LOS ANGELES TIMES: Evangelical Voters Let Politics Trump Religious Purity
Not all evangelicals are conservatives -- there is a strong contingent whose faith has led them to focus on issues of poverty and environmental protection -- but most are.
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TIME: Is Romney Using Mormonism As A Shield?
The general-election campaign has begun, and some Republicans and members of the LDS church are saying that an early line being advanced by the Obama camp — that Mitt Romney is overly secretive about his campaign and personal finances and his gubernatorial years, among other things — is actually a coded assault on Romney’s Mormon faith.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES: Kurds Remain On The Sideline Of Syria’s Uprising
The Kurds of Syria, long oppressed by the government of President Bashar al-Assad, are largely staying out of the fighting that has gone on for more than a year in their country, hedging their bets as they watch to see who will gain the upper hand.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES: In Poll, Many Link Weather Extremes To Climate Change
Scientists may hesitate to link some of the weather extremes of recent years to global warming — but the public, it seems, is already there.
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SALON: Long Time Coming: Trayvon’s Law
The name of Trayvon Martin was invoked early and often at a Capitol Hill hearing on federal anti-profiling laws Tuesday as supporters hope the furor over the shooting of Florida teenage will prompt Congress take up a legislation that has languished since 2001.
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USA TODAY/ASSOCIATED PRESS: 22 Soldiers Die In South Sudan-Sudan Border Battle
Fighting spread further along the Sudan-South Sudan border when soldiers from both countries got into a firefight, killing 22 troops, a southern spokesman said Wednesday.
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REUTERS: Palestinian Prisoners Launch "Battle Of Empty Stomachs"
At least 1,200 Palestinians in Israeli jails launched an open-ended hunger strike on Tuesday, raising the stakes in a protest about jail conditions and justice that has put the Jewish state under heightened scrutiny.
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THINK PROGRESS: Corporations Spending The Most On Lobbying See Their Tax Rates Drop
Two-thirds of the largest 200 U.S. corporations lobbied on at least one tax bill between 2007 and 2010, and here’s why: the majority of them ended up paying lower taxes in 2010.
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THE HUFFINGTON POST: Education Without Borders (OPINION)
Every child has a right to an education. Yet millions of children are living in countries where that right is systematically violated as a result of armed conflict. It is time for the international community to stop this state of affairs by getting serious about its responsibility to protect education in all countries, irrespective of the barriers created by armed conflict.
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AL JAZEERA: Euro-American Misperceptions Of The Tunisian Revolution
A social crisis threatens Tunisia as the gap grows between those benefited from the revolution and those who haven't.
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