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#181voted by our readers
"Don't Ask Don't Tell"
By DizzyRae PLATINUM
Fort Washington, Maryland

On Saturday, October 10, 2009 President Barack Obama spoke in front of the largest gay rights activist group. He told them that he WILL end the "don't ask don't tell...
DizzyRae PLATINUM, Fort Washington, Maryland
20 articles 2 photos 37 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;For one human being to love another; that is perhaps the most difficult of our tasks; the ultimate, the last test and proof; the work for which all other work is but preparation.&rdquo;<br /> -Rainer Maria Rilke

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#182 Opinion
End of a Pastime
By Herricks11 BRONZE
New Hyde Park, New York
Herricks11 BRONZE, New Hyde Park, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#183 Opinion
Military Draft
By Anonymous
#184 Opinion
The Kashmir Conflict
By rafayomar BRONZE
Lahore, Pakistan, Other
rafayomar BRONZE, Lahore, Pakistan, Other
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open?

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#185 Opinion
Obituary: The Death of Hope
By kailyn.renea BRONZE
Cape Carteret, North Carolina
kailyn.renea BRONZE, Cape Carteret, North Carolina
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Alone. Yes, that's the key word, the most awful word in the English tongue. Murder doesn't hold a candle to it and hell is only a poor synonym.”<br /> ― Stephen King

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#186 Opinion
A World Without Drivers
By EvanWildenberg SILVER
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
EvanWildenberg SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#187 Opinion
Holding Parents Responsible for Crimes Committed by Minors
By e2000 SILVER
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
e2000 SILVER, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
6 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If ever there is tomorrow when we&#039;re not together... there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.&quot; -Winnie the Pooh

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#188 Opinion
Change Can Happen in an Instant
By ishmael_bishop SILVER
Wilson, North Carolina
ishmael_bishop SILVER, Wilson, North Carolina
7 articles 0 photos 6 comments
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#189 Opinion
Tolerance is the Law
By Anonymous
#190 Opinion
Would Ronald Reagan be a Moderate Liberal Today?
By David.Oberteniak DIAMOND
Newton, Kansas
David.Oberteniak DIAMOND, Newton, Kansas
74 articles 1 photo 5 comments
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