On the shooting in Tucson . . .

Once more innocent people pay the price for our society's inability to enact meaningful laws governing access to guns, and for the vitriol in our political discourse.  The latter (dare one say it?) originates by-and-large from the right, and not just from the fringes. Those who have participated in legitimizing this rhetoric need to step up, own it, and desist at once.

 
Our heartfelt condolences go to those who have lost loved ones, and our prayers go out for full and speedy recoveries for those who have been injured, especially U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona 8)
See   Article on the shooting in wikipedia

In honor of 25 years . . .

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. . . of the American Jewish World Service.

This is very apatow

and when you are done laughing, don't forget to do something about it!

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and btw, here is a brief history of AJWS

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New poll on Healthcare Reform

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Never mind what you all thought the electorate said in the midterms, here is a report of a recent poll about what to do next for the nation's healthcare, from AOL's contributing editor, Bruce Drake.

Poll: Majority of Americans Say Health Care Law Should Stand or be Expanded

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 Marist's Lee Miringoff told McClatchy, "The political give-and-take is very different than public opinion. On health care, there is a wide gap between public opinion and the political community."

As usual, the politicians are having some difficulty doing what most US citizens want. Now that's a disconnect we should not let stand.

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