US Lawmakers Pass Too Many Crazy Bills

US Lawmakers Pass Too Many Crazy Bills

US lawmakers have passed a bill to shield telephone companies who helped in the White House's controversial warrantless wiretaps programme. The bill also grants the US government the power to continue with its warrantless surveillance scheme.

The Wiles of Congress

The Wiles of Congress

Polls increasingly reflect American voter dissatisfaction with career politicians... Until not long ago, politics was about serving one's people. Americans chipped in out of passion for U.S. ideals and a real calling to serve the community. The work wasn't easy, politicians didn't m...

About God, Friends, and Human Compassion

About God, Friends, and Human Compassion

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Why Are American Seniors Being Abused?

Why Are American Seniors Being Abused?

Everyday thousands of Americas' seniors are being abused in some form or manner. In domestic situations figure on elder abuse show that one in 14 incidents, excluding incidents of self-neglect, come to the attention of authorities. It is this lack of awareness that makes senior abuse the sile...

Supreme Court  Making Bad Decisions

Supreme Court Making Bad Decisions

When the Supreme Court handed down its historic decision in Bush v. Gore on the evening of December 12, 2000, the criticism was swift, wide-ranging, and devastating. Within hours, a chorus of lawyers, judges, legal scholars, and pundits had dubbed the case one of the worst-if not the worst-Supr...

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Community Means Unity

Community Means Unity

It was Aristotle who first defined the word "community" as a group established by men having shared values. That initial definition has been refined and expanded through the years. We have come, for example, to recognize that people can belong to a number of different "communities" simultaneously--communities of place; cultural...

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Is Congress Destroying America?

Is Congress Destroying America?

Senator Joe Lieberman is sponsoring a Bill with Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown called the "Terrorist Expatriation Act" that would strip terrorist suspects of their citizenship. The bill applies to any American that supports a foreign terrorist organization or any organization that is deemed a supporter of terrorism by an...

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The Wiles of Congress

Polls increasingly reflect American voter dissatisfaction with career politicians... Until not long ago, politics was about serving one's people. Americans chipped in out of passion for U.S. ideals and a real calling to serve the community. The work wasn't easy, politicians didn't make much money, and most were anxious to return to their real profession after a term or two....

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Why Nonprofits Should Sync Their Twitter and MySpace Accounts

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Which Company is Most Socially Responsible...

Nonprofits and their adoption of social media has created an interesting, albeit interdependent relationship with large companies like Google, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr. Nonprofits use the sites to build their online brand and supporter base, and the companies in turn then benefit from having tens of thousands ...

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elderlypatient Everyday thousands of Americas' seniors are being abused in some form or manner. In domestic situations figure on elder abuse show that one in 14 incidents, excluding incidents of self-neglect, come to the attention of authorities. It is this lack of awareness that makes senior abuse the silent epidemic. Ignore it and you may place someone you love in jeapordy.

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US lawmakers pass wiretaps bill US lawmakers have passed a bill to shield telephone companies who helped in the White House's controversial warrantless wiretaps programme.

The bill also grants the US government the power to continue with its warrantless surveillance scheme.

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