If our cultural riff had a color right now, it would be grey. Do you know one of the most popular baby names in the last couple of years was, "Gray?" And did you know it means, "Kind King or Ruler." Did you also know that the Mayor of Washington, DC, a city where half of its city council has either been indicted...
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By Bill Lambrecht of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch WASHINGTON • The passionate discussion over gun ownership often is cast as a debate between the National Rifle Association and people who don't own guns. Or between the public, which wants stricter gun laws, and a polarized Congress. But another clear dividing line is the view toward guns between men and women. An array of national polls...
Read More Post a comment (0)Click here to hear the Brooklyn Tabernacle at the Inauguration
Every year, a small college in northern Michigan compiles a list of words and phrases to eliminate from everyday vocabulary due to misuse, overuse and/or annoyance. In years past, words as amundane as "amazing" or as trendy as "LOL" made the list. Personally, I am of the opinion that any spoken text abbreviation should be banned. Do people realize that...
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Newly inaugurated second term President Barack Obama is expected to propose changes to the role women currently play in the U.S. Military as early as Thursday of this week. Coming off a few days of being bashed for appointing too many white men to cabinet positions, the President is expected to announce that military women may be moving from support...
Read More Post a comment (0)by Binyamin Appelbaum and Catherine Rampell of The New York Times WASHINGTON — Only the most affluent American households will pay higher income taxes this year under the terms of a deal that passed Congress on Tuesday, but most households will face higher payroll taxes because the deal does not extend a two-year-old tax break. The legislation, which was forged in the...
Read More Post a comment (0)Associated Press Jan 3, 12:34 AM EST Cliff averted, next fiscal crisis in 2 months will be over taxes, spending _ plus debt limit By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster Politics Video Buy AP Photo Reprints WASHINGTON (AP) -- Onward to the next fiscal crisis. Actually, several of them, potentially. The New Year's Day deal averting the "fiscal cliff" lays the groundwork for more...
Read More Post a comment (0)By AKIKO FUJITA and CHRISTINA NG | Good Morning America – Sun, Dec 30, 2012 eg Hoffman had been begging his parents for an iPhone all year. So on Christmas morning he was thrilled to find the object of his desire under the tree, but there was a catch. The phone came with an 18-point set of terms and conditions that he had to...
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