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Column: The wrong side of history
Thursday, November 29, was a historic day. Palestine’s status in the United Nations was upgraded to a “non-member observer state,” implying that the UN now recognizes the existence of a Palestinian state.
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Column: Obamacare to affect nursing facilities
Since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed this summer, states and many rights groups have been arguing about the pros and cons. The effect the act has on senior citizens due to Medicaid/Medicare cuts, as well as its effect on nursing homes, are both prominent concerns.
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Column: Obama needs to turn attention toward fiscal cliff
There is no fiscal cliff. Yes, I know it sounds insane. But despite the equivocating, fear-mongering and hysterics occurring on Capitol Hill, the expiration of the Bush tax cuts is not the financial apocalypse Democrats are trying to claim.
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Column: Achieving an AIDS-free Generation
Imagine an AIDS-free generation. This could happen, but only if we take the necessary steps at this moment.
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Column: Pink unicorns are real, Mr. Norquist
In 1954, while recovering from back surgery, then-Sen. John F. Kennedy began to write a book. It was a study of eight U.S. senators and their then-unpopular decisions that they thought were right for America. It won the 1955 Pulitzer Prize and helped raise Kennedy’s national profile.
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Column: Overcoming culture shock in China
BEIJING – Before I came to China for my semester abroad, my mentor, a local business owner in Florida and longtime friend, gave me two pieces of advice. No. 1: Think before you speak. No. 2: Keep an open mind.
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Column: Obama drone policy unethical, harming U.S. perception abroad
Unmanned aerial vehicles, most commonly referred to as drones, have been used by the US military to attack suspected enemies consistently since 2004, when President Bush sought to locate and kill Taliban and Al-Qaeda members in Pakistan.
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Column: Israel ready to negotiate peace
The conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza arises from a long-stemming clash between the Israeli Defense Forces and the extremist Hamas government that claimed control over the Gaza Strip in 2007 from the more moderate Fatah government.
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Column: Extramarital affairs should not affect the employment status of government officials
General David Petraeus stepped down from his position as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency on November 9, 2012 amidst criticism concerning his affair with his personal biographer, Paula Broadwell.