Natureboy's Participation

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Obama Campaign Welcomes Report of Maliki Support for Timetable, Maliki Government Demurs

Politics – McCain has been forced by events to switch to Barack Obama's position on 2 fundamental issues: more troops in Afghanistan, and more diplomacy with Iran. The next shift appears to be Iraq. For months, McCain has called any plan to redeploy our troops from Iraq "surrender." Now, the Bush Administration is embracing troop withdrawals - a pos

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Veterans Cheated of Benefits: VA, Courts Ignore Promises Made to Veterans

Do No Evil – Rep. Bob Filner, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, will hold a press conference on Wednesday, July 23 to announce the introduction of the Agent Orange Equity Act. The bill restores equity to all Vietnam veterans that were exposed to Agent Orange.

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A Sucker is Born Every Minute - Foreclosures

Real Estate – If you are heading to the next foreclosure auction you would do yourself a favor by taking what little money you have and burning it in your fireplace. The only people getting rich in foreclosure are these so-called foreclosure "experts" selling homes on television for $70,000.

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The Loser Letters - Letter No. 3

Religion – The Trouble With Good Works - As I explained in my first Letter, I really do believe that one of the most important contributions I can make as a newly converted atheist is to let You know what is and isn't working for our Side when it comes to winning the so-called hearts and minds of the rest of our Species.

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Is Bush going out with 'a whimper'?

Politics – The White House wants the American public to think it's on the rebound, scoring important triumphs in Iraq and North Korea and on domestic spying while taking tough stands on oil drilling and relief for homeowners. The White House, the experts and the polls say, however, is wrong. President Bush hasn't begun a comeback.

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As wars lengthen, toll on military families mounts

News – Far from the combat zones, the strains and separations of no-end-in-sight wars are taking an ever-growing toll on military families despite the armed services' earnest efforts to help.

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Kill Your Lawn!

Do No Evil – One of the biggest underground cultural shifts in North America is focused in some vague yet powerful ways on the question of sod. Big, perfectly smooth, green lawns have become for many of us, a symbol of unsustainability that rivals the SUV.

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Pope apologizes for Church sex abuse

Religion – Pope Benedict on Saturday apologized directly for the first time for sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy, but victims groups in Australia said they wanted action and not words.

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"The blackout on Israel's nukes"

Politics – The Guardian made a welcome mention on its pages on July 1 that Israel is "an undeclared nuclear power". But you would struggle to learn from the British media that Israel has a huge nuclear arsenal.

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Green House Building Sustainable Future Now

Do No Evil – Our Planet is facing dramatic changes owing to the accelerated rate of human development and indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources. Global warming is just one such warning sign that the delicate global ecosystem is very near the tipping scale.

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The coming Israel-Iran war

News – Israel will almost surely attack Iran's nuclear sites in the next four to seven months -- and the leaders in Washington and even Tehran should hope that the attack will be successful enough to cause at least a significant delay in the Iranian production

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The Senate, the Iraq War and the 80/20 Rule

Do No Evil – In a country that struggles to remain free from the unduly influence of the powerful, the 80/20 Rule applies well; the defenders, as a rule, being the vital few. Truth and honesty are not things that can be changed by a simple vote, and neither should matters clearly written in our Constitution, such as the power to declare war.

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Nazi-hunter says he's closing in on 'Dr. Death'

News – The world's top Nazi-hunter said Thursday he's made progress in finding 94-year-old "Doctor Death," a former concentration camp physician accused of torturing Jewish prisoners as they died and who may have been living for decades in Argentina or Chile.

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Nazi Jews: A Historical Paradox

Books – Would it surprise anyone to learn that there were upwards of 150, 000 soldiers of partial Jewish descent serving in the Nazi army during World War II?

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