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Sandy Hook Massacre: “Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it.”
“Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it,” wrote Jonathan Swift, “so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is over, and the tale hath had its effect.”Surely Ryan...
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"Homeland's" Mandy Patinkin leaves Stephen Colbert speechless
By Meredith BlakeDecember 13, 2012There are few people alive capable of rendering Stephen Colbert speechless, but apparently Mandy Patinkin is one of them.The famously intense actor, nominated for a...
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Diane Rehm: Mass Shootings And Their Effect On The American Psyche
After saying she would change "one word" in an email from a listener named Sean, Diane Rehm read the following text: “America: love it or leave it. Second amendment rules. Don't tread on me. There's a...
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Weeks after death of Savita, Ireland to legalise abortion
London, December 19, 2012Ireland on Tuesday announced it will legalise abortions hen the mother’s life is at risk, weeks after the death of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar who died after being...
View ArticleSandy Hook Parents, Chris and Lynn McDonnell Live Through Grace
McDonnell parents live through Gracehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToQNVJE4xgk
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Ancient Bones That Tell a Story of Compassion
Lorna TilleyDISABLED Almost all the other skeletons at the Man Bac site, south of Hanoi, are straight. But the man now called Burial 9 was laid to rest curled in a fetal position that suggests lifelong...
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"The killing of children, our national shame"
Another American Mom taking care of her kids.By Richard Cohen, Published: December 17The shock of Newtown, Conn., is its Norman Rockwell quality. It is a sampler of a place with high-steepled churches...
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Beating the NRA at its own game
The Bushmaster .223, the weapon used by Adam Lanza to kill 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Each victim had been shot three to 11 times, according to the coroner's report. Lanza is reported...
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"Will our anger be buried alongside Newtown’s dead?" Jay Bookman
A flag flies at half mast on a dark, wintry night in Newtown, Conn. This week, the townspeople will bury their dead, including the bodies of 20 young first-graders murdered by an assailant who broke...
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The Killing Of Children Has Become The U.S. Norm - Richard Cohen
http://jezebel.com/5968971/that-woman-is-not-adam-lanzas-mother-and-shes-distracting-us-from-the-real-issue?popular=true***Excerpt: "When we soldiers ended the day, we were forbidden to keep a single...
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"That Woman Is Not Adam Lanza’s Mother & She’s Distracting Us From the Real...
In light of last Friday's tragic school shooting, some people are arguing that gun control is just a band-aid, and that access to mental health services in this country is the real problem. But the...
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It Is Time To Distribute Handguns At The Entrance Of Every Public Place
America the BeautifulWhere Safety, Civilization and Happiness Converge***Well-armed Americans insist that security depends on more arms, not fewer.The NRA argues that every citizen should be armed to...
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New York Times: After Shootings, a Flood of Proposals for Curbing Gun Violence
Martin BryantThe Port Arthur, Australia, murderer who, in 1996, killed 36 people, a calamity leading to stiff gun control and subsequent 59% reduction in firearm killings.Gun control works....
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A story of the NRA’s influence — in 2 charts
Pride comes before a fall***59 CommentsPosted by Chris Cillizza on December 19, 2012 Following the mass shootings in Connecticut last Friday, there is momentum building to do something — the “what”...
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How the Maya calendar works — it's not all that complicated
Good Web Page About The Mayan Calendarhttp://www.coyote-wind.com/studios/MayaDate/about.html***INAHThe Maya Long Count Calendar and its connection to 2012 has long been a topic of controversy.By...
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Sales of kids' armored backpacks soar
LaRue Tactical's kevlar composite armored plate might help you stay safe out in the world. The half-inch thick panel slips into standard backpacks and provides level IIIA ballistic protection. That...
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Paul Krugman Analyzes The Trillion Dollar Deficit. It's Not What It Seems.
Excerpt: "Putting all this together, it turns out that the trillion-dollar deficit isn't a sign of unsustainable finances at all. Some of the deficit is in fact sustainable; just about all of the rest...
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The Buddha's First Noble Truth: "Life Is Suffering"
Dear Fred,Your first two paragraphs are spot-on.Concerning your latter observations...At regular intervals I remind myself that life is intrinsically problematic. By contrast, we gringos are both...
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Merry Christmas from Bailey the Unknown Reindeer The entire video is good...
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