Month: May 2005

GOP Threatens Church?

Okay, that’s about as alarmist as I’m willing to get, especially on short notice. Still, this article caught my attention: A minister said she was shaken by a call from a state Republican Party staffer who challenged...

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Jimmy Carter, Fearsome Cold Warrior

According to recently uncovered secret documents, it was Carter–not Reagan–who was perceived by Warsaw Pact military leaders as the president who modernised the U.S. military so that it became clearly superiour to...

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Dogs Lend Comfort to Kids in Court

Two “specially trained service dogs — Jeeter, a moonlighter, and Ellie, a full-timer,” who work in Seattle’s King County Courthouse or Juvenile Detention Center, have “helped scores of victimized children...

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