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Atheists to place literature in Georgia parks
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Moore, Oklahoma tornado: Search and rescue continues, 91 dead (Video)
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Minecraft Seed Spotlight (video)
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Search and recovery efforts in Moore: 51 dead, 24 children missing
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German homeschool family loses appeal for asylum
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Fan votes will pick 2013 winner of Dancing With The Stars (VIDEO)
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Immigration reform: Is Hatch’s fingerprinting amendment too weak?
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CBS pulls tonight’s tornado themed ‘Mike & Molly'
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Time to play the Benghazi game of Clue
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A lesson from Raymond Ibrahim on why Benghazi is important
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Ron Paul and Mary Pride: Homeschooler supports Libertarian candidate
Mary Pride, homeschool pioneer and mom to nine, thinks that Ron Paul is the better candidate for president in the 2012 race. Published 10:49 p.m. February 16, 2012 - Comments
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The 2012 election and the love-hate relationship with Ron Paul
He's the candidate the GOP hates to love. Read why Paul's constitutionalism, consistency, and electability are under-appreciated. Published 11:01 p.m. January 20, 2012 - Comments
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WEEK IN READVIEW: Huntsman drops out, Miss America and politics, and fetomaternal microchimerism
Amanda Read's weekly brief review of current events-Huntsman steps down, Miss America political?, and fetomaternal michrochimerism Published 11:52 p.m. January 15, 2012 - Comments
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WEEK IN READVIEW: Iowa Caucus, campaigning in BDUs, and "Your Excellency" Michelle Obama
This is Amanda Read’s weekly brief review of current events. Published 9:26 p.m. January 7, 2012 - Comments
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Debate meets reality in "The Grace Effect"
Although "The Grace Effect" isn’t a political book, the interface of politics and faith plays a role in the story and it should be on your reading list for 2012. Published 12:37 a.m. January 7, 2012 - Comments
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The day the Star stopped: Understanding Christmas
Christmas Day is acknowledged and celebrated internationally. But the significance of the date, December 25th, is not widely understood. Published 8:30 p.m. December 26, 2011 - Comments
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GOP presidential field: Who is really supposed to be there?
Which of the Republican candidates are wasting time coveting the presidential role instead of seeking the role they're meant to play? Published 8:45 p.m. November 11, 2011 - Comments
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Veterans Day and Family Forces - 11 years ago
Eleven years ago today, as a military child, I had my first brush with journalism. Published 1:58 p.m. November 11, 2011 - Comments
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Herman Cain comes to Alabama
The unconventional Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain gives a speech in Anniston, Alabama. Published 11:56 p.m. October 29, 2011 - Comments
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Piers Morgan, Herman Cain and the role of government in the abortion debate
Cain seemed to be suddenly taking an extreme libertarian stance on abortion when he was actually stuck explaining something he shouldn’t have to explain. Published 3:23 a.m. October 28, 2011 - Comments
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Atheists to place literature in Georgia parks
A New Jersey-based atheist group says it is planning to place its literature alongside Bibles in rooms at Georgia state parks
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Georgia governor orders Bibles returned to state parks
The Georgia governor ordered the return of Bibles to cabins and lodge rooms at Georgia state parks
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Texas city turning ‘Ruth Paine house’ into JFK-related museum
The city of Irving, Texas, is turning a small ranch house into a JFK-related museum in advance of the assassination's 50th anniversary.
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From Oswald to Tsarnaev where do you bury the infamous
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Atheists to place literature in Georgia parks
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Amanda Read is a political columnist for the Communities at The Washington Times. A professional writer and researcher, Amanda is also a Christian homeschool graduate, unconventional college student, military daughter, and eldest of the nine Read children at Fair Hills Farm. Find more of her work at www.amandaread.com.
