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Green Party candidate: 'It's time to bail out the students'
Offering what she called a “green New Deal,” Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein delivered a speech Thursday at Woodbury University in Burbank that focused on jobs, education and the economy. While President Franklin D....
Tags: Small Businesses, Students, Jill Stein, Business, Child Development
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Green Party candidate offers "green New Deal" during speech in Burbank
Offering what she called a “green New Deal,” Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein delivered a speech at Woodbury University in Burbank on Thursday that focused on jobs, education and the economy. While President Franklin D....
Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Politics, Colleges and Universities, Barack Obama
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So much for messianic leadership
Although there's still a great deal to be learned about the scandals and controversies swirling around the White House like so many ominous dorsal fins in the surf, the nature of President Barack Obama's bind is becoming clear. The best defenses of his...Tags: Woodrow Wilson, David Axelrod, CBS Corp., John F. Kennedy, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Ben Jealous: Black farm ownership overcoming decades of discrimination
There is no way to make up for decades of discrimination that crippled the proud history of black farm ownership. But we can do our best to move forward. In 1999 the U.S. Department of Agriculture agreed to settle the civil rights lawsuit Pigford v...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, U.S. Congress, Social Issues, FBI
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Obama administration needs to change the conversation
By WILLIAM P. HOJNACKI I am very disappointed in the way that the Obama administration is dealing with the Republicans in the ongoing discussions concerning the federal budget. The administration has, once again, allowed the Republicans to set the agenda...Tags: Labor Markets, Productivity, National Government, Unemployment Benefits, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Naperville honors barbershop singers
Barbershop singing has remained on a short list of activities that might be enjoyed equally by teenagers and octogenarians since a revival of the turn-of-the-century music took off in the 1930s. A Naperville chapter of men's barbershop vocalists who...
Tags: Culture, Music, The Happiest News!, Arts and Culture, Human Interest
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Superman, a hero with staying power
My nomination for American hero of the 20th century is someone who lived half his life in disguise and the other half as the world's most recognizable man. He appeared on more radio broadcasts than Ellery Queen and in more movies than Marlon Brando, who...
Tags: Radio, Heroism, Superman (fictional character), Media Industry, Theft
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My Word: One step closer to freedom from fear
Years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed four fundamental freedoms that all people everywhere ought to enjoy: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear. Of the four, freedom from fear is the most difficult...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights
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U.S. Holocaust museum at 20: Confronting tough issues
When President Bill Clinton stepped to the podium at the opening of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., 20 years ago, most of the audience no doubt expected him to offer the usual generalities about the importance of not...Tags: George W. Bush, U.S. Coast Guard, Judaism, Religion and Belief, Arts and Culture
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This presidential database loves running and Legos
Arden Hayes is 5. He loves Legos and running so fast across the living room to flip onto the couch that his feet end up pointing at the ceiling. He also loves the presidents — especially 11 and 33. Arden knows all 44 U.S. presidents. In order....
Tags: George W. Bush, Franklin Pierce, Benjamin Harrison, Presidents of the United States, Abraham Lincoln
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Whose side is the NRA on?
Terrorism, whether practiced in the U.S. or overseas, can be defined as a deliberate act of violence to instill fear in a target audience. We fight terrorism when we stay calm but resolute; we abet terrorists when our response is to panic or try to foment...Tags: George W. Bush, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, Sports, Shootings
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School in Prague to be named after Mayor Cermak
Eighty years ago, Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak was assassinated, an anniversary that some, like Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, say does not receive enough attention. But on Thursday, a school in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, will remember Cermak by...
Tags: Chicago Elections, Chicago Mayor, Edward M. Burke, Assassinations, Chicago City Council
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