Peace, What is it Good For? Coming to Terms With War in the Obama Era
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July 7, 2009
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Even if world leaders don't want to talk seriously about the nuclear threat, the mayors of cities that are potential targets would. In fact, mayors from around the world are coming together in a way not seen before, as part of "Vision 2020." This campaign has as its goal the elimination of the world's nuclear weapons by the year 2020, and mayors of 2,963 cities in 134 countries have already signed up.
New Haven Advocate |
Alan Bisbort |
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Money: The Root of All Evilnew
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New Haven Advocate |
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The task ahead for the Democratic Congress and President-elect Barack Obama is too monumental. Though Obama has yet to be inaugurated, the honeymoon is already over. How does one clean up after a national disaster on the scale of George W. Bush? Where do you even begin?
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Rhode Island and New Jersey aren’t often put in the beacons-of-light category, but Connecticut is right now looking to those two states to help illuminate the tricky pathway toward state-sanctioned growing and sale of medical marijuana.
New Haven Advocate |
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Framed for Murder?new
Recanted testimony bolsters another New Haven, Conn. man’s fight for freedom.
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Why Do Catholic Priests Molest Kids?new
The question is as simple as it is hard to answer.
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