Aug 08 2013
Reunited After 50 Years, An Algerian Buena Vista Social Club Makes Its U.S. Debut By Anastasia Tsioulcas, August 08, 2013 2:00 AM Stories of old friends finding each other again aren’t all that surprising in the age of Facebook and Twitter. But sometimes, those reunions can lead to the opportunity of a lifetime. A …
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Aug 04 2013
We can’t lose a democracy we never had By Tsafi Saar, Aug. 4, 2013 3:41 AM Many dirges have been heard lately lamenting the death of democracy on account of the governability law that passed its first reading in the Knesset this past week. There is reason to lament; it is indeed a bad …
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Aug 03 2013
Who is ‘Judaizing’ King David’s Tomb? By Nir Hasson, Aug. 3, 2013 5:12 AM A serious act of vandalism, a string of coincidences, and a decision by the Israel Antiquities Authority have combined to change the character of King David’s Tomb on Mt. Zion from a Muslim site into a synagogue. On Tuesday this …
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Aug 02 2013
Benjamin Franklin to the Federal Convention 17 Sept. 1787 Farrand 2:641–43 The engrossed Constitution being read, Docr. Franklin rose with a speech in his hand, which he had reduced to writing for his own conveniency, and which Mr. Wilson read in the words following. Mr. President I confess that there are several parts of …
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Jul 27 2013
Why millennials are leaving the church By Rachel Held Evans, July 27th, 2013 08:33 AM ET At 32, I barely qualify as a millennial. I wrote my first essay with a pen and paper, but by the time I graduated from college, I owned a cell phone and used Google as a verb. I …
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Jul 25 2013
Helen Thomas taught me that being liked isn’t everything By Courtney E Martin, 25 Jul 2013 14:03 It was supposed to be our big, bonding moment – the veteran White House correspondent and the young, plucky blogger unite on stage, join the mutual admiration club, and reassure the audience that the world is not …
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Jul 23 2013
The Betrayal of Helen Thomas By Barbara Lubin and Danny Muller, July 23, 2013 When the news spread through Washington this weekend that the unwavering, pioneering journalist Helen Thomas had died, there must have been a collective sigh of relief throughout the halls of Washington. News articles and obituaries are obligatorily mentioning her retirement …
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