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FATC TV host Steen Miles pens childhood memoir

FATC TV forum host Steen “The Newslady” Miles pens childhood memoir
Press Release
Orman Press
December 31, 2003
Veteran journalist and former state Senator Steen “The Newslady” Miles has written a childhood memoir entitled Teenie: “Newslady in Training.” Described by reviewer and relationship expert Dr. Joyce Morley-Ball as a “must read” Teenie chronicles the childhood of Miles growing up in the 50s and 60s in the small northern Indiana college town of South Bend.
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What is it about Mormonism?

What is it about Mormonism?
By Noah Feldman
New York Times Magazine
Jan. 6, 2008
From a constitutional standpoint, the religion of a candidate is supposed to make no difference. Even before the founding fathers dreamed up the First Amendment, they inserted a provision in the Constitution expressly prohibiting any religious test for office.
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Believer bitter over 'prosperity' preachings

Believer bitter over 'prosperity' preachings
Cable News Network
Dec. 27, 2007
All six ministries under investigation preach the prosperity gospel to varying degrees. Proponents call it a biblically sound message of hope. Others say it is a distortion that makes evangelists rich and preys on the vulnerable.
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Felling water's best friend: Forested land

Felling water's best friend: Forested land under the ax from tax policy
By Steve McWilliams
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jan. 8, 2008
If we do not soon bring a measure of sanity to the rapidly escalating property taxes on forestland, Georgia's water management policy will continue to resemble someone using a sieve to bail water from a sinking ship.
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Meaning of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

The meaning of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
By Coretta Scott King
King Center Website
Jan. 11, 2008 (posted by FATC)
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America.
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Cherokee Nation in Georgia

Cherokee Nation in Georgia: Experts identify rightful, most legit tribe
By Bill Torpy
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jan. 7, 2008
A long-standing feud among four groups claiming to be the true descendants of Georgia's exiled Cherokee Nation may be heading for resolution.
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Lakota Tribes: Stop this country, we want to get off!

Lakota Tribes: Stop this country, we want to get off!
By Joshua Holland
AlterNet
Dec. 21, 2007
Well, well, well. This is certainly interesting … The Lakota Indians, who gave the world legendary warriors Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, have withdrawn from treaties with the United States.
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English only? Give immigrants a break

English only? Give immigrants a break
By Victor Landa
San Antonio Express-News
Dec. 19, 2007 (published in Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Most linguists agree that for newcomers language is fully acquired (or native language lost) in two generations. Our proud history of the immigrant experience bears the fact.
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We must reverse America's zeal to incarcerate

Millions in the slammer: We must reverse America's zeal to incarcerate
By Nomi Prins
The Women's International Perspective
Dec. 30, 2007 (posted on AlterNet)
The United States has more inmates and a higher incarceration rate than any other nation: more than Russia, South Africa, Mexico, Iran, India, Australia, Brazil and Canada combined. Nearly 1 in every 136 US residents is in jail or prison.
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At 60% of total, Texas is bucking execution trend

At 60% of total, Texas is bucking execution trend
By Adam Liptak
The New York Times
Dec. 26, 2007
For the first time in the modern history of the death penalty, more than 60 percent of all American executions took place in Texas.
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