Controversies
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Gay marriage: A case of fundamental rights?
feature A federal judge threw out California's Proposition 8, arguing that it violated gay citizens’ rights to due process and equal protection under the law.
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Iraq
feature Can this nation be saved?
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The GOP: Shutting down the government to stop Obamacare
feature Republicans are “testing a new frontier of radicalism” in a last-ditch effort to block the Affordable Care Act.
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Trayvon Martin: The meaning of a teen’s tragic death
feature Once again, we have been given heartbreaking proof “of the ongoing peril of being young, black, and male in this country.”
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Football: Is Seau's death ‘a tipping point’?
feature Junior Seau didn’t just kill himself last week, “he probably killed football itself.”
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‘Obamacare’: What is Romney’s alternative?
feature Romney caused an uproar when he told “Meet the Press” that there were things in the Affordable Care Act he favored.
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The Oscars
feature Is Hollywood out of touch?
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Iraq
feature Is Bush preparing the way for withdrawal?
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McClellan’s memoir: Why did he blow the whistle?
feature “Now he tells us,” said The Philadelphia Inquirer in an editorial. When he served as George W. Bush’s press secretary for three years, Scott McClellan heatedly defended his boss, the Iraq war, and the administrati
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Working from home: Is it really more productive?
feature The CEOs of two struggling companies, Yahoo and Best Buy, have decreed that employees will no longer be able to work from home.
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The death penalty: Was an innocent man executed?
feature In Georgia, Troy Davis was executed for the 1989 shooting of an off-duty policeman, Mark MacPhail, in spite of recanted testimony.
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The space program: Is Mars the next logical step?
feature Mars may have trapped frozen water and traces of primitive life forms. Should we be satisfied with unmanned probes or rise to the challenge of sending up astronauts?
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Obama: Can he bridge the partisan gap?
feature President Obama would like to create a new spirit of consensus so that the nation can get things done. Will he receive cooperation from the GOP and from members of his own party?
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Iraq
feature When will it be time to leave?
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