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Will Reconstruction ever cease to be the frame of reference for recording the advance of history in this part of Dixie, as in "Arkansas Republicans claimed majority control of the House on Thursday for the first time since Reconstruction ... "?
- by Ernest Dumas
- Nov 14, 2012
A message for Mitt Romney from Lesley Gore and 'Girls' creator Lena Dunham: You don't own me

Thanks to The Atlantic for alerting me to this new video produced by Lesley Gore and Lena Dunham.
- by Max Brantley
- Oct 25, 2012

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Damien Echols, freed from Death Row in today's West Memphis Three plea bargain, released the following statement today: To all my friends and family, my attorneys and advocates, and to those of you from every corner of this earth who have stood beside us these long years, please know that I will forever be indebted to all of you for helping me to become a free man. Each and every day I was the beneficiary of acts of kindness and humanity from people of all walks of life, of all ages, nationalities, religions and political persuasions.
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