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  1. The Advocacy Olympics! Or, How to Medal in the Great American Sport of Democracy

    by Stephanie Vance - 2008-08-17
    Yes, I have Olympic fever. OK, maybe it's not quite a fever: more like a mild agitation. Nevertheless I have stayed awake way past my bedtime for several nights watching the athletes swimming, flip...
  2. Dialogue on Abortion

    by Punkerslut - 2008-08-15
    Dialogue on AbortionBy PunkerslutPro-Choice: "Why have you decided that conception is the point where the unborn has become a human being?"Pro-Life: "It is the point in the reproductive process ...
  3. Healthcare: A Universal Right of Every Worker

    by Punkerslut - 2008-08-15
    Healthcare: A Universal Right of Every WorkerBy PunkerslutIntroduction"I am a convinced partisan of economic and social equality, for I know that outside of this equality, freedom, justice, huma...
  4. The Nigerian Civil War and Factors That Made the War Inevitable

    by Emeka Esogbue - 2008-08-11
    BackgroundThe Nigerian Civil War also known in the History of the country as the Nigerian-Biafran war began in July 6, 1967 and ended in January 13, 1970 following the declaration of Republic of Biaf...
  5. Georgia on My Mind

    by Ernie Fitzpatrick - 2008-08-10
    While most of the world has their focus and attention on China and the Olympics, others have Georgia on this mind, and I am not talking about the song written in 1930 by Stuart Gorrell (lyrics) and H...
  6. Understanding Politics

    by Cray Bruneur - 2008-08-09
    Are you interested following the Presidential election but feel that you don't understand enough about politics to cast your vote. Are you interested in politics but simply don't know where to start? ...
  7. T. Boone Pickens, Visionary or Profiteer?

    by Klaus H Hemsath - 2008-08-09
    T. Boone Pickens, a billionaire with large natural gas holdings, is spending more than $50 million to convince US politicians and the public that natural gas should become a transportation fuel and s...
  8. Nigerian Public Office Holders: Fighting Corruption With Cutlasses, Defending Corruption With Machine Guns

    by Emeka Esogbue - 2008-08-08
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  9. Palestine, Cocktail Parties and Prejudice

    by david singer - 2008-08-07
     "The cocktail party is easily the worst invention since castor oil" - Elsa Maxwell If you happen to be Jewish and live in the West Bank then you have certainly blown your chances of ever being inv...
  10. Insider Politic News In Malaysia Today-1

    by Ashish Arora - 2008-08-06
    A place where the true facets of Malaysian politics are talked about and discussed not by the politicians but by the people whose lives are affected by the politicians, the people of Malaysia. There a...
  11. A Question of Media Objectivity in Election 2008

    by James William Smith - 2008-08-04
    The campaign of Republican John McCain has just released two web videos which highlight what the campaign feels is a national media bias in favor of Democrat Barack Obama in the 2008 Presidential ele...
  12. President John F. Kennedy: Breaking Through the Shroud of an Untimely Demise

    by A.K. Kuykendall - 2008-08-03
    I quote, with redundancy, from the biography of John F. Kennedy to summarize the legacy of this American martyr. Unfortunately, many citizens of the United States know little about that legacy. Here ...
  13. Insider Politic News in Malaysia Today

    by Abhinav Sidana - 2008-08-02
      A place where the true facets of Malaysian politics are talked about and discussed not by the politicians but by the people whose lives are affected by the politicians, the people of Malaysia.The...
  14. Responsibility of the Media and the Repercussions of Terror Strikes - Terrorism in India, Indian Mujahideen, Bangalore Blasts, Ahmedabad Blasts, Bombs

    by Pranay Rupani - 2008-08-02
    Ahmedabad and Bangalore now withstanding, the problem faced by many civilians is the unprecedented security cover and checks across a majority of the towns across India. This is especially true for p...
  15. The Indian Mujahideen - the Answer to Bjp's Pseudo-secularist Fascism or a New Method to Spread Unrest?

    by Pranay Rupani - 2008-08-02
    How many more lives will be lost? The recent blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad have brought into focus the very potent terror network that exists in India unbeknownst to Indian intelligence agencies ...
  16. Improve Gas Mileage - Stop Global Warming And Save Your Life!

    by Paul Petersen - 2008-08-02
    Regardless of how you feel about gas prices, virtually everyone should concerned with the environment. We all live together on this earth, and if the planet becomes destroyed, it won't matter if you a...
  17. Unscrambling Olmert's Omelette

    by david singer - 2008-08-02
    "No clever arrangement of bad eggs ever made a good omelet" (CS Lewis).  This adage best sums up one possible outcome for Israel following the announcement of Ehud Olmert's intended resignation as I...
  18. Quit Wasting My Healthcare

    by Robert - 2008-07-31
    The new blog of Compass Professional Health Services called Quit Wasting My Healthcare is focused on helping individuals and employers receive higher quality care and stop losing money on senseless h...
  19. High priced gasoline is not the PROBLEM. High priced gasoline is the SOLUTION!

    by David Rosenak - 2008-07-30
    The PROBLEM is that we are burning up oil as fast as the world can pump it out of the ground.The PROBLEM is that it has been thirty five years since OPEC whacked us between the eyes, and told us...
  20. Yar'adua and the August 14 Handing-over of the Nigeria's Bakassi Peninsular to Cameroun

    by Emeka Esogbue - 2008-07-29
    I join millions of my fellow Nigerians and others alike with similar ideas in condemning the impending handing-over of Nigeria's Bakassi peninsular to the Camerounian authorities and make bold to war...