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Editorial: Social networking may stave off Israel-Iran conflict
The Israeli and Iranian governments have both exchanged quite a lot of threats that entail large-scale bombing runs on each other.
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Column: Sergeant deserves punishment
Disbelief and outrage quickly spread across Afghanistan last week, as well as the U.S., when Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales went on a vicious killing spree that resulted in the deaths of 16 innocent Afghan civilians.
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Editorial: Stand your ground?
When news broke regarding the death of Trayvon Martin, a teenager from Florida, the public was horrified. A neighborhood watch volunteer shot Martin on a rainy night, claiming he attacked because he felt he was in danger and had to defend him self.
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Column: Overzealous, untrained night watchmen have no place on the streets
On Feb. 26 Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old black high school student, was on his way back to his father’s house from the convenience store when George Zimmerman, 28, stole Martin’s life with a gunshot. To say that Martin’s life came to a tragic end is an understatement.
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Column: Apple, Blackberry…and Raspberry?
The Raspberry Pi, an extremely thin, bare-bones computer, launched at the end of last month to the delight of tens of thousands of people. Consumers around the world had been anxiously waiting for its release for six years, and the computer sold out within hours. So what’s all the hype?
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Column: Obamacare’s individual mandate limits freedom, subsidizes insurance industry
It’s been two years since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, affectionately referred to as “Obamacare,” passed, yet the debate over the health care bill is still raging in Washington and around the country.
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Column: Obamacare protects consumers from insurance companies, needs to go further
One simple promise has proven undeniably effective at garnering support from conservatives in the last dozen or so Republican debates. “I will repeal Obamacare.
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Editorial: Keep allowing affirmative action
When the U.S. Supreme Court reconvenes next, they will hear a case involving Abigail Fisher’s denied admission to U. Texas which was, she claims, due to affirmative action.
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Column: Mitt Romney’s Harvard problem
Rick Santorum’s February surge underscores what many have been saying all along: Republican voters are unwilling to accept Mitt Romney as their nominee. While Romney has considerable political experience and remains the strongest threat to President Obama this fall, he has failed to charm the base.