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Marriage equality, the Supreme Court and the Chief Justice’s cousin

03/26/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
Chief Justice John Roberts. (AP) Today, the Supreme Court considered a case about whether voters in a state can pass a law that arguably violates the Constitution of the United States of America. ; The case about to decide the…

A conflicted Democrat’s take on the GOP autopsy and CPAC

03/20/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
After attending the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference, better known as CPAC, I read the Republican National Committee’s “autopsy report” on the state of the party. ;As a progressive who pretty much wants to see the conservative movement and…

What’s Next For Venezuela

03/07/2013 Published on Forbes.com
As the dust begins to settle since the news that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had succumbed to cancer, the real issue that Venezuelans currently face is transition. The coming months are crucial to Venezuela’s future. The first real step towards…

150 years later, Union sailors from USS Monitor to be buried at Arlington

03/04/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
The bodies were found when the USS Monitor’s rusty gun turret was raised from the ocean floor. ( National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Two Navy sailors slated for heroes’ burials at Arlington National Cemetery have waited a century and a…

A decade later, deadly Rhode Island nightclub fire still haunts families

02/20/2013 Published on Foxnews.com
Ann Gruttadauria still recalls her fateful decision to urge her daughter Pamela to go out with friends to see a faded 1980’s band headlining a Rhode Island club on a night that ended in unspeakable tragedy. Pamela Gruttadauria was 33,…

We are still living in deeply divided times

11/10/2012 Published on Foxnews.com
“We know what the best thing would be. It would be an agreement that sends the signal to our economy, and to the world, that after years of punting on the major fiscal challenges we face, 2013 is going to…

Remembering Kristallnacht when anti-Semitism is on the decline

11/09/2012 Published on Foxnews.com
On the night of November 9, 1938, SA Stormtroopers, encouraged and supported by thousands of German civilians, took to the streets of Nazi Germany and Austria, burning synagogues, attacking Jewish-owned businesses and buildings, and murdering 91 people in what came…

In Election Results, Rays Of Hope For Bipartisanship And Moderation

11/07/2012 Published on Forbes.com
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg had an extremely successful election day, with a majority of the candidates and causes he supported emerging victorious. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) The result from last night’s election is more divided government and no indication…

Nor’easter to veer away from Sandy-ravaged Jersey Shore

11/06/2012 Published on Foxnews.com
How much can they take? Staten Islanders still digging out from superstorm Sandy now face a new weather threat. (AP) The Jersey Shore may have caught a break as a nor’easter that threatened to bring new flooding on the heels…

Obama campaign releases ad citing moral, Biblical background for administration policies

11/03/2012 Published on Foxnews.com
The Obama campaign on Saturday quietly released a web video featuring President Obama talking about his faith. The video includes various faith leaders describing how there is moral, even Biblical, backing for his policies on issues ranging from higher taxes…