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“Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?”
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As we celebrate the 4th of July, many of us are taking stock of the nation that we live in and scratch our head at the changes.

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Black & Brown-Still Strong
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One of the…

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No Threat to Israel
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On Thursday, President Obama laid out the US approach to a very long outstanding problem:

The Israeli-Palestinian…

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Finally, The Jar Can Be Sealed
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Financial Woes Not New For The Dodgers

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This Wednesday, President Obama will address college students and outline how he will make some cuts on defense spending while cutting social programs and put controls on Medicare and Medicaid (MediCal in California).

 

I can agree on cuts in defense spending. If we were to put the war on hiatus for a week, the recession would be over. Jobs would be available, and the continuing costs of killing, maiming, destroying countries would be no longer on our national…

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I’ve admired Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York for a long time. He is a self made man, doesn’t need what some have termed the “second toughest job in the world.”

However with the latest flap coming from newly appointed NYC School Superintendant Cathy Black, my admiration has ended.

My hometown has the largest public school district in the US. The schools are choking with an overflow of students. Rather than to look to add space, this cocktail girl wants to close ten… Continue

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SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS: Well, Amy, my uncle is Mohamed Abdel Quddoos. He’s a leading opposition protester. He’s now head of the Freedom Committee at the Press Syndicate, and he has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood himself. And, Amy, he’s been protesting for years. There’s been a growing movement here in Egypt of protests, of people trying to voice their dissent. But they have been harshly clamped down on. And what we typically used to see was people like my uncle…

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