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Utah lawmaker wants MLK Day to honor gunmaker
Supporters say John Browning’s guns secured ‘freedom that allowed King to do his work’ The NAACP has condemned a Utah lawmaker’s bill that would add the name of a local gunmaker to Martin Luther King Day. Under state Sen. Mark Madsen’s proposed law, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., would…
Professor: GOP sees failed bombing as ‘holiday gift’
WASHINGTON — Friday’s failed terrorist attack on Northwest Flight 253 has led to a resurgent debate on national security, and one political science expert said Monday that the GOP is exploiting and politicizing the debate for its personal gain. “What the GOP sees as its clear ability to attack the…
Obamas salute US soldiers in Christmas message
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle sent Christmas greetings to Americans and particularly US soldiers serving abroad in a special holiday message. As families gather for the holidays “we wanted to take a moment to send greetings from our family — from me, from Michelle, from Malia…
Bamboo Review: Cook Food
Since tomorrow’s a big ol’ holiday, unless something really important comes up, I’m taking the day off. But before I go fishing, I thought I’d review this awesome (and at $8 incredibly inexpensive) cookbook that Lisa Jervis just put out and sent to me: Cook Food: A Manualfesto for Easy,…
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