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Issue: 209

December 7, 2006

Guest Commentary

U.N. troops are not the answer – Tragedy in Darfur: Unraveling the Real Causes

By Monica Vill Guest Commentator

A few years ago, what people in the U.S. knew about Sudan, the largest country in Africa, likely came from the movie Lawrence of Arabia. Most had never heard of Darfur, the suffering, tumultuous region in western Sudan. Today, Darfuris are caught in a grim conflict that has killed up to 400,000 people and displaced…

A few years ago, what people in the U.S. knew about Sudan, the largest country in Africa, likely came from the movie Lawrence of Arabia. Most…

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Commentary

George Will Finds New Crime Category: Refusing To Shake George Bush’s Hand

By Sherwood Ross Guest Commentator

Columnist George Will has found senator-elect Jim Webb (D-Va.) guilty of “careless and absurd assertions,” for writing that the wealth gap between rich and poor is “the least debated issue” in American politics. But if you think, (and I don’t) what Webb said is absurd, how about the assertion the sky will “rain artichokes” before…

Columnist George Will has found senator-elect Jim Webb (D-Va.) guilty of “careless and absurd assertions,” for writing that the wealth gap between rich and poor is…

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Commentary

Michael “Kramer” Richards And the Infamous Racial “outburst” – Apology not Accepted!

By Thomas Palmer

By now, the nation and much of the English speaking world have become familiar with the racist tirade of Michael Richards, former cast member of “Seinfeld”, where he played the hairy, neurotic “Kramer”. This occurred at the landmark “Laugh Factory”, a comedy club in West Hollywood, on the eastern tip of the Sunset Strip. Responding…

By now, the nation and much of the English speaking world have become familiar with the racist tirade of Michael Richards, former cast member of “Seinfeld”,…

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