Over the years, religion has become a giant wall between us. You may think that political loyalties cause the divide in this country, but it’s more often people’s faith. Lives and rights are being sacrificed, leaving only one conclusion: The world would be a much better place without religion.
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In April 1983, the Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces, Raphael Eitan, was quoted in a New York Times article, “When we have settled the land, all the Arabs will be able to do about it will be to scurry around like drugged cockroaches in a bottle.”
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Last Sunday, our military launched a raid from inside Iraqi borders into Syria. The operation’s goal was to eliminate a former lieutenant of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaeda’s leader in Iraq until he was killed back in 2006, according to BBC News. The U.S. said that it had asked Syria to hand over the lieutenant for quite some time, but Syria refused to comply.
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If you thought that $700 billion was a lot of money, then you’re going to love this. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has recently urged Congress to consider a second stimulus package. The triple-threat of the housing, credit and financial crisis has created a need, he said, for another energizing “boost” with an undetermined, but “significant” price tag.
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Cheering fans, vivacious stadiums, fierce competitions — a scene professional athletes dream of. Nobody would have guessed that scene describes competitive swimming — and unless it was between Aug. 8 and 24 this summer, the chances are slim anybody would have cared about competitive swimming, either. Maybe it was Michael Phelps’ kickin’ bod or the chance to show China that even with more than four times as many people, we can rock their socks off in gymnastics — but there’s a solid chance that for 17 days, you were glued to NBC.
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