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3 in 10 Americans Admit to Race Bias
Politics – As Sen. Barack Obama opens his campaign as the first African American on a major party presidential ticket, nearly half of all Americans say race relations in the country are in bad shape and three in 10 acknowledge feelings of racial prejudice, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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Is $200 Burger Decadent Or Despicable?
Food – It may be the most exotic, the most expensive and the most controversial burger ever flipped in a fast-food joint. "This is not just ordinary beef, this is special?" CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips asked. Burger King's Chef Mark Dowding said: "Absolutely; this is Wagyu."
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Drill! McCain touts energy conservation and oil exploration
Politics – Republican presidential candidate John McCain will call on Tuesday for energy conservation and the lifting of a ban on oil and natural gas exploration as two ways to help address the nation's "dangerous" dependence on foreign oil.
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Soros's New Hostile Takeover: The Democratic Party
Politics – An interview with Geroge Soros and Steve Kroft: Confronted by interviewer Steve Kroft about his experiences as a youth in Hungary, under the Nazi occupation, Soros freely admitted that he posed as the "adopted godson'' of an official of the Nazi-occupation government, and helped in the confiscation of Jewish properties.
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Christians For True Islam Image
Religion – The Indonesia and US-based organization, whose mission is to generate a better understanding of Islam in the world, is producing a 26-episode TV series on Islam. "The aim is to promote the message of our foundation on combating religious intolerance, rejecting violence, promoting tolerance and clarifying the truth about Islam."
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Jimmy Carter says Israel has 150 nuclear weapons, newspaper claims
Politics – Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says Israel has a nuclear arsenal of 150 weapons.
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Christians Outraged Over Starbucks Sexy New Logo
Religion – A Christian group based in San Diego found grounds for outrage over the new retro-style logo.
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The Worst Movies Adapted From Comic Books
Movies – Unfortunately, there are also those other comics-to-film adaptations that disappoint critics, mainstream audiences and comic book fans alike. These films, whether due to bad writing, inept direction, gross miscasting, or a combination of factors, are often not only bad comic book adaptations, but bad movies in general.
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Wright says criticism is attack on black church
Religion – In a defiant appearance before the Washington media, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright said Monday that criticism surrounding his fiery sermons is an attack on the black church and rejected those who have labeled him unpatriotic. "I served six years in the military," he said. "Does that make me patriotic? How many years did Cheney serve?"
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Dean: McCain has no effective plan to turn economy around
Politics – John McCain doesn't have an effective plan to turn around the faltering U.S. economy, Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean said Saturday.
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Ethics Without Gods
Religion – Pagans such as Aristotle and Marcus Aurelius - although their systems are not suitable for us today - managed to produce ethical treatises of great sophistication, a sophistication rarely if ever equaled by Christian moralists. Ethical behavior results always from the same causes and is regulated by the same forces, and has nothing to do with the p
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Al Gore: New Thinking on the Climate Crisis
Science – In Al Gore's brand-new slideshow, he presents evidence that the pace of climate change may be even worse than scientists were recently predicting, and challenges us to act with a sense of "generational mission" -- the kind of feeling that brought forth the civil rights movement -- to set it right.
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Rev. Jeremiah Wright, a True Patriot
Politics – What Obama Could Have Said About His Pastor
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Democrats seek foreclosure relief
Money – While senators realize they need to address the nation's housing-related economic crisis, Democrats and Republicans are divided over how to tackle the issue.
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Learning to listen: Cultural perspectives on Rev. Wright
Do No Evil – As white Americans, it is natural to view the narrowly excerpted comments of Obama's Reverend Jeremiah Wright through the lens of white culture, and therefore to condemn him.
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