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When news of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was first aired, the reports were confusing and sometimes contradictory. Some news reports stated she had died, but other reports had stated she had survived. Sheppard Smith said her type of injury had a 5% survival rating. Greta van Susteren attempted to untangle the conflicting reports.
We now know that Congresswoman Giffords is alive and is recovering well. With such a low percentage of survivors …

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The cycle continues.
Our media has once again managed to stir the embers of hatred.
The New Agenda has been very careful NOT to bring politics into the Arizona shooting.  Why?  Because, as of today, there is not a single iota of evidence that politics played a role in the actions of a clearly mentally disturbed man.
Now things have shifted, thanks to our media.  Now politics does play a role.  Sarah Palin and her family are getting death threats.  This time, blame can be assigned.  Outlets like The Huffington Post, The New …

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Patricia Maisch is a low key woman whose quick thinking helped save lives on Saturday in Tucson when a Congressional “meet and greet” became a shooting gallery.  In an interview, Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik stated that “for whatever reason, she decided that something had to be done.  She came out of line and tackled the magazine and the gun this guy was holding.  She might have saved many, many lives.”
To hear Maisch recount …

I will never forget the day of Oklahoma City Bombing. My daughter was 2 at the time, and was at her on-site daycare when I heard the horrific news that The Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City had been hit, including their on-site daycare. Watching the news as the emergency responders pulled so many toddler bodies out of the wreckage really hit home. I wept and immediately left work to gather my baby in my arms, filled with the bittersweet knowledge that but for the grace of something, we were …

A picture is worth a thousand words.
I’m always struck by the power of a picture.  I’m relatively new to writing, but the first time I felt this power was in February 2009.  I wrote about the murder of Aasiya Hassan. The Daily Beast selected the graphic, but once it was up, I couldn’t take my eyes off of it.  I kept going back to look again and again.  I would stare at the photo of Aasiya for minutes on end, often with tears in my eyes. I …

UPDATE (4:30) We have learned that reports in the media of her death were thankfully wrong and the Congresswoman is out of surgery and her surgeon is optimistic. We are saddened that others were apparently killed in the attack.
UPDATE (2:17): We have just learned that Congresswoman Giffords has passed away. We offer our prayers and condolences to her family.
NPR reporting that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona has been shot:
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot outside a grocery store in Tucson while holding a public …

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Anorexia activist Isabelle Cari died quietly in a French hospital in November after succumbing to a disease she battled most of her life.  Caro, a model and actress, died at the age of 28, after a 15 year battle with her ailment.  Even while she was controlled by her illness, she courageously tried to help others deal with her bete noire.
Caro is most noted for her appearance in a campaign  “No Anorexia”  shot for …

President Obama has appointed Gene Sperling as Director of the National Economic Council, replacing Larry Summers. With this appointment, the Obama Administration’s big four economic leadership positions will be held by white men.
Director of the National Economic Council – Gene Sperling
Director of the Office of Management and Budget– Jacob Lew
Secretary of the Treasury – Timothy Geithner
Chairman of the Council of Economics Advisors – Austan Goolsbee
Christina Romers was formerly Chairwoman of the Council of Economic Advisors. She resigned in August 2010 amidst speculation of being bullied out by Summers …

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In her articles in The Huffington Post, Naomi Wolfe has mounted a full scale defense of Julian Assange and a campaign to minimize his alleged victims.  This misguided attempt to clear the name of her hero reflects her world view; the world is black and white, no shades of gray, no complex issues, no attempt to mull over the fact a person can do good and bad.
Naomi is blinded by Assange’s “celebrity” status and …