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Down With Big Brother in Solidarity with Liberty

Police stood watch on an overpass and squads of cops rode souped-up golf carts.

(TAMPA, FL) - The Media and Police far outnumbered the hundreds of diverse, thoughtful, committed citizens for justice, peace and equal human rights on The March on The RNC on Monday.

The RNC took the day off in fear of Mother Nature and Hurricane Issac.

Circumcision Harm Far Exceeds Claimed `Benefits`

Personal, cultural, financial, and professional conflicts lead to flawed circumcision report.

(BOSTON) - The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is the first national medical organization in the world to state that the "preventive health benefits" of circumcision outweigh the risks.

Ronald Goldman, Ph.D., executive director of the Circumcision Resource Center in Boston, a nonprofit educational organization that opposes circumcision, notes that in Europe, where circumcision is rare, there is no increase in the incidence of STDs.

School Voucher Recipients More Likely to Enroll in College, New Study Finds

New research shows significant increase in college enrollment for African American students.

(WASHINGTON DC) - A new study shows that African American participants in a private school choice program were 24 percent more likely to enroll in college as a result of receiving a voucher.

This reinforces previously-released data showing improved graduation rates, parental satisfaction, and academic achievement among voucher students.

Thousands Pack McMinnville for 3rd `Drag the Gut` Cruise Night

Dragging the Gut has been a tradition for over 60 years.

(MCMINNVILLE, OR) - This year's McMinnville's 'Drag the Gut' Festival was another major success. It is a revival of the days of old.

Thousand thousands of hot rods from every era were on this historic city's classic Third Street while bands played and motors revved just enough to keep things exciting.

Breaking: Judge Orders Release of US Marine Detained for Facebook Posts

Attorneys suggested that the entire ordeal was a war on their client’s constitutional rights.

(MOSCOW RT) - A Virginia judge has demanded that Brandon Raub be released from custody immediately.

Raub was taken from his home by federal agents over a series of Facebook posts he had made on his public social networking profile.

Two Days to Save Sioux Sacred Land

The US Government stole the Black Hills from the Sioux after gold was found there.

(BLACK HILLS, SD) - This weekend an area considered sacred by the Native Sioux people could be auctioned off to the highest bidder, to potentially be bulldozed into a road or a golf course.

The Sioux have launched a last-ditch campaign to save their land - if we join them now we can stop the sell off.

Message from the Former Chairman of Oregon Commission on Black Affairs

Former Chairman was scheduled to remain on the commission until next year.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Two senior members of the Oregon Commission on Black Affairs received termination notices in June from the Office of Oregon State Governor, John Kitzhaber.

The Commissioners have in essence been muted; they no longer have a vocal public role in the future toward improving the lives of Oregon's African-American community.

The GOP and the John Galt Factor

With the addition of Ryan, the GOP presidential candidates now celebrate the virtue of selfish capitalism.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Vice President candidate Paul Ryan once remarked, "The reason I got involved in public service, by and large, if I had to credit one thinker, one person, it would be Ayn Rand."

Ryan invoked the central theme of Rand's writings, saying, "Almost every fight we are involved in here on Capitol Hill...  is a fight that usually comes down to one conflict - individualism versus collectivism."

Hebrew Bible: Plagiarized Mythology and Defaced Monotheism

Many are the stories that were told in the Hebrew Bible, but the greatest story that is yet to be told is the story of the Hebrew Bible itself.

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - The relationship with gods/god has always been one of man’s oldest preoccupations, and still is till this very day.

And while it’s fair to assume that Modern day man owes his advancement in philosophy and science to ancient Greece and its earliest thinkers, it’s equally fair to give credence to the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia.

History of Burma`s Rohingya Muslims

The Burmese government endorse the Burmese culture and the Buddhist faith for their national citizens; the Rohingyas fall outside of this criteria.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The Rohingyas are one of the most persecuted communities in the world.

Although, they have been living in the state of Arakan since the 8th century (which is now part of Burma), the Rohingyas have been under extreme scrutiny by the Burmese government.