Pope Denounces Baghdad Church attack
“Faced with such brutal episodes of violence which continue to tear apart the people of the Middle East, I want to renew again my heartfelt appeal for peace,” Benedict said.
In a First, Brazil elects a woman as president
Homosexuality and Uganda’s News Paper Rolling Stones
“Homosexual acts are illegal in Uganda but last year an MP introduced a bill which would mean some gay people could face the death penalty.”
Some Turtles have to fly with the shell (brilliant piece by Wilson)
Why I Now Vote Party, Not Individual
“Infinitely more serious, at any rate, than desiccated political husks trying to ride the great pendulum of American politics as it swings rightward. Republicans will do anything to win midterm elections except the right thing: spelling out, with both programmatic detail and philosophical conviction, how government is obstructing freedom, bankrupting the country, and impeding the great transition from top-down dictation to individual autonomy. Some day that transition will come to government. But only after we insist on it.”
Will a Republican Congress Knock Science Back to the Stone Age?
“If Obama prepares for war and Iran refuses to back down, how many U.S. dead and wounded would Broder consider a fair price to pay for a second term for his “enduringly superior” leader?”
Civil Liberties Watchdog loses Senate Seat
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