...have chosen that path. But look at some of the stuff they said about health care reform: death panels, etc. Figures like Sarah Palin or Rush Limbaugh are having a huge influence on the Republican Party now. The things they say are...

In this article: Barack Obama, Berlin, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Al Gore, White House, and US

...are such moral and political goals even compatible? The ancient Stoics tried to show how, but can Gandhi?" The question brings out Gandhi 's interest as a philosopher in his own right. His philosophical interest was first made accessible in a...

In this article: Mahatma Gandhi, Oxford, Oxford University, St Antony's College, and London

...the film is how terrified they were." None were more terrified than the men who lived through it, specifically a patient named Cleve Jones , who rented a house on the Russian River and was waiting to die when he agreed to take AZT, an early...

In this article: Cleve Jones, AIDS, HIV, San Francisco General Hospital, World AIDS Day, San Francisco, English muffins, Hash browns, and Halloween

...and, he presumes, will soon be executed. Even the local prosecutor, cocky and flashily neck-tied Nick Rice ( Jamie Foxx ), boasts: " Helen Keller could try this case. " His confidence is premature. The evidence doesn't wholly stack up. Rice...

In this article: Law Abiding Citizen, Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, Hannibal Lecter, Gamer, and Potassium

...Republican on the Senate Environment Committee in reaction to Obama 's plans to go to Copenhagen. Conservative radio talkmaster Rush Limbaugh couldn't help but remind his listeners of Obama 's last trip to the Danish capital in an effort to...

In this article: Barack Obama, Copenhagen, US, Climate change, Al Gore, Angela Merkel, White House, and Washington

...House, Obama lauded over two million Indians who are enriching American life in all corners of the country. An admirer of Mahatma Gandhi , Obama recalled fondly the legendary Jawaharlal Nehru , India 's first prime minister, and said "his...

In this article: Barack Obama, Manmohan Singh, White House, India, US, Mahatma Gandhi, Glass ceiling, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Abraham Lincoln

HONG KONG - Ben Kingsley , famous for his Oscar -winning portrayal of Indian independence hero Mohandas Gandhi , is reaching deeper into the country's history with a new role as the Mogul emperor who ordered the construction of the Taj Mahal.

In this article: Ben Kingsley, Taj Mahal, Oscar, Mumtaz Mahal, Mohandas Gandhi, Shah Jahan, India, and The Pink Panther 2

...exile in the late 60's and the early 70's. But he came on back. The last man standing. Martin Luther King is dead. Malcolm X is dead. Medgar Evers is dead. Isn't that right? [Huey] Newton is dead. Eldridge Cleaver is dead. Everyone you read...

In this article: Islam, Nationalism, As-Sabiqun, Abdul Alim Musa, and Eldridge Cleaver

...founders insist. No matter what, demonstrators are told, do not strike back. Asked if the movement had been patterned after Mohandas Gandhi's , which ended the British Raj in India , Mahlangu said no, it was the American civil rights leader...

In this article: Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe, Amnesty International, Morgan Tsvangirai, Barack Obama, White House, Washington, and All rights reserved

In this article: Martin Luther King Jr., Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Service Employees International Union, and University of California

...was issued in Chuttagunta village of Ramachandrapuram mandal in Chittoor district. It carried the picture of Gandhi with the name of M K Gandhi Thatha (Thatha in Telugu means grandfather), age 65, father's name Godsay, address 15-46541,...

In this article: Mahatma Gandhi, Revenue, Sania Mirza, and Ramachandrapuram

...like being a white woman from the South writing from the perspective of African-American maids. (See pictures of the last days of Martin Luther King Jr.) Why did you decide to write The Help? I started writing it the day after Sept. 11.

In this article: Medgar Evers, Mississippi, Praline, Martin Luther King Jr, and New York City

On his radio show, Rush Limbaugh told a caller that "there are studies that say abortions increase the chances of breast cancer." In fact, the American Cancer Society says that "research studies have not found a cause-and-effect relationship...

In this article: Breast cancer, Rush Limbaugh, American Cancer Society, and Premiere Radio Networks

Politics Going Rogue: Andrew Sullivan Takes His Time Posted by Dan Savage on Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 9:07 AM There's been nothing new posted to Andrew Sullivan's blog this morning. Usually there's a dozen or more posts up by 10 AM. But...

In this article: Andrew Sullivan, Sarah Palin, Delusion, Dan Savage, and George Bush

...me. A ( Colin E. Braley / Associated Press / November 17, 2009) Reporting from Denver - A woman who helped her husband keep kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart enslaved for nine months agreed Tuesday to serve 15 years in federal prison after...

In this article: Elizabeth Smart, Pain and suffering, Salt Lake City, and God

Gay rights leader and former SF Supervisor Harvey Milk will be one of 13 Californians inducted into the state's Hall of Fame next month , joining a list of luminaries that include civil rights leader... Milk to be inducted into CA Hall of...

In this article: Harvey Milk, Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Californians, Chuck Yeager, Fritz Scholder, and Willie Mays

...Rev. Bernice King was named Friday as the first woman to head the civil rights organization co-founded by her father, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Southern Christian Leadership Conference Interim President Byron Clay called King and...

In this article: Bernice King, Martin Luther King Jr., Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Political science, and Emory University

" Little Miss Sunshine " to play Helen Keller on Broadway Teenage actress Abigail Breslin , who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the movie comedy " Little Miss Sunshine ," will play Helen Keller in her debut on Broadway next year.

In this article: Helen Keller, Little Miss Sunshine, Abigail Breslin, Oscar, The Miracle Worker, Zombieland, My Sister's Keeper, Milk, and William Gibson