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Do Women Need Their Own Viagra?
Leonore Tiefer, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at New York Universitys School of Medicine and founder of the New View Campaign, which challenges the medicalization of sex, co-wrote a Los Angeles Times op-ed in which she claims women at the.
The Dreadful Inconvenience of Salad
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The Time Has Come | The Kurdistan Tribune
Should we do rightfully, the dawn of a new day is on the horizon. When a new sun. Rauf Naqishbendi has been a contributing columnist for: Kurdistan Tribune, Kurdishmedia.com(2003 ��� 2011),www.ikjnews.com, ekurd.net, and has written Op/Ed pages for the Los Angeles Times. Books by.. Nobama was the one who helped re-install dictators Morsi, Barzani, Al-maliki, King Abdulla of Gordan and Saudi kings and still dare he mention the word democracy. Human��.
When Raising the Minimum Wage Isnt Enough
Vermont has some of the most progressive wage-and-hour laws in the country, but low-income workers are still struggling.. Hes asked for more hours���or more consistent hours, at least���but his employer, whose name he asked me not to use, doesnt.
Ed Brooke: The Senates Civil Rights Pioneer and Prophet of a Post-Racial.
Terrance Roberts had at one time been a hardened gangster. As a young teen, he fled his home after watching his mom battle addiction. He quickly got jumped into the Park Hill Bloods. Roberts dealt crack like a boss, attacked Crips with unrivaled vigor, .
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LAPD arrests about 130 Ferguson protesters in downtown LA
Police made another mass arrest in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday night, the third day of protests against a Missouri grand jurys decision not to indict a Ferguson police officer for the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager. LAPD officers.
Complete final debate transcript: John McCain. - LA Now
Both of you proposed new plans this week to address the economic crisis. Senator McCain, you proposed a $52 billion plan that includes new tax cuts on capital gains, tax breaks for seniors, write-offs for stock losses, among��.
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With the possible exception of Tunisia, where a popular uprising may produce a good result, and where a new constitution and a power-sharing arrangement have been agreed upon, the popular uprisings of 2011 break down into one of two outcomes: the. It is noteworthy that the Arab kings ��� in Morocco, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia ��� and the emirs of Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Oman, survived the Arab Spring... Shaping the Future of Torah Study.
The New Geopolitics of Food | Foreign Policy
The New Geopolitics of Food �� | Foreign Policy | the Global Magazine of News and Ideas.. Egypt Cancels Arab Spring Tribute to Mourn Saudi King ��� Elias Groll | 54 mins. Davos Diary: Merkel: Time For Europe To Do Its Homework.. German Right-Wing Leader Steps Down After Photos Emerge of ���.. Land grabbing, water grabbing, and buying grain directly from farmers in exporting countries are now integral parts of a global power struggle for food security.
How Common Is Child Labor in the US?
On a warm day last summer Josh Bassais, a union organizer, went down to a non-union construction project in Edina, a Minneapolis suburb where new elementary classrooms were being built, to check out safety on the site. He saw something surprising: a .
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By Angus McDowall RIYADH (Reuters) ��� Saudi Arabias new King Salman appointed a grandson of the founding monarch into the line of succession for the first time on Friday, moving fast after the death of King Abdullah to quell fears of. Saudi Arabias new king is expected to continue a policy of keeping oil output steady to drive out rival producers, though the royal succession has focused market attention on the future of the kingdoms long-serving oil minister.
Cartoonist struggles with the art of not offending
I would ask them to put aside Muhammad and just continue being savage with everything else, said Chappatte, who was born in Pakistan, grew up in Switzerland and now lives in Los Angeles. I dont think any media has to feel obliged to show the cover.
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Political News, Now.
On CBSs ���Face the Nation,��� Senators John McCain, Republican of Arizona, Saxby Chambliss, Republican of Georgia, Angus King, Independent of Maine, and Representative Mike Rogers, Republican of Michigan, will all weigh in on how the C.I.A. report.
Why Is the White House Pretending That Saudi Insurgents in.
The Los Angeles Times is reporting nearly half of all foreign militants targeting U.S. troops in Iraq have come from Saudi Arabia �������� one of Washingtons closest allies in the Middle East... in the Middle East today reminds him of what happened in Europe during the 1930s, when Nazi Germany began to make moves and the rest of Europe and the United States did not act quick enough to stop the Second World War... The Armys New Handgun: A Weapon for Cri���
Remarks by the President at Cairo University, 6-04-09 | The.
We meet at a time of great tension between the United States and Muslims around the world -- tension rooted in historical forces that go beyond any current policy debate. The relationship between Islam and the West includes��.
Spanish kings sister, Princess Cristina, becomes first member of royal family.
The Spanish kings sister, Cristina, will become the first member of the royal family ever to stand in the dock after a judge ordered her to stand trial for alleged tax fraud. The historic decision stemmed from four years of investigations that plunged.
LA County Sheriff-elect Jim McDonnell has his work cut out for him
Surrounded by some of Los Angeles Countys most powerful politicians, Jim McDonnell gave a victory speech that marveled at how far he had come from a working-class Boston neighborhood to lead the nations largest sheriffs department. But the prized.
Lowering the Cost of Crime and Punishment: An Economists Vision
At a time when states are still struggling to balance their budgets post-recession and increase funding on education and health care, the U.S. will spend $40 billion on incarceration this year alone, according to the National Conference of State.
Even while the going is tough, Kobe is still persistent in L.A.
Just old, Kobe Bryant said Wednesday, with his bodyguards, as ever, by his side, as he prepared to go to work for the 1,484th time in his professional life -- if you also count the 220 playoff games in which hes played. Think of that. A man plays 1.
Gitmos Fallen Czar | Foreign Policy
Toribiong defends his actions, saying he needed to move quickly and quietly to find a secure and U.S. approved location, and that there was no time for competitive bids. He dismisses the criticism as political opportunism.
A Withering Critique of Obamas National Security Council
But Syria is a catastrophe, and our Syria policy is a hash, and the U.S. is not winning its struggle against ISIS, and is no longer much interested in removing Assad from power. Our own policy dysfunctions matter a great deal in all of this, David.
The Emerging Battle Between Political Outsiders and Insiders
The split over the spending bill suggests that similar sorts of struggles are now more likely to appear on the left as well, as Democrats attempt to reorient and rethink their partys message and direction after a punishing midterm loss.. What were.
Can Quitting a Job Help End War?
He enjoyed nice meals out, and he spent what time he could exploring, going to Burning Man, or watching old game shows on TV. Then the U.S. invaded Iraq, and Gross had what was probably a pretty typical Bay Area reaction: He didnt agree with the war.
The Oil Drum | DrumBeat: January 15, 2008
Q: Saudi Arabia has the worlds largest oil reserves. But how much can it.. A major energy bill signed last month by President Bush could decrease domestic oil consumption by increasing biofuels, but opposition to the new law has come hard and fast from an unusual source: environmentalists... Suppose for the sake of the experiment we on TOD were to strip you naked even unto your negligent wear and drop you into the nearest jungle ( no, no, not west LA).
How to Deal With the Police
For the past 14 years, Federman has overseen East Side Community High, a predominantly black and Latino public school in New York Citys East Village. During that time hes noticed an increasingly frayed relationship between young people of color and .
The Controversy Over Moving the Worlds Best Art.
The new Barnes is scheduled to open in downtown Philadelphia by 2012.. In fact, power struggles over inherited wealth are so endemic in the culture of affluence that nearly all of the nations most profitable law firms maintain trust-and-estates divisions whose sole purpose is to handle such disputes���and reap the. Its About Context The Los Angeles Times Christopher Knight agrees with Esplunds assertion that the Foundations move is fueled by ignorance.
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Christened Solar LA, the plan addresses solar power systems on residential, commercial, and municipal properties. The plan includes a requirement for the citys municipal utility, the Los Angeles Dept. of Power and Water��.
The Pseudo-War on Terror: How the US Has Protected.
Before World War Two American government, for all of its glaring faults, also served as a model for the world of limited government, having evolved a system of restraints on executive power through its constitutional arrangement of checks and.. Contrast this official candor about the FBI responsibility for Mohameds release with the suppression of it in a much longer account of Mohamed (3200 words) by Benjamin Weiner and James Risen in the New York Times:.