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For those just waking up from a multidecade nap, the world has changed markedly since 1975. Led Zeppelin, Olivia Newton-John and Chicago no longer top the record charts. Roy Acuff and Minnie Pearl have joined Hank Williams in the great Opry House in the sky. "Maude," "Columbo" and "Happy Days" no longer rule the nation's television screens. Published April 1, 2013
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This work presents issues of faith from the perspective of Screwtape, a fictional devil, in a letter to his nephew Wormwood, a junior tempter. Published March 29, 2013
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The chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused Him. And Herod with his men of war set Him at nought, and mocked Him, and arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe, and sent Him again to Pilate. The same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves. Published March 29, 2013
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Gallantry doesn't come naturally to Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley. He attempted a little faux gallantry the other day at a Democratic Party conference in Charleston, S.C., in a critique of Nikki Haley, South Carolina's Republican governor. Published March 28, 2013
Television watchers across the country are glomming on to an unlikely megahit: the History Channel's 10-hour retelling of stories from the Bible. To the disbelief of Hollywood executives, viewers are shunning a lineup that includes "Revenge" and "The Mentalist" to watch another telling of the greatest story ever told. Published March 28, 2013
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Trial lawyers saw their dreams of striking it rich diminish significantly Wednesday. The Supreme Court ruled that classes for class-action lawsuits must be certified based on facts. Comcast v. Behrend puts lower courts on notice. On Friday, the court should send a warning to the trial bar by agreeing to hear an appeal in the case of the smelly washing machines. Published March 28, 2013
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Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa purely hates "big money" in politics, though he's willing to make an exception for donors to the proposed Harkin Institute of Public Policy at Iowa State University. Published March 27, 2013
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Some politicians in Maryland's Montgomery County are afflicted with playground scoreboard envy. They think a little redistribution could equalize their field of dreams. Published March 27, 2013
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Gitmo is about to get a face-lift. The Pentagon is looking into a $150 million scheme to spruce up the 11-year-old U.S. detention facility at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the not-so-happy home of 166 veterans of Osama bin Laden's war against America. Published March 27, 2013
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''Earth Hour" ticked away while we slept through Saturday night, the bright idea of environmentalists who want to shame the rest of us into turning off the lights. Anyone who stayed up for it wasted the hour. The stunt is an extension of the hype surrounding global warming, preaching the message that individuals can "make a difference" and alter temperatures in the cosmos. Published March 26, 2013
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The U.S. Supreme Court takes up a pair of same-sex marriage cases this week, and much of the legal speculation is clearly wrong. Those looking to undermine the traditional understanding of matrimony are obsessed with a 1967 decision, Loving v. Virginia, which overturned state laws barring interracial marriage. Published March 26, 2013
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Symbolism matters, and President Obama knows it. When the president spoke at Georgetown University in 2009, his advance team asked that the Roman Catholic university cover an image derived from the first three Greek letters of the name of Jesus Christ. Published March 26, 2013
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Saturday marked the third anniversary of President Obama's proudest accomplishment, his takeover of America's health care. Advocates of this bold disaster vowed to reduce health care costs, increase consumer choice, reduce the deficit and "grow" the economy. Published March 25, 2013
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Gun owners relaxed a little last week when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid conceded that Democrats lack the votes for Senate passage of an "assault weapon" ban. But relaxing the fight is premature. Gun-control advocates had a good week, too, with small victories in Colorado and Maryland. Published March 25, 2013
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When Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, a Republican, announced earlier this month that he has evolved into a supporter of same-sex marriage after years of faithfully defending actual marriage, it seemed more a matter of shifting convenience than a blinding conversion of conscience. Published March 25, 2013
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Israel is a land of symbols. It's fitting then that President Obama's arrival in the Holy Land on Wednesday was bedeviled by a breakdown. The wrong fuel for the president's limousine (diesel instead of gasoline) was quickly remedied, but four years of U.S. policies that have fueled turmoil in the region won't be fixed so easily. Published March 22, 2013
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When Ashley Judd, the liberal actress and activist, first floated the idea of running for the U.S. Senate in Kentucky many Democrats from Washington to Louisville all but swooned at the prospect. She seemed like the party's best shot at taking out their biggest boogeymen, Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader in the Senate. Published March 22, 2013
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The House on Thursday passed an ambitious plan to bring the budget into balance within the next 10 years. It's a shame the spending blueprint, crafted by Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, isn't likely to go far. President Obama is more interested in releasing his March Madness tournament picks than in pushing Democrats to deal with a mere budget. Published March 22, 2013
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The Republican National Committee's postelection "autopsy" report issued Monday suggests that comprehensive immigration reform could improve the party's sagging fortunes with Hispanic voters. Published March 21, 2013
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It's over a quarter-century now since Al Gore, then a senator from Tennessee, held congressional hearings to determine whether there was a link between heavy-metal music and cheap sex and violence. At a session Al probably doesn't want to remember, classic hard-rock anthems like Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher" and Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It" were blamed as "contributing factors" to the ills of society. Published March 21, 2013
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