Abstinence - Is it in you?

Oct 28, 2009 - What is abstinence? Abstinence is not having sex. A person who decides to practice abstinence has decided not to have sex. - 15 Comments

Letters From Hollywood: Roman Polanski's Rape Of Child No Big Thing

Oct 01, 2009 - I don't usually go on Jezebel, but I was on another site with a link to this story. This is pretty sick, in my opinion. "Does being an 'artist' trump being a rapist?" - 18 Comments

These Bodies are Beautiful at Every Size

Oct 01, 2009 - The cavernous photography studio in New York City is bustling with fashion assistants, hair and makeup stylists, and models chatting in white terry robes. All typical on a photo shoot, but when the robes come off, you see what's different. Kate Dillon, Ashley Graham, Amy Lemons, Lizzie Miller, Crystal Renn, Jennie Runk and Anansa Sims -- some of the top plus-size models working today -- have beautiful curves, round shoulders, belly rolls and lots of other womanly stuff many of us see when we look in the mirror. - 80 Comments

Arkansas Player Ends Game With Noble Gesture

Sep 24, 2009 - This article is really lengthy and not well written, but the story really struck me. It's worth the read. Thamail Morgan took the kickoff and headed up the field. - 5 Comments

BREAKING: Coast Guard fires on boat in Potomac

Sep 11, 2009 - WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard fired on a suspicious boat in the Potomac River in central Washington, D.C., amid high security while September 11 memorial ceremonies were being held nearby at the Pentagon, CNN reported on Friday.   http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090911/us_nm/us_security_boat_1   UPDATE: WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard was conducting a training exercise in the Potomac River moments before President Barack Obama and his motorcade crossed a nearby bridge. - 19 Comments

Many Women Stayed Away From the Polls in Afghanistan

Aug 31, 2009 - Fear, Tradition, Apathy Reversed Hopeful Trend By Pamela Constable Washington Post Foreign Service Monday, August 31, 2009   KABUL, Aug. 30 -- Five years ago, with the country at peace, traditional taboos easing and Western donors pushing for women to participate in democracy, millions of Afghan women eagerly registered and then voted for a presidential candidate. In a few districts, female turnout was even higher than male turnout. - 24 Comments

Dear Mr. President

Aug 06, 2009 - Cornyn to Obama: Stop With the Enemies Lists The White House call for people to inform on anyone spreading "disinformation about health insurance reform" didn't sit well with a lot of people -- Obama isn't running a political campaign anymore, he's supposed to be running the country (and in the event even those who spread video clips of the president making statements on health care reform that are now impolitic have been targeted by the White House). Texas Senator John Cornyn has written a letter to the president politely asking if he could please put an end to the creepiness: “I am not aware of any precedent for a President asking American citizens to report their fellow citizens to the White House for pure political speech that is deemed ‘fishy’ or otherwise inimical to the White House’s political interests,” Sen. Cornyn wrote. - 11 Comments

Appeal won for assisted suicides

Jul 30, 2009 - PUBLIC POST +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5941058/Debbie-Purdy-ecstatic-as-she-wins-House-of-Lords-appeal-over-assisted-suicide.html Debbie Purdy, 45, photographed at her home, Bradford, West Yorkshire. Debbie Purdy 'ecstatic' as she wins House of Lords appeal over assisted suicide Multiple sclerosis sufferer Debbie Purdy has won a landmark court battle that campaigners fear could lead to more people ending their lives in foreign "suicide clinics". By Martin Beckford, Social Affairs Correspondent Published: 4:59PM BST 30 Jul 2009 Terminally ill Miss Purdy fought to find out whether her husband, Omar Puente, would be prosecuted if he helped her die at an organisation such as Dignitas in Switzerland. - 7 Comments

Citizen Informants - a White House Request

Aug 06, 2009 - Citizen Informants By Bart Willruth In 1930's Germany, the new socialist government of Adolf Hitler (NAZI National Socialist Workers' Party) began indoctrinating children in the quasi-military organization, the Hitler Youth, to inform on their parents should they overhear discussions subversive to the policies of the Leader. As the noose was tightened, local community organizers were appointed to watch their neighbors and were told to report subversive comments to the bureaucrats above them. Neighbors informed on neighbors, some for reasons of patriotism or loyalty, some from fear. - 41 Comments