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Anti-Jihad ‘Savage’ Ads Going Up In NYC Subway

In this Sept. 11, 2012 photo, anti-Islamic blogger Pamela Geller, speaks at a conference she organized entitled; “Stop Islamization of America,” in New York. An advertising campaign initiated by Geller’s group, “The American Freedom Defense Initiative,”€ will have its ads that equate foes of Israel with “€œsavages” appearing in 10 New York City subway stations […]

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In this Sept. 11, 2012 photo, anti-Islamic blogger Pamela Geller, speaks at a conference she organized entitled; "Stop Islamization of America," in New York. An advertising campaign initiated by Geller's group, "The American Freedom Defense Initiative,"€ will have its ads that equate foes of Israel with "€œsavages" appearing in 10 New York City subway stations after a federal judge ordered the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to put them up. (AP Photo/David Karp)

A provocative ad that equates Muslim radicals with savages is set to go up in the city's subway system as violent protests over an anti-Islamic film ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad sweep over much of the Muslim world. A conservative blogger who once headed a campaign against an Islamic center near the Sept. 11 terror attack site won a court

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Is A Competitive Health Care Model All It’s Cracked Up To Be?

Dr. Hamsakumari Ramasubramaniam, left, examines patient Fabian Vasquez at Camillus Health Concern, Wednesday, June 27, 2012, in Miami. Camillus is a private, non-profit organization that provides health care to the homeless and poor in Miami-Dade County. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) By Julie Appleby and Marilyn Werber Serafini This story was produced in collaboration with the Atlantic. Republican vice presidential […]

Julie Appleby
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Dr. Hamsakumari Ramasubramaniam, left, examines patient Fabian Vasquez at Camillus Health Concern, Wednesday, June 27, 2012, in Miami. Camillus is a private, non-profit organization that provides health care to the homeless and poor in Miami-Dade County. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

By Julie Appleby and Marilyn Werber Serafini This story was produced in collaboration with the Atlantic. Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan says his proposal to overhaul Medicare would use market competition to tame costs in the government health program relied on by almost 50 million people. As models, he often cites the

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Will The American ‘Final Option’ Work?

Pro-Syrian government demonstrators hold Baath party flags and a picture of President Bashar Assad at a rally at Sabe Bahrat Square to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the foundation of the Ruling Baath Arab Socialist Party in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, April 7, 2012. (AP Photo Bassem Tellawi) Hitler took pride in his “Aryan race” that […]

M. I. Bhat
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Pro-Syrian government demonstrators hold Baath party flags and a picture of President Bashar Assad at a rally at Sabe Bahrat Square to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the foundation of the Ruling Baath Arab Socialist Party in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, April 7, 2012. (AP Photo Bassem Tellawi)

Hitler took pride in his “Aryan race” that put Jews in disadvantage because changing race is beyond one’s means. So, he found an easy excuse to go for Final Solution to solve his Jewish problem once for all. Contrarily, America takes pride in its freedom and values that any one can adopt. So the option: Adopt or perish. When communists proved

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The Switch: Politicians Gain New Constituents When Joining Lobbying World

Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (Mint Press) – Like so many politicians before him, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is making the transition to the lobbying world, accepting a position as CEO of Financial Services Roundtable, known as […]

Trisha Marczak
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Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

(Mint Press) – Like so many politicians before him, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is making the transition to the lobbying world, accepting a position as CEO of Financial Services Roundtable, known as one of the leading influential bodies representing big banks. Pawlenty’s move into the big bank lobbying world may be surprising, considering

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Israel, US Mark 20 Year Conflict Of Words, Speculation On ‘Imminent’ Iran Nuclear Threats

The reactor building of Iran’s nuclear power plant is seen, at Bushehr, Iran, 750 miles (1,245 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, in this Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005, file photo. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, file) (MintPress) – “Iran is 6 to 7 months” from nuclear weapons capability said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a CNN interview […]

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Iran

(MintPress) – “Iran is 6 to 7 months” from nuclear weapons capability said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a CNN interview last week. As a bevy of world leaders turn their attention to restoring calm after an inflammatory video insulting the prophet Muhammad was released last week, Netanyahu remains fixated on establishing “red lines”

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Should The Federal Government Invest In Arts Education?

Fifth grade students draw self portraits during a Studio in a School class, Feb. 4, 2004. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (MintPress) – In a time when our nation is politically and economically divided, the value of funding arts in education has become a hot-button issue. Many Republicans are ready to induce major cuts, especially in the […]

Katie Rucke
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Fifth grade students draw self portraits during a Studio in a School class, Feb. 4, 2004. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

(MintPress) – In a time when our nation is politically and economically divided, the value of funding arts in education has become a hot-button issue. Many Republicans are ready to induce major cuts, especially in the form of federal funding for the arts, in order to balance the budget. Yet many Americans, such as those involved in nonpartisan

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