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Quote on MLK Jr. Monument Will Be Removed
Abbreviating a quote by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. leads to controversy. On Tuesday a plan was announced by the National Park Service to remove a controversial inscription on the Martin Luther King...
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American Citizen Held Captive In North Korea
Photos of orphans may be the reason behind one man’s detention.Kenneth Bae, a 44-year-old American citizen, is being held in North Korea according to a report from The New York Times. Mr. Bae runs a...
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Gay Military Wife Denied Access to Fort Bragg Spouses Club
Why would a group whose sole purpose it to help and support military spouses and families want to deny one of their own?Ashley Broadway has been a military wife for 15 years. Married to an Army...
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BREAKING NEWS: Pentagon Chief Panetta to Remove Ban on Women in Combat
Panetta’s decision overturns a 1994 rule and opens up thousands of front-line positions for women.The Associated Press reports senior defense officials have said Pentagon chief Leon Panetta has...
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United Arab Emirates Donates Millions to Help Rebuild America
Help for a community comes from the most unexpected place.In May, 2011, the town of Joplin, Missouri, was destroyed by a tornado that was over a mile wide. The tornado killed 161 people, destroyed 6...
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Congressional Republicans Argue DOMA is Valid Because Same-Sex Couples Can’t...
The argument has been around for at least 10 years, and has been central to almost every same-sex marriage case ever ruled on.Paul Clement, one of the attorneys representing congressional Republicans...
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Aaron Swartz to be Honored for Freedom of Information Activism
Aaron Swartz will be “posthumously honored for crusading for open access rights to documents on the Internet.”Aaron Swartz has been named the recepient of the 2013 James Madison Award. The award,...
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GOP Co-Sponsor of DOMA Has Change of Heart After Son Comes Out as Gay
So after two years and much prayer, Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) has decided to change his mind regarding the issue of gay marriage.You see, two years ago Senator Portman’s son, who is now a junior at...
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Letter from the New GMP Politics Editors
_-->Here, ‘Politics’ Won’t Be a Nasty Word Often, when people say “politics” or “political,” they spit the words out like bitter pills. And, rightfully so. Our public debate often devolves into...
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To the Lost Little Girl in DC: Watching You Find Your Mom Made My Day
Watching a lost young girl eventually find her family made Cort Ruddy think about the importance of being able to depend on the kindness of strangers—Her eyes darted back and forth, not looking at any...
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1996: Guyhood … The Early Years (Part II)
The last full viewing of the AIDS Quilt is among the many events within the second half of 1996–your childhood. ___The Good Men Project classifies the Guyhood demographic from age 18-24. This means...
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The Rope
Neil Silberblatt remembers a friend, taken before his time, in this quiet slice-of-life. —The Rope (In Memoriam)For Arthur Gluckman, a dear friend murdered in Washington, D.C. on January 6 or 7,...
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What Does ‘Or Else’ Mean to You?
Whether it’s mass protest, indefinite boycotts or a run for office, Americans must decide what “or else” means to them and how far they’re willing to take it. He was just breaking in his teenage years...
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Why Philadelphia’s Uptown Theater Won’t End Up Like D.C.’s Howard Theater
Philadelphia’s Uptown Theater, under renovations, will follow a path upon opening which would almost ensure that it doesn’t mirror the Howard Theater in Washington D.C.—In the present and in the past,...
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The Day I Shook LBJ’s Hand
Embed from Getty ImagesA chance meeting sparked the memory of a lifetime.—On a sunny day in May, 1966, Lyndon B. Johnson visited former President Eisenhower, Senator Dirksen, and wounded soldiers at...
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The Evolution of Recreational Cannabis In The District
Embed from Getty ImagesBy Matthew KSomewhere along the H Street corridor, the ******** put on a good event. It was the first one I’d ever been too, and it was definitely the first of its kind in the...
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To the Men Who Supported the Women’s March
—While in Washington, D.C. at the Women’s March, I was completely overwhelmed by a myriad of sights: the posters, the support, the friendly faces, the sheer volume of people. But there was one thing...
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The Total Complex
Time Machine Series:Exploring Past, Present & FuturePASTWith a father who worked for two state governors and a U.S. Representative, politics seeped into my groundwater. I was used to hanging...
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Too Many Steps
Here we are next to this long, long pool and it’s hot today, but this isn’t a pool pool. “What is it?” “It’s a reflecting pool.” “What kind of pool is that?” “The kind not to swim in. Look! There it...
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D.C. Spring Haiku
D.C. Spring Haiku – by Don Mathis The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., runs until April 11 – and the buds are in full bloom! If you have never seen this gift from the people of...
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