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Happy Citizenship Day! Are You 'American' Enough To Pass The Test?
This post was originally published earlier this year. It is being republished Wednesday so you can test your knowledge on U.S. Citizenship Day. Sure, you're patriotic. But do you have what it takes to...
View ArticlePutin's Latest Iron Curtain Call -- Ukraine
We need to hold the line against Vladimir Putin's drive to reassert Russian hegemony in Ukraine, but it is necessary to understand the political and historical context behind his actions to provide the...
View ArticleCIA Privately Skeptical About New Syria Strategy, Sources Say
WASHINGTON -- At a recent closed-door congressional briefing on the administration's new strategy to combat the Islamic State, a top CIA official left little doubt among those in the room about the...
View ArticleYlvis Drops 'Trucker's Hitch': 'The Fox' Group Explains Complicated Knot...
Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis just keeps on giving. First they educated us on foxes, then Massachusetts and now knots. In their latest music video, the boys take on the daunting Trucker's Hitch, a knot...
View ArticleRobert Gates Says Obama Will Need To Use Boots On The Ground To Defeat ISIS
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday morning that the Obama administration will need to use ground troops to defeat the Islamic State, as he appeared in a nationally televised...
View ArticleObama Insists U.S. Forces 'Do Not And Will Not' Have Combat Mission In Iraq
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama says U.S. forces in Iraq "do not and will not" have a combat mission as part of the effort against Islamic State militants. Obama received a briefing Wednesday...
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Archbishop Of Canterbury Justin Welby Admits He Sometimes Doubts The...
Even the Archbishop of Canterbury struggles with doubt. During a BBC interview, the Most Reverend Justin Welby admitted that at times, he questions the existence of God. "There are moments, sure, where...
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These Trippy Photos Show Art Colliding With Science
Today's most innovative artists are taking not paint and chisel but science and technology as their media, to represent nature both seen and unseen. They are creating works radically different from any...
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International Students Are The New Golden Goose For American Universities
When UCLA freshmen arrive on campus in two weeks, an estimated 1 in 10 will be from outside the United States. UCLA is among the schools with the highest international student enrollment in the nation,...
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Former Bolivian President Carlos Mesa Calls Brazilian Presidential Hopeful...
Photo of Carlos Mesa by Jeremy Bamidele On Sept. 12, 2014 former Bolivian president and vice president, from 2003 to 2005 and 2002 to 2003 respectively, Carlos Mesa visited the Inn at Penn, located on...
View ArticleArchaeologists Uncover Buried Gas Chambers At Sobibor Death Camp
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View ArticleCongress Pays Ukraine Lip Service, Again
As newly elected Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko visits Washington and addresses Congress, the United States has a second chance to help Ukraine continue its evolution as a free and vital bridge...
View ArticleJohn McCain, Democrats Puncture Latest Georgia Immigration Terror Ad Against...
Democrats think the latest Senate ad from Georgia contender David Perdue is "shameful," but they were entertained to note that some leading Republicans could suffer collateral damage from the spot. The...
View ArticleLight-Skinned Latinos Tend To Vote More Republican. Be Careful How You...
Lighter-skinned Latinos are more likely to vote Republican, according to polling data analyzed by the Washington Post. The data highlights rarely recognized racial divisions within the Latino community...
View ArticleISIS: Illusions Versus Reality
Much has been said about President Obama's strategy to degrade and eventually "destroy" the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Regardless of the soundness of the president's strategy, to ensure...
View ArticleIndia, China Vow Cooperation As Troops Face Off
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian and Chinese troops faced off at their countries' unmarked border in the Himalayas on Thursday as their leaders were promising to boost economic cooperation and substantially...
View ArticleAgroecology: A Different Approach to Agriculture
For years now, and well before being head of this great ministry at the crossroads of men and women, local areas and products, I learned of the necessity to pursue a different approach to production....
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What's Next for Maryam Al Khawaja?
Today's release of Maryam Al Khawaja after nearly three weeks in jail is welcome. But it's tempered by news that the government has maintained the charge against her and imposed a travel ban that...
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700-Year-Old Skeleton Couple Found Holding Hands
Seven hundred years after their death, a couple has yet to part. Archaeologists excavating the site of a long-lost chapel in the countryside of Leicestershire, England unearthed the skeletons of a...
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They fled Afghanistan through Iran into Turkey. Then they crossed the Aegean to Greece in two waves. Her father and brother were on the first boat and they arrived safely. But when father returned to...
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