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It is hard for international observers of the United States to grasp the political paralysis that grips the country, and that seriously threatens America’s ability to solve its domestic problems and contribute to international …

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RealClearPolitics – America's Broken Politics

It was supposed to be all about the end of politics as usual. But while President Barack Obama has been happy to bring about change while abroad by doing all he can to diminish the superpower status of the United States, …

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Barack Obama: the politics of hypocrisy and cynicism – Common …

BALTIMORE — If you judged the influence of the Roman Catholic bishops in the United States by the heated reaction to some of their recent.

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Catholic Bishops Look to Get Their House in Order — Politics Daily

BALTIMORE — The leader of the Catholic hierarchy in the United States on Monday launched a new effort to rein in Catholic debates and dissidents.

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Bishops Try to Reassert Control of a Restive Flock — Politics Daily

WASHINGTON — “A toxic political atmosphere” is preventing much-needed humane reform of the “broken immigration system” in the United States, Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick said Nov

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Americans United for the Separation of Church and State is urging the Internal Revenue Service to fix problems with that agency’s enforcement of laws against churches endorsing political candidates. In January, a Minnesota District …

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Group urges IRS to change rules regarding politics and churches …

Despite both its Christian and pagan origins, Halloween in the United States has become a time to watch scary movies, share candy with neighbors, and dress up in costume…unfortunately, as many bloggers this Halloween season pointed out, …

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Global Voices Online » USA: The Race and Gender Politics of Halloween

But I think there’s reason to believe that authoritarianism is the main driver of right-wing politics in the contemporary United States. That’s part of the reason why these days some libertarians are strangely enthusiastic about …

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Matthew Yglesias » Beck and Plato on Politics and Aesthetics

The United States is ending a government ban prohibiting foreign nationals who are HIV positive from entering the country. President Obama reversed.

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U.S. Lifts Ban On Visitors With H.I.V. — Politics Daily

The United States is ending a government ban prohibiting foreign nationals who are HIV positive from entering the country.

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U.S. Lifts Ban On Visitors With H.I.V. — Politics Daily

‘A New Kind of Politics ‘.

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'A New Kind of Politics'

In recent years, the United States has been inclined to mix religion and politics . From abortion to gay rights, religious groups have started to fight for their personal views, which were unwanted in the past by political movements, …

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Is Religion Controlling Our Politics? : Gay News from Gay Agenda …