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Man who cared for famed old tree dies at 103

PORTLAND | Frank Knight's decades-long battle to save New England's tallest elm served as an inspiring tale of devotion, so it is fitting that he will be laid to rest in a coffin made from the tree he made ...

Fear fueling GOP extremism

CNN - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 22:00
David Frum agrees with political observers that the GOP's extremism and obstructionism is at the core of today's dysfunctional government.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

How the right helped launch gay-marriage movement

CNN - Politics - Fri, 2024-11-29 22:00
Michael Dorf and Sidney Tarrow say a back-burner issue for LGBT community became a rallying cry for gay activisits only when conservatives brought their opposition to the national stage
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

'No jail time' urged in webcam case

TRENTON, N.J. — Several hundred protesters gathered Monday at the New Jersey Statehouse to show support for a former Rutgers student convicted of bias intimidation and to call attention to what they see as injustices in New Jersey's hate-crime laws.

The rally was in support of Dharun Ravi, a 20-year-old ...

Best of the Web Today: Gay? Yay!

Opinion Journal - Fri, 2024-11-29 22:00
Straight news gives way to propaganda.


Deadly Disengagement

Opinion Journal - Fri, 2024-11-29 22:00
When Czech democracy needed defending, America was inattentive. The U.S. point man in Prague spent much of his time in New York.


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