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Main Entry: epiblogue Function: noun Date: 21st century Etymology: Net English epi- + blog, from Middle English epiloge, from Middle French epilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Greek epilogos, from epilegein to say in addition, from epi- + legein to say -- more at LEGEND : an afterthought posted online
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Thursday, December 23, 2004
Los Angeles Times :: Democratic Leadership Rethinking Abortion
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Party leaders say their support for preserving the landmark ruling will not change. But they are looking at ways to soften the hard line, such as promoting adoption and embracing parental notification requirements for minors and bans on late-term abortions. Their thinking reflects a sense among strategists that Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry and the party's congressional candidates lost votes because the GOP conveyed a more compelling message on social issues.
That's all fine and good. It's not like anyone thinks abortion is an optimal solution. What the Democrats should counter is the religious right's moral equation of family planning (birth control) and abortion (especially late-term abortion, where pro-lifers usually root their rhetoric and imagery.) Pro-lifers act like family planning increases the incidence of abortion. Democrats should hammer this myth into oblivion and show how just the opposite is true.
This is the proposition you make to Americans: You want to stop abortion? You're not going to stop it by trying to get people to stop having sex. You're going to stop it by getting people to stop having procreative sex when the purpose is not to procreate. We're the party with the best plan for doing that. We believe every feotus should be the result of a deliberate and informed choice. That's what pro-choice means. » Add Comment (0 comments)
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
New York Times :: U.S. Cutting Food Aid Aimed at Self-Sufficiency
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With the budget deficit growing and President Bush promising to reduce spending, the administration has told representatives of several charities that it was unable to honor some earlier promises and would have money to pay for food only in emergency crises like that in Darfur, in western Sudan. The cutbacks, estimated by some charities at up to $100 million, come at a time when the number of hungry in the world is rising for the first time in years and all food programs are being stretched.
Happy Holidays from the Bush Administration
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
Los Angeles Times :: Underfunding Is a Myth, but the Squandering Is Real
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In hallways and offices, employees hawk bootleg DVDs, peanuts and other products, leading one doctor's wife to compare the hospital to a giant swap meet.
Putting the nails in the coffin of "Killer King".
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