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    Jun 15, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  1. Iran elects centrist Rowhani president to replace contentious Ahmadinejad

    McClatchy Foreign Staff
    TEHRAN, Iran Centrist Hasan Rowhani won an absolute majority in Iran's presidential elections, a surprise outcome that could help raise spirits in a population fed up by the economic distress and international isolation that marked the era of outgoing...

    Tags: Mohammad Reza Aref, Justice and Rights, Nuclear Policy, Jay Carney, Satellite Technology

    2. Jun 12, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  2. Snooping, past and present

    For us aging Vietnam War protesters, the secret domestic surveillance revealed by Edward Snowden, a young former CIA contractor, is like a bad flashback.
    For us aging Vietnam War protesters, the secret domestic surveillance revealed by Edward Snowden, a young former CIA contractor, is like a bad flashback. In 1968, Lyndon Johnson demanded that something be done to curb the demonstrations that were...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, The Washington Post, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Edward Snowden, Central Intelligence Agency

    3. Jun 3, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Criticism of St. Mary's College seminars is unfair, uninformed

    Regarding Anne D. Neal's commentary on St. Mary's College of Maryland, how sad it was to read such an uneducated piece published by a usually trustworthy source ("Campus cautionary tale," May 30). The article was a perfect example of manipulation of facts.
    Regarding Anne D. Neal's commentary on St. Mary's College of Maryland, how sad it was to read such an uneducated piece published by a usually trustworthy source ("Campus cautionary tale," May 30). The article was a perfect example of manipulation of...

    Tags: College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), University of Maryland, College Park, Music, Education, Brown University

    4. May 30, 2013 |Column| Tribune Media Services

  4. The lever of social action

    Robert Koehler
    "Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world." I think Archimedes was serious. I know we need to be. Now is the time to choose our future, as the Earth Charter declares. This means thinking big: embracing...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Birth Defects, Entertainment Events, Robin Williams, United Kingdom

    5. May 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. L.A.-born Episcopal leader brings his liberal views to Washington

    WASHINGTON — A bearded young comedy writer espousing progressive views in Hollywood in the early 1970s might not have surprised anyone. But when the same man, who is now the Very Rev. Gary Hall, started advocating the same views from the Washington National Cathedral's pulpit, people noticed.
    WASHINGTON — A bearded young comedy writer espousing progressive views in Hollywood in the early 1970s might not have surprised anyone. But when the same man, who is now the Very Rev. Gary Hall, started advocating the same views from the...

    Tags: Interior Policy, Martin Luther King Jr., Personal Weapon Control, Marriage, Family

    6. May 4, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
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    7. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  7. Tea party attempting to remake itself

    The tea party, facing lagging interest, is searching for a path to renewed relevance. Gone are the annual April 15 mass rallies protesting taxes and government spending. New leaders are changing priorities in Broward and Palm Beach county chapters....

    Tags: Interior Policy, Barack Obama, Pembroke Pines, Personal Weapon Control, Fort Lauderdale

    8. Apr 3, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Rosenthal: Food fights that can color an entire industry

    Kraft Foods Group, you may have heard, is engaged in a dust-up with more than 275,000 online petitioners unconvinced by the food giant's assertion that dyes used to produce the distinctive orange hue in one version of its Macaroni & Cheese pose no...

    Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Gays and Lesbians, Consumers

    9. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. 'Scoop' follows Jack Nelson's rise to civil rights crusader

    At the top of great social movements, charismatic leaders spin out visions of things that just might be. Closer to the bottom, it's journalists who sometimes force us to confront the way things are.
    At the top of great social movements, charismatic leaders spin out visions of things that just might be. Closer to the bottom, it's journalists who sometimes force us to confront the way things are. Jack Nelson was one of the best journalists of the...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Jr., Entertainment Events, Journalism

    10. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Gay marriage goes before the U.S. Supreme Court today

    SAN FRANCISCO — As the battle over gay marriage takes center stage at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, a new survey shows that attitudes on same-sex marriage have shifted rapidly.
    SAN FRANCISCO — As the battle over gay marriage takes center stage at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, a new survey shows that attitudes on same-sex marriage have shifted rapidly. Polling data consistently show that knowing a gay person is a...

    Tags: Marriage, Family, U.S. Supreme Court, Gays and Lesbians, Gay Rights

    11. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Chief Justice Roberts' lesbian cousin hopes for gay marriage win

    SAN FRANCISCO – For Ohio senator Rob Portman, knowing that his son was gay helped change Portman's mind.
    SAN FRANCISCO – For Ohio senator Rob Portman, knowing that his son was gay helped change Portman's mind. For President Obama, talking with gay White House staffers and learning that his daughters’ friends had same-sex parents proved...

    Tags: Marriage, Family, U.S. Supreme Court, Justice and Rights, Mitt Romney

    12. Mar 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Ravens LB Brendon Ayanbadejo appears on 'Face the Nation' on CBS

    <em>Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo appeared on 'Face the Nation' with Bob Schieffer on CBS Sunday morning. Ayanbadejo was part of a panel discussion on same-sex marriage. Read the complete transcript below.</em>
    The Baltimore Sun
    Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo appeared on 'Face the Nation' with Bob Schieffer on CBS Sunday morning. Ayanbadejo was part of a panel discussion on same-sex marriage. Read the complete transcript below. Bob Schieffer: Good morning, again, this...

    Tags: The Washington Post, Arts and Culture, Marriage, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Family

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