Unicef Photo of the Year – Child Brides

The "Unicef Photo of the Year 2007" is this picture by American photographer Stephanie Sinclair of an 11-year old Afghan girl sitting next to her 40-year old soon-to-be-husband. Photo caption: Portrait of soon to be wed Faiz Mohammed, 40, and Ghulam Haider, 11, at her home in a rural village…

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How the Internet has changed political campaigning

On Bill Moyers' Journal, Bill Moyers discussed this multifaceted issue with Kathleen Hall Jamieson, a professor at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.  This video is well worth watching for many reasons.  The introduction includes a clip of John F. Kennedy's 1960 speech to Southern Baptist…

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Why no accusations re Poland?

Poland is pulling out of Iraq, according to the Associated Press.  Poland's new prime minister outlined ambitious plans for the next four years in his inaugural address Friday, saying he plans to withdraw troops from Iraq next year but also push for stronger relations with NATO. U.S. State Department spokesman…

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