Michael Jackson died today at 50. It has been a sad week. And it is only Thursday. My American journey began when my father’s radio...
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Jun 24 2009
It is hard to be a Republican in today’s America. Republican most important prospect for 2012 presidential race, Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina today admitted to an affair with a woman from Argentina. The governor had disappeared for days...
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Jun 24 2009
Mark Sanford, the governor of South Carolina, said he had conducted an extra-marital affair with a woman in Argentina, ending a mystery over his week-long disappearance that had infuriated lawmakers and seemed to put his rising political career in...
Jun 19 2009
I watch Glenn Beck every night to see what the other side is thinking. The other day, he read a letter from his viewer that sounded unique. She was a Democrat who became a Republican in the last election. She was frustrated by all the politics and...
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Jun 18 2009
For over a year, John (not his real name) has been a colleague of mine at work. Five days in a week, we meet every morning. Usually, I will be in front of the television watching the news when he walks in. Because political discussion is discouraged...
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