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contraception
Catholic tribalism and the contraceptive flap
Watching liberals defend a church they disagree with showed us that even Catholic insiders can feel like outsiders
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The terrorist group American politicians love
A new report claims that MEK is behind the assassination of Iran's scientists, and Israel funds them
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Pentagon
Female soldiers fight the brass ceiling
While relenting on gay soldiers, the Pentagon still excludes women from combat
contraception
A compromise only zealots won't take
Obama's birth control move may have satisfied most sides -- and revealed the truth about the bishops' opposition
Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie fears nothing
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She called me a “manwhore”
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Pick of the week: A spectacular Cuban-jazz love story
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Thursday, Feb 9, 2012 9:20 PM UTC
CPAC welcomes white nationalists
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Thursday, Feb 9, 2012 8:30 PM UTC
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Thursday, Feb 9, 2012 7:38 PM UTC
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Thursday, Feb 9, 2012 5:22 PM UTC
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The right’s Shepard Fairey
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Thursday, Feb 9, 2012 1:00 PM UTC
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Obama’s winning hand on religion
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Thursday, Feb 9, 2012 12:55 PM UTC
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America’s forgotten Buddhist superhero
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Adele: Too fat for fashion designer
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Pick of the week: A spectacular Cuban-jazz love story
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The civil rights battle ignored by the U.S. media
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In defense of fact checking
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