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- Juan Cole: Palin and the Muslim Fundamentalists (Reprint Edn.)
- John McCain announced that he was running for president to confront the "transcendent challenge" of the 21st century, "radical Islamic extremism," contrasting it with "stability, tolerance and democracy." But the values of his handpicked…
- Democratic Underground.com
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- 11/18/2009
- Iran news claims forgery in seized arms case
- This I picked up over at Informed Consent , Juan Cole's blog. It seems that photos have appeared in US newspapers (the LA Times, for one) showing arms from the Ministry of (sic)Sephar, ie, the Ministry of Soldiers from the ship Francop…
- DAILY KOS
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- 11/18/2009
- Buy Going Rouge (not Rogue)
- Today is also the on-sale date for Going Rouge, that fantastic collection of articles and essays about Sarah Palin from OR books. From OR's web site: With contributions by: Amy Alexander, Max Blumenthal, Juan Cole, Joe Conason, Jeanne…
- The Guardian
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- 11/17/2009
- Snubbed Oakland group to gather for peace
- The event drew 275 people, who paid $5 each to hear University of Michigan history professor Juan Cole speak on the war in Afghanistan, event cochair Charlie Gehringer, 79, of Pleasant Ridge said Monday. Wednesday’s meeting is at the…
- Detroit Free Press
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- 11/18/2009
- Fear the Turtle: Maryland Basketball Breaks the Top 25
- As a kid growing up in Maryland, it was cool to "Fear the Turtle." Those were the days when the Terrapins still played at Cole Field House; Juan Dixon, Steve Blake, and Lonny Baxter owned the court. When National Championships were always a…
- Bleacherreport.com
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- 11/17/2009
- Gordon Campbell: the 9/11 terrorists on trial
- As Juan Cole recently pointed out. Thomas Jefferson had explained in a letter to James Madison in 1788 why terrorists should be tried in open federal court : "Why suspend the habeas corpus in insurrections and rebellions? The parties who…
- Scoop
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- 11/19/2009
- YOUTH SPORTS ROUNDUP
- The Rampage advanced to the semifinals of the State Cup with four wins over the weekend. Livermore opened with a 9-0 win over the Union City Alliance. Ashley Cole and Gigi Cole each scored two goals. Also scoring were Maggie Rae McPeek,…
- Inside Bay Area
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- The Afghan Speech Obama Should Give (But Won't)
- Must-visit websites on the Afghan War and the "debate" at home include: Juan Cole's Informed Comment, Antiwar.com, the War in Context, Rethink Afghanistan, and the Af/Pak Channel's invaluable Daily Brief. Once before, I wrote a speech, no…
- Al Arab Online
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- Why did Muhammad do it?
- If you live in the Washington, D.C., area, the name calls back a stunning array of emotions and images. The sniper siege made ordinary people — with good reason — afraid to pump gas, to take children to school, to wait for a bus and a host…
- GetReligion
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- 11/15/2009
- Wayne cagers tipoff Friday
- Fisher, Lack, Lang, Gardner and Justin Bozarth will step in as this years seniors replacing Cole Alexander, Trent Huff and Juan Barrios from last year. Bozarth is the only senior stepping onto the court from the football field along with…
- Purcell Register
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- 11/19/2009