A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. Second Amendment United States Constitution On January 12, thirty thousand people attended a memorial service for the seven victims of the Tucson massacre. read more
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America as a Free Fire Zone
Expressions of support for the people were generally mixed with words of caution about the next steps.
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World Leaders Cheer but Remain Wary
On the 11th day of protests, tens of thousands of Egyptians marched to Tahrir Square carrying food and water to the people there in preparation for a long siege on what they’re calling the “Friday of departure.” The army appears to be attempting to…
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‘Friday of Departure’ Protests in Egypt
Most Egyptians have known no president but Hosni Mubarak. In fact, one-third of them were born after Mubarak had already been in power for 15 years. Now, very suddenly, the people of Egypt are asking who might replace the man often dubbed Egypt’s last pharaoh.
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After Mubarak, will Egypt face a void?
Democracy: de-moc-ra-cy, government by the people; the common people of a community, as distinguished from any privileged class read more
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A Profound and Jarring Disconnect
Justice Sonia Sotomayor has displayed a quality — call it what you will — that is alert to the humanity of the people in Supreme Court cases.
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Sidebar: Sotomayor Guides Court’s Liberal Wing
Bethlehem, West Bank — For the first time in years, the people of Bethlehem have something more to celebrate at Christmas than the recollection of an important birth in their town 2,000 years ago. read more
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Bethlehem Bounces Back in Time for Christmas
Prince Harry pays tribute to the people killed trying to escape communist East Germany across the Berlin Wall.
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Prince Harry visits Berlin Wall
If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.…Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that, whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them right. —Thomas Jefferson read more
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An Informed and Educated Electorate
Washington – A majority of Americans want the Congress to keep the new health care law or actually expand it, despite Republican claims that they have a mandate from the people to kill it, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll. The post-election survey showed that 51 percent of registered voters want to keep the law or change it to do more, while 44 percent want to change it to do less or repeal it altogether. read more
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New Poll Undercuts GOP Claims of a Midterm Mandate
Ireland’s government has been accused of “lying” to the people over the extent of the country’s economic crisis.
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MEP attacks Irish government on bailout
Looks like George W. Bush should count himself among the people from his administration who should be careful about traveling overseas: In his new memoir, Decision Points, he makes clear that he personally approved the use of waterboarding in the…
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Bush Approved Waterboarding
Battered by a devastating earthquake, left for nearly a year without real homes, promised aid that failed to arrive, the people of Haiti now face a new killer, and the littlest children are among the hardest hit.
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After quake, Haitians face a new killer
The widespread enthusiasm that swept Barack Obama into office two years ago has evaporated and many of the voters who once bought into his brand of change are switching sides. According to a new Associated Press poll, a quarter of the people who voted…
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Obama Supporters Switching Sides
Nato spokesperson Dominic Medley says everything possible was done to rescue Linda Norgrove and get her safely away from the people who took her hostage.
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‘Everything possible’ done to rescue her
