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Support for Women's Rights from the State Department

John Boonstra at 12/2/2008 12:32PM

Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards offers a reason to be happy about President-elect Obama's nomination of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State:The selection of Senator Clinton represen

Susan Rice on the Poverty-Conflict Nexus

Mark Leon Goldberg at 12/1/2008 1:01PM

Long before Susan Rice was Obama's pick for UN Ambassador, she contributed this piece to UN Dispatch. Originally published May 31, 2007.

Space Based Solar Power

Mark Leon Goldberg at 11/25/2008 11:20AM

This is a super cool video. I particularly like how it is framed as a "message to the next president of the United States." From GoGreenTube.

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What If It Were Up To You?

Posted by CelesteJak at 2/25/2008 10:57PM

The scenario..100 biologically contaminated bombs across the US. Multiple reliable tips as to who has the info on where they are and how to disarm them. The hardened terrorist is in your custody. You have 2 hours to get the info from him to save not only the immediate victims but stop a virulent disease from being released. Knowing water boarding neither kills nor maims but will get the info--do you authorize it or do you notify the grieving families how you stood on your noble principles?

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