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Former Nebraska Senator Charles (Chuck) Hagel may be nominated by President Barack Obama to be secretary of

By James M. Wall

defense.

The President is known to like his old Senate colleague, a Republican who, like Obama, considered running for president in 2008. Unlike Obama, Hagel decided not to run.

Hagel, a Vietnam War veteran, would provide Obama with a Republican in the upper echelon of his second-term…

In a moment of high theatre he dropped to his knees, placed his lips on the ground and kissed the land he has

Khalid Meshaal Returns to Gaza Kisses The Ground

At 25, Hamas has morphed in its status and importance, and within that prominence lays its strengths and weaknesses, argues Ramzy…

On 6 December 2009, blogger and human rights defender, Mr Ra’if Badawi, was stopped at Jeddah airport and

prevented from travelling to Beirut. No official explanation was given for the travel ban or its time limit; however, it is believed that it is related to charges brought against Ra’if Badawi in relation to a website he set up, in which he has criticized the religious police for violations of human rights.

Further…

Let’s take the “race” issue out of the discussion, although, in America, it seems to be almost difficult to discuss any

Another killing on stand your ground . . .

Analysis By:  Ibrahim Siddiq

event without including some racial, ethnic or cross-cultural perspective in the discourse. But, let’s…

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Life can be especially cruel for girls growing up on Kenya's Swahili Coast. Some families sell their daughters to earn

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Could microscopic parasites have the ability to take control of a human being? Scientists are starting to think so.

A third of the world's population may have a parasitic infection that scientists believe to have an impact on human behavior.



The protozoan parasite, called Toxoplasma gondii, has long been considered to be an "asymptomatic" parasite in humans. But lab tests and a new report suggest that it may cause or intensify severe forms of…

Is it the proliferation of so many variants and outlets of media, or has the world actually descended into one giant globe

of conflict? It seems that virtually every portion of today’s world is blighted by some sort of conflict in a myriad of forms, ranging from political maneuvering to try to thwart the mandates…

(The Root) -- Amazing Fact About the Negro No. 8: What was the first black town in North America?

Gaspar Yanga's statue in the town named after him

(Erasmo Vasquez Lendechy

100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: It was founded during slavery, and it wasn't in the U.S. South.

As I mentioned in my…

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/29/12) -- CAIR is calling on all people of conscience to contact the SUBWAY restaurant

Restaurant employee asks customer 'Are you Muslim?' then locked the…

By JTA

Stevie Wonder is set to pull out of a performance at a fundraiser for the Israel Defense Forces, a source told JTA.

         Stevie Wonder

Wonder’s representatives will claim that he did not know the nature of the group, the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, and that he believes such a performance would be incongruent with his status as a U.N. “Messenger of Peace,” according to a source who has read email exchanges…

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The Palestinian Authority will start legal proceedings against Israel at the International Criminal Court if forensic tests

prove that President Yasser Arafat was murdered, chief investigator Tawfiq Tirawi said Tuesday.

“We have evidence and indications that (Arafat) was killed, including remarks by Israeli leaders that they must get rid of Arafat, but we need evidence to submit to the International Criminal Court,” Tirawi told reporters at a…

France will vote in favor of Palestinian “non-member status” at the United Nations.

“This Thursday or Friday, when the question is asked, France will vote yes,” Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announced in the lower house of parliament.

The move recognizes efforts made by Palestinian officials to establish a statehood bid for the occupied territory.

With Tuesday’s announcement, France – a permanent member of the Security Council – becomes the first…