More than a few naive souls hoped that the election of Barack Obama signaled a new era of racial harmony. Instead, alas, American race relations have entered a bizarre new phase in which tension is ubiquitous and almost anyone can claim to be the victim of racism.

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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho » When the Aryan Nations compound was publicly bulldozed eight years ago, many people here thought they had seen the end of a neo-Nazi group that brought notoriety and violence to this part of the Northwest.

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ROME (Reuters) - John C. Yoo, a former Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the United States, was arrested on Tuesday in Milan, Italy, and is being held for possible extradition to Spain, where he and five other retired officials who served under former President George W.

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Women don't really like Rush Limbaugh. On Feb. 23, Public Policy Polling released findings showing that only 37 percent of women hold a favorable opinion of the hate radio host, compared to 56 percent of men.

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So, you ladies be on standby. Be ready at any moment for me to declare the summit officially underway, and we will take calls only from women who want to seriously discuss the proposition of this giant gender gap that I have, and what I could do to close it.

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The Obama presidency is not a revolution, but a restoration. His words and actions are steeped in the conservative tradition.

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The Dangerous Allure of Fascist Government

The word "fascism" has lost almost all currency in modern political or historical discourse. It has become a political curse word, among the handful that both the right and left wing use as a synonym for "oppressive evil" in government.

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White Males and Power Structures

This Claus Jacobsen article was as usual cutting edge, original and very well thought out. The actual trigger for the article was this exchange by the Fox News loudmouth Bill O'Reilly and US Senator John McCain.

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A University of Colorado junior known for his controversial newsletter was arrested and suspended from school Tuesday after he made "threatening" comments that seemed sympathetic with the Virginia Tech gunman, according to campus officials and police.

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The U.S. is its Own Terrorist

The War on Terror is failing. The U.S. citizens are losing. From the Patriot Act to mother's having to drink their own breast milk in order to board planes, the so-called "War" has been a miserable defeat to the citizens of the United States.

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