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Steven Waldman

First published May 5, 2009 From a raw political point of view, it’s hard to top Sonia Sotomayor to be Obama’s appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. She’s Hispanic, a key group that Obama won over and must keep. She’s a woman and, though liberal, was appointed by a Republican. I haven’t been able to…

I’m no expert on the Nemenhah Band, the spiritual group to which Colleen Hauser belongs and whose teachings she cites in refusing chemotherapy for her cancer-stricken son. But poking around their website, it seems to me the group actually gives members some flexibility in deciding whether to accept chemotherapy or non-natural treatments.. Article 15 of…

About that Pentagon study reporting that 14% of detainees released from Guantanamo “returned to terrorism or militant activity.” Two reactions: Given that ALL of the people we picked up were supposed to be terrorists, what should we make of the fact that 86% of them didn’t act as terrorists after they were released? Did Guantanamo…

Nemenhah Band and Native American Traditional Organization An Educational Auxiliary of The Oklevueha Native American Church of Sanpete Declaration of Good Conscience and Practice, Constitution, and Establishment of a Native American Traditional Organization beginning in this State of Utah, in the United States of America. In a Sacred Manner We Are Talking. In a Sacred…

Rep. Paul Braun (R-Ga) wants 2010 to be “The Year of the Bible.” His Congressional resolution would encourage the President: “to issue a proclamation calling upon citizens of all faiths to rediscover and apply the priceless, timeless message of the Holy Scripture which has profoundly influenced and shaped the United States and its great democratic…

By Michael Kress By now, you’ve heard of the foiled plot to blow up two synagogues in the Riverdale section of the Bronx– my neighborhood, my home, my community. Thankfully, the explosives they were caught planting were fakes, sold to them by an FBI informant as part of a year-long investigation. Explosives being planted in…

Nick Kristoff of The New York Times reports: Jackie [who is 7-years-old] is too young to remember the 14-year civil war in Liberia, from 1989 to 2003, when as many as three-fourths of women were raped. Jackie’s world is one of a bustling, recovering Liberia with a free press and democratically elected leaders. Yet somehow…

Something horrible has happened. For the last five mornings I’ve desparately wanted to watch a video of the “We Are the World” song. It all started after 30 Rock did their “Milton Green Needs a Kidney” celebrity fundraising song. My kids thought it was funny but didn’t understand what it was parodying so I played…

Did those Bible verses at the top of the intelligence briefings make us less safe? Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld put Bible verses on the top of the “Worldwide Intelligence Update” presented to President Bush, Robert Draper reports in GQ. Flip through this gallery of these extraordinary memos. Each cover page features inspiring color photographs…

Can you spot how I snuck in the “safe, legal, early” reference?
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