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The intersection of faith, culture and politics
Weekend of January 6-8, 2016

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PONDERABLE

" ' The naked truth' '' is a familiar expression. In reality, truth is always naked, because if it is dressed up, it is no longer truth. That is probably why so many people avoid the truth. They are sorely embarrassed by its nudity."

--- Rebbe Eizel of Slonim

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Thought
The Ultimate Motivator
By Rabbi A. Henach Leibowitz

Pharaoh is universally portrayed as evil personified. But a careful reading of Scripture reveals actions that offer keen insight into becoming Godly --- including to one's fellow

War on Jihad
Dems, frustrated with Obama on Iran, float new sanctions proposals
By Karoun Demirjian

Suddenly the feverish naivete has broke and claims of putrid partisanship reversed

Seriously Funny
A crime of rhyme?
By Andrew Silow-Carroll

The Year in Verse, 2015

Personal Growth
7 signs you're a creep
By Emily Sanders

Well, maybe not you personally, of course! Know anybody who fits the bill?

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Stock Watch
7 Energy Stocks to Buy While Oil Is Cheap
By Daren Fonda

Two bucks buys you a gallon of gas in many parts of the country these days. But if you think that’s a bargain, check out the deals on energy stocks, which haven’t looked this attractive since the mid 1980s

Consumer Intelligence
What your new gym doesn't want you to know
By Ana Swanson

Gym memberships are a giant racket, but there is a way to beat them.

L'chaim!
The Kosher Gourmet
By Joshua E. London

Sweet Beaujolais memories

• Nate Beeler

• Lisa Benson

• Chip Bok

• Matt Davies

• John Deering

• David Fitzsimmons

• Bob Gorrell

• Jerry Holbert

• Steve Kelley

• Rick McKee

• Dana Summers

Monica Crowley The real reason voters are on a rampage

Dennis Byrne: Hillary Clinton should send her campaign bluster about North Korea's H-bomb to Barack Obama --- and herself

[ T O D A Y I N H I S T O R Y ]

On this day in . . .

• 1297, François Grimaldi, disguised as a monk, leads his men to capture the fortress protecting the Rock of Monaco, establishing his family as the rulers of Monaco

• 1790, President George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York, New York

• 1815, the War of 1812: During the Battle of New Orleans, Andrew Jackson leads American forces in victory over the British

• 1835, the United States national debt is zero for the only time

• 1889, Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' --- his punched card calculator

• 1918, President Woodrow Wilson announces his "Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I

• 1940, during World War II: Britain introduces food rationing

• 1963, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is exhibited in the United States for the first time, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

• 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a "War on Poverty" in the United States

• 1973, The Watergate scandal: The trial of seven men accused of illegal entry into Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate begins

• 1975, Ella T. Grasso becomes Governor of Connecticut, the first woman to serve as a Governor in the United States other than by succeeding her husband

• 1982, AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions

• 1993, thousands gathered at Elvis Presley's Graceland mansion in Memphis to purchase the first issue of a stamp honoring the "King of Rock 'n' Roll" on what would have been his 58th birthday

• 2002, President George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act

• 2004 , the RMS Queen Mary 2, the largest passenger ship ever built, is christened by her namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II

• 2007, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced he would nationalize the nation's telecommunications and electric power industries controlled by U.S. companies

• 2011, the attempted assassination of Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords and subsequent shooting in Casas Adobes, Arizona at a Safeway grocery store, for which Jared Lee Loughner is subsequently arrested, kills six people and wounds 13, including Giffords

• 2015, three dissidents were abruptly released in what a leading human rights advocate said was part of Cuba's deal with Washington to release 53 members of the island's political opposition

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