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First Amendment

First Amendment

“Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people to peaceably assemble,  and to petition the government for redress of grievances.” The... [+]

Why all the noise?

Why all the noise?

Fifa World Cup South Africa 2010 began Friday to much fanfare around the world. For me, it has been something I have looked forward since 2006 when it was in Germany, and I will look forward to 2014 in Brazil when this one is over.... [+]

Farewell

Farewell

The Helen Thomas era has ended. As the “dean of the White House correspondents”. Helen Thomas has been an icon of American journalism for 50 years. It is sad to see her end come as a result of some contraversial comments she made about the... [+]