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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
How Affirmative Action Brought Willie Mays To The Giants Critics of affirmative action once said it was a ploy to hire unqualified minority workers over white employees. In fact, it was the old employment system, finally toppled by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, that had the quotas---it kept Negroes out of the better jobs. Savvy employers didn't care about skin color but reached out for the best talent around. That's how the New York Giants landed Negro star Willie Mays.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010How Affirmative Action Brought Willie Mays To The Giants Critics of affirmative action once said it was a ploy to hire unqualified minority workers over white employees. In fact, it was the old employment system, finally toppled by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, that had the quotas---it kept Negroes out of the better jobs. Savvy employers didn't care about skin color but reached out for the best talent around. That's how the New York Giants landed Negro star Willie Mays.
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Sunday, November 7, 2010
U.S. Eavesdropping On Whole World Through "Echelon" Spy Intercepts The Associated Press reports today (Nov. 7th)the Swedish government complaints U.S. embassy officials have been spying in their country. As a matter of fact, the U.S. is spying on every country and Washington reporter Bill Blum explains how they are doing it.
Sunday, November 7, 2010U.S. Eavesdropping On Whole World Through "Echelon" Spy Intercepts The Associated Press reports today (Nov. 7th)the Swedish government complaints U.S. embassy officials have been spying in their country. As a matter of fact, the U.S. is spying on every country and Washington reporter Bill Blum explains how they are doing it.
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Saturday, November 6, 2010
CIA Has Good Reason To Keep Its Operations Secret CIA Report admitted its credibility is damaged when the public finds out it is intervening in the internal affairs of other countries. This article examines why the CIA needs to keep its crimes secret.
Saturday, November 6, 2010CIA Has Good Reason To Keep Its Operations Secret CIA Report admitted its credibility is damaged when the public finds out it is intervening in the internal affairs of other countries. This article examines why the CIA needs to keep its crimes secret.
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
International Junior Hockey League Puts Emphasis on Education Although sports fans may believe the quality of play is so high that the players are all destined for the National Hockey League, it's rare for a player in the International Junior Hockey League to make it to the top. The League's commissioner says, rather, the emphasis is on education.
Thursday, October 28, 2010International Junior Hockey League Puts Emphasis on Education Although sports fans may believe the quality of play is so high that the players are all destined for the National Hockey League, it's rare for a player in the International Junior Hockey League to make it to the top. The League's commissioner says, rather, the emphasis is on education.
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Some Young Lawyers Still Want to Help The Underdogs Many young lawyers still entering profession out of burning desire to help the underdogs.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010Some Young Lawyers Still Want to Help The Underdogs Many young lawyers still entering profession out of burning desire to help the underdogs.
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Sunday, October 17, 2010
U.S., Iraqi Regime, Busting Labor Unions The crackdown on Iraq's oil workers is just the latest example of how the USA continuously aligns itself with the haves at the expense of the working class. Paying low wages will enhance the profits of the oil firms signing contracts with the Iraqi government.
Sunday, October 17, 2010U.S., Iraqi Regime, Busting Labor Unions The crackdown on Iraq's oil workers is just the latest example of how the USA continuously aligns itself with the haves at the expense of the working class. Paying low wages will enhance the profits of the oil firms signing contracts with the Iraqi government.
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Pet Owners Must Face Up To Tough Choices As pets become ever more literal members of American families, it is becoming harder for their owners to part with them.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010Pet Owners Must Face Up To Tough Choices As pets become ever more literal members of American families, it is becoming harder for their owners to part with them.
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Monday, October 11, 2010
The CIA, KKK, & USA The covert operations of the Central Intelligence Agency resemble nothing so much as the old Ku Klux Klan, that "invisible empire" that spread terrorism in the U.S. Only today the CIA operates on a global scale that dwarfs in its terrorism and killings the operation of the KKK at its peak.
Monday, October 11, 2010The CIA, KKK, & USA The covert operations of the Central Intelligence Agency resemble nothing so much as the old Ku Klux Klan, that "invisible empire" that spread terrorism in the U.S. Only today the CIA operates on a global scale that dwarfs in its terrorism and killings the operation of the KKK at its peak.
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
U.S. Threat to Nuke Iran Termed "Criminal" by Legal Scholar If the use of nuclear weapons is a war crime, so is their construction and deployment, and so is threatening countries with them, as the U.S. is doing with Iran
Sunday, October 10, 2010U.S. Threat to Nuke Iran Termed "Criminal" by Legal Scholar If the use of nuclear weapons is a war crime, so is their construction and deployment, and so is threatening countries with them, as the U.S. is doing with Iran
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Book Review: My Father's Bonus March An unusual tale of how author Adam Langer wrote the book his father always dreamed of writing but never did, about the Bonus of Army protest of 1932.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010Book Review: My Father's Bonus March An unusual tale of how author Adam Langer wrote the book his father always dreamed of writing but never did, about the Bonus of Army protest of 1932.
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
More Americans Losing Their Liberties Every Day The ongoing curtailment of the rights of ordinary Americans by the Obama Administration is turning the United States into a totalitarian society.
Sunday, September 26, 2010More Americans Losing Their Liberties Every Day The ongoing curtailment of the rights of ordinary Americans by the Obama Administration is turning the United States into a totalitarian society.
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Monday, September 6, 2010
Obama and Family Long Tied to CIA The influence of the CIA on the White House and running America is becoming more pronounced all the time. Investigative reporter Wayne Madsen in the Rock Creek Press and also on OpEdNews has discussed Obama's family ties with the CIA. This article is a condensed version of his previous remarks but needs retelling because the CIA has placed its people throughout the government, including in the White House.
Monday, September 6, 2010Obama and Family Long Tied to CIA The influence of the CIA on the White House and running America is becoming more pronounced all the time. Investigative reporter Wayne Madsen in the Rock Creek Press and also on OpEdNews has discussed Obama's family ties with the CIA. This article is a condensed version of his previous remarks but needs retelling because the CIA has placed its people throughout the government, including in the White House.
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Monday, September 6, 2010
Obama's Loss of Liberals and Collegians Imperils Democrats President Obama's failure to rally liberals and progressives at this time and loss of support among collegians may doom the Democratic Party's chances in November.
Monday, September 6, 2010Obama's Loss of Liberals and Collegians Imperils Democrats President Obama's failure to rally liberals and progressives at this time and loss of support among collegians may doom the Democratic Party's chances in November.
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Financial Depression Spreads Among Seniors Long-term unemployment among seniors over 55 is spreading at a time when taxpayers' dollars that could employ them are being squandered in Iraq.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010Financial Depression Spreads Among Seniors Long-term unemployment among seniors over 55 is spreading at a time when taxpayers' dollars that could employ them are being squandered in Iraq.
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Be All You Can Be---Become a Labor Organizer The Pentagon's slogan "Be All You Can Be" is catchy, but it's an invitation to kill for an imperialist power. By contrast, becoming a labor organizer is a career that is constructive with humanitarian goals.
Monday, August 30, 2010Be All You Can Be---Become a Labor Organizer The Pentagon's slogan "Be All You Can Be" is catchy, but it's an invitation to kill for an imperialist power. By contrast, becoming a labor organizer is a career that is constructive with humanitarian goals.
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Friday, August 20, 2010
Raising a Child With Asperger's Syndrome The wife of pitching great Curt Schilling, a journalism major in college, has written a book about her experience raising a child with Asperger's Syndrome while at the same time she fought a battle with cancer.
Friday, August 20, 2010Raising a Child With Asperger's Syndrome The wife of pitching great Curt Schilling, a journalism major in college, has written a book about her experience raising a child with Asperger's Syndrome while at the same time she fought a battle with cancer.
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Sunday, August 15, 2010
Pentagon Holding U.S. Hostage To Endless Wars If American civilization is falling into disrepair, look no further than Pentagon spending as the primary cause. The U.S. desperately needs to find ways to convert hundreds of military bases to peaceful pursuits.
Sunday, August 15, 2010Pentagon Holding U.S. Hostage To Endless Wars If American civilization is falling into disrepair, look no further than Pentagon spending as the primary cause. The U.S. desperately needs to find ways to convert hundreds of military bases to peaceful pursuits.
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Friday, August 13, 2010
Army Ordered Massive Return Fire When Civilians Present That infamous helicopter gunship attack on civilians in Iraq that killed two Reuters employees, among others, and wounded several children, was no exception, say soldiers who were at the scene.
Friday, August 13, 2010Army Ordered Massive Return Fire When Civilians Present That infamous helicopter gunship attack on civilians in Iraq that killed two Reuters employees, among others, and wounded several children, was no exception, say soldiers who were at the scene.
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
A New Look At The Education of College Football Players College football players today are not getting the "full college educational experience" of an earlier era, says author Michael Oriard, associate dean at Oregon State University. He ought to know. He played for Notre Dame in the Sixties and afterwards for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010A New Look At The Education of College Football Players College football players today are not getting the "full college educational experience" of an earlier era, says author Michael Oriard, associate dean at Oregon State University. He ought to know. He played for Notre Dame in the Sixties and afterwards for the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Saturday, August 7, 2010
Bernie Madoff & The Watchdog That Didn't Bark or Bite How, over a period of nearly two decades, did Bernie Madoff get away with it---except perhaps the watchdogs didn't want to know what he was up to?
Saturday, August 7, 2010Bernie Madoff & The Watchdog That Didn't Bark or Bite How, over a period of nearly two decades, did Bernie Madoff get away with it---except perhaps the watchdogs didn't want to know what he was up to?
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