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Thursday, March 27th, 2008“There were 11. Now there are two,” reads a graphic on Ron Paul’s presidential campaign site. The graphic shows the crossed out pictures of all the Republican candidates that have left the race. In most people’s minds, however, that graphic should read: There were 11. Now there is one: John McCain.
Raising A Ruckus
Thursday, March 27th, 2008She may not have made it big in the national news, but state representative Sally Kern of Oklahoma City has suddenly gone from the realm of obscurity to the limelight in her home state. And she didn’t even intend to.
Keeping Homeschooling Legal in California
Thursday, March 27th, 2008On February 28, the Second District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles ruled that parents must have teaching credentials to educate their children at home. If neither of the parents has teaching credentials, the law requires that their children ages six to eighteen attend public or private school full-time until graduation from high school.
The Fight Over Pregnancy Ultrasounds
Thursday, March 27th, 2008Pro-choice advocates claim that the spread of abortion-ultrasound laws restricts women’s rights and intimidates the women, but the authors of such laws insist that they simply want to give women all available information before the women make their decision.
“The Diana Chronicles”
Thursday, March 27th, 2008When you mention her name, you don’t have to explain who you’re talking about. Everyone knows. But for all her wealth, privilege, and media power, Diana, Princess of Wales, seems to have been a tragically unhappy person, driven to all manner of excess by a lack of sustaining faith and the sad events in her life.
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