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Holder a Hypocrite on Immigration
Boston Herald | Thursday, July 17, 2014 | Op-Ed Eric Holder practically weeps for the unaccompanied Latin American children who, for the past two years, have streamed across our unprotected southern border. "How we treat those in need, particularly young people...
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It’s a long, long season for youth hockey.
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Who Needs Marriage? Kids Do
Today, forty-one percent of American babies are born out of wedlock.
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An Elementary Truth: Not All Students Above-Average
Oh Mom, Poor Mom! Review of Ann Crittenden’s “The Price of Motherhood.”
Originally published in The Women's Quarterly, Summer 2001 A front-page article in the New York Times recently bore this headline: “Women Are Close to Being Majority of Law Students.” Yet, instead of focusing on the good news that women made up 49.4 percent of...
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@leung @DianeHessan @jbernoff @GlobeOpinion Good, thoughtful piece diminished with this poor advice: “First, become familiar with fact-checking sites like Snopes and Politifact.”
They’re both laughably biased. Do your own research.
Industrialization has been good for humanity. It has fed billions, doubled lifespans, slashed extreme poverty, and, by replacing muscle with machinery, made it easier to end slavery, emancipate women, and educate children.—@sapinker. To learn more: https://t.co/5M6cre82Zm
Most people will be surprised to learn that the Violence Against Women Act does not already protect against female genital mutilation. Republicans and Democrats alike must change this, and join forces to declare it unacceptable. #VAWA #EndFGM #IWpol https://t.co/90IVZQJf6A
To commemorate the anniversary of 9/11, @MarthaMcSally, a former @USAirForce combat veteran, decided to climb 2,071 steps, the same number that first responders climbed trying to save people in the World Trade Center.
https://t.co/arRTxSiNG9
