Nobel Peace Prize row shows politics in prize picks
The piece weighs Nobel choices the last years have drawn political critique, praising Yunus while noting Carter Arafat Peres Pamuk as reflective of politics in Peace and Literature prizes. It urges U S border policy reform with cheaper passes and better Canada cooperation to ease lawful cross border travel.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Muhammad Yunus
Nobel Committee
Jimmy Carter
Iraq
Yasser Arafat
Shimon Peres
Harold Pinter
British Columbia
Canada
America
Police officers charged in beating case shake Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Police Department faces broad scrutiny after six current and former officers were indicted on federal civil rights violation charges for the beating of a biracial man. The Rev Anthony Mercieca and Chief Nan Hegerty comment on friendship, trust, and public perception amid the case.
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Milwaukee Police
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First Amendment text inclusion in constitutional rights
The article presents the First Amendment as part of the U.S. Constitution, outlining protections for religion speech press assembly and petition. It emphasizes freedoms from government establishment of religion and from abridgment of rights, reflecting core civil liberties and their historical context.
Theopanic overblown in debates on theocracy
The piece critiques the so called theo panic that links Cromwellian rule to modern American politics. It argues many claims exaggerate Christian conservatives influence, noting scholars and journalists warn against a theocracy while actual religious leadership remains fragmented and restrained. It calls for calmer, fact based debate and dismisses sweeping conclusions.
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England
Cromwell
America
Kevin Phillips
Garry Wills
New York Times
Michelle Goldberg
James Rubin
Damon Linker
Geneva
Peter Steinfels
Christianity Today
National Review
Ramesh Ponnuru
First Things
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We the people not we the parishioners
Ellen Goodman reflects on faith based initiatives and the clash of religion and politics in America. She traces funding, values voters, and global aid, noting religious pluralism and tensions between faith and governance while urging a civic identity focused on shared citizenship.
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White House
Pat Robertson
James Dobson
Martin Luther King Jr
Washington
Boston Globe
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Pakistan
Blood Bank
New York Times
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Lesley Stahl
60 Minutes
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No Kill Goal: Max Fund Model Inspires Local Efforts
A Denver no kill shelter Max Fund demonstrates a policy of saving all animals. The piece urges local action in Finney County to emulate its humane approach through neutering, funding, and expanded shelter capacity, amid space limits and a December planning meeting.
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Bill Suro
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Lakewood
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Suro
Finney County
Humane Society
Garden City
Finney County Animal Shelter
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