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Gun Control Debate 2013: Mandatory Firearm Insurance is the Newest Ridiculous Proposal
The classic adage "Car owners carry insurance, why not gun owners?" vies for one of the worst thought-out arguments ever made.
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Fracking 2013: Obama's Draft Regulations Contains Loopholes
Brandon Fallon in Energy and Environment 8 hours ago
Obama's new fracking guidelines attempts to make both sides happy, but with loopholes for businesses and disclosures for environmentalists, neither side agrees.
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Marc Carson Killing: Does the Bible Provide Justification For Hate Crimes Against Gays?
Alexander Schaffer in Gay Rights 8 hours ago
The often cited Bible verse Leviticus 20:13 is used to justify homophobia. As a society we have rejected much from the book of Leviticus, shouldn't this verse also be rejected.
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Seeing These 5-Year-Old Black Children Play With Toys Will Break Your Heart
Andrea Ayres-Deets in Race 8 hours ago
Racism is still very much alive and children begin to internalize it from a very young age.
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This Pregnant Teacher Was Fired For Having Premarital Sex
Christine Salek in Education 8 hours ago
The teacher's school, which is associated with the Southern Baptist denomination, canned Tiarra Dawson for having sex before marriage.
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Gay Marriage 2013: Republicans Can't Fight It and Remain Credible On "Small Government"
Jessica Huseman in Gay Rights 8 hours ago
The GOP's message of small government and its message on gay marriage and other social issues contradict each other. If they want to win over millennials, this needs to change.
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"Hero Cop" Now in Jail After Allegedly Raping 2 Women At Gunpoint
Elizabeth Plank in Crime 9 hours ago
Looks can be deceiving, and certainly were in this case. Who could have predicted the hero cop who posed with Michelle Obama would be facing such horrific charges?
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Immigration Reform 2013: Why the Chamber Of Commerce is Butting Heads With the GOP
Douglas Goodman in Immigration 9 hours ago
The GOP is known to be business-friendly. As such, relations with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are mutually supportive. So why are they going to war over immigration reform?
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