Cartoon by Jimmy Margulies

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Good Reads

I didn’t feel much like writing today, so instead I’ll just link to some interesting articles I came across today and would like to share. As if Caster Semenya hadn’t already been through enough: “Athlete Caster Semenya has pulled out of her return to competitive sport amid growing fears over the psychological impact of rumours [...]

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How Was Rep. Wilson To Know?

Cross posted from my fictional blog: Relax.Relate.Release. After Republican Rep. Joe Wilson made his outburst during President Obama’s speech to Congress last night, he came out with an apology. Because I felt like partaking in some pure foolery, my version of the night’s events are in bold. The rest is straight from CNN’s Political Ticker. [...]

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President Obama Doesn’t Need Anyone’s Permission to Lead

For some reason I just got extra ticked off today. It started off with the coverage of President Obama’s Back to School speech and then ended with the mainstream media’s coverage of what he “must” say during his speech to Congress on health care this week. I don’t know what’s more frustrating – President Obama [...]

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Why Are People Bringing Guns to Town Hall Meetings?

The presence of guns has entered the health care debate. This could easily get out of hand. And what’s crazy, is so far, the media is acting like this is OK. How do health care reform and gun rights correlate? This is disturbing in so many ways and shouldn’t just be seen as people exercising [...]

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The Public Option Is On Shaky Ground

President Obama is now saying that the public option is only a sliver of health reform. The administration is suggesting some type of co-op option instead. Err??? Where did this come from? Over the weekend, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the public option is “not the essential element” for reform.  Then the [...]

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Hotel Claims Rape Victim Negligent

When I first read this story I had to reread it a few times just to make sure the Marriott in downtown Stamford, Conn., is really blaming a woman for getting raped on the hotel’s property. But it wasn’t a misread. From the Connecticut Post: STAMFORD — A downtown hotel being sued by a woman [...]

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Lost in Translation: Tell ‘Em Why You’re Mad Hillary!

While in the Congo this week, this moment – instead of her speaking on the sexual violence in the country – has pushed U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton back into the spotlight:

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Health Care Gets Hot

In the week since the House began its break, several town hall-style meetings have been disrupted by demonstrators. These episodes have drawn widespread media attention, and Republicans have seized on them as well as polls showing a decline in support for Obama and his agenda as evidence that public support is lacking for his signature [...]

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Teens in Dunbar Village Gang Rape Head to Trial

After two years, four teen suspects in the Dunbar Village gang rape of a mother and her son will finally go to trial. According to police, a group of armed, masked intruders broke into the woman’s Dunbar Village apartment, forcing her and her son, then 12, into sex acts. Afterward the attackers took pains to cover their [...]

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