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Shop Green: Earth Day 365 days/year from Marian @ Marian's Blog 23 Apr 2008 7:14 pm

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Black Politics with Chris Owens, Saturdays, 11 a.m. eastern from Marian @ Marian's Blog 08 Mar 2008 10:55 am

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Be sure to check today's radio show, Black Politics with Chris Owens. Starts 11AM U.S. Eastern time Saturdays. Executive Producers are Logan Nakyanzi Pollard and Stephen Davis. Chris composed the show's music. The show's produced in New York City. Listen...

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Michael Moore leaning toward John Edwards? from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 02 Jan 2008 3:03 pm

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I got an email today with a very interesting "letter" (article) from Michael Moore in which he's definitely leaning toward John Edwards. Moore's article is entitled, "Who Do We Vote For This Time Around? A Letter from Michael Moore." He...

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“Embedded” in Iraq from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 03 Dec 2006 1:14 pm

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Recently GOP maverick(?) Colin Powell labelled the reality in Iraq a civil war. Knowledgeable journalists and others say what we see in the press does not begin to convey how bad it is. It's almost two years since my Jan...

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WAR as “tax”, only worse, & the U.S. 2006 elections from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 03 Nov 2006 6:00 am

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We're into the countdown to the 2006 U.S. mid-term elections. Tuesday, Nov 7, is election day, and if you're registered, I urge you to vote. On t.v. one of the usual political talking heads tries to remind us that if...

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Britain: Plot to blow up transatlantic flights from London from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 10 Aug 2006 9:12 am

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BBC and other media are reporting an alleged terror plot to blow up planes on transatlantic flights out of London. In the UK more than 20 persons have been arrested with searches continuing. Three U.S. airlines are said to have...

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Britain reports plot to blow up transatlantic flights from London from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 10 Aug 2006 9:04 am

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BBC and other media are reporting an alleged terror plot to blow up planes on transatlantic flights out of London. In the UK more than 20 persons have been arrested with searches continuing. Three U.S. airlines are said to have...

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From a wedding to killing at Qana: Lebanese prime minister brought to tears at Arab summit from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 07 Aug 2006 9:09 am

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Today, Monday, BBC carried live coverage of the Arab foreign ministers' summit in Beirut. I grew up learning about Jesus attending a wedding in Cana where he transformed water to wine. This is described in John, chapter 2, verses 1-11...

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Gaza, Haifa, Somalia, Colombia, Srebrenica: Nurit Elhanan’s “Women” at the Euro Parliament from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 17 Jul 2006 12:55 pm

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Why does that streak of blood rip the petal of your cheek? Correction: Nine years have passed since I worked in eastern Bosnia in 1997. In July 1995 the mass killings took place there, in the town of Srebrenica. I...

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Hi tech?! Enough already from Marian Douglas @ Marian's Blog 14 Apr 2006 5:38 pm

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Cheese and crackers! Between one thing and another we've been offline... how long? Bummer. Darn cookies and computers... Anyway, we're back. It's Easter weekend already. Good Friday. Passover began yesterday and continues till Thurs the 20th. Rummie is still US...

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