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Dan Maes Will Stay In Colorado Gubernatorial Race Despite GOP Pressure To Drop Out

DENVER — Republican Dan Maes, Democrat John Hickenlooper and American Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo are officially on the November ballot in the race for Colorado governor.Secretary of State Bernie Buescher certified the list Friday. … Continue reading

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American Naivete and Moderate Islam

America’s political leadership has a love affair with the concept of connecting with the moderate Muslim world. This is not the domain of one party or one ideology — indeed, the administrations of both George W. Bush and Barack Obama are heavily inves… Continue reading

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‘Housewife’ Caroline Manzo Shows Off Weight Loss, New Hairdo (PHOTOS)

‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ star Caroline Manzo showed off her youthful new look Wednesday night at a party for the opening night of ‘My Big Gay Italian Wedding’ (below left).As Manzo, a mother of three grown children, said on the ‘Housewives’ reun… Continue reading

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The F Word: Fight Tea Party Voters With Fresh Voters

Candidates have been in their districts, making nice to likely mid-term voters. They’re more scarce than general election voters, and typically a more polarized bunch. What if there were more of them and more low-income people, particularly women, were… Continue reading

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Tomorrow Starts Right Now

Welcome to college, now what are your plans for graduate school? Sorry to rein you in so quickly, but as freshman, your tomorrow starts today. Do not misconstrue my words. College is a time for self evaluation, contemplation, and meaningful gesticulati… Continue reading

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Tom Tancredo Interview

This was a surprising interview. I expected to mostly be discussing illegal immigration and why that was the key issue in the race. Instead I found Congressman Tancredo to be primarily concerned with the lack of integrity in Dan Maes and secondarily co… Continue reading

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To Win, Democrats Must Define, Defend, and Dumb Down

This weekend, I attended an event on Fire Island that featured Sen. Kirstin Gillibrand. Interestingly, a few donors publicly expressed displeasure about the Party’s progress on gay issues during a Q&A session.This got me thinking about why some Democra… Continue reading

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How Young Is Too Young to Babysit?

This may be an age-old question. Before technology brought us websites and online mommy message boards with babysitter listings, our own Baby Boomer parents hired the neighbor’s son or daughter as the Saturday night sitter. Perhaps hiring the teenage… Continue reading

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Bristol Palin Dances, Pregnant, on Lisa Murkowski’s Grave

Last night, Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski conceded something that had been obvious for a week: She won’t be her party’s nominee this fall. She lost her primary for being insufficiently anti-abortion. (Here’s what that means for a Republican in Alask… Continue reading

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What Lebanon Can Teach the U.S. About Religious Tolerance

In Beirut, a recent event, under-reported in the United States, provides a dramatic contrast with the New York controversy over Park51, an Islamic cultural center planned for lower Manhattan. According to Ha’aretz, Lebanon’s largest Jewish synagogue ha… Continue reading

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