I hear so many Republicans say that Obama just scares them to death. They are afraid that he might be Muslim and are afraid that the Arabs might come and take over the United States if he is elected. This is against everything they say to defend the war in Iraq.
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Order is restored in international basketball. The United States is back on top, but not by that much anymore. Culminating a three-year mission to end years of embarrassment, the U.S. Olympic team survived a huge challenge from Spain, winning 118-107 Sunday in the gold-medal game.
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This essay was written by a friend of mine, Richard Pithouse, in response to the xenophobic violence in South Africa.
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The following message was posted to NV in a comment thread by Guido's sister in law. She has agreed to me giving it wider notice here. FYI, Guido passed away in Nairobi last week. He was only 34 years old. Here is a 5/6/08 facebook post from his sister Sandra:
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I think it's time for some back-slapping and a few bottles of champagne. After five long years of roadside bombs, snipers, suicide bombers, and massive government spending, we can finally congratulate ourselves as a nation.
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Trent Franks is the Member of the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd District of Arizona. He is also a Dominionist. A speech he gave in July 2007 appears to support this claim, as the appended audio clips demonstrate.
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A bomb went off in Iraq today. I can say this with a degree of certainty, because bombs go off every day in Iraq.
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BlaiseP has this really good article here that adds a very good perspective to this whole Reverend Wright issue. My own one interest in this Wright issue (I have ignored all other race issues of this campaign) is the double standard.
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Powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr opted Friday to keep the cease-fire order for his Mahdi Army militia in place for another six months, a step that will hold down U.S. and Iraqi casualties while bolstering al-Sadr's importance as a political player as Iraqi factions jostle for power.
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A senior Justice Department official told Congress on Thursday that laws and other limits enacted since three terrorism suspects were waterboarded have eliminated the technique from what is now allowed.
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William Shakespeare was the one who introduced many people in our age to the story of Julius Caesar the great Roman Emperor. You are probably familiar with the story. Caesar returns to Rome in a blaze of glory after his latest conquest. He seeks to consolidate dictatorial power.
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Berte Vogts does not have a stellar record as a football manager. He is known for having taken a rather dull over-defensive German team to the quarter-finals of the World Cup held in France back in 1998.
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A judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a man convicted of murder after DNA evidence pointed to another suspect.
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It started at 9:55am (Indian Standard Time) when the Bombay Stock Exchange opened. The Bombay Sensitive Index or Sensex dove 1716.41 points (9.75%) within sixty seconds and trading was halted for an hour.
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On September 11, 2001 we were told that everything changed. It was suddenly a different world and now Americans needed to think differently. We were at war with a vicious new enemy and the Most Wanted Man in the World was the leader of this evil threat, Osama Bin Laden.
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined the prime ministers of Turkey and Spain on Tuesday to open a forum of some 80 nations seeking to encourage understanding between the West and Muslim countries.
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Marilyn Flax has never been involved in political campaigns.
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At least 3000 Students in Tehran University shouted:" Down with the demagogue Government ", "Mr.
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After a long period of decay and stagnation, Sub-Saharan Africa has recently been enjoying its strongest economic period in more than three decades.
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The driving test is every teenager's nightmare. So much seems to depend on it. It is a ticket to independence. Many people do not pass it at first try. The driving test is in many respects like a test of fitness for citizenship.
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Scientists have created the equivalent of embryonic stem cells from ordinary skin cells, a breakthrough that could someday produce new treatments for disease without the explosive moral questions of embyro cloning.
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The great allure of international football is gone. The greatest moments in the sport used to come from such classics as Brazil vs Argentina at the Maracana, or Germany vs Holland at the World Cup, complete with racial insults and spit missiles.
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I was reading through various blogs today when I stumbled upon Paul Krugman's summary of the Report and Recommendations by the Majority Staff of the Joint Economic Committee (the "Report") by Senator Charles Schumer, Chairman, and Rep Carolyn B. Maloney, Vice Chair.
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I would like to draw urgent attention to an affliction that is rapidly spreading around the world's high-income areas. The disease, 'Australism', is a particularly virulent strain that seems to have evolved from Orientalism.
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A former high school football star given 10 years in prison for having consensual oral sex with another teenager was freed Friday by Georgia's highest court, which ruled that his sentence amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. Genarlow Wilson spent two years behind bars in the case that led to widespread protests of racism and heavy handed justice.
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My first friend at newsvine and a fellow gooner as well. Although, I differ in views with Oluseye, on many things, but, an understanding nature, a great sense of timing his articles and comments, the awareness and intelligence reflected in his comments and most importantly, his diehard support for Arsenal makes him a really nice friend.. Keep up the good work, dude..
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Your observations are always highly productive, refreshing, and spot-on.
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Olu, you have impeccable timing. I had made a mental note to make a comment on your column. And you beat me to it! I have some non standard ideas about the world and where it's going. And you post TWO thought provoking articles that are at the heart of what I want to touch on! Yes, I will reuse some of your ideas. You are a huge inspiration to me. And so many more, on Newsvine and beyond. 200 Miles up is very apt. Thanks mate!
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Oluseye is one of those rare individuals who manages to articulate a view with a clarity, logic and sense of integrity that makes it impossible to doubt his sincerity or depth of thought. His views and my own differ on many issues, but I know that The View From 200 Miles Up is one of the very few worth looking at when I wish to see things from another perspective.
Simply put, one of Newsvine's most prized assets.
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Oluseye is one of the people who made me feel welcome here. Inviting me to join groups etc. The view from 200 miles up is worth reading about, believe me.
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Oluseye is on my very short watch list - a unique and worthwhile perspective
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Humane and humorous, and he makes me wanna dance.
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