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 * Volume II No. 01
  8-13-03
   Alabama State Supreme Court Justice Roy S. Moore { Blinded By The Light Of Christian Arrogance } 
     Religion and politics mixing not so well in the state of Alabama. Who says judges can't proslytyze when they want to.
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 * Volume II No. 02
  8-30-03
   What Did Arnold Say? Should Conservatives On The Far-Right Care?
     "Ah-nold" made some insensitive comments in the past. Should it matter as he runs for Governor?
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 * Volume II No. 03
  09-03-03
   Prison Murder { What Does The Death Of Convicted Pedophile John Geoghan Reveal About The Culture 
   Of The American Correctional System } 
     Inmates killing other inmates is simply not an acceptable state of affairs. So why are there so many prison murders 
     in the U.S.
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 * Volume II No. 04
  09-09-03
   The Kiss { Britney Spears, Madonna. Oh...and that Christina Aguilera, too. } 
     This girl on girl on girl lip-lock is all about selling records. And controversy for the sake of controversy. Right?
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 * Volume II No. 05
  09-19-03
   Cashing Out Chris Webber And Maurice Clarett 
     Colleges earn millions of dollars off the backs of student-athletes. So why do they turn their heads away in disgust 
     and disbelief when these naive youngsters find themselves in trouble with the law?
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 * Volume II No. 06
  09-25-03
   Don't Touch That Dial! 
     No more damn telemarketing calls during the dinner hour. -- Maybe.
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 * Volume II No. 07
  10-02-03
   Racial Insensitivity: Real Or Imagined 
    Rush Limbaugh's big mouth lands him in trouble on ESPN, and with Black America.
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 * Volume II No. 08
  10-11-03
   Arnold Schwarzenegger { The Naked Governor-Elect Of California }
     "Ah-Nold" got the votes. Now can he get the political help on the inside, that he needs?
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 * Volume II No. 09
  10-18-03
   China's Lonely Taikonaut { A Darkened Moment In The History Of Spaceflight } 
     Paranoia and fear of failure, kept a great moment in Chinese history, off of live television.
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 * Volume II No. 10
  11-04-03
   Hating Jews { Religious Intolerance In Plain Sight } 
     Anti-Semitism and religious bigotry in the headlines. A former Prime Minister of Malaysia speaks not so kindly
     about Jewish people.
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 * Volume II No. 11
  11-08-03
   Righteous Times 
     A white "Soul Brother" will sing those velvet tunes no more.
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 * Volume II No. 12
  11-15-03
   Justice For The Well-Represented { Thoughts On The Robert Durst Murder Case } 
     "Greenbacks" and smooth-talkin' lawyers result in a different brand of justice for rich folks.
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 * Volume II No. 13
  11-17-03
   Dumping Justice Roy S. Moore 
     What does this "activist" Christian judge really want? And is he using the so-called Ten Commandments Monument to
     get it?
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 * Volume II No. 14
  11-23-03
   Looking Backward At The King Of Pop: Michael Jackson 
     This pop star's best days are clearly behind him. But, will anyone - in that circle of people around him - accept the blame 
     for Michael's tortured life, and damaged personality?
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 * Volume II No. 15
  11-28-03
   Lessons To Be Learned From The Mysterious Case Of Gao Zhan { Immigrants Who Take The 
   American Dream Life For Granted } 
     Well-educated immigrant scholars break our laws and then cry "I am innocent." Do they speak the truth, or are there hidden
     loyalties to a far-away homeland.
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 * Volume II No. 16
  12-03-03
   Just Be Tiger
     The world's greatest golfer can make a big statement, just by being true to himself. And damn what the critics say. 
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 * Volume II No. 17
  12-05-03
   Good Policing Begins At Home 
     $87,000,000 dollars goes to Iraq. And yet, poorly trained police officers in Cincinnati, Ohio gun down men-of-color.
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 * Volume II No. 18
  12-13-03
   All Democratic Eyes On 2008 
     As the race for the White House in 2004 heats up, do some prominent Democrats have a more long-range objective?
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 * Volume II No. 19
  12-17-03
   An Insult { Essie Mae Washington Williams, The Woman Who Did Not Exist } 
     One time segregationist and Dixicrat Presidential candidate of 1948, Strom Thurmond fathered a black daughter.
     There is no kind way to describe his failure to ever publicly acknowledge this woman before his death at age 100.
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 * Volume II No. 20
  12-23-03
   An Intoxicated Joe Namath Wants A Kiss From Sideline Reporter Suzy Kolber 
   { So Sad. So Very, Very Sad } 
     A beloved Hall Of Fame quarterback makes an "ass" out of himself in front of a national television audience.
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 * Volume II No. 21
  01-07-04
   Pete Rose Deserves Placement In The Baseball Hall Of Shame 
    There is a place retired baseball great Pete Rose needs to go, and it isn't into the Baseball Hall Of Fame.
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 * Volume II No. 22
  01-09-04
   Immigration Madness { George W. Bush Giving His All To Attract The Latino Vote } 
    The President has a rediculous plan for dealing with the continuing wave of illegal immigrants from south of the
    border. And for the millions of "paper-less" workers who live among us.
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 * Volume II No. 23
  01-16-04
   The Right Time { A Worthy New Purpose For America's Space Agency } 
    Nine years from President Kennedy's proposal was all it took to get to the moon. Can't NASA get us to Mars?
    Why is that such a bad idea?
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 * Volume II No. 24
  01-18-04
   Michelle Wie Leads The Way 
    First there was Annika Sorenstam and now 14 year-old Michelle Wie to put some fear into the grumps on the PGA
    tour.
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 * Volume II No. 25
  01-25-04
   Playing The Race Card { Black And White Together. Does It Matter? } 
    Kobe Bryant is a big strong "intimidating" Black man accused of raping a white woman. Why is everyone pretending
    race is not going to be a factor in his upcoming trial?
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 * Volume II No. 27
  02-03-04
   Janet Jackson's Naked Breast { What's The Fuss? } 
    The Super Bowl television audience caught a glimpse of Janet Jackson's right breast. Believe it or not, civilization
     has not come to an end.
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 * Volume II No. 28
  02-08-04
   The Tragic Murder Of Carlie Brucia 
    This fourteen year-old being grabbed by a stranger in front of a video camera was a tough cultural moment for America. 
    Her alleged murderer deserves swift justice. -- But not the death penalty.
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 * Volume II No. 29
  02-14-04
   "George W. Bush, Were You Absent Without Leave?" 
     Conservatives just don't like this questioning of the current President's, ahem... "military record."
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 * Volume II No. 30
  02-21-04
   When Simple Becomes Complicated { A Hopelessly Mismanaged Football Program At The 
   University Of Colorado } 
     Sex parties and an escort service? The lengths some schools will go to in an effort to acquire the best high school athletes.
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 * Volume II No. 31
  02-23-04
   The Gay Marriage Debate 
     The "noise" about Gay Marriage is getting louder and louder. Are Conservatives overjoyed this may become a big election
     year issue?
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 * Volume II No. 32
  03-05-04
   From First To Last { The Paradise Lost That Is Haiti } 
     The first to democracy and the last to prosperity. Haitians have only themselves to blame.
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 * Volume II No. 33
  03-08-04
   Martha Stewart: Convicted Felon 
    America's most "perfect homemaker" now stands as a convicted felon. But this case was a lot of NOTHING.
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 * Volume II No. 34
  03-15-04
   The Coward's War 
     Bombs on trains, planes, and buses. Terrorists have no honor, and lack a sense of decency. They are cowards.
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 * Volume II No. 35
  03-21-04
   Bush's Unilateralist War 
     Iraq may not be Vietnam. But it is a mess. And George W. Bush is to blame.
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 * Volume II No. 36
  03-23-04
   The Assassination Of Sheik Ahmed Yassin { Just Deserts For An Unfeeling Murderer? } 
     He may have been a hero to the Palestinian people. But Sheik Yassin was also a terrorist murderer.
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 * Volume II No. 37
  03-29-04
   Taking Away A Woman's Right To Choose 
     Roe Vs. Wade may be the law of the land. But that isn't stopping Conservative abortion-haters from going to alternative
     statutes in order to make abortions less available to the women who desire them.
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 * Volume II No. 38
  04-02-04
   The Lynching Of Four American Civilians In Fallujah, Iraq
    Justice by mob is not justice, either in the old American South, or in Iraq.
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 * Volume II No. 39
  04-06-04
   "The L Word" And "Deadwood"
   { Two New Competent, But Flawed Cable Dramas }
    What do beautiful lesbians and fiery-tongued cowboys have in common? Not a lot except, they represent the risks cable
     television will take in trying to gather a larger, more devoted audience.
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 * Volume II No. 40
  04-12-04
   Condoleeza's Last Stand
   { "A Filibustering We Will Go!" }
    Bush's National Security Advisor finally went before the television cameras and testified in public in front of the
    9/11 Commission. But, what is the President doing about the mess in Iraq right now?
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 * Volume II No. 41
  04-15-04
   No Apology
   { An Ineffective President Faces The Media }
    George Bush finally had his long-awaited press conference. The event was mostly a waste of time. And Bush
    awkwardly avoiding any suggestion that he issue an apology for the intelligence blunders that resulted in 9/11.
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 * Volume II No. 42
  04-21-04
   The Wrong Man For The Job
  { Colin Powell In The Bush White House }
    Bob Woodward's just released new book has only confirmed what most Americans already believed. Colin Powell
    is somehow out-of-place in George Bush's White House.
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 * Volume II No. 43
  04-24-04
   Dissing Lady Di
    What ever you think of the British royal family, there wasn't a single good reason for CBS to have broadcast never
    before published photographs of the mortally wounded Diana Spencer, moments after the tragic automobile accidident
    responsible for her death.
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 * Volume II No. 44
  04-28-04
  The Vanishing National Guardsman Challenges John Kerry
    The Republicans know they are going against a "real" military veteran this year. Thus, they are using all means to paint
    John Kerry's days in service of his country, as something ugly and repugnant
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 * Volume II No. 45
  05-01-04
  One Country, Two Systems
  { The Big Lie Revealed In Hong Kong }
    Many citizens of Hong Kong, China were sad to see the British leave, even though the British were imperialist rulers.
    With the recent broken promises of the Chinese leadership as to the "freedoms" that were to be allowed Hong Kong 
    residents, the citizens of this beautiful Asian city will have to wait yet again, to see if new promises will ever be
    made real.
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 * Volume II No. 46
  05-06-04
  Alone In Iraq
   There is only one giant in Iraq. And that giant is the United States military armed forces on the ground there. This is
   not necessarily a good thing.
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 * Volume II No. 47
  05-15-04
  Ignorance In Iraq
 { The Senseless Slaying Of Nicholas Berg }
   The video of the beheading of a naive American contractor in Iraq is placed on the internet for all the world to see.
   Do these ignorant Islamic murderers think they have accomplished anything besides the satisfying of their own insane
   bloodlust?
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 * Volume II No. 48
  05-23-04
  America's Best Friend In Iraq?
   Ahmad Chalabi is a fraud, and everyone except the current administration had already adjudged him as such. With a
   raid on his Baghdad residence, Chalabi has been revealed to have finally lost favor with the White House. The only
   question remains is, what took them so long?
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 * Volume II No. 49
  05-27-04
  Stop Blaming Whitey
  { Bill Cosby's Painful Truth 
   A respected African-American actor critcizes his own community on the 50th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education.
   Where his words, timely? And did he speak the truth?
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 * Volume II No. 50
  06-04-04
  Three Good Reasons To Dump George Bush
   Iraq is winding down to what may be a climatic moment come June 30th. If all goes well, the nation's attention may
   once again, become squarely focused on the race for the White House. Here are a few reasons why that man shouldn't
   be George Bush.
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 * Volume II No. 51
  06-10-04
  Too Much Reagan
   Ronald Reagan's long battle against alzheimer's disease is finally over. Now the ugly orgy of Reagan adoration has just began.
   But, when will it end?
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 * Volume II No. 52
  06-13-04
  Ray Charles
   One of the original crossover artists has died. Ray Charles was a veritable muscial genius and multiple Grammy winner.
   His renditions of "Georgia On My Mind" and "America The Beautiful" are heartwarming versions of these two old standards,
   that are unlikely to every be equaled.
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 * Volume II No. 53
  06-16-04
  Running O.J. Simpson Into The Ground
  { Why His Criminal Trial Was Always About Race }
   Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman have been dead for ten years, now. Their alleged murderer still roams free. 
   And the media sees no shame in exploiting their tragic deaths to gain market share and to spew more vetriol against 
   the hated O.J. Simpson.
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 * Volume II No. 54
  06-26-04
  Monica's Choice
   Bill Clinton's "My Life" is a runaway best-seller. He's been making numerous appearances on television and in person at
   bookstore signings to boost sales even further. The only question was how long it would be before someone put a microphone
   in front of Monica Lewinsky's mouth to capitalize on all of the excitement over Clinton's book. Indeed, Monica has had
   much to say. But a larger question looms as to how she wants to live her life. As Clinton's "victim" or as her own person?
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 * Volume II No. 55
  07-01-04
  Saddam In Court
   The evil Saddam Hussein has his first appearance before an Iraqi judge. But, despite this positive occurrence some
   men in high political places in the Middle East may feel that an unwelcome change is in the air.
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 * Volume II No. 56
  07-08-04
  The Kerry-Edwards Ticket
   Dick Gephardt again, gets left at the political altar. But, John Kerry's choice of the telegenic and personable John Edwards
   as his running mate, may well have been as wise a choice, as it was an inevitable one.
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 * Volume II No. 57
  07-11-04
  Fear-Mongering In The 2004
  Presidential Election Campaign
   G.W. finally knows the full Democratic ticket he's running against this year. And the polls say the country is about 50/50
   on the next man for the White House. Predictably, Bush and his Right-Wing pals are all dusting off their old "stop them 
   damn homosexuals" speeches. It is "family values" times again, America. Wake up and be afraid. November suddenly seems 
   a very long time away.
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 * Volume II No. 58
  07-17-04
  Five Months 
  { Martha Stewart Sentenced To Prison }
   The Feds got Martha for lying about a crime. Is the public supposed to dance for joy over this overblown, much ado about
   nothing, show trial? Surely, not.
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 * Volume II No. 59
  07-25-04
  Kobe Bryant Catches A Break
   The judge handling the Kobe Bryant rape case recently made a vital ruling about the admission of evidence that should have
   Kobe's defense team jumping for joy. -- Or at least breathing a huge  sigh of relief. Kobe's lawyers will be allowed to question
   his accuser about her sexual activities in the days immediately preceding the incident in the hotel room. Her answers may 
   well determine the outcome of the entire case.
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 * Volume II No. 60
  07-29-04
  The Strange Similar Failings of 
  Al Sharpton and Teddy Kennedy
   In the middle of all the wonderful speeches at the Democratic National Convention, two proud politicians were laid bare. One
   an aging warrior with a noble name. The other a rabble-rousing newcomer with lofty aspirations that seem obviously beyond
   his grasp.- To everyone but himself. The lesson of these two men's lives is that the past can cast a very long shadow, indeed.
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 * Volume II No. 61
  08-04-04
  Fortress D.C.
   Ahhhhh, John Kerry is receiving a lot of favorable press, and now there's another orange level terror alert in D.C. and
   New York. Is this real? Or is it just an ugly election year game?
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 * Volume II No. 62
  08-08-04
  The Strange World of 
  Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau
   Seven years is a long time. Especially, when it's prison time. Mary Kay Letourneau now has her freedom and Vili wants her 
   back. Yes, it's strange. But, isn't all love strange and mysterious?
  
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