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Dump Daschle – Howard Dean for Health and Human Services
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Aziz Poonawalla
Tom Daschle, President Obama’s pick to run the sprawling Department of Health and Human Services, also has some tax issues: Daschle filed amended tax returns for 2005, 2006 and 2007 to reflect additional income for consulting work, the use of a car service and reduced deductions for charitable contributions. He filed the returns after Obama…
Qur’anist reformers under persecution in Egypt
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Aziz Poonawalla
There is a school of Islamic interpretation called Qur’anism that I hadn’t heard of before, which adopts a Qur’an-centric approach to religious practice with a liberal mindset towards reform and political freedom. Naturally, they are being persecuted for it – even in Egypt: Many Americans do not realize that there is a war being waged…
PREDICTION: Michael Steele will win RNC Chair
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Aziz Poonawalla
Twitter is THE source for following the RNC Chair vote right now. And in a shocking upset, Mike Duncan and Michael Steele are tied in the second round of voting. You can follow the debate in real time via twitter search on the #rncchair hashtag. My prediction is that Michael Steele will be RNC Chair.…
Hajj: a near-death experience
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Aziz Poonawalla
The following is a guest post by my friend Aamer Jamali. Having recently returned from Hajj, I am bombarded by that well meaning question by all of my friends and loved ones… “How was it?” Unfortunately, all I can answer is an inadequate “fine”, or even “great”. Why? Words can’t really describe the experience, especially…
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