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Goodbye, 2011




Most years go by in a blur of important events, and typically, few of those events are remembered by the end of December. That is not the case with 2011, especially for Egyptians, Americans, and many in the Middle East. … Continue reading

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What’s with the kerfuffle in Washington anyway?




If at any point in the last few weeks you have picked up a newspaper, turned on a TV, logged onto the Internet, or have even spoken to another human being, odds are the subject of the nation’s “debt ceiling” … Continue reading

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As a government shutdown nears, military families wonder if they’ll get paychecks.




Regardless of your level of interest in politics, you’ve no doubt heard that the federal government might shut down tomorrow. Lawmakers in Washington are negotiating terms of the government’s budget, and if an agreement cannot be reached, so called “non-essential” … Continue reading

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