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Would You Take an Affordable Clothing-Optional Vacation?
Clothing optional situations are typically limited to behind closed doors, but not if you're venturing off on a nakation. You don't have to bare it all on nakations — that's where the optional part comes into play — though you can if you want to. Besides the fact that participating nudists say that nude recreation is fun, there might be a financial benefit to taking a trip that encourages you to don your birthday suit.
Your Two Cents: Is There Room in Your Holiday Budget For Charity?
The holiday season isn't just about gift-giving — even while the budget may be stretched, it's also the time of year to give to charity. It's no secret that things are tight this year. The recession is changing the way we holiday shop, but is it also changing our philanthropic spirit of giving for a good cause?
Obama's "mild" presidency
Analysis: Where was the downtown rally? Obama’s Madison visit a hallmark of his mild presidency By JOHN NICHOLS Analysis: Where was the downtown rally? Obama's Madison visit a hallmark of his mild presidencyOne year ago Tuesday, Barack Obama redefined American electioneering to such an extent that it was possible to believe that the success of his transformational campaign would lead to a transformational presidency.The Real Reason: Why Chicago Failed To Win The Olympics
Actually, it's not Chicago's fault. Nothing more could have been done. Nothing legal at least.
Obama Administration Stonewalls U.S. Civil Rights Commission on Black Panther Case
Obama Administration Stonewalls U.S. Civil Rights Commission on Black Panther Case The Justice Department won't cooperate with an inquiry into why they helped the New Black Panther party avoid the legal consequences of voter intimidation. September 13, 2009 - by Jennifer Rubin Last month, the Obama administration’s decision to dismiss a default judgment against the New Black Panther Party in a clear case of voter intimidation (caught on videotape and circulated on the internet) drew scrutiny from Congress and from the U.S.Lessons reporters need to learn from recent fiascos like the Van Jones coverage.
The Sorry State of Journalism Lessons reporters need to learn from recent fiascos like the Van Jones coverage. September 9, 2009 - by Christian Toto I’ve spent the last decade writing articles for daily newspapers, national magazines, and the web. But I never graduated from journalism school, a fact that haunted me for years.He's Not Jimmy Carter
He's Not Jimmy Carter By Quin Hillyer on 9.3.09 @ 6:09AM Conservatives are taking too much solace in the precipitous drop in Barack Obama's approval ratings, and too many of us are overconfident that his administration is merely a replay of the hapless presidency of Jimmy Carter that was easily swept out in a landslide election. Today's situation is far different, far more conducive to our political adversary's political power, than that which faced Carter. And Obama is an entirely different breed of cat.On the Street and On Facebook: The Homeless Stay Wired
SAN FRANCISCO -- Like most San Franciscans, Charles Pitts is wired. Mr. Pitts, who is 37 years old, has accounts on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. He runs an Internet forum on Yahoo, reads news online and keeps in touch with friends via email.
Take The Pew Quiz
The Pew News IQ Quiz What's Your News IQ? Take the Quiz Pew News IQ Test To test your knowledge of prominent people and major events in the news, we invite you to take our short 12 question quiz. Then see how you did in comparison with 1,003 randomly sampled adults asked the same questions in a recent national survey conducted by the Pew Research Center.iPhone Contest
My day starts with a bit of sweetness form the Sugar sites. Originally introduced by my city-savvy sister in New York (being the more suburban Michigan girl that I am) with a recipe for yummy Magnolia cupcakes back in January, I saved the Sugar site as “Cupcakes” in my favorites and there it remains- both named “Cupcakes” and a favorite. Like the site proclaims, it really is addictive!
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