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… of being on the receiving end of anti-gay protests. One protester — the Rev. Fred Phelps of Topeka — went so far … preparations were being made in Wyoming for the trial of one of the men accused of killing Matthew Shepard — a gay … protection for gays?  Perhaps the same impulse — the same combination of religious fervor and fear of social collapse …

… some political pundits conclude, negotiations cannot overcome divine principles dictating distinct worldviews that … Sunni minority. Religious and Ethnic groups in Iraq. Many posited that Prime Minister al-Maliki's resignation in … support from the Sunni Islamic State. And yet, more than one year after his appointment, the Islamic State has yet to …

… season brings a new round of presidential analogies and comparisons. Two years into his presidency, Barack Obama has … Truman, John F. Kennedy and even Dwight D. Eisenhower. Opponents have latched on to Jimmy Carter and Woodrow Wilson. … and George H.W. Bush as important role models. But there's one president whose name has rarely been mentioned: William …

… into a two-thirds majority. She will in fact be replacing one of the two Protestants who remained on the court. This dramatic change in the composition of the Supreme Court can be traced to the … to achieve equality. It reflects our better selves, the ones who want to make up for decades of prejudice and …

… ten historical moments help us understand the long and complicated relationships Catalunya has had with Spain as … the Arab invaders back, maintaining the region as a buffer zone between the Franks and Muslims. In 801, Louis the Pious, … Kingdoms in 1400 ( right ). In the 12 th century, when one of the kings of Aragon decided to marry a princess of …

… Class is back. Whatever its other accomplishments, the Occupy Wall Street movement that sprouted … of shoes from start to finish; now as a wage worker, he cut one piece of leather to the same shape over and over. As … The federal government made enormous grants of land and money to a handful of businessmen to connect the West and the …

… elected a president who was accused of cohabiting with one of his slaves (Jefferson), one whose marriage was of questionable legality (Jackson), and one who publicly admitted to fathering an illegitimate child …

… city’s residents restored the parade. Jacksonville is not alone. Similar stories about cancellations or threatened … this year. New York, Pennsylvania and California city officials cut back on observances of the holiday, citing …   November 11 was originally known as Armistice Day to commemorate the 11th day at the 11th hour of the 11th month …

… a table with friends and fight over.  I mean that as a high compliment, since there are far too many books out there, narrowly argued and turgidly written, that leave one feeling flat rather than engaged. So here are the terms … presidential campaign in Neshoba County Mississippi, the site of gruesome civil rights violence, and spoke of states' …

… 9/11, reveals a great deal about the phenomenon we have come to know as suicide bombing. First, a radical left-wing … history, human beings have been used by other humans as components of economic and technological systems; indeed, … political benefits. Quite the opposite: by 2003, Israeli officials were intercepting the overwhelming majority of …

… signed between the PRC and a minority people and is part of communist China’s larger nation-building process in its … and Amdo in the northeast, had their own local rulers, who nonetheless were faithful to the Dalai Lama and Tibetan … sought Chinese protection from imperialist powers. Clause One of the agreement stated that “The Tibetan people shall …

… Russia’s policy toward homosexuals. Some analysts have gone so far as to draw parallels with the 1936 Berlin … called for staying home from Sochi. Some European political officials announced that they will not attend Sochi, … delegation to Sochi. Inadvertently, the Sochi games have become the gay games. Homosexuality in Russia Today The …

… Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund and others had already commenced litigation. As summarized by the United States in … to the very beginnings of the nation. 1. Acadian refugees. One immigration event that likely shaped views of the … Court considered a California statute that permitted state officials to examine new immigrants arriving at its ports, …

… dependence on chemical pesticides is widely hailed as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century. … dangers they were creating. She charged public officials with being far too trusting of the chemical … by killer chemicals unwittingly unleashed by the scientific community. “Future historians may well be amazed by our …

… The story line for the upcoming November elections has been that conservatives are … compare the conservative position on issues over the last one hundred years with the liberal position and you can … yourself.   Think 10-year-olds should work in coal mines? One hundred years ago conservative business interests and …

… Slobodan Milosevic is one of the demon princes of the modern American imagination. … of years the kings of Europe sought glory through a combination of military victories like Lepanto, the great … God-given destiny. In practical terms, to be a real king one had to crush one's enemies and flaunt one's wealth and …

… knew all along that this was precisely what would happen. One of the preferred approaches of conservative pundits has … and 33 in the Senate, it would be silly to say that any one issue determined the direction of the vote. Nonetheless, … hand, would be wise not to take the recent election outcome as a clear mandate that Americans support an aggressive …

… Burgtheater Theater. It was the dawn of a new century, one in which advances in science, industrialization, … the aristocracy-based patronage system, which had sustained composers for generations.  Now, middle-class audiences … as a symphonist was no small proposition, however. For one thing, although the new bourgeois public demanded music, …

… The meeting was marked by a most conspicuous absence. One seat at the main table, where the Council’s permanent … for Woodrow Wilson. The President of the United States had done more than any to promote the League’s cause. His wartime … in the form of Uncle Sam withholding the keystone to complete the "League of Nations Bridge." The traditional way …

… away from the actual events of the war, movies have become the dominant means for us to envision them. But can you … Harp  (Criterion Collection). Private Mizushima, the lone survivor of a battle who has disguised himself as a … Still from Germany, Pale Mother  (From the BFI re-release site). Taking its title from Bertold Brecht’s prescient 1933 …

… were often labeled luxuriant leeches. However, by 1900, the common dog was a faithful companion and beloved family member. While not everyone then—nor now—accepted dogs, their place in modern life … the trendiest 18th-century English pet.  Dogs transitioned into their new role as family pets due to evolving …