Henry Haynes
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Put Donna Summer in the Rock and Roll Hall of FameThe late Donna Summer has been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on numerous occasions, but has yet to be elected. Let’s hope that next time the voters wise up and elect her.
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Would Charles Dickens Have Been a Success Today?Charles Dickens’ novels were often subversive and attacked the social stratification in Victorian England. If he were around today, could he successfully take on the excesses of the Corporate Power?
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Concussions May Become the Biggest Threat to the Survival of Contact SportsConcussions may replace steroids, crime, games taking too long, and sports betting as the biggest threat to the survival of professional sports. Science is telling us more about post-concussion syndrome.
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Mike Piazza’s High School Baseball Number RetiredMike Piazza returned to his roots to participate in a ceremony retiring his high school baseball number.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Needs Transparency and SunlightMonths after the 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class was announced, the Hall handpicked several more acts to be inducted. To stop such shenanigans, the RRHOF voting procedures need to be overhauled to provide greater integrity and transparency.
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Should Sports Teams Change Their Names when They Relocate?New Orleans Hornets owner would like the name Jazz back. When teams relocate, should they take their names with them or adopt new ones?
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April is Bliss for the North American Sports FanApril rules when it comes to North American sports, with all major sports having big events.
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In the Case of Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act, the Name is EverythingWhy are so many Americans opposed to something that would benefit them? Calling the Affordable Care Act “Obamacare” is a concession health-care reformers can ill afford.Also published on:
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Pro Football Hall of Fame Should Add Kickers and PuntersThe lack of kickers and punters in the Pro Football Hall of Fame may again show that the sport is misnamed. Or maybe football will realize kickers and punters are essential and add some to the Hall.
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Use Ty Cobb Rule to Admit Pete Rose and Top Steroid Users to Baseball Hall of FameTy Cobb set a pretty low bar in the areas of integrity, sportsmanship and character. It is hypocritical to keep Pete Rose and top players who used steroids out of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Should We Give Up on the Philadelphia Eagles?Vince Young put the bull’s-eye on the Eagles' back for 2011 when he labeled the team a “Dream Team.” Now that they have had a nightmare season, should the Eagles be written off as a team that can’t win a Super Bowl?
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A Compilation of Hits from the Beatles Solo Years Would Be a Sure Chart TopperSince breaking up, the Beatles and their interests have released many compilations of their music. But one collection we are still waiting for is their best tunes as individual artists placed on one CD. What songs should be on it?
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Why Should Iowa and New Hampshire Have All the Fun?Why do 48 states give tacit approval to a process that gives two small unrepresentative states almost monopoly control over the start of the presidential nominating season?
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Ron Santo Should Not Have Been Elected to the Baseball Hall of FameThe Baseball Hall of Fame 16-member Expansion Era Committee, Pre-Integration Era Committee and Golden Era Committee are very vulnerable to cliques and cronyism.
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Is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Becoming Racist?The 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class has no African Americans in the performer category. In recent years fewer and fewer blacks are being elected to the Hall. Why is this? And do we need a quota system to fix this predicament?Also published on:
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Extramarital Affairs Should Not Disqualify Presidential CandidatesThe harsh and new requirement of marital fidelity is depleting the presidential field of many fine would-be candidates. FDR, Eisenhower and many others would not have survived this new litmus test.
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C-SPAN’s "The Contenders" Somehow Omits Samuel TildenTo not choose Samuel Tilden as one of the 14 “Contenders” was a terrible omission on the part of C-SPAN. The 1876 Presidential election was the most controversial in U.S. history. Tilden’s acquiescence to the disputed result may have saved the nation.
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Jackie Robinson, the Trailblazer, Ushered in an Amazing First Generation of African American StarsJackie Robinson’s trailblazing efforts in shattering the color barrier would have been in vain had it not been for the wonderful first generation of African American and Latin players who followed in his footsteps.
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Sports Off-Field Incidents of Bad Behavior Dwarf On-Field AchievementsThe three biggest threats to the success and integrity of sports are drugs (both illicit and steroids); sports betting and gambling; and crime, with too many people connected with sports finding their way into the criminal justice system. -
Jefferson-Hemings Scholars Commission Among Those Still in DenialThe Jefferson-Hemings Scholars Commission refuses to believe Thomas Jefferson fathered Sally Hemings’ children. If 99 percent proof isn’t enough, then you are either in serious denial or are carrying out a partisan agenda. -
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2012 Nominations AnnouncedBased on the nominations, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2012 promises to be very diverse. Maybe too diverse, with some nominees stretching the very boundaries of what rock music is.
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It Must Be AutumnThe deciduous trees often give the best annual reminder that the fall is here. They literally are what "the fall" means.
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Fats Domino, a Rock and Roll OriginalAs one of the ten performers inducted into the first Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class, Fats Domino pioneered piano rock and roll and remains one of the most influential musicians in rock history.
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Mr. President, Please Do Not Run for Re-ElectionSome other Democratic nominee would have a much easier time attracting the votes of white ethnics, the white working class, and whites from the Appalachians, all of whom are key components to any nationwide Democratic election victory.
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Chess Draws Are Not the Main Problem with the GameA former FIDE chess champion wants rapid and blitz play to determine winners and losers after classical chess games are drawn. But is he addressing the symptoms and not the disease?
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A Few Misnamed Things that Should Be RenamedIn the American form of football, the foot is rarely used. The kicker and punter are viewed as exotic anomalies and not as 'Å"real football players.' So why not rename football and give soccer its rightful name?
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Abraham Lincoln and African AmericansThe years 2011-2015 will mark the 150th anniversary of events of the Civil War. How should African Americans view Abraham Lincoln and his legacy?
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Baseball's Top 10 Greatest Lefties in MLB HistoryLeft-handers are highly prized in baseball because they are rare and can often dominate left-handed hitters. But who are the Top Ten Left-handed starters in Major League Baseball History?
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Replace or Modify the Penalty Shootout in SoccerIn the soccer penalty shootout, the goalies are virtual bystanders and the kickers have too big an advantage. Here is a much better system.
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Who Are the Top 15 Women to Ever Play for the U.S. Women's Soccer Team?The U.S. women's soccer team has had much success over the years, winning three Olympic gold medals and two FIFA World Cups. But who are the Top 15 U.S. women players and in what order do they rank?
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How Much Are We Willing to Sacrifice at the Altar of Freedom?Mindless appeals to freedom, individual liberty, and the deregulation of society are rapidly destroying America.
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Can Women's Soccer Halt U.S. Sports Decline?It's becoming ever more noticeable that the U.S. isn't doing well on the world stage in several sports the Americans have traditionally dominated. Will U.S. women's soccer be next to fall, or will the ladies continue to shine?
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The 10 Most Dominating NBA Centers in HistoryThe NBA's great centers include Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Shaq O'Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Moses Malone. But who was the very best one and who were the ten most dominating centers?
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Abolish the Designated HitterJim Leyland has joined the chorus of vocal opponents of interleague play. But the bigger problem is MLB plays under two sets of rules.
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Motown Magic, the Top 10 Acts of Motown's Golden AgeKnown as "the sound of young America," Motown Records was a great American success story. Who were the top 10 Motown acts during this heyday period between 1960 and 1972?
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Girl Groups, a Great American TraditionThe girl groups have been a staple in American popular music for decades. As we celebrate some of the popular girl groups in recent years, we should never forget the pioneering groups who paved the way.
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Uppity, a True Trailblazer Tells His StoryWhen you have been a Major League Baseball player, the first full-time black broadcaster and the first black National League president, you probably have a few interesting stories to tell. Bill White sure does.
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Was 1969 the Most Important Year in Rock History?From being the end of a tumultuous decade, to being the end of the Beatles, to being the year of Elvis' last number one single, 1969 was in many ways the most monumental year in rock history.
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Why We Need a College Football Playoff SystemThe BCS is fatally flawed and needs to be replaced with a long overdue college playoff system in order to have the top division football championship legitimately won on the field.
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The Founding Fathers of HollywoodThe founding fathers of Hollywood created an industry that became the movie factory of the world and provided the U.S. with one of its chief exports.
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Hikaru Nakamura, a World Chess Champion?Hikaru Nakamura has been quietly moving up the world chess rankings list, all the way into the top ten. His victory at the elite Tata Steel Chess Tournament shows he has what it takes to be a world champion.
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How to Restore Jobs in America and Reduce UnemploymentHigh unemployment seems an intractable problem in the America emerging from the Great Recession. But are our leaders really trying their best to reemploy American workers?
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Baseball Steroid Users Need Not Apply for the Hall of FameBaseball writers have slammed the door shut on steroid users. 2013 will be the year of reckoning. To continue in this hypocritical direction will be to render the Hall of Fame meaningless.
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Expand the Size of the U.S. Congress from 435 to at Least 500The 2010 census revealed the average U.S. Congressional district now contains over 700,000 residents. That is an unacceptably high number. Districts need to be much smaller.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Who Should Be in for 2012 and BeyondTo maintain credibility, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame needs to induct the most successful artists working in the rock field.
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Folk Music and PBS, Perfect TogetherFolk music's golden age has been spotlighted on PBS. The music stands the test of time as some of the best sing-along music in American history.
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The Superb Extraordinary, Ordinary People: a Memoir of FamilyShe has been called everything from Aunt Jemima to a female Uncle Tom. But in her book Condi Rice comes across as someone who smoothly navigates the white world while never selling out.
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In Wave Elections, Bad Candidates Can Still Lose Winnable SeatsThe wave election of 2010 could have been even sweeter for the GOP had the party done a better job of vetting and weeding out candidates in their primaries.
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Second Presidential Terms Are Almost Always UnsuccessfulWith the re-election map shrinking for President Obama, there is another reason he should not run again. Second terms are almost universally bad.
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George Harrison, the First-Rate SongwriterAlthough overshadowed by the Lennon-McCartney songwriting duo, George Harrison was himself an excellent songwriter.
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Baseball Players' Union and Commissioner Open to 2012 Playoff ExpansionBaseball would like more playoff teams. But the sport is weather sensitive, and the players union and owners might not be willing to yield regular season salary and revenue to accommodate expansion.
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Illegal Immigration and the Magnet of EmploymentPoliticians and media types are often caught directly or indirectly employing illegal workers. They seem to want to have it both ways.
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Obama and Palin Are 10th CousinsPresident Obama is also related to seven U.S. Presidents and to millions of Americans. So why is it so many people see him as "an other" and not as an American whose family has been here for hundreds of years?
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Illegal Immigration and the Magnet of EmploymentPoliticians and media types are routinely caught directly or indirectly employing illegal workers. They seem to want to have it both ways.
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The Ryder Cup is No Longer a Fair FightThe U.S. used to trounce the British in the Ryder Cup. So all of Europe was invited to join the Brits, and now the shoe is on the other foot. Let's make it North America against Europe or go back to U.S. against Britain.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Lays an Egg for 2011Let the public have a say in who gets nominated and elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And have more transparency in the nomination process.
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Is the Internet a Blessing or a Curse?Printed newspapers, brick and mortar retail chains and the postal service are among the institutions that have taken a serious hit due to the ascendancy of the Internet.
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Baseball Commissioner Won't Expand Instant ReplayCommissioner Bud Selig again has stated replay won't be expanded beyond its very limited form. But fans, managers, owners, players and umpires would be better served by the expanded use of replay.
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The Hoax is on YouIn a rush to beat the competition, the media often rushes to judgment and leaves itself open to being embarrassed by one hoax after another.
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John Lennon TributeIn October 2010 John Lennon would have turned 70. What would he have been like had he lived? Would he have kept up the good "working class hero" fight? Or would he have ended up as a reactionary, as so many others have done? Sadly, we will never know.Also published on:
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The Beatles Top Ten, Their Most Controversial LyricsThe Beatles went from writing innocent love songs with monosyllabic words to writing complex and often controversial lyrics. How would their song lyrics be interpreted in this hypersensitive era?
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Is the Democratic Party Down for the Count?By all accounts the enthusiasm in American politics now rests with the GOP. What are the points the Democrats must address to get their groove back?
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The Facts of LifeScripted TV shows today are unceremoniously dumped if they don't catch on right away. But a show from the '80s like The Facts of Life proved that being patient and developing a show can pay off.
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Governing by Opinion Polls is Sheer FollyThe clamor over the proposed mosque near Ground Zero illustrates again why leaders must rise above governing by popular opinion
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Anatoly Karpov is the Right Choice for FIDE PresidentThe current president of FIDE has made errors running the chess organization and has even claimed to have had contact with aliens. Former World Champion Anatoly Karpov would be a huge improvement.
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U.S. Tennis in DeclineFor the first time since tennis computer rankings were introduced in 1973, no American men appear in the top 10. The Williams sisters are the only women in the top 20 on that side of the ledger. What can be done to reverse this trend?
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Leave the 14th Amendment AlonePandering politicians need to keep their hands off the 14th Amendment. Hypocritical politicians are forgetting their party's heritage.
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Race Matters: Why Discuss Such a Bogus Concept?The recent firestorm surrounding Shirley Sherrod brought calls anew to have a discussion on race. But why discuss something that has so little biological meaning?
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Baseball Hall of Fame, Andre Dawson's In, Who's Next for 2011The Baseball Hall of Fame overlooked Andre Dawson for too long. Five other candidates who have been passed over need to be elected in 2011.
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The British InvasionThe British Invasion in rock music from 1964-66 lifted music to new heights, not only in terms of popularity but in terms of creativity and quality.
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Why is the American League so Dominant?There was a logical reason why the NL dominated the All Star Game from 1950-1982. But why has the AL assumed such a dominant role in recent All Star Games and Interleague Play?
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The Absurdity of the Birther MovementThe Birther movement has been in circulation since the 2008 Presidential Election. How has such a silly, irrational allegation managed to hang around?
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American Football and World Cup FootballThe World Cup has shown us again that there is another form of football, one that actually involves the foot. So which is the real football?
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Wimbledon, 70-68 and Much Out-of-DateIf the Wimbledon Championships wishes to have credibility in the 21st Century, then it needs to keep up with the times.
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The Six Personality TypesHollywood and the news media are often called too liberal. And Democrats often have trouble winning the votes of the working class, despite appealing to them directly with a pro-worker economic agenda. This can be explained by personality types.
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Michael Jackson, Gone but Not ForgottenMichael Jackson ranks with Elvis, Sinatra, the Beatles and Rolling Stones as music icons. A year after his death, we should remember him most for his music and not his personal struggles.
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U.S. Soccer -- Men Vs. WomenAs the U.S. men's soccer team tries to finally win a World Cup, the U.S. women's team sits pretty with two World Cups and three Olympic gold medals. Why have the ladies been so dominant?
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Libertarianism, a Philosophy Without Enforcement CapabilitiesIf Libertarian ideas took hold, the consequences would lead to devastation for millions of people. Libertarians have no enforcement mechanism when force is sometimes required.
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Philadelphia Flyers First Stanley Cup Finals Appearance Since 1997On every step of their journey to the Stanley Cup finals, the Philadelphia Flyers received aid and comfort from the Montreal Canadiens.
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The Waltons as a Rorschach TestWhat made The Waltons TV show so great was it could be anything people wanted it to be. It was so clever and subtle it could be perceived in a hundred different ways.
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Does the United Kingdom Have a Better Political System Than the United States?Shorter election campaigns, public financing and party tradition seem to give the U.K. the edge over the U.S.
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Ten Songs that Define Rock and RollThese ten songs define what rock and roll is. We should place them in a time capsule as the best representatives of the genre.
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Saying Goodbye to the Printed NewspaperPrinted newspapers are sadly becoming obsolete. Even as we lament the fact that printed newspapers are on the way out, we should pay tribute to the value they once provided.
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Steroid Users and the Baseball Hall of FameBaseball will lose an entire generation of its best players from the Hall of Fame if the total ban on steroid users continues. For many reasons, the ban is unjust.
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Why We Need a Larger United States CongressStates that have experienced steady population growth over the last decade are still often slated to lose seats in Congress when reapportionment takes place in 2012. We are, in effect, robbing Peter to pay Paul. Let's expand Congress.
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American Chess Champions and Mental IllnessBoth U.S. chess champions, Paul Morphy and Bobby Fischer, suffered from mental illness during their later years. Had they grown up in a more nurturing chess environment, like is found in Europe, would the outcome have been different?
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Will Debates Ruin British Politics?The winner of political debates is often not the best or most capable candidate, but the one who is the most telegenic and glib.
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Why Torii Hunter is Wrong About Latin PlayersTorii Hunter says Latin players are impostors and not really black. He is confusing race, color, ethnicity, culture and nationality in a way that can only lead to problems and contradictions.
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Should Huckleberry Finn Be Banned from School Reading Lists?Twain has now been gone for a hundred years. His reputation fluctuates. Is Huck Finn a masterful work or an insult to African American sensibilities? Is Huck Finn a classic or a failure?
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Let's Rename Democratic and Republican PartiesRepublicans are now Democrats and Democrats are now Republicans. So let's just rename these two parties and return states and people to their origins and heritage.
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2010 Census Preserves Family History for Posterity2010 Census defines who we are and is still needed, Census is valuable for family research, Why the 2010 Census counts, Why protests of 2010 Census is off base and unnecessary
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Who Should Be in for 2011 and the FutureThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame had its 25th annual induction ceremony. However, there are still many quality artists and bands still awaiting their turn. Here are the strongest candidates for induction who have been long overlooked.
