On May 2, 2011, the so-called "mastermind" behind the 9/11 attacks - the man responsible for the death of over 3,000 people - was killed by U.S. Navy Seals.
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The first of many GOP presidential debates was held on May 5th. This debate seemed more like a Republican second-string scrimmage rather than a debate, but a lot can happen on the road to the 2012 election.
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American universities are places of learning, but they're also forums of exploration and self-expression.
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Last Thursday Rev. Michael Pfleger, pastor of South Side Chicago's St. Sabina Church since 1981, was suspended Cardinal Francis George, archbishop of Chicago.
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Last Wednesday a media-proclaimed bombshell was dropped on the American people. The most unexpected event shook the very essence of American democracy since the Civil War.
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Tennessee community protests Islamic center
In CNN's recent program, "Unwelcome: The Muslims Next Door," Soledad O'Brien chronicles the hopes and efforts of Muslim citizens in Murfreesboro, Tenn., to build an Islamic center, prompting fear and the emergence of the all-too-familiar storyline of "us versus them."
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Last week an Arizona news website reported that individuals in Princeton, New Jersey, are being issued identification cards regardless of citizenship status.
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For the first time in over a decade, NATO is taking up a leadership role in an armed conflict. The question now is whether NATO is capable of handling the situation in Libya before it becomes a bloodbath.
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The face of America is changing; this is, or at least should be, common knowledge. According to recent U.S. census data, the Latino population in the United States, comprised largely of recent immigrants, has reached 50 million individuals.
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Live green before you spend green
In the past USG election, the "Green Fee" was passed on referendum to fund environmentally friendly initiatives around UIC.
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n February the Indiana State Senate passed SB 590, an Arizona-style anti-immigrant bill aimed at forcing Indiana law enforcement officers to target suspected illegal immigrants and establishing an English-only state government.
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Last Thursday I went to Harper College to catch The Meeting, a play written by Jeff Stetson which depicts a fictional rendezvous between Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X.
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As I'm sure many of you know, on January 31st, 2011, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a civil union bill into law. Dubbed the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act, this law ensures that couples who enter into a civil union will be granted the same rights as married couples in Illinois.
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The case for universal health care
Last week U.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson became the second judge to rule Obama's health care law unconstitutional.
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While the world's attention has been drawn to the uprising in Egypt, recent events in the neighboring North African country of Sudan over the weekend have received little attention.
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Before 1913, it was possible to travel from Russia to France without a passport. Following the onslaught of two world wars and a cold one, European travel became a bit trickier (at least from east to west).
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SB 7, an education bill passed by the Illinois Senate on April 14, promises to make negotiations between school boards and teachers' unions run much more smoothly.
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Ron Paul 2012: Is he the change Obama wasn't for Americans?
Campaign season is picking up and many of us are starting to check out the candidates. As a hard core leftie who praises liberal ideals, I am definitely not anticipating a conservative victory.
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The nation sits idly by as the clock ticks down. Utter and complete disaster hangs in the balance. Will America survive, or will anarchy rule the streets?
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The Justice Department announced early last week that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other 9/11 suspects will be tried by a military tribunal, instead of in federal civilian court.
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The Middle East and North Africa have taken the lion's share of social unrest and political upheavals in 2011.
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Roscoe Village resident Snow White is showing our little girls that polyandry is a good thing.
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The crumbling reign of Chairman Mouse
All the attention given to the "no fly zone" over Libya gives me the opportunity to shed light on the other more infamous war torn region of Disneyland.
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A number of students around America are now outsourcing their homework to other people in other countries.
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A travesty is being committed at one of America's most beloved confectionaries, and no one seems to take notice.
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It seems strange to think that little over two months ago the Middle East was in relative harmony. Now the regimes of Tunisia and Egypt have fallen, and there are calls for reforms in Jordan.
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The United States is in a lot of debt; over $14 trillion to be precise. The folks in D.C. are working hard to figure out how to balance the budget so that the people (and by that I mean the rich) don't suffer.
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Were you one of those people who blushed their way through sex education in high school? Well imagine waiting after class to see two people prove, once and for all, the existence of the female orgasm by performing a live sex act.
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Now I know a lot of you out there are thinking, "Charlie Sheen. That guy is definitely going off the deep-end." But I assure you that this rock star from Mars will not be going anywhere anytime soon.
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An ever-evolving America turns
A couple weeks back the Obama administration created a stir when it announced that it would no longer defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act.
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