Dr. Ali EttefaghWrites: Dr. Ali Ettefagh
Winston Churchill said, “To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war,” and one ought to frame Columbia University’s debate in such a context. But the invitation proved to be a cheap and failed ruse, put on by aggressive and skewed observers who once supported cakewalk actions and are now [...]

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Gary, Indiana has long been a leader in American steel production
The world over, prisoners and prisons seem to be at the core of controversy.
In the West, where the prisoners are often said to be individuals who “made their own bed hard,” it is difficult for many outside the walls of courts and warehoused women, [...]

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Columnist - John SammonThere is a theory, now largely disproved, that if you have really stressful times, you get leaders of quality, who rise to the occasion. Ever hear the old saying, “give me men to match my mountains.” It’s the same idea. In other words, people will grow to meet the challenge.
If that’s the [...]

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The Democratic presidential candidates are a symbol of the racial and cultural diversity of America. I look at Sen. Barack Obama (African American), Gov. Bill Richardson (Hispanic), Sen. Hillary Clinton (female) and Rep. Dennis Kucinich (Martian?), and I’m persuaded that anyone can become President of the United States.
But then I look at the all-male, all-white [...]

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Nelson Rolihlahla MandelaWASHINGTON (AFP) — US President George W. Bush on Thursday declared there were no more “Mandelas” left to help aid reconciliation in Iraq because former dictator Saddam Hussein had killed them all.
There could be no “instant democracy in Iraq” because “people are still recovering from Saddam Hussein’s brutal rule,” Bush told reporters.
Referring to [...]

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