By Aaron Blake Article Reprint The Republican National Committee commemorated the 50th anniversary of the March of Washington and Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech with a luncheon Monday. The most rousing speech
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PTSD in the spotlight at White House Medal of Honor ceremony
By Steve Vogel Article Reprint The struggles faced by many veterans and servicemembers in coping with post-traumatic stress took center stage at the White House on Monday as President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor
Read moreWhy the South Carolina governor’s race is the hottest ticket in town
By Sean Sullivan, Article Reprint South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) will launch her reelection campaign Monday afternoon with the help of some of the biggest names in the party, including Govs. Bobby Jindal of
Read moreSweet Cigarillos And Cigars Lure Youths To Tobacco, Critics Say
by Patti Neighmond Article Reprint The good news: cigarette sales are down by about a third over the past decade. Not so for little cigars and ‘cigarillos’. Their sales more than doubled over the same
Read moreCorporate Biopiracy and the Terminator Seed
It is arguably the most fiendish product yet devised by corporate genetic engineers By: Bruce A. Dixon Article Reprint Ever since humans started farming about ten thousand years ago, farmers have saved the seed from
Read moreHispanics Join Civil Rights March on Washington
beforeitsnews.com Article Reprint Hispanics joined forces with African-Americans on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington during which, among other issues, they again pressured Congress to pass a comprehensive immigration reform. The speakers, several
Read moreMubarak leaves prison for house arrest
webindia123.com Article Reprint Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak arrived in a military hospital in Cairo Thursday after being freed from a prison to be put in house arrest even as supporters of ousted president Mohamed
Read moreFormer Chicago cop accused of plotting murder of witness from behind bars
By: KIM JANSSEN Article Reprint Alleged extortionist and murder plotter Steven Mandell tried to arrange the murder of a federal witness from behind the bars of Chicago’s downtown Metropolitan Correctional Center, prosecutors alleged Thursday.
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