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Iintently watched the debate. It is the beginning of coming downto who we will or will not elect as the GOP Presidential candidate.Rudy Giuliani was the man - a 100% thumbs up. He was consistent,spontaneous, and genuine. I did not get the feeling...

The US is far from perfect in many areas; one of those areas obviously being foreign policy. However some criticisms that the US recieves are unjustified generalizations predicated on figments of animosity. One of these generalizations is that Ame...

Oregon law makers are proposing to increase taxes on beer by up to 1235% in an attempt to make up budgeting shortfalls. If the six bills currently being discussed by the House RevenueCommittee were passed, beer taxes would increase from $2.60 to $32 p...

George Lakoff talks about some of the differences between Liberals and Conservatives at UC San Diego.

There is a virtually uncovered story that is taking place deep inthe heart of America. A friend wrote me about a local man who, while talking in arestaurant, said that he should kill that idiot George W. Bush. He also said,thinking creatively, that...

Is America losing the war for hearts and minds in the Middle East? To find out, NOW traveled to Egypt for an international perspective on America, Americans, and the war in Iraq. Among those profiled is a thoughtful, educated young woman who boycotts Ame...

Corporations don't have the best reputation when it comes to compassion. More often than not, the bottom line leaves no room for benevolence. But some big businesses are taking a new approach. This week NOW talks to both Jonathan Schwartz, the chari...

I just went back to New Zealand (where I was born) for the first time in 10 years. Some of my best memories from down there as a kid were spending time fishing, either with my granddad or just surfcasting, so needless to say that was a big priority on th...

Since 9/11, tens of thousands of people have been imprisonedby the United States in various sites around the world. Many of these sites chosen solely for thereason that their governments allow torture. And while some of these individuals have been...

Here's a brief rundown of some of what we know about global warming and the greenhouse effect. The Greenhouse Effect is Real: The Greenhouse effect (where gases in earth's atmosphere insulate the planet's temperature) is a very real phenomenon. With...